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John C. Wright

Wright, John Charles

October 22, 1961 (age 64)

Birth place: Chula Vista, California, USA

52 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
April 1995 110 Short Fiction Farthest Man from Earth Asimov's Science Fiction, April 1995
July 1997 56 Short Fiction Guest Law Asimov's Science Fiction, July 1997
March 2002 33|33.0 Review The Golden Age Science Fiction Chronicle, #222 March 2002
May 2002 14 Review The Golden Age Starlog, May 2002
May 2002 18 Review The Golden Age SFRA Review #258
May 2002 31 Review The Golden Age Locus, #496 May 2002
June 2002 27 Review The Golden Age Locus, #497 June 2002
July 2002 32 Review The Golden Age Vector 224
September 2002 Review The Golden Age Strange Horizons, 2 September 2002
October 2002 60 Review The Golden Age Interzone, October 2002
November 2002 18 Review The Golden Age The New York Review of Science Fiction, November 2002
December 2002 65 Review The Golden Age 3SF #2, December 2002
2003 112 Review The Golden Age: A Romance of the Far Future Foundation, #87 Spring 2003
May 2003 27 Review The Phoenix Exultant Locus, #508 May 2003
July 2003 23 Review The Phoenix Exultant Locus, #510 July 2003
November 2003 29 Review The Golden Transcendence Locus, #514 November 2003
November 2003 54 Review The Golden Transcendence Locus, #514 November 2003
November 2003 58 Review The Phoenix Exultant Interzone, November-December 2003
April 2004 Review The Golden Transcendence The New York Review of Science Fiction, April 2004
August 2004 29 Review The Last Guardian of Everness Locus, #523 August 2004
October 2004 27 Review The Last Guardian of Everness Locus, #525 October 2004
January 2005 31 Review The Golden Transcendence Interzone, January-February 2005
March 2005 23 Review Mists of Everness Locus, #530 March 2005
April 2005 23 Review Mists of Everness Locus, #531 April 2005
May 2005 35 Review Mists of Everness Vector 241
July 2005 136 Review The Last Guardian of Everness Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2005
October 2005 31 Review Orphans of Chaos Locus, #537 October 2005
November 2005 25 Review Orphans of Chaos Locus, #538 November 2005
2006 27 Essay On "Orphans of Chaos" The SFWA Bulletin, Spring 2006
March 2006 33 Review Orphans of Chaos Vector 246
August 2006 76 Interview John C. Wright: The Moral Future Locus, #547 August 2006
November 2006 30 Review Fugitives of Chaos Locus, #550 November 2006
April 2007 27 Review Titans of Chaos Locus, #555 April 2007
2008 33 Review Null-A Continuum SFRA Review #285
2008 36 Review Null-A Continuum Vector 257 Autumn 2008
2008 124 Review Null-A Continuum Foundation, #103 Summer 2008
June 2008 15 Review Null-A Continuum The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 2008
August 2008 39 Review The Null-A Continuum The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2008
April 2009 222 Short Fiction One Bright Star to Guide Them The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April-May 2009
December 2011 Review Count to a Trillion Strange Horizons, 19 December 2011
January 2012 23 Review Count to a Trillion Locus, #612 January 2012
March 2012 107 Review Count to a Trillion Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 2012
January 2013 |9 Review Count to a Trillion Bewildering Stories, 14 January 2013
March 2013 71|71.2 Review Count to a Trillion Galaxy's Edge, Issue 1: March 2013
July 2013 186 Review The Hermetic Millennia Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2013
September 2014 |11 Short Fiction The Ideal Machine Sci Phi Journal, October 2014
May 2015 Review Count to a Trillion Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, May-June 2015
June 2015 Review The Parliament of Beasts and Birds Strange Horizons, 8 June 2015
September 2015 Review The Hermetic Millennia Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, September-October 2015
July 2017 73 Serial Nowither (Part 1 of ?) Astounding Frontiers, #1 July 2017
August 2017 77 Serial Nowither (part 2 of ?) Astounding Frontiers, #2 August 2017
September 2017 55 Serial Nowither (Part 3 of ?) Astounding Frontiers, #3 September 2017

42 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
2002 Novel The Golden Age John C. Wright
2003 Novel The Golden Transcendence John C. Wright
2003 Novel The Phoenix Exultant John C. Wright
2004 Omnibus The Golden Age Trilogy John C. Wright
2004 Novel The Last Guardian of Everness John C. Wright
2005 Novel Mists of Everness John C. Wright
2005 Novel Orphans of Chaos John C. Wright
2006 Novel Fugitives of Chaos John C. Wright
2007 Novel Titans of Chaos John C. Wright
2008 Novel Null-A Continuum John C. Wright
2011 Novel Count to a Trillion John C. Wright
2012 Novel The Hermetic Millennia John C. Wright
2014 Collection Awake in the Night Land John C. Wright
2014 Collection City Beyond Time: Tales of the Fall of Metachronopolis John C. Wright
2014 Chapbook One Bright Star to Guide Them John C. Wright
2014 Collection The Book of Feasts & Seasons John C. Wright
2014 Novel The Judge of Ages John C. Wright
2014 Nonfiction Transhuman and Subhuman: Essays on Science Fiction and Awful Truth John C. Wright
2015 Novel Somewhither John C. Wright
2015 Novel The Architect of Aeons John C. Wright
2016 Novel Feast of the Elfs John C. Wright
2016 Novel Iron Chamber of Memory John C. Wright
2016 Novel Swan Knight's Son John C. Wright
2016 Novel Swan Knight's Sword John C. Wright
2016 Novel The Vindication of Man John C. Wright
2017 Novel City of Corpses John C. Wright
2017 Novel Count to Infinity John C. Wright
2017 Novel Daughter of Danger John C. Wright
2017 Novel Tithe to Tartarus John C. Wright
2019 Novel Nowhither: The Drowned World John C. Wright
2020 Collection All Men Dream of Earthwomen and Other Aeons John C. Wright
2020 Nonfiction From Barsoom to Malacandra: Musings on Things Past and Things to Come John C. Wright
2020 Novel Giants of Pangaea John C. Wright
2020 Novel Gods of Pangaea John C. Wright
2020 Novel Terrors of Pangaea John C. Wright
2020 Nonfiction The Lament of Prometheus: An Examination of David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus John C. Wright
2020 Nonfiction The Last Straw: A Critical Autopsy of a Galaxy Far, Far Away John C. Wright
2024 Novel Space Pirates of Andromeda John C. Wright
2025 Novel Catburglar of the Constellations John C. Wright
2025 Novel Outlaw of the Outer Stars John C. Wright
2025 Novel Scourge of the Spaceways John C. Wright
2025 Novel Secret Agents of the Galaxy John C. Wright

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1996 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novelette Farthest Man from Earth Finalist
1998 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novelette Guest Law Nominee
2003 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel The Golden Age Nominee
2003 Locus Poll Award Best First Novel The Golden Age Runner-up
2004 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Awake in the Night Nominee
2004 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel The Golden Transcendence Nominee
2004 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel The Phoenix Exultant Nominee
2005 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel The Last Guardian of Everness Nominee
2005 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel The Last Guardian of Everness Nominee
2006 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Roman étranger La haute transcendance Nominee
2006 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Roman étranger Le phénix exultant Nominee
2006 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Roman étranger L'oecumène d'or Nominee
2006 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Orphans of Chaos Nominee
2006 Nebula Award Novel Orphans of Chaos Nominee
2006 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel Mists of Everness Nominee
2007 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Fugitives of Chaos Nominee
2008 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Titans of Chaos Nominee
2008 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Fugitives of Chaos Nominee
2008 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Orphans of Chaos Nominee
2008 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Titans of Chaos Nominee
2009 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award The Golden Age Nominee
2010 Hugo Award Best Novella The Far End of History Nominee
2010 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Twilight of the Gods Nominee
2010 Locus Poll Award Best Novella The Far End of History Nominee
2015 Hugo Award Best Novelette Yes Virginia There Is a Santa Claus Nominee
2015 Hugo Award Best Novella The Plural of Helen of Troy Finalist
2015 Hugo Award Best Novella Pale Realms of Shade Nominee
2015 Hugo Award Best Novella One Bright Star to Guide Them Finalist
2015 Hugo Award Best Related Work Transhuman and Subhuman: Essays on Science Fiction and Awful Truth Finalist
2015 Hugo Award Best Short Story The Parliament of Beasts and Birds Nominee
2016 Dragon Award Best Science Fiction Novel Somewhither Winner
2016 Hugo Award Best Novel Somewhither Nominee
2016 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Somewhither Nominee
2017 Dragon Award Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel Swan Knight's Son Nominee
2017 Hugo Award Best Short Story An Unimaginable Light Nominee
2021 National Fantasy Fan Federation Speculative Fiction Awards Best Literary-Critical or Historical Work From Barsoom to Malacandra: Musings on Things Past and Things to Come Nominee
2021 National Fantasy Fan Federation Speculative Fiction Awards Best Novel Gods of Pangaea Nominee
2025 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Space Pirates of Andromeda Nominee

He is married to L. Jagi Lamplighter
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