- Justina Robson
Justina Robson is a
science fiction author fromLeeds, England .Biography and Publishing History
Justina Robson was born in Leeds, and studied philosophy and linguistics at the
University of York . She worked in a variety of jobs - including secretary, technical writer, and fitness instructor - until becoming a full-time writer.Robson attended the [http://www.clarionwest.org Clarion West Writing Workshop] and was first published in 1994 in the British small press magazine
The Third Alternative , but is best known as a novelist. Her debut novel "Silver Screen" was shortlisted for both the Arthur C Clarke Award and the BSFA Award in 2000. Her second novel, "Mappa Mundi", was also shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award in 2001. It won the 2000 Amazon.co.uk Writer's Bursary. In 2004, "Natural History", Robson's third novel, was shortlisted for the BSFA Award, and came second in the John W Campbell Award.Robson's novels have been noted for sharply-drawn characters, and an intelligent and deeply thought-out approach to the tropes of the genre. She has been described as "one of the very best of the new British hard SF writers" [http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/sciencefiction/0,6121,971853,00.html] .
"Living Next-Door to the God of Love" is a loose sequel to "Natural History", inasmuch as it is set in the same universe. "Keeping It Real" marks the beginning of a series, the Quantum Gravity Books.
On 27th July 2008 she [http://www.doctorwhoforum.com/showpost.php?p=6677156&postcount=1 spoke] on BBC Radio 3 about
Doctor Who and various other sci-fi shows for 25 minutes during the interval of the "Doctor Who Prom ".Bibliography
Novels
* "Silver Screen". London: Macmillan, 1999 (paper). ISBN 0-333-75437-9
* "Mappa Mundi". London: Macmillan, 2001 (paper). ISBN 0-333-75438-7
* "Natural History". London: Macmillan, 2003. ISBN 0-333-90745-0
* "Living Next-Door to the God of Love". London: Macmillan, 2005. ISBN 1-4050-2116-0
* Quantum Gravity series
** "Keeping It Real". London: Gollancz, 2006. ISBN 0-575-07861-8
** "Selling Out". London: Gollancz, 2007. ISBN 0-575-07863-4
** "Going Under". London: Gollancz, 2008. ISBN 0-575-07866-9External links
* [http://www.justinarobson.co.uk/ Justina Robson's website]
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