Gardner Dozois

Gardner Dozois
Gardner Dozois
Born	(1947-07-23)July 23, 1947 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 27, 2018(2018-05-27) (aged 70) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Editor, writer
Nationality	American
Period	1966—2018

Gardner Raymond Dozois (July 23, 1947 – May 27, 2018) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine from 1984 to 2004. He won several Hugo and Nebula awards. He won as an editor and as a writer of short fiction.

Biography

Dozois was born on July 23, 1947 in Salem, Massachusetts. He was in the Army from 1966 to 1969 as a journalist. He then moved to New York City to work as a science fiction editor. Dozois said that one reason he started reading fiction was to escape from his isolated home town.

In 2004, Dozois was badly injured in a traffic accident while going home in a taxi from a Philadelphia Phillies game. He missed Worldcon for the first time in many years because of the accident. He did make a full recovery. On July 6, 2007, Dozois had a planned heart surgery. A week later, he experienced problems and had another operation to put in a defibrillator.

On May 27, 2018, Dozios died of multiple organ failure complicated by an infection at a hospital in Philadelphia at the age of 70.

Fiction

Dozois mostly wrote short stories. He won the Nebula Award for best short story twice: once for "The Peacemaker" in 1983, and again for "Morning Child" in 1984. His short fiction has been collected in The Visible Man (1977), Geodesic Dreams (a best-of collection), Slow Dancing through Time (1990, with other authors), and Strange Days (2001, another best-of collection). He wrote fewer novels. He wrote one novel by himself, Strangers (1978). He wrote, Nightmare Blue (1977) with George Alec Effinger. Dozois also wrote Hunter's Run (2008) with George R. R. Martin and Daniel Abraham. After he became editor of Asimov's, Dozois wrote less fiction. Later, he began writing more. His 2006 novelette "Counterfactual" won the Sidewise Award for best alternate-history short story. Dozois also agreed to write short fiction reviews for Locus.

Editorial work

Dozois mainly worked as an editor. He won 15 Hugo Awards for Best Professional Editor, nearly every year between 1988 and his retirement from Asimov's in 2004. That is more than anyone else. He also worked in the 1970s with magazines such as Galaxy Science Fiction, If, Worlds of Fantasy, and Worlds of Tomorrow.

Dozois was well known for publishing books that collected many short stories. After leaving Asimov's, he continued as the editor of the series The Year's Best Science Fiction. This has been published each year since 1984. He also edited a long series of themed anthologies with Jack Dann. Each book has a title that explains the theme, such as Cats, Dinosaurs, Seaserpents, or Hackers.

Dozois always said he was especially interested in adventure science fiction and space opera. He calls these two sub-genre "center-core SF".

Michael Swanwick published a book-length interview with Dozois in 2001. The book was called Being Gardner Dozois. It was about each published piece of fiction Dozois ever wrote. Swanwick had written some stories together with Dozois. In 2002, the interview was named as a possible Hugo Award for Best Related Book winner. It won the 2002 Locus Award for Non-Fiction.

Works

Fiction (This list is not complete)

• "A Special Kind of Morning" (1971)
• "Chains of the Sea" (1971)
• "Machines of Loving Grace" (1972)
• A Day in the Life (1973, ISBN 978-0060803070)First Edition 1978 Library of Congress number 78-160655
• Nightmare Blue (with George Alec Effinger) (1977, ISBN 978-0006146179)
• The Visible Man (collection) (1977, ASIN B000GZU4C8)
• Strangers (1978)
• "A Traveler in an Antique Land" (1983)
• "The Peacemaker" (1983) (Nebula Award winner)
• "Morning Child" (1984) (Nebula Award winner)
• Slow Dancing Through Time (collection) (1990, 978-0942681031)
• Geodesic Dreams (collection) (1992, ISBN 978-0441000210)
• "A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows" (1999)
• Strange Days: Fabulous Journeys with Gardner Dozois (collection) (2001)
• "The Hanging Curve" (F&SF, April 2002)
• Morning Child and Other Stories (collection) (2004, ISBN 978-0743493185)
• "When the Great Days Came" (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Dec 2005)
• Shadow Twin (2005) (with George R. R. Martin and Daniel Abraham)
• "Counterfactual" (F&SF, June 2006)
• Hunter's Run (2008, ISBN 978-0061373299) (with George R. R. Martin and Daniel Abraham)

Nonfiction

• The Fiction of James Tiptree, Jr. (1977, ISBN 978-0916186043)
• Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy (1993, ISBN 978-0312089269) (co-edited with Stanley Schmidt and Sheila Williams)

Anthologies edited by Gardner Dozois (This list is not complete)

• Future Power (1976, ISBN 978-0394494203) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Another World: Adventures in Otherness (1977, ISBN 978-0695406950)
• Ripper (1988, ISBN 978-0812517002) (co-edited with Susan Casper)
• Modern Classics of Science Fiction (1992, ISBN 978-0312072384)
• Future Earths: Under African Skies (1993, ISBN 978-0886775445) (co-edited with Mike Resnick)
• Future Earths: Under South American Skies (1993, ISBN 978-0886775810) (co-edited with Mike Resnick)
• Modern Classics: Short Novels of Science Fiction (1994, ISBN 978-0312105044)
• Mammoth Book of Contemporary SF Masters (1994, ISBN 978-1854872975)
• Killing Me Softly (1995, ASIN B000OEN80G)
• Dying for It (1997, ASIN B000H40WZC)
• Modern Classics of Fantasy (1997, ISBN 978-0312169312)
• Roads Not Taken: Tales of Alternate History (1998, ISBN 978-0345421944) (co-edited with Stanley Schmidt)
• The Good Old Stuff: Adventure SF in the Grand Tradition (1998, ISBN 978-0312192754)
• The Good New Stuff: Adventure in SF in the Grand Tradition (1999, ISBN 978-0312198909)
• Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons (2000, ISBN 978-0312254629)
• The Furthest Horizon: SF Adventures to the Far Future (2000, ISBN 978-0312263263)
• Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming (2001, ISBN 978-0312275709)
• Supermen: Tales of the Posthuman Future (2002, ISBN 978-0312275693)
• Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition (2005, ISBN 978-1591023159)
• One Million A.D. (2005, ISBN 0739462733)
• Nebula Awards Showcase 2006 (2006, ISBN 978-0451460646)
• Escape From Earth: New Adventures in Space (2006, ISBN 1582882258) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Wizards: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2007, ISBN 978-0425215180) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• The New Space Opera (2007, ISBN 978-0060846756) (co-edited with Jonathan Strahan)
• Galactic Empires (2007)
• The New Space Opera 2 (2009, ISBN 978-0061562358) (co-edited with Jonathan Strahan)

Anthologies co-edited by Dozois and Martin that mix genres

• Songs of the Dying Earth, a tribute anthology to Jack Vance´s seminal Dying Earth series, published by Subterranean Press (co-edited with George R. R. Martin) (2009)
• Warriors, a massive, cross-genre anthology featuring stories about war and warriors (co-edited with George R. R. Martin) (2010)
• Songs of Love and Death, a cross-genre anthology featuring stories of romance in fantasy and science-fiction settings (co-edited with George R. R. Martin) (2010)
• Down these Strange Streets, a cross-genre anthology featuring stories of private-eye detectives in fantasy and science fiction settings (co-edited with George R. R. Martin) (forthcoming)

Themed anthology series co-edited by Dozois and Dann

• Unicorns! (1982, ASIN B000LW2UHI) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Bestiary! (1986, ISBN 978-0441055081) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Mermaids! (1986, ISBN 978-0441525676) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Sorcerers! (1986, ISBN 978-0441775323) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Demons! (1987, ISBN 978-0441142644) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Magicats! (1987, ISBN 978-0441515325) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Dogtales! (1988, ISBN 978-0441157600) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Seaserpents! (1989, ISBN 978-0441756827) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Dinosaurs! (1990, ISBN 978-0441148837) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Little People! (1990, ISBN 978-0441503919) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Magicats II (1991, ISBN 978-0441515332) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Unicorns II (1992, ISBN 978-0441845644) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Dragons! (1993, ISBN 978-0441166312) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Invaders! (1993, ISBN 978-0441015191) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Horses! (1994, ISBN 978-0441000579) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Angels! (1995, ISBN 978-0441002207) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Dinosaurs II (1995, ISBN 978-0441002856) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Hackers (1996, ISBN 978-0441003754) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Timegates (1997, ISBN 978-0441004287) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Clones (1998, ISBN 978-0441005222) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Immortals (1998, ISBN 978-0441005390) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Nanotech (1998, ISBN 978-0441005857) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Armageddons (1999, ISBN 978-0441006755) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Future War (1999, ISBN 978-0441006397) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Aliens Among Us (2000, ISBN 978-0441007042) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Genometry (2001, ISBN 978-0441007974) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Space Soldiers (2001, ISBN 978-0441008247) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Future Sports (2002, ISBN 978-0441009619) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Beyond Flesh (2002, ISBN 978-0441009992) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Future Crimes (2003, ISBN 978-0441011186) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• A.I.s (2004, ISBN 978-0441012169) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Robots (2005, ISBN 044101321X) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Beyond Singularity (2005, ISBN 978-0441013630) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Futures Past (2006, ISBN 978-0441014545) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Dangerous Games (2007, ISBN 978-0441014903) (co-edited with Jack Dann)
• Wizards (2007) (co-edited with Jack Dann)

"Isaac Asimov's" Series

• Transcendental Tales from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1989, ISBN 978-0898657623)
• Time Travelers from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1989, ISBN 978-0441809356)
• Isaac Asimov's Robots (1991, ISBN 978-0441373765) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Aliens (1991, ISBN 978-0441016723)
• Isaac Asimov's Mars (1991, ISBN 978-0441373758)
• Isaac Asimov's Earth (1992, ISBN 978-0441373772) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's War (1993, ISBN 978-0441373932)
• Isaac Asimov's SF Lite (1993, ISBN 978-0441373895)
• Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (1994, ASIN B000HWNC5Q)
• Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (1995, ISBN 978-0441001903) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (1995, ISBN 978-0441002542) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Vampires (1996, ISBN 978-0441003877) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Moons (1997, ISBN 978-0441004539) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Christmas (1997, ISBN 978-0441004911) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Detectives (1998, ISBN 978-0441005451) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Camelot (1998, ISBN 978-0441005277) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Solar System (1999, ISBN 978-0441006984) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Werewolves (1999, ISBN 978-0441006618) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Valentines (1999, ISBN 978-0441006021) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Halloween (1999, ISBN 978-0441008544) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Utopias (2000, ISBN 978-0441007844) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Mother's Day (2000, ISBN 978-0441007219) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)
• Isaac Asimov's Father's Day (2001, ISBN 978-0441008742) (co-edited with Sheila Williams)

Year's Best Science Fiction Series

• The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection (1984)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection (1985)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection (1986)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection (1987)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection (1988)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection (1989)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection (1990)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection (1991)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection (1992)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection (1993)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection (1994)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection (1995)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection (1996)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection (1997)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection (1998)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection (1999)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection (2000)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection (2001)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection (2002)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection (2003)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection (2004)
• Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction (2005) (Anthology from previous Year's Best Science Fiction editions)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection (2005)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection (2006)
• Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Year's Best Short Science Fiction Novels (2007) (Anthology from previous Year's Best Science Fiction editions)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection (2007)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection (2008)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection (2009)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection (2010)

Other websites

• Gardner Dozois's online fiction Archived 2005-09-04 at the Wayback Machine at Free Speculative Fiction Online
• Gardner Dozois at Asimovs.com Archived 2010-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
• The SF Site: A Conversation with Gardner Dozois
• Locus Online: Gardner Dozois Interview (excerpt)
• Gardner Dozois's Recommended Reading List (archived)
• Michael Swanwick Online: Profile of Gardner Dozois Archived 2016-10-13 at the Wayback Machine