Paul J. McAuley - World Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Male
Born: 1955-04-23
Nationality: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Residence History: United Kingdom

Career

Occupations: botanist, science fiction author
Active Years: 1988-2024
Influenced By: Frank J. Tipler
Nominations: BSFA nominee 1995 Pasquale's Angel, BSFA nominee 2001 The Secret of Life, Clarke nominee 2002 The Secret of Life

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
University of Sussex	Faculty of Biology	Department of Botany	PhD	—	United Kingdom

University of Sussex

Faculty of Biology / Department of Botany

Degree: PhD

Country: United Kingdom

Biologist by training, botanist.

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1988	Philip K. Dick Award	Four Hundred Billion Stars	—	Philip K. Dick Award	Winner
1996	Arthur C. Clarke Award	Fairyland	—	Arthur C. Clarke Award	Winner
1997	John W. Campbell Memorial Award	Fairyland	—	John W. Campbell Memorial Award	Winner
1996	British Fantasy Award	The Temptation of Dr. Stein	—	British Fantasy Society	Winner
1995	Sidewise Award for Alternate History	Pasquale's Angel	Long Form	Sidewise Award	Winner

Philip K. Dick Award

1988

Work: Four Hundred Billion Stars

Organization: Philip K. Dick Award

Result: Winner

Arthur C. Clarke Award

1996

Work: Fairyland

Organization: Arthur C. Clarke Award

Result: Winner

John W. Campbell Memorial Award

1997

Work: Fairyland

Organization: John W. Campbell Memorial Award

Result: Winner

British Fantasy Award

1996

Work: The Temptation of Dr. Stein

Organization: British Fantasy Society

Result: Winner

Sidewise Award for Alternate History

1995

Work: Pasquale's Angel

Category: Long Form

Organization: Sidewise Award

Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Philip K. Dick Award 1 appearances

Edition 7 (1989) Winner

Sidewise Award for Alternate History 1 appearances

Edition 1 (1995) Winner

Arthur C. Clarke Award 1 appearances

Edition 10 (1996) Winner

John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1 appearances

Edition 25 (1997) Winner

Works

Major Works

Four Hundred Billion Stars

1988 space opera

A far-future space-opera novel.

space travelfuture technology

Fairyland

1995 hard science fiction

A dystopian, war-torn Europe where genetically engineered dolls are used as disposable slaves.

biotechnologynanotechnology

Pasquale's Angel

1994 alternate history

Set in an alternative Italian Renaissance featuring Niccolò Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci as major characters.

alternate realityRenaissance

Red Dust

1993 planetary romance

Set on a far-future Mars colonized by the Chinese.

nanotechnologybiotechnologyartificial intelligence

White Devils

2004 techno-thriller

Techno-thriller based on science fiction in near-future setting.

biotechnology

Bibliography

Red Dust
Pasquale's Angel
Fairyland
The Secret of Life
Whole Wide World
White Devils
Mind's Eye
Austral
War of the Maps
Beyond the Burn Line

Style & Themes

Literary Style: hard science fictiondetailed scientific descriptions
Recurring Motifs: biotechnologynanotechnologyalternate historyspace travelOmega Point

Legacy

Writes mostly hard science fiction dealing with themes such as biotechnology, alternative history/reality, and space travel. Winner of Philip K. Dick Award, Arthur C. Clarke Award, and others.