Ted Reynolds
Encyclopedia
Theodore Andrus Reynolds (born 1938) is an American
science fiction
writer.
He has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story
(for Can These Bones Live?) and Hugo Award for Best Novella
(for Ker-Plop
). His only novel, The Tides of God, came out in 1989 and concerns millennialism
being inspired by extraterrestrial
s.
He was one of the winners of The Village Voice
s "Sci-Fi Scenes" writing contest, held in 1980-81; the newspaper published his untitled story of (as the contest rules demanded) exactly 250 words.
He largely stopped writing in 1996, but with his retirement, resumed in 2010.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
writer.
He has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
(for Can These Bones Live?) and Hugo Award for Best Novella
Hugo Award for Best Novella
The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
(for Ker-Plop
Ker-Plop
"Ker-Plop" is a science fiction novella written in 1979 by Ted Reynolds.-Synopsis:Cotter Oren is a checker-pilot, a elite group tasked to 'meet and greet' travellers from deep space who arrive in the automatic net around the planet Randar...
). His only novel, The Tides of God, came out in 1989 and concerns millennialism
Millennialism
Millennialism , or chiliasm in Greek, is a belief held by some Christian denominations that there will be a Golden Age or Paradise on Earth in which "Christ will reign" for 1000 years prior to the final judgment and future eternal state...
being inspired by extraterrestrial
Extraterrestrial life in popular culture
In popular cultures, "extraterrestrials" are life forms — especially intelligent life forms— that are of extraterrestrial origin .-Historical ideas:-Pre-modern:...
s.
He was one of the winners of The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
s "Sci-Fi Scenes" writing contest, held in 1980-81; the newspaper published his untitled story of (as the contest rules demanded) exactly 250 words.
He largely stopped writing in 1996, but with his retirement, resumed in 2010.