John Milo "Mike" Ford (April 10, 1957 – September 25, 2006) was an American science fiction and

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writer,

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, and poet. A contributor to several online discussions, Ford composed poems, often improvised, in both complicated forms and

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; he also wrote pastiches and

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of many other authors and styles. At

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and other

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s he would perform "Ask Dr. Mike", giving humorous answers to scientific and other questions in a lab coat before a whiteboard.

Life

Ford was born in

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, and raised in

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. In the mid-1970s he attended

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, where he was active in the IU science fiction club and

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(using the name Miles Atherton de Grey); while there, he published his first short story "This, Too, We Reconcile" in the May 1976 ''

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''. Ford left IU and moved to New York to work on the newly founded ''

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'', where, starting in mid-1978, he published poetry, fiction, articles, and game reviews. Although his last non-fiction appeared there in September 1981, he was tenth most frequent contributor for the 1977–2002 period. About 1990, he moved to

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. In addition to writing, he worked at various times as a hospital orderly, computer consultant,

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reader, and

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. Ford suffered from complications related to

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since childhood and also had

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dysfunction which required dialysis and, in 2000, a

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, which improved his quality of life considerably. He was found dead from natural causes in his Minneapolis home on September 25, 2006, by his partner since the mid-1990s,

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. He was a prominent member of the ''Friends of the

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'', which established a ''John M. Ford Book Endowment'' after his death with the donations to be used as

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-generating capital for yearly purchase of new books.

Work

Ford's works were varied in setting and style. Several were of the

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(coming-of-age) type: in '' Web of Angels'', '' The Final Reflection'', ''Princes of the Air'', ''Growing Up Weightless'', and ''The Last Hot Time'', Ford wrote variations on the theme of growing up, learning about one's world and one's place in it, and taking responsibility for it – which involves taking on the power and wisdom to influence events, to help make the world a better place. Ford spent part of his career working in other people's universes. His 1983 book '' The Klingons'' for

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's '' Star Trek: The Role Playing Game'' had an influence on subsequent productions from Paramount. He also wrote a comedic novel set in the Star Trek universe called '' How Much for Just the Planet?'', where the ''Enterprise'' crew compete with a Klingon crew for control of a planet whose unhappy colonists defend their peace in inventive and farcial ways. The book includes song lyrics that satirize many 20th century stage musicals. Ford authored the award-winning adventure '' The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues'' (1985) for

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' ''

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'' role-playing game. Ford used a variety of styles to suit the world, characters, and situations he chose to write about. Author and critic John Clute wrote in the 1993 '' Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' that "two decades into his career, there remains some sense that JMF remains unwilling or unable to create a definitive style or mode; but his originality is evident, a shifting feisty energy informs almost everything he writes, and that career is still young." Ford was much respected by his fellow writers, editors, critics and fans.

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, Ford's lifelong close friend, called Ford "the best writer in America – bar none." Neil Gaiman called Ford "my best critic... the best writer I knew."

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said, "Most normal people had the slight sense that something large and super-intelligent and trans-human had sort of flown over... There would be a point where basically the plot would become so knotted and complex he would lose all of us." After his death, almost all of Ford's work was out of print. The rights to his work had reverted to his legal heirs, but no one had managed to get in touch with them. After an investigation by a journalist, Isaac Butler, Ford's editors at

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were able to reconnect with his family, and in November 2019 an agreement was reached to reissue all his published works, starting in 2020 with ''The Dragon Waiting.''

Bibliography

Books

* ''Web of Angels'' (1980,

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, ; 1992,

, ), an early exploration of some topics that would later be described as

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* ''The Princes of the Air'' (1982, Pocket Books, ; 1991, Tor Books, ), a space opera * '' The Dragon Waiting'' (1983,

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, ; 1985,

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, ; 2002, Gollancz, ), a fantasy alternate history combining

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s, the

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s, and the convoluted English politics surrounding Edward IV and Richard III; winner of the 1984 World Fantasy Award * '' The Final Reflection'' (1984, Pocket Books, ; 1985, Ultramarine, ; 1985, Gregg Press, ; 1991, Pocket Books, ), a Star Trek tie-in novel; (also 2004, Pocket Books, n omnibus Signature Edition, ''The Hand of Kahless'' * '' How Much for Just the Planet?'' (1987, Pocket Books, ; 1990, ; 1991, ), a Star Trek tie-in novel * ''The Scholars of Night'' (1988, Tor Books, ; 1989, ), a

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Cold War thriller involving an undiscovered Christopher Marlowe play * ''Casting Fortune'' (1989, Tor Books, ), a collection of stories set in the

Liavek Liavek is a series of five fantasy anthologies edited by Emma Bull and Will Shetterly set in a shared world. Orson Scott Card found the initial volume to be "an example of what can be accomplished n a shared-world projectwhen almost everything g ...

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, reprints "A Cup of Worrynot Tea" and "Green Is the Color" and original story "The Illusionist" * ''Fugue State'' (1990, Tor Books, ), a longer version of the novella of the same name, published as Tor SF Double No. 25 with ''The Death of Doctor Island'' by

Gene Wolfe Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and nove ...

* ''

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'' (1993,

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, ; 1994, ), a

set on a human-colonized

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; joint winner of the 1993 Philip K. Dick Award * ''Timesteps'' (1993, Rune Press), a selection of poems * ''From the End of the Twentieth Century'' (1997,

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, , ), a collection of short stories, poetry, and essays * '' The Last Hot Time'' (2000, Tor Books, ; 2001 paperback, ),

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set in a magical

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* ''Heat of Fusion and Other Stories'' (2004, Tor Books, ), a collection of short stories and poetry, finalist for the World Fantasy Award in 2005 *'' Aspects'' (2022, Tor Books, ), The final novel written by Ford. With

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and George H. Scithers, Ford co-authored ''On Writing Science Fiction (The Editors Strike Back!)'' (1981, Owlswick Press, ;

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2000, ), a writers' manual with advice illustrated by short stories that were first sales to ''IASFM''.

Short works and poetry

* "A Cup of Worrynot Tea" in ''Liavek: The Players of Luck'' (1986, edited by

Emma Bull Emma Bull (born December 13, 1954) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Her novels include the Hugo- and Nebula-nominated '' Bone Dance'' and the urban fantasy '' War for the Oaks''. She is also known for a series of anthologies ...

and

Will Shetterly Will Shetterly (born 1955) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction best known for his novel '' Dogland'' (1997). The novel is inspired by his childhood at the tourist attraction Dog Land owned by his parents. He won the Minnesota Bo ...

) * "Green Is the Color", "Eel Island Shoals" (song), "Pot-Boil Blues" (song) in ''Liavek: Wizard's Row'' (1987, edited by

and

) * "Winter Solstice, Camelot Station" (in ''Invitation to Camelot'', edited by

Parke Godwin Parke Godwin (January 28, 1929 – June 19, 2013) was an American writer. He won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella in 1982 for his story "The Fire When It Comes". He was a native of New York City, where he was born in 1929. He was the g ...

) * "Riding the Hammer" in ''Liavek: Spells of Binding'' (1988, edited by

and

) * "The Grand Festival: Sestina" (poem), "Divination Day: Invocation" (poem), "Birth Day: Sonnet" (poem), "Procession Day/Remembrance Night: Processional/Recessional" (poem), "Bazaar Day: Ballad" (poem), "Festival Day: Catechism" (poem), "Restoration Day: Plainsong" in ''Liavek: Festival Week'' (1990, edited by

and

) * "Scrabble with God", IASFM October 1985, reprinted in ''From the End of the Twentieth Century''

Other published works

* Ford wrote extensively for the

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. * Ford published some children's fiction under pseudonyms that he did not make public, and two children's

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s under

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Michael J. Dodge (''Star Trek: Voyage to Adventure'', 1984) and Milo Dennison (''The Case of the Gentleman Ghost'', 1985). * Ford plotted three issues of the '' Captain Confederacy'' alternate history comics in the late 1980s and wrote issue number 10, "Driving North." * Ford also contributed to ''The World of Robert Jordan's

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'' (2001, Tor Books, ), drawing some of the maps.

Games

* '' The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues'' (1985, West End Games, ), an adventure for the

roleplaying game * '' Star Trek III'' with

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and Doug Kaufman (1985, West End Games) * ''

GURPS Time Travel ''GURPS Time Travel'' is a sourcebook for ''GURPS''. It was written by Steve Jackson and John M. Ford and published in 1991. Contents ''GURPS Time Travel'' presents options to allow gamemasters to create systems to match their campaigns, includ ...

'' with Steve Jackson (1991, Steve Jackson Games, ), a resource book for the

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roleplaying game * ''GURPS Y2K'' with Steve Jackson et al. (1999, Steve Jackson Games, ), a resource book for the GURPS roleplaying game * ''GURPS Traveller: Starports'' (2000, Steve Jackson Games, ), a resource book for the

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roleplaying game * ''

GURPS Infinite Worlds ''GURPS Infinite Worlds'' is a supplement for the Fourth Edition of the ''GURPS'' role-playing game, published by Steve Jackson Games in 2005 and written by Kenneth Hite, Steve Jackson, and John M. Ford. It expands upon the campaign setting ...

'' with Steve Jackson and

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(2005, Steve Jackson Games, ), a resource book for the GURPS roleplaying game *

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with Bill Slaviscek (1987,

, ), a module for the Ghostbusters Roleplaying Game. * Ford further wrote Klingon manuals for the ''Star Trek'' role-playing game, and a number of RPG articles, which appeared in '' Autoduel Quarterly'', ''

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'', '' Roleplayer'', ''

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'', and '' Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society''. * In '' The Final Reflection'' he described a chess-like game played by Klingons, ''klin zha,'' which has been adopted by Klingon fandom.

Awards

* 2005

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for Role-Playing Game Supplement of the Year – ''

4th Edition'' * 1998

Minnesota Book Award The Minnesota Book Awards are presented annually for books created by writers, illustrators or book artists who are Minnesotans. The award, originally established in 1988, is organized by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. History ...

for Fantasy & Science Fiction * 1993 Philip K. Dick Award – ''Growing Up Weightless'' * 1991

for Best Roleplaying Supplement – ''GURPS Time Travel'' * 1989 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction – " Winter Solstice, Camelot Station" (in ''Invitation to Camelot'', edited by

) * 1989

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for Long Poem – also "Winter Solstice, Camelot Station" * 1985

for Best Roleplaying Supplement – ''The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues'' * 1984

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

– ''The Dragon Waiting''

Nominations

* 2005

World Fantasy Award for Best Collection In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

– ''Heat of Fusion and Other Stories'' * 1996

Nebula Award for Best Novelette The Nebula Award for Best Novelette is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to a science fiction or fantasy novelette. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novelette if it is between 7,50 ...

– "Erase/Record/Play" (in ''Starlight 1'', edited by

) * 1996

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 stor ...

– also "Erase/Record/Play" * 1995

for Long Poems – "Troy: The Movie" (in ''

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'', Spring 1994) * 1991 Rhysling Award for Long Poems – "Bazaar Day: Ballad" (in ''Liavek: Festival Week'', edited by

and

) and "Cosmology: A User’s Manual" (in ''

'', January 1990) * 1990 Rhysling Award for Long Poems – "A Holiday in the Park" (in ''

'', Winter 1988/1989) * 1987 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (final ballot) – "Fugue State" (in '' Under the Wheel'', edited by Elizabeth Mitchell)

References

External links

*
John M. Ford, game designer
at BoardGameGeek.Com

up to 1997 by

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Fan memorial website

Bibliography with cover scans
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