Gardner Dozois
Gardner Dozois | |
|---|---|
anthologies, short fiction | |
| Notable works | Asimov's Science Fiction |
| Spouse | Susan Casper (m. c. 1970 – 2017, her death) |
Gardner Raymond Dozois ( Science Fiction Hall of Fame on June 25, 2011.[3]
Biography
Dozois was born July 23, 1947, in Salem, Massachusetts.[4] He graduated from Salem High School with the Class of 1965. From 1966 to 1969 he served in the Army as a journalist, after which he moved to New York City to work as an editor in the science fiction field. One of his stories had been published by Frederik Pohl in the September 1966 issue of If but his next four appeared in 1970, three in Damon Knight's anthology series Orbit.[1]
Dozois said that he turned to reading fiction partially as an escape from the provincialism of his home town.[citation needed]
He was badly injured in a taxi accident after returning from a Philadelphia Phillies game in 2004 (causing him to miss Worldcon for the first time in many years) but made a full recovery. On July 6, 2007, Dozois had surgery for a planned quintuple bypass operation. A week later, he experienced complications which prompted additional surgery to implant a defibrillator.[citation needed]
Dozois died on May 27, 2018, of a systemic infection at a hospital in Philadelphia at the age of 70.[5]
Fiction
As a writer, Dozois mainly worked in shorter forms. He won the
Sidewise Award for best alternate-history short story. Dozois also wrote short fiction reviews for Locus
.
Hugo Award for Best Related Book.[7]
Editorial work
Dozois was known primarily as an editor, winning the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor 15 times in 17 years from 1988 to his retirement from Asimov's in 2004.[2] George R. R. Martin described him as the most important and influential editor in science fiction since John W. Campbell.[8] In addition to his work with Asimov's (of which he was the first associate editor in 1976), he also worked in the 1970s with magazines such as Galaxy Science Fiction, If, Worlds of Fantasy, and Worlds of Tomorrow.[4]
Dozois was also a prolific short fiction anthologist. After resigning from his Asimov's position, he remained the editor of the anthology series Hackers.
Stories selected by Gardner Dozois for the annual best-of-year volumes have won, as of December 2015, 44
Sturgeon Awards
. That also includes the Dutton series (Dozois volumes only).
Dozois consistently expressed a particular interest in adventure SF and space opera, which he collectively referred to as "center-core SF".[9]
Bibliography
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Fiction
Novels
- Nightmare Blue (with ISBN 978-0-425-02819-3)
- ISBN 978-0-399-12095-4)
- ISBN 978-0-06-137329-9) (with George R. R. Martin and Daniel Abraham)
- City Under the Stars (2020, ISBN 978-1250756589) (with Michael Swanwick)
Collections
- The Visible Man (1977, ISBN 978-0-425-03595-5)
- Slow Dancing Through Time (1990, ISBN 978-0942681031)
- Geodesic Dreams (1992, ISBN 978-0-312-08197-3)
- Strange Days: Fabulous Journeys with Gardner Dozois (2001, ISBN 978-1-886778-26-9)
- Morning Child and Other Stories (2004, ISBN 978-0-7434-9318-5)
- When the Great Days Come (2011, ISBN 978-1-60701-278-8)
Short stories
- "A Special Kind of Morning" (1971)
- "Chains of the Sea" (1971)
- "Machines of Loving Grace" (1972)
- "A Traveler in an Antique Land" (1983)
- The Peacemaker" (1983) (Nebula Award winner)
- "Morning Child" (1984) (Nebula Award winner)
- "A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows" (1999)
- "The Hanging Curve" (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 2002)
- "When the Great Days Came" (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Dec 2005)
- "Shadow Twin" (2005) (with George R. R. Martin and Daniel Abraham)
- "Counterfactual" (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 2006)
- "Neanderthals" (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2018)
Anthologies
- Edited by Gardner Dozois
- A Day in the Life (1972, ISBN 978-0-06-011076-5)
- Future Power (1976, ASIN B000H75MWC) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
- Another World: Adventures in Otherness (1977, ISBN 978-0-695-40695-0)
- Ripper (1988, ISBN 978-0-8125-1700-2) (co-edited with Susan Casper)
- ISBN 978-0-312-07238-4)
- Future Earths: Under African Skies (1993, ISBN 978-0-88677-544-5) (co-edited with Mike Resnick)
- Future Earths: Under South American Skies (1993, ISBN 978-0-88677-581-0) (co-edited with Mike Resnick)
- ISBN 978-0-312-10504-4)
- ISBN 978-1-85487-297-5)
- Killing Me Softly (1995, ASIN B000OEN80G)
- Dying for It (1997, ASIN B000H40WZC)
- ISBN 978-0-312-16931-2)
- ISBN 978-0-345-42194-4) (co-edited with Stanley Schmidt)
- ISBN 978-0-312-19275-4)
- ISBN 978-0-312-19890-9)
- Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons (2000, ISBN 978-0-312-25462-9)
- The Furthest Horizon: SF Adventures to the Far Future (2000, ISBN 978-0-312-26326-3)
- Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming (2001, ISBN 978-0-312-27570-9)
- Supermen: Tales of the Posthuman Future (2002, ISBN 978-0-312-27569-3)
- Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition (2005, ISBN 978-1-59102-315-9)
- ISBN 0-7394-6273-3)
- ISBN 978-0-451-46064-6)
- Escape From Earth: New Adventures in Space (2006, ISBN 1-58288-225-8) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
- ISBN 978-0-425-21518-0) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
- ISBN 978-0-06-084675-6) (co-edited with Jonathan Strahan)
- Galactic Empires (2007)
- ISBN 978-0-06-156235-8) (co-edited with Jonathan Strahan)
- The Book of Swords(2017)
- The Book of Magic (2018)
- Cross-genre anthologies co-edited by Dozois and Martin
- Songs of the Dying Earth, a tribute anthology to Jack Vance's seminal Dying Earth series, published by Subterranean Press (co-edited with George R. R. Martin) (2009)
- Warriors, a cross-genre anthology featuring stories about war and warriors (co-edited with George R. R. Martin) (2010); Locus Award
- Songs of Love and Death, a cross-genre anthology featuring stories of romance in fantasy and science fiction settings (co-edited with George R. R. Martin) (2010)
- Down These Strange Streets, a cross-genre anthology featuring stories of private-eye detectives in fantasy and science fiction settings (co-edited with George R. R. Martin)[10] (November 2011)
- Old Mars, an anthology featuring new stories about Mars in retro-SF vein (co-edited with George R. R. Martin) (2013); Locus Award[11]
- Dangerous Women, a cross-genre anthology featuring stories about women warriors (co-edited with George R. R. Martin) (2013)[12]
- Rogues, a cross-genre anthology featuring stories about assorted rogues (co-edited with George R. R. Martin) (2014)
- Old Venus, an anthology featuring new stories about Venus in retro-SF vein (co-edited with George R. R. Martin) (2015)[13]
- Themed anthology series co-edited by Dozois and Dann
Formerly known as "Magic Tales Anthology Series" until 1995; most released under the Ace imprint.
- ISBN 0-671-83155-0)
- ISBN 978-0-441-85441-7)
- ISBN 978-0-441-51532-5)
- ISBN 978-0-441-05508-1)
- ISBN 978-0-441-52567-6)
- ISBN 978-0-441-77532-3)
- ISBN 978-0-441-14264-4)
- ISBN 978-0-441-15760-0)
- ISBN 978-0-441-75682-7)
- ISBN 978-0-441-14883-7)
- ISBN 978-0-441-50391-9)
- ISBN 978-0-441-51533-2)
- ISBN 978-0-441-84564-4)
- ISBN 978-0-441-16631-2)
- ISBN 978-0-441-01519-1)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00057-9)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00220-7)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00285-6)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00375-4)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00428-7)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00522-2)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00539-0)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00585-7)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00639-7)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00675-5)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00704-2)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00797-4)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00824-7)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00961-9)
- ISBN 978-0-441-00999-2)
- ISBN 978-0-441-01118-6)
- ISBN 978-0-441-01216-9)
- ISBN 978-0-441-01321-0)
- ISBN 978-0-441-01363-0)
- ISBN 978-1-58288-225-3)
- ISBN 978-0-441-01454-5)
- ISBN 978-0-441-01490-3)
- ISBN 978-1-101-20874-8)
- The Dragon Book (November 2009, ISBN 978-1-101-15126-6)
- Anthologies co-edited by Dozois and Greg Bear
- "Isaac Asimov's" anthology series
- Transcendental Tales from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1989, ISBN 978-0-89865-762-3)
- Time Travelers from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1989, ISBN 978-0-441-80935-6)
- Isaac Asimov's Robots (1991, ISBN 978-0-441-37376-5) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Aliens (1991, ISBN 978-0-441-01672-3)
- Isaac Asimov's Mars (1991, ISBN 978-0-441-37375-8)
- Isaac Asimov's Earth (1992, ISBN 978-0-441-37377-2) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's War (1993, ISBN 978-0-441-37393-2)
- Isaac Asimov's SF Lite (1993, ISBN 978-0-441-37389-5)
- Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (1994, ISBN 978-0-441-00073-9)
- Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (1995, ISBN 978-0-441-00190-3) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (1995, ISBN 978-0-441-00254-2) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Vampires (1996, ISBN 978-0-441-00387-7) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Moons (1997, ISBN 978-0-441-00453-9) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Christmas (1997, ISBN 978-0-441-00491-1) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Detectives (1998, ISBN 978-0-441-00545-1) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Camelot (1998, ISBN 978-0-441-00527-7) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Solar System (1999, ISBN 978-0-441-00698-4) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Werewolves (1999, ISBN 978-0-441-00661-8) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Valentines (1999, ISBN 978-0-441-00602-1) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Halloween (1999, ISBN 978-0-441-00854-4) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Utopias (2000, ISBN 978-0-441-00784-4) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Mother's Day (2000, ISBN 978-0-441-00721-9) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- Isaac Asimov's Father's Day (2001, ISBN 978-0-441-00874-2) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction series
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection (1984)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection (1985)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection (1986)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection (1987)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection (1988)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection (1989)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection (1990)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection (1991)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection (1992)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection (1993)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection (1994)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection (1995)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection (1996)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection (1997)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection (1998)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection (1999)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection (2000)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection (2001)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection (2002)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection (2003)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection (2004)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection (2005)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection (2006)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection (2007)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection (2008)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection (2009)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection (2010)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection (2011)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection (2012)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection (2013)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection (2014)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection (2015)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection (2016)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection (2017)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection (2018)
- Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction (2005) (Anthology from previous Year's Best Science Fiction editions)
- Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Year's Best Short Science Fiction Novels (2007) (Anthology from previous Year's Best Science Fiction editions)
Dozois also edited volumes six through ten of the Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year series after Lester del Rey edited the first five volumes. That series began in 1972 and ended in 1981.
Nonfiction
- The Fiction of James Tiptree, Jr. (1977, ISBN 978-0-916186-04-3)
- Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy (1993, ISBN 978-0-312-08926-9) (co-edited with Stanley Schmidt and Sheila Williams)
Critical studies and reviews of Dozois' work
- Old Venus
- Sakers, Don (May 2015). "The Reference Library". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (5): 104–107.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Gardner Dozois at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ a b c
"Dozois, Gardner" Archived July 5, 2012, at the Locus Publications. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Science Fiction Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.. [Quote: "EMP is proud to announce the 2011 Hall of Fame inductees: ..."]. May/June/July 2011. EMP Museum (empmuseum.org). Archived July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ a b "Gardner Dozois: The Good Stuff". Interview of Dozois. Locus: The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Field 574 (November 2008), pp. 68–70.
- ^ Graham, Kristen A. (May 29, 2018). "Gardner Dozois, 70, acclaimed science fiction editor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Being Gardner Dozois title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. (ISFDB). Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Swanwick, Michael" Archived June 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees. Locus Publications. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ Hugo Recommendations – Editing (Redux) | Not a Blog
- ^ Gardner Dozois, the Revitalization of Genre SF, and The New Space Opera Archived September 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine by Dave Truesdale, Fantasy and Science Fiction, accessed November 3, 2008.
- ^ "Another Monkey Off My Back" Archived October 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. September 30, 2010. George R. R. Martin (blog). Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ "2014 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. June 28, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ "Dangerous Women Arrives on Tor.com". Tor.com. July 24, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ "Not A Blog: Venus In March". GRRM.livejournal.com. June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
External links
- Interviews
- Other
- Gardner Dozois at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- "Gardner Dozois biography". Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
- Profile of Gardner Dozois Archived October 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Philcon 97 Program Book, copy at Michael Swanwick Online
- Gardner Dozois at Asimovs.com
- Gardner Dozois's Recommended Reading List at the Wayback Machine (archived January 25, 2008), SFWA Recommended Reading Lists, no date – "devised to direct younger readers to older stuff"
- Gardner Dozois's online fiction at Free Speculative Fiction Online
- Gardner Dozois at Library of Congress Authorities – with 96 catalog records