Compton Crook Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1991) Winner
Michael Francis Flynn
マイケル・フランシス・フリン
Maikeru Furanshisu Furin
Aliases:
Michael F. Flynn
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-12-20 （Easton, Pennsylvania）
- Died
- 2023-09-30 （Easton, Pennsylvania） age 75
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Residence History
- Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- Statistician, industrial quality engineer, science fiction author
- Active Years
- 1980-2023
- Affiliations
- Coors Container Corporation, Stat-A-Matrix/Oriel
- Nominations
- 1987 Hugo Award for Best Novella nominee (Eifelheim), 1988 Hugo Award for Best Novella nominee (The Forest of Time), 1995 Hugo Award for Best Novella nominee (Melodies of the Heart), 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novelette nominee (The Clapping Hands of God), 2007 Hugo Award for Best Novelette nominee (Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth), 2007 Hugo Award for Best Novel nominee (Eifelheim), 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novelette nominee (The Journeyman: In the Stone House)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| La Salle University | — | Mathematics | B.A. | — | United States |
| Marquette University | — | Topology | M.S. | — | United States |
| University of Colorado Boulder | — | — | — | — | United States |
Notre Dame High School
Country:
United States
Graduated, located in Bethlehem Township at the time.
La Salle University
Mathematics
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
BA in mathematics.
Marquette University
Topology
Degree:
M.S.
Country:
United States
MS in topology, Milwaukee.
University of Colorado Boulder
Country:
United States
Began but did not complete a Ph.D.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Prometheus Award | In the Country of the Blind | Novel | Libertarian Futurist Society | won |
| 1992 | Prometheus Award | Fallen Angels | Novel | Libertarian Futurist Society | won |
| — | Seiun Award | Fallen Angels | 小説部門 | 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 | — | won (tied) |
| 2003 | Robert A. Heinlein Award | — | — | — | won (first winner) |
| 2024 | Prometheus Award | In the Belly of the Whale | Novel | Libertarian Futurist Society | won |
Prometheus Award
1991
Work:
In the Country of the Blind
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Libertarian Futurist Society
Result:
won
Prometheus Award
1992
Work:
Fallen Angels
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Libertarian Futurist Society
Result:
won
Seiun Award
Work:
Fallen Angels
Category:
小説部門
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:
won (tied)
Robert A. Heinlein Award
2003
Result:
won (first winner)
Prometheus Award
2024
Work:
In the Belly of the Whale
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Libertarian Futurist Society
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Eifelheim
2006 Hard science fictionA story of first contact between 14th-century German villagers and aliens whose spaceship crashes nearby.
first contactmedieval Europescience and faith
In the Country of the Blind
1990 Hard science fictionApplies hard SF rigor to sociology.
sociologypolitics
Fallen Angels
1991 Science fictionCo-written with Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
libertarianismSF fandom
Bibliography
- Refer to Michael Flynn bibliography (Wikipedia page)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Hard science fiction with rigor applied to 'softer' sciences like sociologyMuch short fiction in Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Legacy
American hard science fiction author, most short fiction in Analog. Multiple Prometheus Award wins and Hugo nominations.
Trivia
- His brother Dennis died in childhood.
- Predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Margie.
- Died at his childhood home in Easton, interred at New St. Joseph's Cemetery.