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Gareth L Powell


UK flag (b.1970)

Gareth L. Powell is a science fiction author from the UK. His alternate history thriller, Ack-Ack Macaque won the 2013 BSFA Award for Best Novel, spawned two sequels, and was shortlisted in the Best Translated Novel category for the 2016 Seiun Awards in Japan. His short fiction has appeared in a host of magazines and anthologies, including Interzone, Solaris Rising 3, and The Year’s Best Science Fiction, and his story ‘Ride The Blue Horse’ made the shortlist for the 2015 BSFA Award.

He lives near Bristol with his wife and two children.
 

Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
 
Series
Ack-ack Macaque
   1. Ack-ack Macaque (2012)
   2. Hive Monkey (2013)
   3. Macaque Attack! (2014)
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Embers of War
   1. Embers of War (2018)
   2. Fleet of Knives (2019)
   3. Light of Impossible Stars (2020)
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Stars and Bones
   1. Stars and Bones (2022)
   2. Descendant Machine (2023)
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Novels
   Silversands (2010)
   The Recollection (2011)
   Ragged Alice (2019)
   Light Chaser (2021) (with Peter F Hamilton)
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Collections
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Gareth L Powell recommends
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Infinity Gate (2023)
(Pandominion, book 1)
M R Carey
"M.R. Carey is a master of imagination and suspense."
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Full Immersion (2022)
Gemma Amor
"A brave, timely and important book."
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Rosebud (2022)
Paul Cornell
"Cutting-edge science fiction from a writer at the very top of their game."

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Books containing stories by Gareth L Powell
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Shapers of Worlds (2020)
(Shapers of Worlds, book 1)
edited by
Edward Willett
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-second Annual Collection (2015)
(Year's Best Science Fiction, book 32)
edited by
Gardner Dozois
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The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 7 (2015)
(Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction, book 7)
edited by
Allan Kaster

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Awards
2018 British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Book : Embers of War
2013 British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Book : Ack-ack Macaque

Award nominations
2023 British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel : Descendant Machine
2022 British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel : Stars and Bones
2020 British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel : Light of Impossible Stars
2019 British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Book : Fleet of Knives


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