Andrew Weiner (17 June 1949 – 3 December 2019) was a Canadian

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. He published three novels and over forty short stories. Weiner was born in

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, United Kingdom, where he graduated in social psychology from the

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. He emigrated to Canada in 1974.

Bibliography

Novels

*''Station Gehenna'' (1987) *''Getting Near the End'' (2004, first publication in French under the title ''En approchant de la fin'', 2000) *''Among the Missing'' (2006, only published in French, under the title ''Boulevard des disparus'')

Short story collections

*''Distant Signals: And Other Stories'' (1989) *''This is the Year Zero'' (1998)

Anthologized short stories

His short story "Empire of the Sun"—his first professional sale—was included in ''

Again, Dangerous Visions ''Again, Dangerous Visions'' (1972) is a science fiction short story anthology, edited by American author Harlan Ellison. It is the follow-up to ''Dangerous Visions'' (1967), also edited by Ellison. Cover art and interior illustrations are by Ed ...

'' (1972) edited by

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave science fiction, New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. His published wo ...

, and his "Klein's Machine" appeared in '' Future on Ice'' (1998) edited by

Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. , he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award and a Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award in List of joint ...

References

External links

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Article at sfwriter.com
1949 births 2019 deaths Canadian science fiction writers Canadian fantasy writers English emigrants to Canada Writers from London {{Canada-writer-stub