BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1976) Winner
Michael G. Coney
マイケル・ジー・コニー
Maikeru Jī Konī
Aliases:
Michael Greatrex Coney
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-09-28 （Birmingham, England）
- Died
- 2005-11-04 （Saanichton, British Columbia） age 73
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Birmingham, England → Antigua, West Indies → Sidney, British Columbia, Canada → Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- Accountant, Management consultant, Hotel manager, BC Forest Services, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1969-2005
- Nominations
- Nebula Award 1995 nomination (Tea and Hamsters), 5 Prix Aurora Award nominations
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | British Science Fiction Association Award | Brontomek! | 最優秀小説 | British Science Fiction Association | 受賞 |
British Science Fiction Association Award
1977
Work:
Brontomek!
Category:
最優秀小説
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hello Summer, Goodbye
1975 Science fictionAn adventure/mystery among people who are not quite human, on a planet rather like Earth, but with significant differences. It is generally agreed to be his best novel.
Isolated communitiesHumanityPlanetary ecosystem
Brontomek!
1976 Science fictionSet on the same world as Syzygy, facing a wholly human threat.
Small communitiesSurvivalHuman threats
Bibliography
- Mirror Image (1972)
- Syzygy (1973)
- Friends Come in Boxes (1973)
- The Hero of Downways (1973)
- Winter's Children (1974)
- Monitor Found in Orbit (1974)
- The Jaws that Bite, the Claws that Catch (1974)
- Hello Summer, Goodbye (1975)
- Charisma (1975)
- Brontomek! (1976)
- The Ultimate Jungle (1979)
- Neptune's Cauldron (1981)
- Cat Karina (1982)
- The Celestial Steam Locomotive (1983)
- Gods of the Greataway (1984)
- Fang, the Gnome (1988)
- King of the Scepter'd Isle (1989)
- A Tomcat Called Sabrina (1992)
- No Place for a Sealion (1992)
- I Remember Pallahaxi (2007)
- Flower of Goronwy (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Ordinary people buffeted by forces beyond their strengthSatirical elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Small isolated communitiesPlanetary ecosystemsCultural concerns of the time
Health
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Pleural mesothelioma晩年Cancer of the lining of the lungs, cause of death at age 73
Legacy
British-born Canadian SF writer best known for Hello Summer, Goodbye. Winner of BSFA Award.