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Stephen Baxter (author)

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Stephen Baxter (born 13 November 1957) is an English hard science fiction author. [1]

64 relations: A Time Odyssey, Alternate history, Ark (novel), Arthur C. Clarke, Baryon, British Interplanetary Society, Bronze Age, BSFA Award, Critical Wave, Dark matter, Destiny's Children, Doctor Who, Dortmund, Evolution (Baxter novel), Fermi paradox, Flood (Baxter novel), Future history, Great Attractor, H. G. Wells, H. G. Wells Society, Hard science fiction, Henley Business School, Hugo Award, Iron Age, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis, Last Contact, Liverpool, Manifold Trilogy, Moon Six, Naked singularity, NASA, NASA Trilogy, Phase Space (story collection), Philip K. Dick Award, Resplendent, Seiun Award, Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Space Odyssey, Stephen Baxter (author), Stephen Baxter bibliography, Stone Age, Stone Spring, Terry Pratchett, The Light of Other Days, The Long Cosmos, The Long Earth, The Long Mars, The Long Utopia, The Long War (novel), ..., The Massacre of Mankind, The Time Machine, The Time Ships, The War of the Worlds, The Wheel of Ice, Time's Tapestry, Timelike Infinity, Traces (book), University of Cambridge, University of Southampton, Vacuum Diagrams, Voyage (novel), Xeelee Sequence, 63rd World Science Fiction Convention. Expand index (14 more) »

A Time Odyssey

A Time Odyssey is a series of novels co-written by Arthur C. Clarke (author of 2001: A Space Odyssey) and Stephen Baxter.

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Alternate history

Alternate history or alternative history (Commonwealth English), sometimes abbreviated as AH, is a genre of fiction consisting of stories in which one or more historical events occur differently.

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Ark (novel)

Ark is a 2009 hard science fiction novel by English author Stephen Baxter.

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Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

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Baryon

A baryon is a composite subatomic particle made up of three quarks (a triquark, as distinct from mesons, which are composed of one quark and one antiquark).

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British Interplanetary Society

The British Interplanetary Society (BIS), founded in Liverpool in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator, is the oldest space advocacy organisation in the world.

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Bronze Age

The Bronze Age is a historical period characterized by the use of bronze, and in some areas proto-writing, and other early features of urban civilization.

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BSFA Award

The BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) to honour works in the genre of science fiction.

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Critical Wave

Critical Wave, later subtitled "The European Science Fiction & Fantasy Review", was a British small-press magazine, initially published and co-edited by Steve Green and Martin Tudor during the period 1987-96.

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Dark matter

Dark matter is a theorized form of matter that is thought to account for approximately 80% of the matter in the universe, and about a quarter of its total energy density.

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Destiny's Children

Destiny's Children is a science-fiction series by Stephen Baxter.

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963.

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Dortmund

Dortmund (Düörpm:; Tremonia) is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Evolution (Baxter novel)

Evolution is a collection of short stories that work together to form an episodic science fiction novel by author Stephen Baxter.

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Fermi paradox

The Fermi paradox, or Fermi's paradox, named after physicist Enrico Fermi, is the apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability estimates for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations.

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Flood (Baxter novel)

Flood is a 2008 work of hard science fiction by English author Stephen Baxter.

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Future history

A future history is a postulated history of the future and is used by authors of science fiction and other speculative fiction to construct a common background for fiction.

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Great Attractor

The Great Attractor is an apparent gravitational anomaly in intergalactic space at the center of the local Laniakea Supercluster, in which the Milky Way is located, in the so-called Zone of Avoidance that is notoriously difficult to observe in visible wavelengths due to the obscuring effects of our own galactic plane.

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H. G. Wells

Herbert George Wells.

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H. G. Wells Society

There have been two groups called the H.G. Wells Society, both set up to support the ideas of Herbert George Wells (1866–1946).

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Hard science fiction

Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific accuracy.

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Henley Business School

Henley Business School is the business school of the University of Reading.

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Hugo Award

The Hugo Awards are a set of literary awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age system, preceded by the Stone Age (Neolithic) and the Bronze Age.

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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, or Campbell Memorial Award, is an annual award presented by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best science fiction novel published in English in the preceding calendar year.

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Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis

The Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis is possibly the best-known science fiction award from Germany.

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Last Contact

"Last Contact" is a science fiction short story published in 2007 by Stephen Baxter.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Manifold Trilogy

The Manifold Trilogy is a series of science fiction books by British author Stephen Baxter.

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Moon Six

"Moon Six" is a science fiction short story by British writer Stephen Baxter.

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Naked singularity

In general relativity, a naked singularity is a gravitational singularity without an event horizon.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.

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NASA Trilogy

The NASA Trilogy consists of three hard science fiction novels written by British science fiction author Stephen Baxter.

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Phase Space (story collection)

Phase Space (subtitled Stories from the Manifold and Elsewhere) is a 2003 science fiction collection by British writer Stephen Baxter, containing twenty-three thematically linked stories, in which the human relationship with the universe is explored: whether humanity is truly alone in the universe, if there are other intelligent species, if these have turned their backs on us, or if expansion itself is destined to fail.

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Philip K. Dick Award

The Philip K. Dick Award is a science fiction award given annually at Norwescon and sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005) the Philip K. Dick Trust.

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Resplendent

Resplendent is an English language science fiction collection by British writer Stephen Baxter, published in 2006.

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Seiun Award

The is a Japanese speculative fiction award for the best science fiction works and achievements during the preceding year.

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Sidewise Award for Alternate History

The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History were established in 1995 to recognize the best alternative history stories and novels of the year.

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Space Odyssey

The Space Odyssey series is a series of science fiction novels by the writer Arthur C. Clarke.

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Stephen Baxter (author)

Stephen Baxter (born 13 November 1957) is an English hard science fiction author.

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Stephen Baxter bibliography

This is the complete bibliography of British science fiction author Stephen Baxter.

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Stone Age

The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface.

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Stone Spring

Stone Spring is a 2010 science fiction novel by British writer Stephen Baxter.

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Terry Pratchett

Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works.

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The Light of Other Days

The Light of Other Days is a 2000 science fiction novel written by Stephen Baxter based on a synopsis by Arthur C. Clarke,Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible, Millennium Edition, Victor Gollancz – An imprint of Orion Books Ltd., 1999, p. 118: "the novel that Stephen Baxter has now written from my synopsis — The Light of Other Days." which explores the development of wormhole technology to the point where information can be passed instantaneously between points in the spacetime continuum.

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The Long Cosmos

The Long Cosmos is a science fiction novel by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter published on 30 June 2016.

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The Long Earth

The Long Earth is the first novel in a collaborative science fiction series by British authors Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.

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The Long Mars

The Long Mars is a science fiction novel by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.

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The Long Utopia

The Long Utopia is a science fiction novel by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter published on 23 June 2015.

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The Long War (novel)

The Long War is a science fiction novel by British writers Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.

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The Massacre of Mankind

The Massacre of Mankind (2017) is a science fiction story by Stephen Baxter conceived as a sequel to H.G. Wells' 1898 classic The War of the Worlds.

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The Time Machine

The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 and written as a frame narrative.

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The Time Ships

The Time Ships is a 1995 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter.

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The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells first serialised in 1897 by Pearson's Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US.

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The Wheel of Ice

The Wheel of Ice is an original novel written by Stephen Baxter and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

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Time's Tapestry

Time's Tapestry is a four-volume alternate history and science fiction series by British author Stephen Baxter.

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Timelike Infinity

Timelike Infinity is a 1992 science fiction book by British author Stephen Baxter.

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Traces (book)

Traces is a collection of short stories written by British sci-fi author Stephen Baxter.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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University of Southampton

The University of Southampton (abbreviated as Soton in post-nominal letters) is a research university located in Southampton, England.

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Vacuum Diagrams

Vacuum Diagrams is a collection of science fiction short stories by British writer Stephen Baxter.

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Voyage (novel)

Voyage is a 1996 hard science fiction novel by British author Stephen Baxter.

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Xeelee Sequence

The Xeelee Sequence is a series of hard science fiction space opera novels, novellas, and short stories written by British science fiction author Stephen Baxter.

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63rd World Science Fiction Convention

The 63rd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was called Interaction, and was held in Glasgow, Scotland 4–8 August 2005.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Baxter_(author)

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