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A. A. Attanasio

A. A. Attanasio

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Alfred Angelo Attanasio, born on September 20, 1951 in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Brick City redirects here. For the township in Ocean County, see Brick Township, New Jersey.Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, and the county seat of Essex County. Newark has a population of 281,402, making it the largest municipality in New Jersey and the 65th largest city in the U.S...

, is an author of fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Many works within the genre take place on fictional planes or planets where magic is common...

 and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction. It differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically-established or scientifically-postulated laws of nature...

. His mind-bending science-fiction novel Radix
Radix (novel)
Radix is a science fiction novel by A. A. Attanasio, published in 1981. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981. It is the first of four books in Attanasio's Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984....

 was nominated for the 1981 Nebula Award
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years...

 for Best Novel and was followed by three other novels, the four books, together, comprising the critically acclaimed 'Radix Tetrad.' He also writes under the name Adam Lee.
  • Wyvern (1988)
  • Hunting the Ghost Dancer (1991)
  • Kingdom of the Grail (1992)
  • The Moon's Wife: A Hystery (1993)
  • Solis (1994)
  • Silent (1996) (with Robert S.
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Alfred Angelo Attanasio, born on September 20, 1951 in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Brick City redirects here. For the township in Ocean County, see Brick Township, New Jersey.Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, and the county seat of Essex County. Newark has a population of 281,402, making it the largest municipality in New Jersey and the 65th largest city in the U.S...

, is an author of fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Many works within the genre take place on fictional planes or planets where magic is common...

 and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction. It differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically-established or scientifically-postulated laws of nature...

. His mind-bending science-fiction novel Radix
Radix (novel)
Radix is a science fiction novel by A. A. Attanasio, published in 1981. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981. It is the first of four books in Attanasio's Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984....

 was nominated for the 1981 Nebula Award
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years...

 for Best Novel and was followed by three other novels, the four books, together, comprising the critically acclaimed 'Radix Tetrad.' He also writes under the name Adam Lee.

Novels

  • Wyvern (1988)
  • Hunting the Ghost Dancer (1991)
  • Kingdom of the Grail (1992)
  • The Moon's Wife: A Hystery (1993)
  • Solis (1994)
  • Silent (1996) (with Robert S. Henderson)
  • Centuries (1997)
  • Hellbound (2001) (part of The Crow
    The Crow
    The Crow is a comic book series created by James O'Barr. The series was originally written by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his girlfriend at the hands of a drunk driver. It was later published by Caliber Comics in 1989, and became an underground success, with some movie studios...

     series of books)
  • Killing with the Edge of the Moon (2006)
  • The Conjure Book (2007)
  • Brave Tails: The Moon's Prophecy (2009) (writing as Jonathan Sparrow)

Radix Tetrad

  • Radix
    Radix (novel)
    Radix is a science fiction novel by A. A. Attanasio, published in 1981. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981. It is the first of four books in Attanasio's Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984....

     (1981)
  • In Other Worlds
    In Other Worlds
    In Other Worlds is a 1985 novel by A. A. Attanasio, the second in his Radix Tetrad. It contains humans, zōtl, Rimstalkers, other spatial dimensions, and time-travel/temporal distortion as do other novels in the Radix series, though they are re-envisioned.The book has been republished by Phoenix...

     (1984)
  • Arc of the Dream (1986)
  • The Last Legends of Earth
    The Last Legends of Earth (Novel)
    The Last Legends of Earth is a 1989 Science Fiction novel by A. A. Attanasio, the fourth and final novel in his Radix Tetrad series. It contains the continuing story of the conflict between the humans, zōtl, Rimstalkers, other spatial dimensions, and time-travel/temporal distortion as do other...

     (1989)

Arthor Series

  • The Dragon and the Unicorn (1994)
  • The Eagle and the Sword (1997), published in the U.K. as Arthor (1995)
  • The Wolf and the Crown, published in the U.K. as The Perilous Order: Warriors of the Round Table (1998)
  • The Serpent and the Grail (1999)

Dominions of Irth (writing as Adam Lee)

  • The Dark Shore (1996)
  • The Shadow Eater (1998)
  • Octoberland (1998)

Anthologies containing his short works

  • New Worlds 6 (1974)
  • Nameless Places (1975)
  • Epoch (1975)
  • New Dimensions 7 (1977)
  • New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (1980)
  • The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12 (1986)
  • Made in Goatswood (1995)
  • The Disciples of Cthulhu (1996)
  • The Best of Crank! (1998)
  • The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams (1998)
  • Measures of Poison (2002)
  • Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy (2004)
  • Horrors Beyond 2 (2007)

Essays

  • "The Arts: Books" (1983)
  • "In Responsibilities Begin Dreams" (1986)
  • "Nude in the Garb Age" (1989)
  • "The Crow Theory" (1998)

Short stories

  • "Beowulf and the Supernatural" (1971)
  • "Elder Sign" (1972)
  • "Fungi" (1972)
  • "Loup-Garou" (1973)
  • "Once More, the Dream" (1974)
  • "Interface" (1975)
  • "Glimpses" (1975)
  • "The Blood's Horizon" (1977)
  • "The Answerer of Dreams" (1984)
  • "The Last Dragon Master" (1984)
  • "Matter Mutter Mother" (1984)
  • "Monkey Puzzle" (1984)
  • "Nuclear Tan" (1984)
  • "Over the Rainbow" (1984)
  • "Sherlock Holmes and Basho" (1984)
  • "Atlantis Rose" (1989)
  • "Ink from the New Moon" (1992) (see Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution#In Modern Fiction)
  • "Maps for the Spiders" (1992)
  • "Wax Me Mind" (1993)
  • "The Dark One: A Mythograph" (1994)
  • "A Priestess of Nodens" (1995)
  • "Wolves" (1997)
  • "Death's Head Moon" (2002)
  • "Zero's Twin" (2004)
  • "Demons Hide Their Faces" (2004)
  • "Investigations of the Fractal Blood Soul" (2005)
  • "Telefunken Remix" (2006)
  • "Fractal Freaks" (2007)

Awards

  • Nebula Award
    Nebula Award
    The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years...

    , Best Novel nominee, 1982 (Radix)
  • World Fantasy Award
    World Fantasy Award
    The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...

    , Best Novel nominee, 1992 (Hunting the Ghost Dancer)
  • British Fantasy Award
    British Fantasy Award
    The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society and were first awarded in 1971. The membership of the BFS vote to determine recommendations, short-lists and winners of the awards...

    , Best Novel nominee, 1995 (Arthor)

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