Charles E. Gannon (born March 17, 1960) is an American novelist and game designer who has worked primarily on hard science fiction and role-playing games.

Charles E. Gannon
Born (1960-03-17) March 17, 1960 (age 64)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Education
Occupation(s)Game designer, novelist
Writing career
Period1994–present
GenreScience fiction
Academic background
ThesisSpeculative Fiction: Literature of Political Transformation (1998)
Doctoral advisorPhilip Sicker
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish literature
Sub-disciplineScience fiction
InstitutionsSt. Bonaventure University
Websitecharlesegannon.com

Career

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Charles Gannon wrote Hard Times (1991), a supplement for MegaTraveller which moved the background metaplot forward by six years.[2]: 60  Gannon wrote many articles in Challenge magazine about "The Hinterworlds", a sector of space which is part of the Imperium from the Traveller universe.[2]: 59 

Gannon has also co-written novels in the 1632 series with Eric Flint, including 1635: The Papal Stakes (2012),[3][4][5][6] 1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies (2014),[7] and 1636: The Vatican Sanction (2015).[8] His novels Fire with Fire and Trial by Fire were both nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel (in 2014 and 2015 respectively). He was nominated again in 2016 for Raising Caine, and in 2020 for Marque of Caine.[9]

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Tales of the Terran Republic

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This progression of books is also known as the "Caine Riordan series" or the "22nd Century series"

  • Gannon, Charles E. (2013). Fire with Fire. Riverdale, NY: Baen. ISBN 978-1-4516-3883-7. OCLC 800030905.
  • Gannon, Charles E. (2014). Trial by Fire. Riverdale, NY: Baen. ISBN 978-1-4767-3664-8. OCLC 866931638.
  • Gannon, Charles E. (2015). Raising Caine. Riverdale, NY: Baen. ISBN 978-1-4767-8093-1. OCLC 913470034.
  • Gannon, Charles E. (2017). Caine's Mutiny. Riverdale, NY: Baen. ISBN 978-1-4767-8219-5. OCLC 952979582.
  • Gannon, Charles E. (2019). Marque of Caine. Riverdale, NY: Baen. ISBN 978-1-4814-8409-1. OCLC 1086495468.
  • Gannon, Charles E. (2023). Endangered Species. Baen. ISBN 978-1-982192716.[10]
  • Gannon, Charles E. (2023). Protected Species. Riverdale, NY: Baen. ISBN 978-1-9821-9307-2.
  • Gannon, Charles E. Killer Species. (upcoming)[11]: Baen Books by Charles E. Gannon page 
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Vortex of Worlds

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Starfire series

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The 1632 series

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Black Tide Rising

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Gannon, Charles Edward (1998). Speculative Fiction: Literature of Political Transformation (PhD thesis). Fordham University. OCLC 40064874. ProQuest 304424521.
  2. ^ a b Appelcline, Shannon (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  3. ^ Lawhorn, Bill (October 2, 2012). "1635: Papal Stakes (Ring of Fire)". SFRevu.
  4. ^ "MBR Bookwatch". Midwest Book Review. Vol. 11, no. 12. December 2012.
  5. ^ "1635: The Papal Stakes by Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon". Mixed Book Bag. July 23, 2012.
  6. ^ "Book Review: 1635: The Papal Stakes by Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon". Rena's Hub of Random. March 7, 2013.
  7. ^ "Forthcoming - Eric Flint". March 13, 2006.
  8. ^ "Spectrum Literary Agency - 320 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025". spectrumliteraryagency.com.
  9. ^ "Past Nominations and Wins". SFWA. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Endangered Species (publisher's page)". Baen Books.
  11. ^ Gannon, Charles (2023). Protected Species. Baen Books. ISBN 978-1-9821-9307-2.
  12. ^ a b c Gannon, Charles (2019). Lost Signals. Ring of Fire Press. ISBN 978-1-948818-24-7.
  13. ^ McClellan, Rob (February 25, 2021). "Murphy's Lawless". Chris Kennedy Publishing. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  14. ^ "Murphy's Lawless by Griffin Barber, Kacey Ezell, Charles E Gannon, Kevin Ikenberry, Chris Kennedy, Mike Massa and Mark Wandrey". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  15. ^ Mission Critical. Baen. January 3, 2023. ISBN 978-1-9821-9260-0.
  16. ^ Gannon, Charles E.; Barber, Griffin; Massa, Mike; Kennedy, Chris (January 3, 2023). Mission Critical. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781982192600.
  17. ^ "Mission Critical (Terran Republic) by Griffin Barber, Charles E Gannon, Chris Kennedy and Mike Massa". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  18. ^ Into the Vortex. Baen. March 7, 2023. ISBN 978-1982192471.
  19. ^ Gannon, Charles E. (March 7, 2023). Into the Vortex. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781982192471.
  20. ^ "Into the Vortex (Vortex of Worlds, book 2) by Charles E Gannon". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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