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Linda Nagata

Linda Nagata

Author


Linda Nagata (born November 7, 1960, in San Diego, California[1]) is a Hawaii-based American author of speculative fiction, science fiction, and fantasy novels, novellas, and short stories. Her novella Goddesses was the first online publication to win the Nebula Award. She frequently writes in the Nanopunk genre, which features nanotechnology and the integration of advanced computing with the human brain.

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Life and career

Nagata was born in San Diego and moved with her family to Oahu, Hawai'i when she was ten years old.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa before moving to the island of Maui,[1] where she still lives with her family.[3]

Nagata began writing after graduating from university,[2] and published her first short story in 1987.[1] She now publishes under her independent imprint, Mythic Island Press, LLC., which publishes e-books and trade paperbacks.[2] She is perhaps most recognized for her Nanotech Succession series.

Bibliography

Novels

  • The Nanotech Succession
    • Tech-Heaven (1995)
    • The Bohr Maker (1995)
    • Deception Well (1997)
    • Vast (1998)
    • Inverted Frontier
      • Edges (2019)
      • Silver (2019)
      • Needle (2022)
      • Blade (2024)
  • Limit of Vision (2001)
  • Memory (2003)
  • Skye Object 3270a (2011)
  • Stories of the Puzzle Lands (as Trey Shiels)
    • The Dread Hammer (2011) (As Trey Shiels)
    • Hepen the Watcher (2012)
  • The Red
    • The Red: First Light (2013)
    • The Trials (2015)
    • Going Dark (2015)
  • The Last Good Man (2017)
  • Pacific Storm (2020)
  • The Wild Trilogy
    • The Snow Chanter (2021)
    • The Long War (2021)
    • Days of Storm (2021)

Short fiction

Collections

  • Goddesses and Other Stories (2011) [4]
  • Two Stories: Nahiku West & Nightside on Callisto (2013)
  • Light and Shadow: Eight Short Stories (2016)

List of stories

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Awards


References

  1. "Linda Nagata: Moving Forward". Locus Magazine. November 2000. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  2. Loomis, Ilima (2011-06-26). "The magic of fantasy". The Maui News. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  3. Nagata, Linda. "About Me". Personal Blog. Hahvi.net. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  4. "Publication: Goddesses & Other Stories". ISFDB. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. Alexander, Niall (12 June 2014). "Step into the Stars: Reach for Infinity, ed. Jonathan Strahan". Tor.com. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. Gates, Jaym (2014). "War Stories: New Military Science Fiction, eds. Jaym Gates and Andrew Liptak". apexbookcompany.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. Adams, John Joseph (16 February 2015). "Operation Arcana, ed. John Joseph Adams". johnjosephadams.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. "Nagata, Linda". The LOCUS Index to SF Awards. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2013-06-10.

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