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Nebraska Author Robert Reed
The novels and short story collections of Nebraska science fiction author
Robert Reed
Robert Reed was born in Omaha in 1956, and received a degree in Biology from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1987. He first burst onto the science fiction scene by becoming the Gold Prize winner of the 2nd annual L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future competition (1986), and has held a prominent place in science fiction publishing ever since.
Although he has had eleven novels published (see list below), he is probably best known for his many short stories, novelettes and novellas. He has had over 200 shorter works published, and has been a finalist for the Hugo Award eight times, the Nebula Award twice, the World Fantasy Award once, the John W. Campbell Award twice and the Theodore Sturgeon Award nine times. Twenty-three of his shorter works have been compiled in his two short story collections to date, also listed below. Stories by Reed regularly show up in genre short-fiction markets such as The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, and his stories are frequently reprinted in the various annual “Year’s Best SF” anthologies as well.
Robert Reed has appeared in the John H. Ames Reading Series three times (1993, 1999 and 2006), recordings of which are available for check out and viewing.
Additional information about Robert Reed can be found at the following Web sites:
- The Official Robert Reed Site (including a bibliography of his 200+ short stories, novelettes and novellas) (no longer active online)
- Official Robert Reed author page on Amazon.com
- Robert Reed’s Blog: The Difficult Art of Tomorrow | Robert Reed’s other Blog: Reshaping Light
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database page for Robert Reed
- Wikipedia page for Robert Reed
- Robert Reed page the Nebraska Authors website
The Leeshore
(1987)
The Hormone Jungle
(1988)
Black Milk
(1989)
Down the Bright Way
(1991)
The Remarkables
(1992)
Beyond the Veil of Stars
(1994)
An Exaltation of Larks
(1995)
Beneath the Gated Sky
(1997)
Sequel to Beyond the Veil of Stars.
The Dragons of Springplace
(1999)
Short story collection containing 11 reprinted stories.
Marrow
(2000)
Sister Alice
(2003)
— Finalist for the John W. Campbell Award (2004)
The Well of Stars
(2004)
A follow-up to Marrow.
— Finalist for the John W. Campbell Award (2005)
The Cuckoo’s Boys
(2005)
Short story collection containing 11 reprinted stories, 1 all-new story, and an author’s afterword.
Flavors of My Genius
(2006)
Stand-alone novella.
Eater-of-Bone
(2012)
Novella collection containing 3 reprinted novellas, and one all-new novella.
The Greatship
(2013)
Collection of most of Reed’s previously published “Great Ship” stories, many re-written, with new interstitial material. E-book and Print-on-Demand versions only.
The Memory of Sky
(2014)
All-new trilogy of novels combined in a single volume. Set in Reed’s “Great Ship” universe, in which both Marrow and The Well of Stars appear.
The Trials of Quentin Maurus
(2016)
All-new quartet of novels released in e-book format on Amazon only. Individual volumes are: Inevitable, Insatiable, Ephemeral, and Everlasting.
The Dragons of Marrow: A Great Ship Novel
(2018)
New novel set in Reed’s “Great Ship” universe, released in e-book format only.
Robert Reed continues to write new materials, including many new novellas or novelettes set in his “Great Ship” universe, which he releases exclusively in electronic format, via his author page on Amazon.com. He is also digitizing his backlog of earlier stories, and re-releasing them on a one-by-one basis as e-book purchases.
Last updated May 2023 sdc
