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Eric Brown (writer)

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Eric Brown (24 May 1960 – 21 March 2023) was a British science fiction author and The Guardian critic.[1]

Biography

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Eric Brown was born in Haworth, Yorkshire, in May 1960,[2] and began writing in 1975. In the 1980s he travelled extensively throughout Greece and Asia (some of his novels are set in India).[3] His first publication was in 1982, when his play for children Noel's Ark appeared.

His career took off in the late 1980s with a succession of short stories in the magazine Interzone and other publications. His story "The Time-Lapsed Man" won the Interzone readers' poll for the most admired story of 1988, and an Eastercon short text award in 1995. He was voted the Best New European SF writer of the Year in the early 1990s and subsequently won the BSFA Award twice (for the short stories "Hunting the Slarque" in 1999 and "Children of Winter" in 2001).[4]

Brown publicly admired the science fiction writing of Michael G. Coney,[5] Robert Silverberg, Richard Paul Russo and Robert Charles Wilson,[6] amongst others.

Brown died from sepsis on 21 March 2023, at the age of 62.[7]

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Meridian Days. London: Pan, 1992 (paper). ISBN 9780330322874
  • Engineman. London: Pan, 1994 (paper). ISBN 9780330330435
  • Penumbra. London: Millennium, 1999 (paper). ISBN 9781857985924
  • the Virex trilogy
  • Bengal Station. Waterville, ME: Five Star Books, 2004. ISBN 9781594142123
  • Helix. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2007 (paper). ISBN 9781844164721
  • Kéthani. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2008 (paper). ISBN 9781844164738
  • Bengal Station
  • Engineman. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2010 (paper). ISBN 9781907519420
  • Guardians of the Phoenix. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2010 (paper). ISBN 9781907519147
  • The Kings of Eternity. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2011 (paper). ISBN 9781907519710
  • Weird Space: The Devil's Nebula. Abaddon, 2012 (paper). ISBN 9781781080238
  • Helix Wars. Nottingham: Solaris Books, 2012 (paper). ISBN 9781781080498
  • Serene Invasion. Abaddon, 2013 (paper). ISBN 9781781080924 [8]
  • Weird Space: Satan's Reach. Abaddon, 2013 (paper). ISBN 9781781081310 [9]
  • Weird Space: The Baba Yaga. Abaddon, 2015 (paper). ISBN 9781781083642
  • The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Martian Menace. Titan Books, 2020. ISBN 9781789092950

Novellas

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Collections

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Children's books

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References

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  1. ^ "Eric Brown". Solaris Books. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  2. ^ Clute, John. "Brown, Eric". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. SFE Ltd/Ansible Editions. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Eric Brown Interview". 26 April 2013.
  4. ^ "BSFA Awards: Past Awards". The British Science Fiction Association. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Eric Brown interviewed - infinity plus non-fiction".
  6. ^ "Interview: Eric Brown". 6 May 2009.
  7. ^ "Eric Brown, science fiction author and Guardian critic, dies aged 62". The Guardian. 23 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Eric Brown - The Serene Invasion cover art, release date reveal!". Upcoming4.me. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Eric Brown's Satan's Reach cover art, synopsis and release date unveiled!". Upcoming4.me. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  10. ^ New edition: it includes a new novella, 'In Transit', written with Keith Brooke, and drops the two solo Eric Brown stories of the first edition.
  11. ^ "Eric Brown - Salvage cover art and synopsis reveal!". Upcoming4.me. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2013.

External resources

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