Eric James Stone (born 1967) is an American

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, and

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author. He won the 2004

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contest, and has published in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. His 2010 novelette, "That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made," won the

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and was a finalist for the

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. He became the assistant editor for

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's ''

'' in 2009, and served as web-host for

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. He received a degree in political science at Brigham Young University and went on to graduate from

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. Stone lives in

Eagle Mountain, Utah Eagle Mountain is a city in Utah County, Utah. It is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The city is located to the west as well as north of the Lake Mountains, which are west of Utah Lake. It was incorporated in December 1996 and is r ...

Personal life

On November 21, 2012, Stone announced his engagement to Darci Rhoades.

Bibliography

Novels

*''Unforgettable'' (2011, self-published, picked up by

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, , January 2016)Briefly reviewed by

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in the April 2016 issue of ''

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'', pp.105–108.

Collections

*''Rejiggering the Thingamajig and Other Stories'' (Paper Golem, , August 2011)

Short fiction

Awards

References

External links

Author's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, Eric James 1967 births Living people American Latter Day Saints American male novelists American male short story writers American science fiction writers American short story writers Analog Science Fiction and Fact people Nebula Award winners People from Eagle Mountain, Utah