Philip K. Dick Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1995) Winner
Robert Charles Wilson
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Robert Charles Wilson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-12-15 （Providence, Rhode Island, United States）
- Nationality
- Canadian, American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada → Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- science fiction author, novelist
- Active Years
- 1974-2024
- Nominations
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel nominee, 2006 (Spin), Locus Award nominee, 2006 (Spin)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hugo Award | Spin | 最優秀小説部門 | World Science Fiction Society | winner |
| 2006 | Geffen Award | Spin | 翻訳SF部門 | Israeli Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Committee | winner |
| 2007 | Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis | Spin | 外国フィクション | — | winner |
| 2008 | Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire | Spin | 外国語小説部門 | — | winner |
| 2009 | Seiun Award | Spin | 海外長編部門 | Nihon SF Taikai | winner |
Hugo Award
2006
Work:
Spin
Category:
最優秀小説部門
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
winner
Geffen Award
2006
Work:
Spin
Category:
翻訳SF部門
Organization:
Israeli Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Committee
Result:
winner
Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
2007
Work:
Spin
Category:
外国フィクション
Result:
winner
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
2008
Work:
Spin
Category:
外国語小説部門
Result:
winner
Seiun Award
2009
Work:
Spin
Category:
海外長編部門
Organization:
Nihon SF Taikai
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 30 (2002) Winner
Geffen Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2006) Winner
Works
Major Works
Spin
2005 Science fiction 364 pagesEarth is suddenly wrapped in an opaque 'Spin' membrane that vastly accelerates time outside, giving decades of subjective time before the Sun expands. Childhood friends Tyler, Jason, and Diane confront the crisis involving Martian terraforming, alien nanotechnology, and revelations about the Hypotheticals.
time dilationterraformingnanotechnologyhuman survivalreligion vs. science
Translations
- Hebrew translation (Geffen Award)
- German translation (Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis)
- French translation (Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire)
- Japanese translation (Seiun Award)
Bibliography
- Spin (2005)
- Axis (2007)
- Vortex (2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- accessible hard SFcharacter-driven narrativesgrand concepts
- Recurring Motifs
- cosmic mysteriesinterventions by superintelligencesfate of humanity
Legacy
Winner of the Hugo Award and numerous other SF awards, recognized as a leading contemporary SF author. Acclaimed for the Spin trilogy's exploration of time and cosmic scales.
Trivia
- American-born Canadian SF writer
- Syfy announced a miniseries adaptation of Spin in 2015, but it was never produced