- Eugene Byrne
Eugene Byrne (born
February 25 1959 ) is an English freelancejournalist andfiction writer .His novel "ThigMOO", and the story it was based on, were nominated for theBSFA award . [ [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit21.html#739 Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards] ] His story "HMS Habakkuk" was nominated for aSidewise Award for Alternate History . [ [http://www.uchronia.net/sidewise/complete.html#2001 Sidewise Award site] ]He was born in
Waterford in theRepublic of Ireland , but was brought up inBurnham-on-Sea ,Somerset . He attended Dr Morgan's Grammar School,Bridgwater where he metKim Newman .He is a contributing editor to "Venue" magazine. In 2006, as part of
Bristol 'sIsambard Kingdom Brunel bicentennial celebrations, he wrote "Isambard Kingdom Brunel: A Graphic Biography" with artist Simon Gurr. [cite web |url=http://www.brunel200.com/legacy/brunel_200_events/comic.htm |title=Brunel: A Graphic Biography |accessdate=2008-01-15 |work=Brunel 200 Legacy web site]Novels
* "
Back in the USSA " (1997), co-written withKim Newman ;fix-up comprising short stories first published in Interzone magazine
* "Thigmoo" (1999)
* "Things Unborn " (2001)Non-Fiction
* "Isambard Kingdom Brunel: A Graphic Biography", with artist Simon Gurr (2006)
* "The Bristol Story: A Graphic and (Mostly) True History of the Greatest City in the World!", with artist Simon Gurr (2008)References
External links
* Author's website: http://www.eugenebyrne.co.uk/
* Kim Newman & Eugene Byrne Alternate History Pages: http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/newmanbyrne/index2.html
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