Robert Jackson Bennett Explained
Robert Jackson Bennett (born 1984) is an American writer of speculative fiction.[1] [2]
Early life and education
Robert Jackson Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[3] He graduated from the University of Texas with special honors in English in 2005,[4] and settled down in Austin, Texas.[5]
Career
Bennett's debut as an author was the novel Mr. Shivers (2010). He went on to write The Company Man (2011), The Troupe (2012), and American Elsewhere (2013).[6] [7]
Bennett's fifth novel, City of Stairs (2014), was the first of a fantasy trilogy, The Divine Cities, followed by City of Blades (2016) and City of Miracles (2017). The Divine Cities was nominated for Best Series by the Hugo Awards in 2018, but lost to World of the Five Gods by Lois McMaster Bujold.[8]
In August 2018, Bennett published Foundryside, the first installment of his new series, The Founders Trilogy.[9]
Awards and nominations
Bibliography
Novels
- City of Stairs (2014; Broadway Books)[31]
- City of Blades (2016)
- City of Miracles (2017)
The Founders trilogy
- Foundryside (2018)
- Shorefall (2020)
- Locklands (2022)[32]
Shadow of the Leviathan
- The Tainted Cup (2024)
- A Drop of Corruption (2025)
Notes and References
- Web site: Exclusive Interview: Robert Jackson Bennett Says 'The Troupe' is About How You Perceive Yourself and the World . SF Signal . 2012-02-13 . 2013-09-19.
- Web site: Robert Jackson Bennett . 2024-06-30 . www.fantasticfiction.com.
- http://www.phantastik-couch.de/robert-jackson-bennett.html Phantastik-couch (German)
- https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/degree/degrees/nlogon/?s_last_name_read=BENNETT%2C+ROSEMARY&s_last_isn_read=729932&s_first_name_read=BENNETT%2C+ROBERT&s_first_isn_read=101910&s_first_time_sw=X&s_start_name=Bennett%2C+Robert+Jackson&s_start_page=Submit University of Texas at Austin: Degrees and Dates of Attendance
- Web site: America, With Tentacles: Speculative fiction writer Robert Jackson Bennett travels back to the future . Austin Chronicle . 2013-02-15 . 2018-09-12.
- Web site: Marion chats with Robert Jackson Bennett | Fantasy Literature: Fantasy and Science Fiction Book and Audiobook Reviews . Fantasy Literature . 2013-09-19.
- Web site: Robert Jackson Bennett: Blending Genres and Building Conflict . 2024-06-30 . www.campfirewriting.com . en.
- Web site: 2018 Hugo Award Winners . 2018-08-19 . 2018-09-12.
- Web site: Robert Jackson Bennett - Foundryside . 2018-09-12.
- Web site: 2010 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners . 2022-06-22 . www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/.
- Web site: 2010 Shirley Jackson Award Winners . Locus . 2011-07-18 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: Winners The British Fantasy Society . 2022-06-22 . www.britishfantasysociety.org.
- Web site: 2012 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced . 2012-04-06 . The Official Philip K. Dick Awards Home Page. 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2012 Philip K. Dick Award Announced . Locus . 2012-04-07 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2012 Edgar Winners . Locus . 2012-04-27 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners . 2022-06-22 . www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/.
- Web site: 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners . Locus . 2014-07-13 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2015 Locus Awards Winners . Locus. . 2015-06-27 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: World Fantasy Awards Winners 2015 . Locus. . 2015-11-08 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: British Fantasy Awards 2015: the nominees . The British Fantasy Society . 2015-07-21 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2015 British Fantasy Awards Nominees . Locus. . 2015-07-21 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2017 Locus Awards Winners . Locus. . 2017-06-24 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2018 Locus Awards Winners . Locus. . 2018-06-23 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2018 Hugo Awards . . 15 March 2018 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: Announcing the 2018 Hugo Award Winners . . 2018-08-20 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2019 Locus Awards Finalists . Locus. . 2019-05-07 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: British Fantasy Awards 2019 . The British Fantasy Society . 2019-07-23 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2019 British Fantasy Awards Shortlist . Locus. . 2019-07-23 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2019 Dragon Awards Winners . Locus. . 2019-09-03 . 2022-06-21.
- Web site: 2023 Hugo Awards . World Science Fiction Society. . 2023-10-21 . 2024-03-18.
- Briefly reviewed in the May 2015 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, pp.107–111
- Web site: Robert Jackson Bennett - Locklands - Hardcover.