Carolyn Ives Gilman

Carolyn Ives Gilman (born 1954) is a historian and author of Science Fiction and Fantasy. She has been nominated for the Nebula Award three times, and the Hugo Award once.[1][2] She is Museum Curator of the Missouri Historical Society, specializing in 18th and 19th century American History.

Her first novel, Halfway Human, was a new entry into the genre of Gender Science Fiction, portraying a world in which humans have three genders: male, female, and neuter. It has been called "one of the most compelling explorations of gender and power in recent SF"[3] and compared favorably to the work of Ursula K. Le Guin.[4] The book placed 2nd in the 1999 Locus Award for Best First Novel,[1][2] and was nominated for the Tiptree Award. Her work is known for vivid portrayals and deconstructions of the culture of the peoples in her stories.

Works

Fiction

Twenty Planets Series

Halfway Human (New York: Avon Books, 1998)

Arkfall (Rockville, Maryland: Phoenix Pick, 2010)

The Ice Owl (Rockville, Maryland: Phoenix Pick, 2012)

Dark Orbit (New York: Tor, 2015)

Isles of the Forsaken Series

Isles of the Forsaken (Toronto, Ontario: ChiZine Publications, 2011)

Ison of the Isles (Toronto, Ontario: ChiZine Publications, 2012)

Non-Fiction

Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide (Smithsonian Books, 2003)

References

  1. 1 2 "Award Bibliography: Carolyn Ives Gilman". Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB).
  2. 1 2 "Carolyn Ives Gilman". Science Fiction Awards Database. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Locus Magazine, as quoted in Goodreads author page
  4. ↑ John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls, and Graham Sleight (eds.). "Gilman, Carolyn Ives". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Gollancz/SFE.
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