Michael Paul Kube-McDowell (born August 29, 1954), also known as Michael McDowell or Michael P. McDowell, is an American

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and

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author.

Background

Born Michael Paul McDowell on August 29, 1954 (

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), he attended St. Joseph's High School (Camden, New Jersey) (Class of 1972) and

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...

Writing career

Kube-McDowell has written for television, been a

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for a daily newspaper, and published short fiction, reviews, assorted nonfiction and

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. He was honored for teaching excellence by the 1985

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Commission on Presidential Scholars. Kube-McDowell's short fiction has been featured in ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as anthologies ''After the Flames'' and ''Perpetual Light''. Three of his stories have been adapted as episodes of the TV series ''

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''. Outside of science fiction Kube-McDowell is the author of more than 500 nonfiction articles on subjects ranging from space careers to " scientific creationism" to an award-winning four-part series on the state of

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. Kube-McDowell's literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series.

Bibliography

Series

*'' The Trigon Disunity'' **''Emprise'' (1985) **''Enigma'' (1986) **''Empery'' (1987) *''

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: The Black Fleet Crisis'' **'' Before the Storm'' (1996) **'' Shield of Lies'' (1996) **'' Tyrant's Test'' (1996)

Novels

* ''Alternities'' (1988) *''Isaac Asimov's Robot City: Odyssey'' (1987) *''The Quiet Pools'' (1990) *''Exile'' (1992) *'' The Trigger'' (1999) (with

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) *''Vectors'' (2002)

Young adult novels

*''Thieves of Light'' (1987) (writing as Michael Hudson)

Short stories

* ''I Shall Have a Flight to Glory'' (1992) (collected in

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's alternate history anthology ''

Alternate Presidents ''Alternate Presidents'' is an alternate history anthology edited by Mike Resnick, published in the United States by Tor Books. There are 28 stories in the anthology, including Resnick's own "The Bull Moose at Bay". The other remaining stories ...

'') * ''The Inga-Binga Affair'' (1992) (collected in Mike Resnick's alternate history anthology ''

Alternate Kennedys ''Alternate Kennedys'' is an alternate history anthology edited by Mike Resnick, published in the United States by Tor Books Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing compa ...

'') * ''Because Thou Lovest the Burning-Ground'' (1993) (collected in Mike Resnick's alternate history anthology '' Alternate Warriors'')

Awards

* Hugo Best Novel nominee (1991) : ''The Quiet Pools'' * Philip K. Dick nominee (1985) : ''Emprise'' *

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for Best Performer (1994) as a member of the Black Book Band

References

External links

Official site
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