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Stephen Baxter

すてぃーぶん・ばくすたー

Sutībun Bakusutā

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1957 (Liverpool, England)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Writer, Teacher, Maths teacher, Physics teacher, Information technology teacher
Active Years
1991-2024
Affiliations
H. G. Wells Society (vice-president since 2006), British Interplanetary Society (fellow)
Memberships
British Interplanetary Society
Influenced By
H. G. Wells
Influenced
Arthur C. Clarke, Terry Pratchett
Nominations
Hugo Award Best Short Story nominee (Last Contact, 2008)

Education

University of Cambridge
Mathematics
Degree: bachelor's degree in mathematics
Country: United Kingdom
University of Southampton
Engineering
Degree: doctorate in engineering
Country: United Kingdom
Henley Management College
Management
Degree: MBA
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

BSFA Award (SF Novel)
1995
Work: The Time Ships
Category: SF Novel
Organization: British Science Fiction Association
Result: 受賞
Sidewise Award (Best Short Form Alternate History)
1995
Work: Brigantia's Angels
Category: Short Form
Result: 受賞
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
1996
Work: The Time Ships
Result: 受賞
Philip K. Dick Award
1996
Work: The Time Ships
Result: 受賞
Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis (Best Foreign Language Novel)
1996
Work: The Time Ships
Result: 受賞
Sidewise Award (Best Long Form Alternate History)
1996
Work: Voyage
Category: Long Form
Result: 受賞
BSFA Award (Short Fiction)
1997
Work: War Birds
Category: Short Fiction
Organization: British Science Fiction Association
Result: 受賞
Premio Gigamesh
1997
Work: The Time Ships
Result: 受賞
SF Chronicle Award (Best Novelette)
1998
Work: Moon Six
Category: Novelette
Result: 受賞
Analog Award (Best Short Story)
1998
Work: Moon-Calf
Category: Short Story
Result: 受賞
Philip K. Dick Award
1999
Work: Vacuum Diagrams
Result: 受賞
Seiun Award (Best Foreign Language Novel)
1999
Work: The Time Ships
Organization: Nihon SF Taikai
Result: 受賞
Analog Award (Best Short Story)
2000
Work: Sheena 5
Category: Short Story
Result: 受賞
Locus Award (Best Novelette)
2000
Work: Huddle
Category: Novelette
Result: 受賞
BSFA Award (Non-Fiction)
2001
Work: Omegatropic
Category: Non-Fiction
Organization: British Science Fiction Association
Result: 受賞
Analog Award (Best Short Story)
2002
Work: The Hunters of Pangaea
Category: Short Story
Result: 受賞
BSFA Award (Short Fiction)
2004
Work: Mayflower II
Category: Short Fiction
Organization: British Science Fiction Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Time Ships

1995 Hard science fiction 434 pages

Authorised sequel to H.G. Wells' The Time Machine, where the Time Traveller journeys through future timelines and parallel worlds.

time travelparallel universesfuture of humanity
Translations
  • Japanese translation available

Vacuum Diagrams

1997 Hard science fiction

Short story collection from the Xeelee Sequence, depicting grand future history.

XeeleeBig Bang to futuregalactic collision

Voyage

1996 Alternate history

Alternate history novel about manned Mars mission by NASA.

space explorationalternate history

Evolution

2003 Speculative fiction

Explores human evolution across past and future.

evolutionbiology

Flood

2008 Hard science fiction

Apocalyptic novel about global flooding.

climate changehuman survival

The Long Earth

2012 Hard science fiction

Co-authored with Terry Pratchett, exploring parallel Earths.

parallel worldsexploration

Style & Themes

Literary Style
hard science fictiondetailed scientific extrapolationfuture history
Recurring Motifs
cosmic scales of time and spacehuman evolutionconflicts with aliens

Legacy

Prominent British hard SF author known for sequels to H.G. Wells classics and winning numerous awards. Creator of grand cosmic histories like the Xeelee Sequence.

In Popular Culture

  • Wrote Doctor Who novel
  • Collaborations with Arthur C. Clarke and Terry Pratchett

Trivia

  • Born in Liverpool.
  • Taught school until becoming full-time writer in 1995.
  • Chartered engineer.