Tony Daniel (science fiction writer) explained

Tony Daniel
Pseudonym:Tony Daniel
Birth Place:Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Genre:Science fiction
Notableworks:Metaplanetary

Tony Daniel is an American science fiction writer and was an editor at Baen Books and a senior editor at Regnery Publishing.[1]

Career

Tony Daniel was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[2]

Daniel began writing science fiction in 1990. He has authored ten books, numerous short stories and poems, as well as literary criticism, opinion, journalism, and reviews. His work has appeared several times in Gardner Dozois' The Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies. Daniel was a senior editor at Baen Books and Regnery Publishing. He was also senior story editor at SciFi.com's Seeing Ear Theater from 2000 to 2002, where he wrote, produced and directed several productions. He was a lecturer in science fiction as literature, screenplays, and graduate writing workshops at the University of Texas at Dallas from 2006 to 2011. [3]

His novels Metaplanetary (2001) and Superluminal (2004) depict a war between two parts of the Solar System.[4] Of Metaplanetary, the Publishers Weekly review stated "Daniel seems to want to create an epic vision of humanity."[5] Kirkus Reviews held a similar view, writing "Vast, intricate, fizzing with wit, and bulging with utterly fascinating ideas."[6]

Daniel is the author of two Star Trek: The Original Series novels, Star Trek: Devil's Bargain and Star Trek: Savage Trade.

Daniel is perhaps best known for his short story "A Dry, Quiet War," which has been multiply reprinted. His short story "Life on the Moon" was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1996 and won the Asimov's Magazine Reader's Choice Award for that year.

Bibliography

Novels

Short story collections

Novellas

Short fiction

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tony Daniel .
  2. Book: Contemporary Authors. Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2003. 978-0-7876-9131-8. Peacock. Scot. new revision series. 118. 78–79. 643558218. 0275-7176.
  3. Web site: Tony Daniel .
  4. Book: The Space Opera Renaissance. 2006. Tor. 0-7653-0617-4. Hartwell. David G.. 833. 62408640. Cramer. Kathryn.
  5. Metaplanetary . Publishers Weekly.
  6. Metaplanetary . Kirkus Reviews.
  7. Web site: 1993-04-01. Warpath. 2022-01-14. Kirkus Reviews.
  8. News: Hamilton. Arnold N.. September 19, 1993. A futuristic look at an age-old problem. 74. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. newspapers.com.
  9. Web site: Earthling - Tony Daniel . Macmillan . July 13, 2017.
  10. News: Jonas. Gerald. 1998-02-01. Science Fiction. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-15. 0362-4331.
  11. Web site: Metaplanetary - Tony Daniel . HarperCollins US . July 13, 2017.
  12. News: Alden. John R.. August 29, 2001. Enter these pages to experience new worlds and new times. D2. Philadelphia Inquirer. .
  13. Web site: Superluminal - Tony Daniel . HarperCollins US . July 13, 2017.
  14. News: Di Filippo. Paul. July 11, 2004. Other voices, other worlds and a dose of urban fantasy. The Washington Post. .
  15. Web site: Guardian of Night . Simon & Schuster . July 13, 2017.
  16. Web site: The Heretic . Simon & Schuster . July 13, 2017.
  17. Web site: Star Trek the Original Series: Devil's Bargain . Simon & Schuster . July 13, 2017.
  18. Web site: The Savior . Simon & Schuster . July 13, 2017.
  19. Web site: Star Trek the Original Series: Savage Trade . Simon & Schuster . July 13, 2017.
  20. Web site: The Dragon Hammer . Simon & Schuster . July 13, 2017.
  21. Web site: The Amber Arrow . Simon & Schuster . September 13, 2019.
  22. Web site: The Robot's Twilight Companion . Electricstory.com . July 13, 2017.
  23. Web site: Title: A Dry, Quiet War. 2020-03-20.
  24. Web site: Forged in Blood . September 13, 2019.
  25. Web site: CHECKSUM Checkmate by Tony Daniel . Baen Books . July 13, 2017.
  26. Web site: In Space No One Can Hear You Scream . Baen Ebooks . July 13, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150927203215/http://www.baenebooks.com/chapters/9781451639414/9781451639414__c_.htm . September 27, 2015.
  27. Web site: Baen Ebooks . Baen Ebooks . July 13, 2017.
  28. Web site: Onward Drake! . David Drake.com . July 13, 2017.
  29. Web site: The Powhatan. September 13, 2019.