Robert A. Metzger

Robert A. Metzger (born 1956) is an electrical engineer and science fiction author. He was a Nebula Award finalist in the novel category in 2002 for his second novel, "Picoverse".

Metzger began writing science fiction stories as a child, but it was not until 1987 that he sold his first sci-fi short story. He published his first novel, "Quad World", in 1991. It was not until 2002 that he published "Picoverse"; he published his third and most recent novel, "Cusp", in 2005.

Metzger's works are widely considered hard sci-fi. Greg Bear called him "one of our most ambitious writers of high-tech, hard physics science fiction."

Metzger holds a B.S., an M.S., and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from UCLA. He is co-founder of the technical journal "Compound Semiconductor", and has authored over a hundred professional research papers. He has also written several articles on science for a popular audience for "Wired" magazine, and has published speculative studies involving climate engineering and space propulsion, co-authored with fellow scientist/sci-fi novelists Gregory Benford and Geoffrey Landis, respectively. Metzger is also active with the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).

Works

* "Cusp" (Science Fiction). Published by Ace, 2005. ISBN 0-441-01241-8.
* "Picoverse" (Science Fiction). Published by Ace, 2002. ISBN 0-441-00899-2.
* "Quad World" (Science Fiction). Published by New American Library, 1991. ISBN 0-451-45057-4.

External links

* [http://www.rametzger.com/ Robert A. Metzger personal website]
* [http://www.dpsinfo.com/awardweb/nebulas/00s.html#2002 2002 Nebula Award finalists]