Pamela Sargent
- Novelist
- science fiction author
- editor
Pamela Sargent (born March 20, 1948) is an American feminist, science fiction author, and editor. She has an MA in classical philosophy and has won a Nebula Award.[1]
Sargent wrote a trilogy concerning the terraforming of Venus that is sometimes compared to Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy, but predates it. She also edited various anthologies to celebrate the contributions of women in the history of science fiction including the Women of Wonder series. She also edited the Nebula Award Showcase from 1995 to 1997. She is noted for writing alternate history stories. She also collaborated with George Zebrowski on four Star Trek novels.
Personal life
Pamela Sargent was born in Ithaca, New York, and raised as an atheist.[2] She attended the State University of New York at Binghamton, attaining a master's degree in philosophy. She currently lives in Albany, New York.
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Seed Trilogy
- Earthseed (1983)
- Farseed (2007)
- Seed Seeker (2010)
Venus
- Venus of Dreams (1986)
- Venus of Shadows (1988)
- Child of Venus (2001)
Watchstar
- Watchstar (1980)
- Eye of the Comet (1984)
- Homesmind (1984)
Novels
- Cloned Lives (1976)
- Sudden Star (1979) a.k.a. The White Death (1980)
- The Golden Space (1982)
- The Alien Upstairs (1983)
- The Shore of Women (1986)
- Alien Child (1988)
- Ruler of the Sky (1993)
- Climb the Wind (1998)
Star Trek novels
All co-written with George Zebrowski
Based on Star Trek: The Original Series television series
- Heart of the Sun (1997)
- Across the Universe (1999)
- Garth of Izar (2003)
Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation television series
- A Fury Scorned (1996)
Collections
- Cloned Lives (1976)
- Starshadows (1977)
- The Golden Space (1983)
- The Best of Pamela Sargent (1987) with Martin H. Greenberg
- The Mountain Cage and Other Stories (2002)
- Eye of Flame (2003)
- Thumbprints (2004)
Anthologies edited
Women of Wonder series
- Women of Wonder (1975)
- More Women of Wonder (1976)
- The New Women of Wonder (1978)
- Women of Wonder: The Classic Years (1996)
- Women of Wonder: The Contemporary Years (1996)
Nebula Award anthologies
- Nebula Awards 29 (1995)
- Nebula Awards 30 (1996)
- Nebula Awards 31 (1997)
Other
- Bio-Futures: Science Fiction Stories About Biological Metamorphosis (1976)
- Three in Space (1981) with Jack Dann and George Zebrowski
- Afterlives (1986) with Ian Watson
- Three in Time (1997) with Jack Dann and George Zebrowski
- Conqueror Fantastic (2004)
Nonfiction
- Firebrands: The Heroines of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1976) with Ron Miller
Awards
In 1993, Pamela Sargent won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette published in 1992, for "Danny Goes to Mars".[1] This novelette originally appeared in Asimov's magazine in October 1992.
In 2012, Sargent won the Pilgrim Award for lifetime contributions to SF/F studies.[3]
References
Sources
External links
- Official website
- Pamela Sargent at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Golden Gryphon Press official site – About Thumbprints
- Pamela Sargent's Official Wattpad Profile
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- "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" by Roger Zelazny (1966)
- "Call Him Lord" by Gordon R. Dickson (1967)
- "Gonna Roll the Bones" by Fritz Leiber (1968)
- "Mother to the World" by Richard Wilson (1969)
- "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" by Samuel R. Delany (1970)
- "Slow Sculpture" by Theodore Sturgeon (1971)
- "The Queen of Air and Darkness" by Poul Anderson (1972)
- "Goat Song" by Poul Anderson (1973)
- "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand" by Vonda N. McIntyre (1974)
- "If the Stars Are Gods", by Gordon Eklund and Gregory Benford (1975)
- "San Diego Lightfoot Sue" by Tom Reamy (1976)
- "The Bicentennial Man" by Isaac Asimov (1977)
- "The Screwfly Solution" by Raccoona Sheldon (1978)
- "A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye" by Charles L. Grant (1979)
- "Sandkings" by George R. R. Martin (1980)
- "The Ugly Chickens" by Howard Waldrop (1981)
- "The Quickening" by Michael Bishop (1982)
- "Fire Watch" by Connie Willis (1983)
- "Blood Music" by Greg Bear (1984)
- "Bloodchild" by Octavia Butler (1985)
- "Portraits of His Children" by George R. R. Martin (1986)
- "The Girl who Fell into the Sky" by Kate Wilhelm (1987)
- "Rachel in Love" by Pat Murphy (1988)
- "Schrödinger's Kitten" by George Alec Effinger (1989)
- "At the Rialto" by Connie Willis (1990)
- "Tower of Babylon" by Ted Chiang (1991)
- "Guide Dog" by Michael Conner (1992)
- "Danny Goes to Mars" by Pamela Sargent (1993)
- "Georgia on My Mind" by Charles Sheffield (1994)
- "The Martian Child" by David Gerrold (1995)
- "Solitude" by Ursula K. Le Guin (1996)
- "Lifeboat on a Burning Sea" by Bruce Holland Rogers (1997)
- "The Flowers of Adult Prison" by Nancy Kress (1998)
- "Lost Girls" by Jane Yolen (1999)
- "'Mars is No Place for Children", by Mary Turzillo (2000)
- "Daddy's World" by Walter Jon Williams (2001)
- "Louise's Ghost" by Kelly Link (2002)
- "Hell is the Absence of God" by Ted Chiang (2003)
- "The Empire of Ice Cream" by Jeffrey Ford (2004)
- "Basement Magic" by Ellen Klages (2005)
- "The Faery Handbag" by Kelly Link (2006)
- "Two Hearts" by Peter S. Beagle (2007)
- "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" by Ted Chiang (2008)
- "Pride and Prometheus" by John Kessel (2009)
- "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" by Eugie Foster (2010)
- "That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made" by Eric James Stone (2011)
- "What We Found" by Geoff Ryman (2012)
- "Close Encounters" by Andy Duncan (2013)
- "The Waiting Stars" by Aliette de Bodard (2014)
- "A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai'i" by Alaya Dawn Johnson (2015)
- "Our Lady of the Open Road" by Sarah Pinsker (2016)
- "The Long Fall Up" by William Ledbetter (2017)
- "A Human Stain" by Kelly Robson (2018)
- "The Only Harmless Great Thing" by Brooke Bolander (2019)
- "Carpe Glitter" by Cat Rambo (2020)
- "Two Truths and a Lie" by Sarah Pinsker (2021)
- "O2 Arena" by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (2022)
- "If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You" by John Chu (2023)