BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (2019) Winner
Max Gladstone
まっくす・ぐらっどすとーん
Makkusu Guraddosutōn
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1984-05-28 （United States）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Residence History
- United States → Anhui Province, China (2006-2008)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Fantasy author
- Active Years
- 2012-2024
- Affiliations
- Tor Books, Tor.com Publishing, Serial Box Publishing
- Nominations
- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer Finalist (2012)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | Chinese | — | — | United States |
Yale University
Chinese
Year of Graduation:
2006
Country:
United States
Studied Chinese
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nebula Award | This Is How You Lose the Time War | 最優秀ノベラ賞 | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Winner |
| 2019 | BSFA Award | This Is How You Lose the Time War | 最優秀短編小説賞 | British Science Fiction Association | Winner |
Nebula Award
2019
Work:
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Category:
最優秀ノベラ賞
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
Winner
BSFA Award
2019
Work:
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Category:
最優秀短編小説賞
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Tähtivaeltaja Award
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
Three Parts Dead
2012 Urban fantasyA necromancer and a priest investigate the apparent death of a god in a world where magic functions like corporate law.
Death of godsMagic as capitalismContracts and souls
This Is How You Lose the Time War
2019 Time travel romanceTwo rival agents from opposing sides of a time war fall in love via letters across time.
Love and warTime travelSecret letters
Translations
- Japanese translation available
Empress of Forever
2019 Space operaA space opera adventure set in a far-future universe.
EmpireAdventureSF
Last Exit
2022 FantasyA road trip fantasy across alternate worlds.
Parallel worldsLossReality
Bibliography
- Three Parts Dead
- Two Serpents Rise
- Full Fathom Five
- Last First Snow
- Four Roads Cross
- Ruin of Angels
- Empress of Forever
- This Is How You Lose the Time War
- Last Exit
- Dead Country
- Wicked Problems
Translations of Works
- Japanese edition of This Is How You Lose the Time War
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Magic system analogizing gods to corporationsBlending courtroom drama with fantasyPolished prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Craft (magic)Soul debtPolytheistic society
Legacy
Established innovative fantasy with Craft Sequence analogizing magic to modern economy and law. Nebula and BSFA Award winner, rising star in SF/F.
Trivia
- Taught in rural Anhui Province, China from 2006-2008.
- Worked as a translator for a car magazine in China.
- Finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2013.