George Zebrowski (December 28, 1945 – December 20, 2024) was an American

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

writer and editor who wrote and edited a number of books, and was a former editor of The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He lived with author Pamela Sargent, with whom he co-wrote a number of

novel A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ...

s, including ''

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'' novels. Zebrowski won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1999 for his novel ''Brute Orbits''.The Locus Guide to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees
Three of his short stories, "Heathen God," "The Eichmann Variations," and "Wound the Wind," were nominated for the

Nebula Award The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), a nonprofit association of pr ...

, and "The Idea Trap" was nominated for the

Theodore Sturgeon Award The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award is an annual literary award presented by the Theodore Sturgeon Literary Trust and the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best short science fiction story ...

. Zebrowski died on December 20, 2024, at the age of 78. His death was announced after he had been in a nursing home for several months.

Bibliography

Novels

*''The Omega Point'' (1972) mega Point #2*''The Star Web'' (1975) *''Ashes and Stars'' (1977) mega Point #1 *''Sunspacer'' (1978) *''Macrolife'' (1979) *''A Silent Shout'' (1979) *''Mirror of Minds'' (1983) [Omega Point #3] *''The Omega Point Trilogy'' (1983) *''The Stars Will Speak'' (1985) *''Stranger Suns'' (1989) *''Behind the Stars'' (1996) *''Sunspacers Trilogy'' (1996) *''The Killing Star'' (1996) with Charles Pellegrino *''Brute Orbits'' (1998) *''Cave of Stars'' (1999) *''Empties'' (2009)

Star Trek novels

*''A Fury Scorned'' (1996). Co-written with Pamela Sargent. Based on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' television series. *''Heart of the Sun'' (1997). Co-written with Pamela Sargent. Based on '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' television series. *''Dyson Sphere'' (April, 1999). Co-written with Charles R. Pellegrino. Based on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' television series. *''Across the Universe'' (October, 1999). Co-written with Pamela Sargent. Based on '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' television series. *'' Garth of Izar'' (2003). Co-written with Pamela Sargent. Based on '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' television series.

Collections

*''The Monadic Universe'' (1977) *''Swift Thoughts'' (2002) *''In the Distance, and Ahead in Time'' (2002) *''Black Pockets: And Other Dark Thoughts'' (2006)

Anthologies edited

*''Human Machines: An Anthology of Stories About Cyborgs'' (1975) with Thomas Scortia *''Tomorrow Today: No. 1'' (1975) *''Faster than Light'' (1976) with

Jack Dann Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, as well as an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, the majority being as editor or c ...

*''Three in Space'' (1981) with Jack Dann and Pamela Sargent *''Creations: The Quest for Origins in Story and Science'' (1983) with

Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov ( ; – April 6, 1992) was an Russian-born American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. H ...

and Martin Greenberg *'' Nebula Awards 20'' (1985) *'' Nebula Awards 21'' (1986) *''Synergy: New Science Fiction, Volume 1'' (1987) *'' Nebula Awards 22'' (1988) *''Synergy: New Science Fiction, Volume 2'' (1988) *''Synergy: New Science Fiction, Volume 3'' (1988) *''Synergy: New Science Fiction, Volume 4'' (1989) *''Three in Time'' (1997) with Jack Dann and Pamela Sargent *''Synergy SF: New Science Fiction'' (2004)

Nonfiction

*''Beneath the Red Star: Studies on International Science Fiction'' (1996) *''Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science'' (2000) with

Gregory Benford Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is professor emeritus at the department of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is a contributing editor of ''Reason ...

References

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (''SFE'') is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979. It has won the Hugo Award, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus and BSFA Award, British SF Awards. Two print editions appea ...

* SFWA *

ISFDB The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB) is a database of bibliographic information on genres considered speculative fiction, including science fiction and related genres such as fantasy, alternate history, and horror fiction. The ISFDB ...

External links

*
Golden Gryphon Press official site
- About ''Swift Thoughts''

About ''Black Pockets and Other Dark Thoughts'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zebrowski, George 1945 births 2024 deaths American science fiction writers Austrian emigrants to the United States People from Villach 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers