Eric Brown (writer)
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Eric Brown (24 May 1960 – 21 March 2023) was a British science fiction author and Guardian critic.[1]
Biography
Eric Brown was born in Haworth, Yorkshire, in May 1960,[2] and began writing in 1975. In the 1980s he travelled extensively throughout Greece and Asia (some of his novels are set in India).[3] His first publication was in 1982, when his play for children Noel's Ark appeared.
His career took off in the late 1980s with a succession of short stories in the magazine
British Science Fiction Award twice (for the short stories "Hunting the Slarque" in 1999 and "Children of Winter" in 2001).[4]
Brown publicly admired the science fiction writing of Michael G. Coney,[5] Robert Silverberg, Richard Paul Russo and Robert Charles Wilson,[6] amongst others.
Brown died from sepsis on 21 March 2023, at the age of 62.[7]
Bibliography
Novels
- Meridian Days. London: Pan, 1992 (paper). ISBN 0-330-32287-7
- Engineman. London: Pan, 1994 (paper). ISBN 0-330-33043-8
- Penumbra. London: Millennium, 1999 (paper). ISBN 1-85798-592-3
- the Virex trilogy
- New York Nights. London: Gollancz, 2000. ISBN 0-575-06872-8
- New York Blues. London: Gollancz, 2001. ISBN 0-575-06873-6
- New York Dreams. London: Gollancz, 2004 (paper). ISBN 0-575-07494-9
- New York Nights. London: Gollancz, 2000.
- Bengal Station. Waterville, ME: Five Star Books, 2004. ISBN 1-59414-212-2
- Helix. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2007 (paper). ISBN 978-1-84416-472-1
- Kéthani. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2008 (paper). ISBN 978-1-84416-473-8
- Bengal Station
- Necropath. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2009 (paper). ISBN 978-1-84416-649-7
- Xenopath. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2010 (paper). ISBN 978-1-84416-742-5
- Cosmopath. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2010 (paper). ISBN 978-1-84416-832-3
- Necropath. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2009 (paper).
- Engineman. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2010 (paper). ISBN 978-1-907519-42-0
- Guardians of the Phoenix. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2010 (paper). ISBN 978-1-907519-14-7
- The Kings of Eternity. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2011 (paper). ISBN 978-1-907519-71-0
- Weird Space: The Devil's Nebula. Abaddon, 2012 (paper). ISBN 978-1-78108-023-8
- Helix Wars. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2012 (paper). ISBN 978-1-78108-049-8
- Serene Invasion. Abaddon, 2013 (paper). ISBN 978-1-78108-092-4 [8]
- Weird Space: Satan's Reach. Abaddon, 2013 (paper). ISBN 978-1-78108-131-0 [9]
- Weird Space: The Baba Yaga. Abaddon, 2015 (paper). ISBN 978-1-78108-364-2
Novellas
- A Writer's Life. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-902880-21-8
- Approaching Omega. Tolworth, Surrey: Telos Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-903889-99-5
- The Extraordinary Voyage of Jules Verne. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-904619-35-5
- Gilbert and Edgar on Mars. Hornsea: PS Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1-906301-67-5
- Starship
- Starship Summer. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-905834-49-5
- Starship Fall. Harrogate: NewCon Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1-907069-02-4
- Starship Winter. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84863-314-8
- Starship Spring. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84863-488-6
- Starship Coda. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-1-848639-79-9
- Starship Summer. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2007.
- The Telemass Quartet
- Famadihana on Fomalhaut IV. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-1-848637-61-0
- Sacrifice on Spica III. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-1-848637-89-4
- Reunion on Alpha Reticuli II. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-1-848639-76-8
- Exalted on Bellatrix 1. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-1-786361-05-9
- Telemass Coda. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2019. ISBN 978-1-786364-22-7
- Famadihana on Fomalhaut IV. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2014.
- The Kon-tiki Quartet, with Keith Brooke
- Dislocations. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-1-786363-14-5
- Parasites. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-1-786363-47-3
- Insights. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2019. ISBN 978-1-786363-76-3
- Dislocations. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2018.
Collections
- The Time-Lapsed Man and Other Stories. London: Pan, 1990 (paper). ISBN 0-330-31366-5
- Blue Shifting. London: Pan, 1995 (paper). ISBN 0-330-33590-1
- Parallax View, with ISBN 1-902309-12-X
- Deep Future. Canton, OH: Cosmos Books, 2001. ISBN 1-58715-441-2
- The Fall of Tartarus. London: Gollancz, 2005 (paper). ISBN 0-575-07618-6
- Threshold Shift. Urbana, IL: Golden Gryphon Press, 2006. ISBN 1-930846-43-6
- Parallax View,ISBN 978-1-904853-42-8
- Salvage. Infinity Plus Books, 2013 (paper).[11]
- Starship Seasons. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-1-848636-02-6- A collection of the first four Starship novellas.
Children's books
- The Web
- Untouchable. London: Dolphin, 1997 (paper). ISBN 1-85881-426-X
- Walkabout. London: Dolphin, 1999 (paper). ISBN 1-85881-643-2
- Untouchable. London: Dolphin, 1997 (paper).
- Twocking. Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2002 (paper). ISBN 1-84299-042-X
- Firebug. Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2003 (paper). ISBN 1-84299-103-5
- British Front. Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2005 (paper). ISBN 1-84299-287-2
- Space Ace. Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2005 (paper). ISBN 1-84299-294-5
- Crazy Love. Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2006 (paper). ISBN 1-84299-367-4
- Revenge (Most Wanted). Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2007 (paper). ISBN 978-1-84299-500-6
References
- ^ "Eric Brown". Solaris Books. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Clute, John. "Brown, Eric". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. SFE Ltd/Ansible Editions. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Eric Brown Interview". 26 April 2013.
- ^ "BSFA Awards: Past Awards". The British Science Fiction Association. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "Eric Brown interviewed - infinity plus non-fiction".
- ^ "Interview: Eric Brown". 6 May 2009.
- ^ "Eric Brown, science fiction author and Guardian critic, dies aged 62". The Guardian. 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Eric Brown - The Serene Invasion cover art, release date reveal!". Upcoming4.me. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Eric Brown's Satan's Reach cover art, synopsis and release date unveiled!". Upcoming4.me. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ New edition: it includes a new novella, 'In Transit', written with Keith Brooke, and drops the two solo Eric Brown stories of the first edition.
- ^ "Eric Brown - Salvage cover art and synopsis reveal!". Upcoming4.me. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
External resources
- Official website
- Eric Brown at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Eric Brown's online fiction at Free Speculative Fiction Online
- Infinity Plus has a short profile of Eric Brown, as well as an interview conducted by Keith Brooke and an earlier conversation between the two, and Brooke's introduction to Brown's collection Deep Future.
- Fantastic Fiction page on Eric Brown
- Ghostwriting review
- Serene Invasion review
- Eric Brown : Story behind The Serene Invasion - Online Essay at Upcoming4.me
- Eric Brown : Story behind Satan's Reach - Online Essay at Upcoming4.me
- Eric Brown : Story behind Salvage - Online Essay at Upcoming4.me
- Eric Brown : Story behind Murder by the Book - Online Essay at Upcoming4.me
- The story behind Jani and the Greater Game - Essay by Eric Brown at Upcoming4.me
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