Brian Stableford

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Brian Stableford (born July 25, 1948) is a British science fiction writer who has published more than 50 novels. He has used the pseudonym Brian Craig.

Born at Shipley, Yorkshire, Stableford graduated with a degree in biology from the University of York in 1969 before going on to do postgraduate research in biology and later in sociology. In 1979 he received a Ph.D. with a doctoral thesis on "The Sociology of Science Fiction". Until 1988, he worked as a lecturer in sociology at the University of Reading. Since then he has been a full-time writer and a part-time lecturer at several universities for classes like creative writing.

Contents

1 Fiction

1.1 Series
1.2 Novels
1.3 Collections

2 As Translator
3 As Editor

3.1 Anthology Series
3.2 Anthologies

4 Nonfiction

4.1 Interior Art
4.2 Theoretical works

5 External links

Fiction

Series

Dies Irae
* 1 The Days of Glory (1971)
* 2 In the Kingdom of the Beasts (1971)
* 3 Day of Wrath (1971)

Hooded Swan (Grainger)
* 1 The Halcyon Drift (1972)
* 2 Rhapsody in Black (1973)
* 3 Promised Land (1974)
* 4 The Paradise Game (1974)
* 5 The Fenris Device (1974)
* 6 Swan Song (1975)

Daedalus Mission
* 1 The Florians (1976)
* 2 Critical Threshold (1977)
* 3 Wildeblood's Empire (1977)
* 4 The City of the Sun (1978)
* 5 Balance of Power (1979)
* 6 The Paradox of the Sets (1979)

Asgard
* 1a Journey to the Center (1982)
* 1b Asgard's Secret (2004), a major revision of the original novel
* 2 Invaders from the Centre (1990) aka Asgard's Conquerors
* 3 The Centre Cannot Hold (1990) aka Asgard's Heart

Orfeo (written as "Brian Craig")
* Zaragoz (1989)
* Plague Daemon (1990)
* Storm Warriors (1991)

David Lydyard (Werewolves)
* 1 The Werewolves of London (1990)
* 2 The Angel of Pain (1991)
* 3 The Carnival of Destruction (1994)

Genesys
* 1 Serpent's Blood (1995)
* 2 Salamander's Fire (1996)
* 3 Chimera's Cradle (1997)

Emortality (written out of series order)
* 2 Inherit the Earth (1998)
* 4 Architects of Emortality (1999)
* 5 Fountains of Youth (2000)
* 1 The Cassandra Complex (2001)
* 3 Dark Ararat (2002)
* 6 The Omega Expedition (2002)

Novels

Cradle of the Sun (1969)
The Blind Worm (1970)
To Challenge Chaos (1972)
The Realms of Tartarus (1977) - first published as three volumes:
* The Face of Heaven (1976)
* A Vision of Hell (1979)
* A Glimpse of Infinity (1979)
Man in a Cage (1975)
The Mind-Riders (1976)
The Last Days of the Edge of the World (1978)
The Walking Shadow (1979)
Optiman [aka War Games (1981 UK)](1980)
The Castaways of Tanagar (1981)
The Gates of Eden (1983)
The Empire of Fear (1988)
Ghost Dancers (1991) (written as "Brian Craig")
Slumming in Voodooland (1991) [chapbook]
Young Blood (1992)
The Innsmouth Heritage (1992) [anthology w/Stableford short story]
Firefly: A Novel of the Far Future (1994)
The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (1996) - first published in somewhat different form in Interzone magazine:
* The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Part 1 of 2) (1995)
* The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Part 2 of 2) (1995)
Year Zero (2000)
The Wine Of Dreams (2000) (written as "Brian Craig")
Pawns of Chaos (2001) (written as "Brian Craig")
The Eleventh Hour (2001)
Curse of the Coral Bride (2004) with Donna Scot
Kiss the Goat (2005)
The Stones of Camelot (2006) ISBN 1932983694

Collections

The Cosmic Perspective/Custer's Last Stand (1985)
Sexual Chemistry: Sardonic Tales of the Genetic Revolution (1991)
Fables and Fantasies (1996)
Complications & Other Science Fiction Stories (2003)
Salome and Other Decadent Fantasies (2004)
Designer Genes: Tales of the Biotech Revolution (2004)
The Wayward Muse (2005) ISBN 1932983457

As Translator

Vampire City (1999) (La Ville Vampire by Paul Féval (1874)) ISBN 0974071161
Knightshade (2001) (Le Chevalier Ténèbre by Paul Féval (1860)) ISBN 0974071145
Lumen (2002) (Lumen by Camille Flammarion (1867)) ISBN 0-8195-6567-9
Nightmares of an Ether-Drinker (2002) (Sensations et Souvenirs by Jean Lorrain (1895)) ISBN 1872621651
The Vampire Countess (2003) (La Vampire by Paul Féval (1865)) ISBN 0974071153
The Scaffold (2004) (Contes Cruels by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1883)) ISBN 1932983015
The Vampire Soul (2004) (Tribulat Bonhomet by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1887)) ISBN 1932983023
The Wandering Jew's Daughter (2005) (La Fille du Juif Errant by Paul Féval (1863)) ISBN 1932983309
John Devil (2005) (Jean Diable by Paul Féval (1861)) ISBN 1932983155
The Black Coats: 'Salem Street (2005) (Les Habits Noirs: La Rue de Jérusalem by Paul Féval (1868)) ISBN 1932983465
Revenants (2006) (Le Livre des Mystères by Paul Féval (1852)) ISBN 1932983708

As Editor

Anthology Series

Decadence
* 1 The Daedalus Book of Decadence (Moral Ruins) (1990)
* 2 The Second Daedalus Book of Decadence: The Black Feast (1992)

Anthologies

Tales of the Wandering Jew (1991)
The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy: The 19th Century (1991)
The Dedalus Book of Femmes Fatales (1992)

Nonfiction

The Mysteries of Science Fiction (1977)
A Clash of Symbols: The Triumph of James Blish (1979)
Masters of Science-Fiction: Essays on Science-Fiction Authors (1981)
The Science in Science Fiction (1982) with David Langford and Peter Nicholls
Future Man: Brave New World or Genetic Nightmare? (1984)
The Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950 (1985)
The Sociology of Science Fiction (1985)
The Way to Write Science Fiction (1985)
The Third Millennium: A History of the World AD 2000-3000 (1985) with David Langford
Opening Minds: Essays on Fantastic Literature (1995)
Outside the Human Aquarium: Masters of Science Fiction, Second Edition (1995)
Algebraic Fantasies and Realistic Romances: More Masters of Science Fiction (1995)
Teach Yourself Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction (1998)
The Dictionary of Science Fiction Places (1999)
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts, No. 1) (2004) [see author's note]
Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts, No. 5) (2005) [see author's note]

Interior Art

The Ladykiller, As Observed From a Safe Distance (2000)

Theoretical works

Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950 (1985) ( ISBN 0947795855 )
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts, No. 1) (2004) ( ISBN 0810849380 )

External links

[Brian Stableford] - includes excellent bibliography
[Bibliography]
[Black Coat Press], publisher of Brian Stableford's translations

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