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Steven Barnes

Barnes, Steven Emory

March 1, 1952 (age 74)

Birth place: Los Angeles, California, USA

91 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
June 1979 132 Short Fiction The Locusts Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1979
August 1980 53 Short Fiction Endurance Vile Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1980
March 1981 12 Review Dream Park Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, March 16, 1981
August 1981 162 Review Dream Park Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 17, 1981
September 1981 41 Review Dream Park Rigel Science Fiction, #2 Fall 1981
October 1981 16 Essay Printout (Fall 1981) Beyond, Fall 1981
October 1981 16 Review Universe Beyond, Fall 1981
November 1981 23 Review Dream Park Ares, #11 November 1981
January 1982 10 Essay Science Fiction: Why Doesn't Work on Television? Beyond, Winter 1982
October 1982 12 Short Fiction The Descent of Anansi (excerpt) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1982
December 1982 36 Review The Descent of Anansi Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, #10, December 1982
1984 27 Interview Interview: Steve Barnes Stardock, #5 Summer 1984
January 1984 14|14.3 Review Streetlethal Locus, #276 January 1984
June 1984 24 Review The Descent of Anansi White Dwarf, June 1984
September 1986 20 Review The Kundalini Equation Fantasy Review, September 1986
February 1987 181 Review The Kundalini Equation Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1987
May 1987 21 Review The Legacy of Heorot Locus, #316 May 1987
July 1987 55 Review The Legacy of Heorot Fantasy Review, July-August 1987
August 1987 Review The Legacy of Heorot Vector 139
September 1987 45|45.3 Review The Legacy of Heorot Science Fiction Chronicle, #96 September 1987
February 1988 184 Review The Legacy of Heorot Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1988
October 1988 5 Review The Legacy of Heorot The New York Review of Science Fiction, October 1988
August 1989 19 Review The Barsoom Project Locus, #343 August 1989
1990 25 Essay Dancing on the Wire (Science Fiction Review, Autumn 1990) Science Fiction Review, Autumn 1990
1990 11 Essay Dancing on the Wire (Science Fiction Review, Spring 1990) Science Fiction Review, Spring 1990
1990 18 Essay Dancing on the Wire (Science Fiction Review, Summer 1990) Science Fiction Review, Summer 1990
January 1990 52 Review The Barsoom Project Dragon Magazine, January 1990
March 1990 23 Review Gorgon Child Locus, #350 March 1990
June 1990 3 Review The Barsoom Project Paperback Inferno, #84
September 1990 19 Interview Larry Niven & Steven Barnes Interzone, September 1990
October 1990 19 Review The Barsoom Project Vector 157
October 1990 19 Review The Barsoom Project Vector 157
February 1991 29 Review Achilles' Choice Locus, #361 February 1991
March 1991 19 Review Achilles' Choice Locus, #362 March 1991
April 1991 12 Review The Barsoom Project Paperback Inferno, #89
May 1991 86|86.1 Review Achilles' Choice Amazing Stories, May 1991
May 1991 66 Review Achilles' Choice Interzone, May 1991
July 1991 35 Review Achilles' Choice Dragon Magazine, July 1991
October 1991 164 Review Achilles' Choice Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1991
January 1992 16 Short Fiction Dream Park: The Voodoo Game: Nakagawa's Law Far Point #2, January-February 1992
February 1992 16 Review Dream Park: The Voodoo Game Vector 165
April 1992 51 Review The California Voodoo Game Locus, #375 April 1992
September 1992 11 Interview Larry Niven & Steven Barnes - The Interview Australian Realms, Sep/October 1992
April 1993 Review Dream Park: The Voodoo Game Vector 172
May 1993 59 Review Achilles Choice Interzone, May 1993
June 1993 33 Review Achilles' Choice Vector 173
February 1994 35 Review Firedance Locus, #397 February 1994
June 1994 62 Review Firedance Interzone, June 1994
July 1995 92 Review The Dragons of Heorot SFX, #2
January 1996 273 Review Beowulf's Children Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 1996
December 1996 19 Review Blood Brothers Locus, #431 December 1996
February 1997 58 Review Blood Brothers Interzone, February 1997
August 1997 147 Review Blood Brothers Asimov's Science Fiction, August 1997
1998 44 Review Iron Shadows Absolute Magnitude, Summer 1998
March 1998 Review Iron Shadows SF Site, March 1998
May 1998 72 Review Iron Shadows Fangoria, May 1998
August 1998 57 Review Iron Shadows Interzone, August 1998
July 2000 19 Review Iron Shadows Vector 212
December 2000 132 Review Saturn's Race Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2000
January 2001 32 Review Saturn's Race Vector 215
March 2002 31 Review Lion's Blood Locus, #494 March 2002
March 2002 21 Review Lion's Blood Locus, #494 March 2002
May 2002 36|36.0 Review Lion's Blood Science Fiction Chronicle, #224 May 2002
July 2002 Review Charisma Strange Horizons, 29 July 2002
July 2002 Interview Interview: Steven Barnes Strange Horizons, 29 July 2002
July 2002 Review Lion's Blood Strange Horizons, 29 July 2002
July 2002 Short Fiction Lion's Blood (excerpt) Strange Horizons, 29 July 2002
January 2003 133 Review Charisma Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2003
January 2003 56 Review Charisma Interzone, January 2003
February 2003 33 Review Lion's Blood The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2003
March 2003 84 Interview Steven Barnes: White & Black Locus, #506 March 2003
March 2003 35 Review Zulu Heart Locus, #506 March 2003
April 2003 21 Review Zulu Heart Locus, #507 April 2003
June 2003 81 Review Zulu Heart Talebones #26, Summer 2003
June 2003 3 Review Zulu Heart Paradox #2, Summer 2003
July 2003 13 Review Charisma Vector 230
July 2004 Review Zulu Heart Strange Horizons, 5 July 2004
October 2004 82 Review The Cestus Deception Star Wars Insider Issue #77, September/October 2004
April 2006 66 Essay For Octavia: A Remembrance of My Friend and Neighbor Locus, #543 April 2006
October 2011 34 Review The Moon Maze Game SFRA Review, #298 Fall 2011
June 2016 |34 Interview Author Spotlight: Steven Barnes Lightspeed, June 2016
June 2016 |2 Short Fiction Fifty Shades of Grays Lightspeed, June 2016
May 2017 |14 Interview Interview: Steven Barnes Lightspeed, May 2017
June 2017 27 Interview Interview with Steven Barnes Genesis Science Fiction Magazine #10, Summer 2017
November 2017 |7.2 Review Twelve Days Nightmare Magazine, November 2017
April 2018 |1 Short Fiction Mozart on the Kalahari Lightspeed, April 2018
May 2019 Short Fiction Fugue State Apex Magazine, May 2019
May 2019 Interview Interview with Author Steven Barnes Apex Magazine, May 2019
May 2020 203 Review Starborn & Godsons Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May-June 2020
November 2022 8 Short Fiction Sacred Cow Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November-December 2022
July 2025 4 Essay Three Gates Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2025

35 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1981 Novel Dream Park Larry Niven & Steven Barnes
1982 Novel The Descent of Anansi Larry Niven & Steven Barnes
1983 Novel Streetlethal Steven Barnes
1986 Novel The Kundalini Equation Steven Barnes
1987 Novel The Legacy of Heorot Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes
1989 Novel Gorgon Child Steven Barnes
1989 Novel The Barsoom Project Larry Niven & Steven Barnes
1991 Novel Achilles' Choice Larry Niven & Steven Barnes
1991 Novel The Beehive Game Steven Barnes & Larry Niven
1991 Novel The Voodoo Game Larry Niven & Steven Barnes
1992 Novel The California Voodoo Game Larry Niven & Steven Barnes
1994 Novel Firedance Steven Barnes
1995 Novel Beowulf's Children Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes
1995 Novel The Dragons of Heorot Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes
1996 Novel Blood Brothers Steven Barnes
1998 Novel Iron Shadows Steven Barnes
2000 Novel Saturn's Race Larry Niven & Steven Barnes
2002 Novel Charisma Steven Barnes
2002 Novel Lion's Blood Steven Barnes
2003 Novel Zulu Heart Steven Barnes
2004 Novel The Cestus Deception Steven Barnes
2004 Chapbook The Hive Steven Barnes
2006 Novel Great Sky Woman Steven Barnes
2009 Novel Shadow Valley Steven Barnes
2010 Collection Assassin and Other Stories Steven Barnes
2011 Novel The Moon Maze Game Larry Niven & Steven Barnes
2012 Novel Devil's Wake Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due
2012 Chapbook The Secret of Black Ship Island Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes
2013 Novel Domino Falls Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due
2015 Nonfiction Star Wars Saved My Life: Be the HERO in the adventure of your lifetime! Steven Barnes
2016 Novel The Seascape Tattoo Larry Niven & Steven Barnes
2017 Novel Twelve Days Steven Barnes
2020 Novel Starborn & Godsons Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes
2024 Novel Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss Steven Barnes
8888 Novel The Invisible Imam Steven Barnes

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1979 Analog Award Best Novella/Novelette The Locusts Runner-up
1980 Hugo Award Best Novelette The Locusts Finalist
1980 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Locusts Nominee
1982 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Dream Park Finalist
1983 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel The Descent of Anansi Nominee
1988 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel The Legacy of Heorot Nominee
1997 Nebula Award Novel Beowulf's Children Nominee
1998 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Bestes ausländisches Werk Beowulfs Kinder Nominee
1999 Endeavour Award Distinguished Novel or Collection Iron Shadows Nominee
2003 Endeavour Award Distinguished Novel or Collection Lion's Blood Winner
2003 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Lion's Blood Nominee
2003 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Lion's Blood Nominee
2003 Nebula Award Novel Lion's Blood Nominee
2017 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Fifty Shades of Grays Nominee
2022 Analog Award Best Short Story Sacred Cow Winner

Husband of Tananarive Due.
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