Karl Schroeder () (born September 4, 1962) is a Canadians science fiction author and futurist. His novels present far-future speculations on topics such as nanotechnology, terraforming, augmented reality, and interstellar travel, and are deeply philosophical. More recently he also focuses on near-future topics.[ Several of his short stories feature the character Gennady Malianov.
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Biography
Schroeder was born in a Mennonite family in Brandon, Manitoba. In 1986 he moved to Toronto, where he now lives with his wife Janice Beitel and daughter.[ "About Me" , at the Karl Schroeder official website] After publishing a dozen short stories, Schroeder published his first novel, Ventus, in 2000. A prequel to Ventus, Lady of Mazes, was published in 2005. He has published seven more novels and is co-author (with Cory Doctorow) of the self-help book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction. Schroeder currently writes, consults in the area of futures studies.[ Karl Schroeder official website, accessed September, 2008.]
In October, 2011, Karl Schroeder was awarded a Master of Design degree in Strategic Foresight and Innovation from OCAD University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[
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Awards
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1982. Pierian Spring Best Story award for The Great Worm.
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1989. Context '89 fiction contest winner for The Cold Convergence.
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1993. Prix Aurora Award for Best Short Work in English for The Toy Mill.
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2001. New York Times Notable book for Ventus.
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2003. Prix Aurora Award for best Canadian SF novel for Permanence.
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2006/2007: Sun of Suns: Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2006,
[ 2007 nomination for the John W. Campbell Memorial award ][ 2007 Award Winners & Nominees]
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2012. Audie Award for best Original Work for METAtropolis: Cascadia, a shared-world audiobook anthology in which Schroeder's contribution was the short story Deodand.
Selected bibliography
Stand-alone
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The Claus Effect (with David Nickle). (Tesseract Books, 1997)
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Permanence (Tor Books, 2002.)
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Crisis in Zefra (Directorate of Land Strategic Concepts, National Defence Canada; 2005.)
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Lockstep (Tor Books, 2014.)
Ventus
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Ventus (Tor Books, 2000)
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Lady of Mazes (prequel to Ventus) (Tor Books, 2005)
Virga
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Sun of Suns (Tor Books, 2006.)
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Queen of Candesce (Tor Books, 2007.)
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Pirate Sun (Tor Books, 2008.)
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The Sunless Countries (Tor Books, 2009.)
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Ashes of Candesce (Tor Books, 2012.)
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