Stepan Chapman (May 27, 1951 — January 27, 2014) was an American writer of speculative fiction and

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. He is best known for the Philip K. Dick Award winning novel ''

The Troika ''The Troika'' is a 1997 science fiction novel by American writer Stepan Chapman. Written in surrealist style, the novel features a highly complex plot mixing fantasy and science fiction. It received the Philip K. Dick Award for 1997. Plot su ...

''. Chapman was born and raised in

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and then studied theatre at the

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. His first published work was a story 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 ...

'' in 1969. As a rule his work is more fable-like in tone and surreal than is common for that magazine. He also had several stories in

Damon Knight Damon Francis Knight (September 19, 1922 – April 15, 2002) was an American science fiction author, editor, and critic. He is the author of "To Serve Man", a 1950 short story adapted for ''The Twilight Zone''.Stanyard, ''Dimensions Behind t ...

's ''Orbit'' anthologies. From the late 1970s, he was primarily published in small literary magazines. A collection of his stories was published, titled ''Dossier''.SFSite
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* 1951 births 2014 deaths 20th-century American novelists American male novelists American science fiction writers Writers from Chicago Place of death missing University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni American male short story writers American fantasy writers 20th-century American short story writers 20th-century American male writers Novelists from Illinois {{US-fantasy-writer-stub