Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1999, held 3 times in year) Special Award
Randall Garrett
らんだる・ぎゃれっと
Randaru Gyarretto
Pen Names:
David Gordon,
John Gordon,
Darrel T. Langart,
Alexander Blade,
Richard Greer,
Ivar Jorgensen,
Clyde Mitchell,
Leonard G. Spencer,
S. M. Tenneshaw,
Gerald Vance
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1927-12-16 （Lexington, Missouri）
- Died
- 1987-12-31 age 60
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Old Catholic Church
- Residence History
- Southern California
Career
- Occupations
- Science fiction author, Fantasy author
- Active Years
- 1954-1987
- Affiliations
- Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), Elves', Gnomes' and Little Men's Science Fiction, Chowder, and Marching Society
- Memberships
- Society for Creative Anachronism
- Influenced
- Robert Silverberg
- Nominations
- Hugo Award for Best Novel nomination 1960 (Brain Twister)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sidewise Award for Alternate History Special Achievement Award | Lord Darcy series | — | — | won |
Sidewise Award for Alternate History Special Achievement Award
1999
Work:
Lord Darcy series
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Too Many Magicians
1966 Alternate history fantasyA detective novel set in an alternate world where magic is scientifically codified, featuring Lord Darcy.
Magic and scienceDetective fictionAlternate history
The Steel of Raithskar
1981 FantasyFirst book in the Gandalara Cycle, co-credited with wife Vicki Ann Heydron.
AdventureOtherworld
Bibliography
- https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Randall_Garrett
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pun-heavyHumorousParodic
- Recurring Motifs
- Alternate history magicDetective storiesSatire
Health
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Meningitis/Encephalitis/Amnesia1979年夏-1987年Severe amnesia leading to inability to work and hospitalization.
Legacy
Known for pioneering alternate history fantasy with the Lord Darcy series. Posthumous Sidewise Award.
In Popular Culture
- Glen Cook's Garrett P.I. named after him.
Quotes
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You could follow his movements around this Creative Anachronists' picnic by the squeals of the women whose bottoms he had just pinched.
Source: Frank Herbert -
A pun is the odor given off by a decaying mind.
Source: Randall Garrett
Trivia
- Inveterate punster.
- Founding member of SCA as 'Randall of Hightower'.
- Known for obscene propositions to women at conventions.
- Many pseudonyms are anagrams of his name.