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Stardance
''Stardance'' is a science fiction novel by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson, published by Dial Press in 1979 as part of its Quantum science fiction line. The novel's opening segment originally appeared in '' Analog'' in 1977 as the novella "Stardance", followed by the serialized conclusion, "Stardance II", in ''Analog'' in 1978. After the Dial hardcover appeared in 1979, ''Stardance'' was reprinted in paperback by Dell Books in 1980, followed by reissues from Tor Books and Baen Books over the next decade. Baen compiled the novel, together with its sequel, '' Starseed'', in a mass market paperback omnibus, ''The Star Dancers'', in 1997; in 2006, Baen published a hardcover omnibus, ''The Stardance Trilogy'', adding a third novel, '' Starmind''. Reception Algis Budrys declared ''Stardance'' to be "a reading experience which genuinely evokes a basic human feeling ... that within each of us dwells something glorious that is beyond mortal error, is the seed of an angel," conclud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider Robinson
Spider Robinson (born November 24, 1948) is an American-Canadian science fiction author. He has won a number of awards for his hard science fiction and humorous stories, including the Hugo Award 1977 and 1983, and another Hugo with his co-author and wife Jeanne Robinson in 1978. Early life and education Robinson was born in the Bronx, New York City; his father was a salesman. He was an avid reader of science fiction, and it was his early childhood exposure to the juvenile novels of Robert A. Heinlein that later influenced him to become a writer. He attended a Catholic high school, spending his junior year in a seminary; this was followed by two years in a Catholic college, and five years at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in the 1960s, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English. While at Stony Brook, Spider entertained at campus coffeehouses and gatherings, strumming his guitar and singing in harmony with his female partner. It was at this time that his fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Robinson
Jeanne M. Rubbicco Robinson (March 30, 1948 – May 30, 2010) was an American-born Canadian choreographer who co-wrote three science fiction novels, ''The Stardance Saga'', with her husband Spider Robinson. ''Stardance'' won the Hugo Award and Nebula award for Best Novella in 1978 and 1977 respectively. Biography Jeanne Robinson was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Dorothy and Peter Rubbicco. She studied dance at the Boston Conservatory, and at the Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, and Erick Hawkins schools. She performed with the Beverly Brown Dance Ensemble in New York City. Robinson was briefly married to Daniel Corrigan with whom she joined the back-to-the-land movement and began to practice Buddhism. She married fellow science-fiction writer Spider Robinson in 1975 and they had one daughter, Terri Luanna who died in 2014. She moved to Nova Scotia, serving as the artistic director of the Nova Dance Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she choreographed more than thirty origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starseed (novel)
''Starseed'' is a science fiction novel by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson. It first appeared in seven parts in '' Pulphouse Weekly'' in 1991. It is a sequel to ''Stardance ''Stardance'' is a science fiction novel by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson, published by Dial Press in 1979 as part of its Quantum science fiction line. The novel's opening segment originally appeared in '' Analog'' in 1977 as the novella ...'' and was published as a standalone novel later that year. It was republished in 1997 as an omnibus edition with ''Stardance''. References American science fiction novels 1991 American novels Novels first published in serial form Ace Books books {{1990s-sf-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dial Press
The Dial Press is a publishing house founded in 1923 by Lincoln MacVeagh. The Dial Press shared a building with ''The Dial'' and Scofield Thayer worked with both. The first imprint was issued in 1924. Authors included Elizabeth Bowen, W. R. Burnett and Glenway Wescott, Frank Yerby, James Baldwin, Roy Campbell (poet), Roy Campbell, Susan Berman, Herbert Gold, Thomas Berger (novelist), Thomas Berger, Vance Bourjaily, Judith Rossner, and Norman Mailer. History In 1963, Dell Publishing, Dell Publishing Company acquired 60 percent of The Dial Press's stock but the Press remained an independent subsidiary. It was jointly owned by Richard Baron (1923–2021) and Dell Publishing; E. L. Doctorow was editor-in-chief. In 1969 The Dial Press became wholly owned by Dell Publishing Company. In 1976 Doubleday (publisher), Doubleday bought Dell Publishing and the children's division of The Dial Press (Dial Books for Young Readers) was sold to E. P. Dutton. The children's division of Dial Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starmind (novel)
Starmind is a science fiction novel by American writers Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson. It first appeared as a four-part serial in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William Cla ...'' in 1994, and in book form the following year. References American science fiction novels Works originally published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact 1994 American novels Novels first published in serial form Ace Books books {{1990s-sf-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locus (magazine)
''Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field'', founded in 1968, is an American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California. It is the news organ and trade journal for the English-language science fiction and fantasy fields. It also publishes comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genres (excluding self-published). The magazine also presents the annual Locus Awards. '' Locus Online'' was launched in April 1997, as a semi-autonomous web version of ''Locus Magazine''. History Charles N. Brown, Ed Meskys, and Dave Vanderwerf founded ''Locus'' in 1968 as a news fanzine to promote the (ultimately successful) bid to host the 1971 World Science Fiction Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally intended to run only until the site-selection vote was taken at St. Louiscon, the 1969 Worldcon in St. Louis, Missouri, Brown decided to continue publishing ''Locus'' as a mimeographed general science fiction and fantasy newszine. ''Locus'' succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebula Award For Best Novella–winning Works
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1979 Science Fiction Novels
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English-language Novels
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Dial Press Books
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Canadian Science Fiction Novels
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