Prometheus Award
1 appearances
Steven Charles Gould
スチーヴン・チャールズ・グールド
Sutīven Chāru zu Gurūdo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-02-07 （Fort Huachuca, Arizona）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Fort Huachuca, Arizona → Fort Shafter, Hawaii → College Station, Texas → New York City → Albuquerque, New Mexico
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, science fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1980-2024
- Affiliations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), Viable Paradise
- Memberships
- SFWA
- Nominations
- 1985 Hugo Award Best Short Story nominee (Rory), 1989 Hugo Award Best Novelette nominee (Peaches for Mad Molly), 1989 Nebula Award Best Novelette nominee (Peaches for Mad Molly), 1980 Analog Award Best Short Story nominee (The Touch of Their Eyes), 1992 Compton Crook Award nominee (Jumper), 1992 Locus Award Best First Novel second place (Jumper)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Texas A&M University
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hal Clement Award | Wildside | 最優秀YA SF小説 | Golden Duck Award | 受賞 |
Hal Clement Award
1997
Work:
Wildside
Category:
最優秀YA SF小説
Organization:
Golden Duck Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jumper
1992 Science fictionA young man discovers he has the ability to teleport, and uses it to fight terrorists while evading government agents.
teleportationsuperpowersterrorismpursuit
Adaptations
- [Film] Jumper / Doug Liman (2008)
Wildside
1996 Science fictionA group of Texas high school graduates find a hole into a pristine parallel world and start a gold business, but are discovered by the government.
parallel worldsadventuregovernment
Reflex
2004 Science fictionSequel to Jumper.
teleportation
Impulse
2013 Science fictionAnother sequel to Jumper, adapted into a TV series in 2018.
teleportation
Adaptations
- [TV series] Impulse (2018)
7th Sigma
2011 Science fictionSet in an American Southwest ravaged by insect-sized metal-eating self-replicating robots.
nanotechnologypost-apocalypseaikido
Bibliography
- Jumper
- Reflex
- Jumper: Griffin's Story
- Impulse
- Exo
- Wildside
- Greenwar
- Helm
- Blind Waves
- 7th Sigma
Adaptations
- Jumper (2008 film)
- Impulse (2018 TV series)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hard science fictionaction-packedTexas settings
- Recurring Motifs
- teleportationaikidoscuba divingfamily
Legacy
American science fiction writer known for the Jumper series featuring teleportation. Some works adapted to film and TV, popular with YA readers. Served as SFWA president.
In Popular Culture
- Jumper adapted into 2008 film.
- Impulse adapted into 2018 TV series.
Trivia
- Father was an Army officer; family learned scuba diving in Hawaii.
- Wife is SF writer Laura J. Mixon; co-authored Greenwar.
- Has two daughters.
- Chaired Aggiecon V (1975) at Texas A&M.
- Practices and teaches aikido, featured in books.
- SFWA south/central director (1986-1989), president (2013-2015).