- Geoff Ryman
Geoffrey Charles Ryman (born 1951) is a writer of
science fiction ,fantasy and surrealistic or "slipstream" fiction.Ryman was born in
Canada and moved to theUnited States at age 11. He earned degrees in History and English at UCLA, then moved toEngland , where he has lived most of his life.citation |url=http://www.locusmag.com/2006/Issues/01Ryman.html |title=Geoff Ryman: The Mundane Fantastic |date=January 2006 |periodical=Locus] He is openlygay .He was guest of honour at
Novacon in 1989 and has twice been a guest speaker atMicrocon , in 1994 and in 2004.Ryman currently lectures in
Creative Writing forUniversity of Manchester 's English Department.citation |periodical=University of Manchester |url=http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/subjectareas/englishamericanstudies/academicstaff/ |title=Academic Staff |accessdate=2007-10-30 ] His most recent full-length novel, "The King's Last Song ", is set in Cambodia, both at the time of Angkorean emperorJayavarman VII , and in the present period.Works
* "
The Warrior Who Carried Life " (1985)
* "The Unconquered Country ", novella (1986)
* "The Child Garden " (1989)
* "Was" (1992) (finalist for the World Fantasy Award 1993)
* "253, or Tube Theatre", first published ashypertext fiction on a [http://www.ryman-novel.com/ Web site] (print version published 1998)
* "Lust" (2001)
* "Air" (2005) (short list for theNebula Award )
* "Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy) " (2006), (Hugo Award for Best Novelette nominee 2007)Awards
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;British Science Fiction Award
* "The Unconquered Country" (1986)
* "Air" (2005);
World Fantasy Award
* "The Unconquered Country" (1986);
Arthur C. Clarke Award
* "The Child Garden" (1989)
* "Air" (2005)
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;Campbell Award
* "The Child Garden" (1989);
Philip K. Dick Award
* "253";
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
* "Air" (2005)References
External links
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4132482.stm Comment on the victims of the 7 July 2005 London Bombings]
* [http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intgr.htm Interview with Geoff Ryman] conducted byKit Reed atInfinity Plus , discussing his novel "Air" and theMundane SF movement.
* [http://andybrouwer.co.uk/ryman.html Compilation of reviews of Ryman's book "The King's Last Song"]
* [http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/cnw/about/geoffryman/ Biog page at the University of Manchester]ee also
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Mundane SF
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