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Neal Barrett, Jr.

Barrett, Neal Patrick, Jr.

November 3, 1929 – January 12, 2014 (aged 84)

Birth place: San Antonio, Texas, USA

112 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
August 1960 119 Short Fiction Made in Archerius Amazing Science Fiction Stories, August 1960
August 1960 104 Short Fiction To Tell the Truth Galaxy Magazine, August 1960
October 1960 104 Short Fiction The Stentorii Luggage Galaxy Magazine, October 1960
June 1961 52 Short Fiction The Graybes of Raath Galaxy Magazine, June 1961
July 1963 52 Short Fiction The Game Amazing Stories, July 1963
November 1963 32 Short Fiction "I I I }Was a Spider for the SBI" Fantastic Stories of Imagination, November 1963
December 1963 6 Short Fiction To Plant a Seed Amazing Stories, December 1963
October 1964 48 Short Fiction In the Shadow of the Worm Amazing Stories, October 1964
December 1966 51 Short Fiction Starpath If, December 1966
November 1969 92 Short Fiction By Civilized Standards If, November 1969
July 1970 90 Short Fiction Grandfather Pelts If, July-August 1970
December 1970 145 Short Fiction Greyspun's Gift Worlds of Tomorrow, Winter 1970
March 1971 44 Review Kelwin Science Fiction Review, March 1971
May 1971 149 Review The Leaves of Time If, May-June 1971
September 1971 96 Short Fiction A Walk on Toy The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1971
January 1974 52 Short Fiction Survival Course Galaxy, January 1974
December 1974 86 Short Fiction Happy New Year, Hal Amazing Science Fiction, December 1974
April 1975 10 Review Stress Pattern Delap's F & SF Review, April 1975
November 1976 29 Review Aldair in Albion Delap's F & SF Review, November 1976
July 1978 62 Short Fiction The Flying Stutzman The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1978
September 1979 32 Short Fiction Hero The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 1979
October 1980 167 Review Aldair, Across the Misty Sea Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1980
March 1981 64 Short Fiction "A Day at the Fair" The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1981
June 1982 24 Review Aldair: The Legion of Beasts Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, #5, June 1982
August 1982 127 Review Aldair: The Legion of Beasts Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1982
October 1986 62 Short Fiction Trading Post Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 1986
March 1987 17 Review Through Darkest America Locus, #314 March 1987
May 1987 52 Short Fiction Perpetuity Blues Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1987
July 1987 62 Short Fiction Highbrow Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1987
October 1987 84 Short Fiction Class of '61 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 1987
November 1987 93 Short Fiction Diner Omni, November 1987
January 1988 22 Short Fiction Fragments of Horror (excerpt from Through Darkest America) The Horror Show, Spring 1988
February 1988 86 Short Fiction Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1988
February 1988 11 Review Through Darkest America Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, February 1988
June 1988 Review Through Darkest America Vector 144
August 1988 Review Through Darkest America Paperback Inferno, #73
September 1988 82 Short Fiction Stairs Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1988
1989 10 Essay About the Nominees The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, Spring 1989
June 1989 27 Review Dawn's Uncertain Light Locus, #341 June 1989
1991 105 Review Calabrinia Falling Science Fiction Eye, #8, Winter 1991
February 1991 23 Review The Hereafter Gang Locus, #361 February 1991
February 1991 92 Short Fiction Under Old New York Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1991
July 1991 10 Review The Hereafter Gang Pulphouse: A Weekly Fiction Magazine, July 27, 1991
October 1991 21 Review The Hereafter Gang Starlog, October 1991
June 1992 13 Review Dawn's Uncertain Light Paperback Inferno, #96
November 1992 60 Review Pink Vodka Blues Locus, #382 November 1992
December 1992 19 Review Slightly Off Center Locus, #383 December 1992
1993 118 Review Slightly Off Center: Eleven Extraordinarily Exhilarating Tales Foundation, #57 Spring 1993
January 1993 98 Review Another Chance to Get it Right Cemetery Dance, Winter 1993
April 1993 62 Review Slightly Off Center Interzone, April 1993
May 1993 56 Review The Black Egg of Atlantis Locus, #388 May 1993
September 1993 4 Interview Neal Barrett, Jr. — Life With Balloons Locus, #392 September 1993
September 1993 16 Review Slightly Off Center: Eleven Extraordinarily Exhilarating Tales The New York Review of Science Fiction, September 1993
October 1993 68 Essay Letter (Locus #393) Locus, #393 October 1993
November 1993 102 Short Fiction Cush Asimov's Science Fiction, November 1993
December 1994 106 Short Fiction Manhattan 99 Asimov's Science Fiction, Mid-December 1994
July 1995 93 Review Judge Dredd SFX, #2
September 1995 29 Review Judge Dredd Locus, #416 September 1995
October 1996 77|77.06 Review The Touch of Your Shadow, The Whisper of Your Name Science Fiction Chronicle, #190 October 1996
1997 Essay Denton & Spencer: Writers of Taste Nova Express, Summer 1997
1998 78 Essay Ask Dr. Sciense ... (Amazing Stories, Fall 1998) Amazing Stories, Fall 1998
1998 24 Short Fiction The Complete Guide to Chlerion Amazing Stories, Summer 1998
September 1998 58 Short Fiction The Lizard Shoppe Dragon Magazine, September 1998
1999 84 Essay Ask Dr. Science ... (Amazing Stories, Fall 1999) Amazing Stories, Fall 1999
1999 86 Essay Ask Dr. Sciense ... (Amazing Stories, Spring 1999) Amazing Stories, Spring 1999
1999 86 Essay Ask Dr. Sciense ... (Amazing Stories, Summer 1999) Amazing Stories, Summer 1999
1999 86 Essay Ask Dr. Sciense ... (Amazing Stories, Winter 1999) Amazing Stories, Winter 1999
2000 88 Essay Ask Dr. Sciense ... (Amazing Stories, Special Edition 2000) Amazing Stories, Special Edition, 2000
2000 76 Essay Ask Dr. Sciense ... (Amazing Stories, Spring 2000) Amazing Stories, Spring, 2000
2000 84 Essay Ask Dr. Sciense ... (Amazing Stories, Summer 2000) Amazing Stories, Summer, 2000
2000 100 Essay Ask Dr. Sciense ... (Amazing Stories, Winter 2000) Amazing Stories, Winter 2000
2000 32|32.2 Review Perpetuity Blues Nova Express, Spring/Summer 2000
February 2000 27 Review Interstate Dreams Locus, #469 February 2000
February 2000 27 Review Perpetuity Blues and Other Stories Locus, #469 February 2000
April 2000 137 Review Perpetuity Blues Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2000
June 2000 53 Review Perpetuity Blues and Other Stories Interzone, June 2000
July 2000 Interview In a Genre of His Own: An Interview with Neal Barrett, Jr. infinity plus, July 2000
August 2000 139 Review Perpetuity Blues Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2000
December 2000 33 Review Perpetuity Blues and Other Stories The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2000
December 2000 27 Review The Prophecy Machine Locus, #479 December 2000
2001 38 Review The Prophecy Machine Nova Express, Spring/Summer 2001
February 2001 26 Review The Prophecy Machine Locus, #481 February 2001
April 2001 136 Review The Prophecy Machine Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2001
August 2001 135 Review The Prophecy Machine Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2001
August 2001 25 Review The Treachery of Kings Locus, #487 August 2001
September 2001 58 Short Fiction Deeper, Deeper Dark Dragon Magazine, September 2001
September 2001 63 Review Piggs Locus, #488 September 2001
October 2001 18 Review The Prophecy Machine The New York Review of Science Fiction, October 2001
October 2001 43|43.03 Review The Treachery of Kings Science Fiction Chronicle, #217 October 2001
December 2001 41 Review The Treachery of Kings Realms of Fantasy, December 2001
2002 9 Short Fiction Sorry, But ... Electric Velocipede, Fall 2002
January 2002 64 Short Fiction Troupers Dragon Magazine, January 2002
May 2002 4 Short Fiction Limo Infinite Matrix, May 20, 2002
November 2002 Short Fiction Grüwelt Infinite Matrix, November 18, 2002
April 2003 42 Short Fiction Hard Times Asimov's Science Fiction, April 2003
August 2003 Short Fiction The Last Cardinal Bird in Tennessee Infinite Matrix, August 1, 2003
September 2004 67 Review Prince of Christler-Coke Locus, #524 September 2004
December 2004 76 Review Prince of Christler-Coke Amazing Stories, December 2004
January 2005 233 Review Prince of Christler-Coke Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January-February 2005
January 2005 25 Review Prince of Christler-Coke SFRA Review #271
2006 55 Short Fiction Getting Dark Subterranean, Issue #5
April 2007 9 Short Fiction Eating Crow Subterranean Online, Spring 2007
January 2008 11 Essay Shake But Don't Stir Subterranean Online, Winter 2008
April 2008 34 Short Fiction Slidin' Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2008
August 2008 110 Short Fiction Radio Station St. Jack Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2008
March 2010 6 Short Fiction At the Store Subterranean Online, Winter 2010
March 2011 26 Short Fiction Where Asimov's Science Fiction, March 2011
September 2011 28 Short Fiction D.O.C.S. Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2011
June 2012 4 Short Fiction HERE and THERE Subterranean, Spring 2012
July 2012 19 Review Other Seasons: The Best of Neal Barrett, Jr. Locus, #618 July 2012
July 2013 Review Other Seasons: The Best of Neal Barrett, Jr. Strange Horizons, 8 July 2013
September 2013 107 Review Other Seasons: The Best of Neal Barrett, Jr. Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2013

35 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1970 Novel Kelwin Neal Barrett, Jr.
1970 Omnibus The Gates of Time / Dwellers of the Deep K. M. O'Donnell & Neal Barrett, Jr.
1971 Novel The Leaves of Time Neal Barrett, Jr.
1972 Omnibus Highwood / Annihilation Factor Neal Barrett, Jr. & Barrington J. Bayley
1974 Novel Stress Pattern Neal Barrett, Jr.
1976 Novel Aldair in Albion Neal Barrett, Jr.
1977 Novel Aldair, Master of Ships Neal Barrett, Jr.
1980 Novel Aldair, Across the Misty Sea Neal Barrett, Jr.
1982 Novel Aldair: The Legion of Beasts Neal Barrett, Jr.
1984 Novel The Karma Corps Neal Barrett, Jr.
1987 Novel Through Darkest America Neal Barrett, Jr.
1989 Novel Dawn's Uncertain Light Neal Barrett, Jr.
1991 Novel The Hereafter Gang Neal Barrett, Jr.
1992 Chapbook Batman in the Black Egg of Atlantis Neal Barrett, Jr.
1992 Novel Pink Vodka Blues Neal Barrett, Jr.
1992 Collection Slightly Off Center Neal Barrett, Jr.
1994 Novel Dead Dog Blues Neal Barrett, Jr.
1995 Novel Judge Dredd Neal Barrett, Jr.
1996 Novel Barb Wire Neal Barrett, Jr.
1996 Novel Skinny Annie Blues Neal Barrett, Jr.
1996 Novel The Touch of Your Shadow, the Whisper of Your Name Neal Barrett, Jr.
1997 Novel Bad Eye Blues Neal Barrett, Jr.
1997 Chapbook Lizard's Rage Neal Barrett, Jr.
1997 Chapbook Warrior's Revenge Neal Barrett, Jr.
1999 Novel Interstate Dreams Neal Barrett, Jr.
2000 Collection Perpetuity Blues and Other Stories Neal Barrett, Jr.
2000 Collection The Day the Decorators Came Neal Barrett, Jr.
2000 Novel The Prophecy Machine Neal Barrett, Jr.
2001 Collection A Different Vintage Neal Barrett, Jr.
2001 Novel The Treachery of Kings Neal Barrett, Jr.
2002 Novel Piggs Neal Barrett, Jr.
2004 Novel Prince of Christler-Coke Neal Barrett, Jr.
2004 Collection Way Out There Neal Barrett, Jr.
2012 Collection Other Seasons: The Best of Neal Barrett, Jr. Neal Barrett, Jr.
2012 Collection Written with a Razor: Short Stories and a Screenplay Joe R. Lansdale & Neal Barrett, Jr.

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1964 Hugo Award Best Short Fiction "I I I }Was a Spider for the SBI" Nominee
1964 Hugo Award Best Short Fiction To Plant a Seed Nominee
1988 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Perpetuity Blues Nominee
1988 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Diner Nominee
1988 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Highbrow Nominee
1989 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novelette Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus Nominee
1989 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Short Story Stairs Nominee
1989 Hugo Award Best Novelette Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus Finalist
1989 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus Nominee
1989 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Stairs Nominee
1989 Nebula Award Novelette Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus Nominee
1989 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Stairs Finalist
1990 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Dawn's Uncertain Light Nominee
1992 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel The Hereafter Gang Nominee
1993 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Slightly Off Center Nominee
1994 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novelette Cush Nominee
1994 Hugo Award Best Novelette Cush Nominee
1994 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Cush Finalist
1995 Hugo Award Best Short Story Manhattan 99 Nominee
1995 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Manhattan 99 Nominee
1995 Nebula Award Novelette Cush Nominee
2001 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Perpetuity Blues and Other Stories Nominee
2001 World Fantasy Award Best Collection Perpetuity Blues and Other Stories Nominee
2002 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Rhido Wars Nominee
2003 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Grubber Nominee
2009 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Radio Station St. Jack Nominee
2013 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Other Seasons: The Best of Neal Barrett, Jr. Nominee
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