Prometheus Award
9 appearances
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Edition 51 (1991) Winner
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Edition 56 (1992) Winner
Michael F. Flynn
マイケル・エフ・フリン
Maikeru F. Furin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-12-20 （Easton, Pennsylvania）
- Died
- 2023-09-30 （Easton, Pennsylvania） age 75
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Easton, Pennsylvania
Career
- Occupations
- Statistician, Quality Engineer, Science Fiction Author
- Active Years
- 1987-2023
- Nominations
- Hugo Award Best Novella 1987 Eifelheim, Hugo Award Best Novella 1988 The Forest of Time, Hugo Award Best Novella 1995 Melodies of the Heart, Hugo Award Best Novelette 2005 The Clapping Hands of God, Hugo Award Best Novelette 2007 Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth, Hugo Award Best Novel 2007 Eifelheim, Hugo Award Best Novelette 2015 The Journeyman: In the Stone House
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| La Salle University | — | Mathematics | BA | — | United States |
| Marquette University | — | Topology | MS | — | United States |
| University of Colorado Boulder | — | — | PhD | — | United States |
Notre Dame High School
Country:
United States
Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
La Salle University
Mathematics
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
in Easton
Marquette University
Topology
Degree:
MS
Country:
United States
Milwaukee
University of Colorado Boulder
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Did not complete
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Prometheus Award | In the Country of the Blind | — | Libertarian Futurist Society | won |
| 1992 | Prometheus Award | Fallen Angels | — | Libertarian Futurist Society | won |
| — | Seiun Award | Fallen Angels | — | Nippon SF Writer's Club | won |
| 1998 | Theodore Sturgeon Award | House of Dreams | novelette | — | won |
| 2007 | Sidewise Award for Alternate History | Quaestiones Super Caelo et Mundo | novelette | — | tied |
| 2003 | Robert A. Heinlein Award | — | — | — | won |
| 2024 | Prometheus Award | In the Belly of the Whale | — | Libertarian Futurist Society | won |
Prometheus Award
1991
Work:
In the Country of the Blind
Organization:
Libertarian Futurist Society
Result:
won
Prometheus Award
1992
Work:
Fallen Angels
Organization:
Libertarian Futurist Society
Result:
won
Seiun Award
Work:
Fallen Angels
Organization:
Nippon SF Writer's Club
Result:
won
Theodore Sturgeon Award
1998
Work:
House of Dreams
Category:
novelette
Result:
won
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
2007
Work:
Quaestiones Super Caelo et Mundo
Category:
novelette
Result:
tied
Robert A. Heinlein Award
2003
Result:
won
Prometheus Award
2024
Work:
In the Belly of the Whale
Organization:
Libertarian Futurist Society
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Eifelheim
2006 Hard Science FictionStory of an alien spaceship crash-landing in medieval Germany.
Science and Faith
In the Country of the Blind
1990 Hard Science FictionApplies hard SF rigor to sociology.
SociologyBlindness
Fallen Angels
1991 Science FictionCo-written with Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
Libertarianism
Bibliography
- See Michael Flynn bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Applies the rigor of hard science fiction to softer sciences like sociology
Legacy
Known as a hard SF author, frequent contributor to Analog, multiple Prometheus Award winner.
Trivia
- First winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Award
- Married to his wife Margie for 49 years.