Shane Dix (born 1960 in Wales) is an Australian
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best known for his collaborative work with
Sean Williams in the ''
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New Jedi Order series.
In addition to his novels with Sean Williams, Dix has had short stories published in various magazines and anthologies, including ''Aurealis: Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction'', ''Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy'', ''Borderlands'', ''Twenty3 : A Miscellany'' (1998), and ''Alien Shores: An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction'' (1994).
While primarily known for his science-fiction work, since 2007 Dix has been branching out into other genres and fields of writing with a number of original novels. Four of these manuscripts are now complete, and he is currently looking for an agent to represent them.
His daughter Katelin Dix is also a writer, with promising work in both teenage and fantasy fiction.
Bibliography
Series Contributions
Cogal Series (co-written with Sean Williams)
* ''The Unknown Soldier'' (1995)
Evergence Series (co-written with Sean Williams)
* ''The Prodigal Sun'' (1999)
* ''The Dying Light'' (2000)
* ''
The Dark Imbalance
''The Dark Imbalance'' (also known as ''A Dark Imbalance'' in the United States) is a 2001 science fiction novel by Sean Williams and Shane Dix. It is the third novel in the ''Evergence'' series and is preceded by '' The Dying Light'' which was ...
'' (2001)
Orphans (co-written with Sean Williams)
* ''Echoes of Earth'' (2002)
* ''Orphans of Earth'' (2002)
* ''Heirs of Earth'' (2003)
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...
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The New Jedi Order (co-written with Sean Williams)
* ''Force Heretic I: Remnant'' (2003)
* ''Force Heretic II: Refugee'' (2003)
* ''Force Heretic III: Reunion''(2003)
* ''Or Die Trying'' (2004 short story co-written with Sean Williams)
Novels
* ''Geodesica: Ascent'' (February 2005) (co-written with Sean Williams)
* ''Geodesica: Descent'' (February 2006) (co-written with Sean Williams)
Awards
* 1995 nominated for
Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''The Unknown Soldier''
* 1996 nominated for
Ditmar Award for Best Long Fiction for ''The Unknown Soldier''
* 2000 nominated for
Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''The Dying Light''
* 2001 winner of
Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''
The Dark Imbalance
''The Dark Imbalance'' (also known as ''A Dark Imbalance'' in the United States) is a 2001 science fiction novel by Sean Williams and Shane Dix. It is the third novel in the ''Evergence'' series and is preceded by '' The Dying Light'' which was ...
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* 2001 winner of
Ditmar Award for Best Long Fiction for ''The Dying Light''
* 2002 nominated for
Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''Echoes of Earth''
* 2003 nominated for
Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''Orphans of Earth''
* 2003 winner of
Ditmar Award for Best Australian Novel for ''Echoes of Earth''
* 2004 nominated for
Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''Heirs of Earth''
* 2004 nominated for
Ditmar Award for Best Novel for ''Orphans of Earth''
* 2005 nominated for
Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''Ascent''
* 2006 nominated for
Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''Descent''
* 2006 winner of
Ditmar Award for Best Novel for ''Ascent''
Biography
* ''Space Invader'' by Susie O'Brien, The Advertiser 25 March 2000
Interviews
* ''A Conversation with Sean Williams and Shane Dix'' with Lisa DuMond, The SF Site, January 2002
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* ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' no. 23, 2006, pp 107–111
External links
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References
Australian science fiction writers
Living people
1960 births
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