Karl Schroeder (/ˈʃreɪdər/) (born September 4, 1962) is a Canadian science fiction author and a professional futurist. His novels present far-future speculations on topics such as nanotechnology, terraforming, augmented reality, and interstellar travel, and are deeply philosophical. More recently he also focuses on near-future topics.[1] Several of his short stories feature the character Gennady Malianov.
Karl Schroeder | |
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 Karl Schroeder (second from left) on a panel at ConFusion 2008 | |
| Born | September 4, 1962 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation | Author, technology consultant |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable works | Ventus, Permanence |
| Website | |
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Biography
editSchroeder was born in a Mennonite family in Brandon, Manitoba. In 1986 he moved to Toronto, where he now lives with his wife Janice Beitel and daughter.[1] After publishing a dozen short stories, Schroeder published his first novel, Ventus, in 2000. A prequel to Ventus, Lady of Mazes, was published in 2005. He has published seven more novels and is co-author (with Cory Doctorow) of the self-help book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction. Schroeder currently writes, consults in the area of futures studies.[2]
In October, 2011, Karl Schroeder was awarded a Master of Design degree in Strategic Foresight and Innovation from OCAD University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Awards
edit- 1982. Pierian Spring Best Story award for The Great Worm.
- 1989. Context '89 fiction contest winner for The Cold Convergence.
- 1993. Prix Aurora Award for Best Short Work in English for The Toy Mill.
- 2001. New York Times Notable book for Ventus.
- 2003. Prix Aurora Award for best Canadian SF novel for Permanence.
- 2006/2007: Sun of Suns: Kirkus Best Book of 2006,[3] 2007 Aurora finalist,[4] 2007 nomination for the John W. Campbell Memorial award [4]
- 2012. Audie Award for best Original Work for METAtropolis: Cascadia, a shared-world audiobook anthology in which Schroeder's contribution was the short story Deodand.
Selected bibliography
editStand-alone
edit- The Claus Effect (with David Nickle). (Tesseract Books, 1997) ISBN 978-1-895836-35-6
- Permanence (Tor Books, 2002.) ISBN 0-7653-0371-X
- Crisis in Zefra (Directorate of Land Strategic Concepts, National Defence Canada; 2005.) ISBN 978-0-662-40643-3
- Lockstep (Tor Books, 2014.) ISBN 978-0-7653-3726-9
Ventus
edit- Ventus (Tor Books, 2000) ISBN 978-0-312-87197-0
- Lady of Mazes (prequel to Ventus) (Tor Books, 2005) ISBN 978-0-7653-5078-7
Virga
edit- Sun of Suns (Tor Books, 2006.) ISBN 978-0765354532
- Queen of Candesce (Tor Books, 2007.) ISBN 978-0765315441
- Pirate Sun (Tor Books, 2008.) ISBN 978-0765315458
- The Sunless Countries (Tor Books, 2009.) ISBN 978-0765320766
- Ashes of Candesce (Tor Books, 2012.) ISBN 978-0765324924
References
edit- ^ a b c "About Me", at the Karl Schroeder official website
- ^ Karl Schroeder official website, accessed September, 2008.
- ^ Sun of Suns in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- ^ a b 2007 Award Winners & Nominees
External links
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- Official site - including Creative Commons-licensed text of some of his works
- Karl Schroeder at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Permanence - An Adaptationist Solution to Fermi's Paradox? by Milan M. Cirkovic
- Adaptationism Fails to Resolve Fermi’s Paradox, Serbian Astronomical Journal, Vol. 170, pp. 89-100 (2005), by Milan Cirkovic with Ivana Dragicevic and Tanja Beric-Bjedov.
- Interview with Karl Schroeder - small WORLD Podcast 2006
- Video of Karl Schroeder on The Agenda with Steve Paikin, "Are We Bound for Space?" panel discussion with Chris Hadfield, Donna Shirley, Lawrence Krauss and Robert D. Richards
- Audio of Karl Schroeder, "The Rewilding: A Metaphor" presentation at the O'Reilly Media Open Source Conference.