Eric James Stone

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Eric James Stone
Eric James Stone at CONduit 2007.png
Stone at CONduit 17 in 2007.
Born1967 (age 5657)
United States
OccupationAuthor, editor
Genre Science fiction, fantasy, horror
Notable works"That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made"
Notable awards Nebula Award for Best Novelette (2010)
Website
ericjamesstone.com

Eric James Stone (born 1967) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror author. He won the 2004 Writers of the Future contest, [1] and has published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact , InterGalactic Medicine Show , and Jim Baen's Universe . His 2010 novelette, "That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made," won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette [2] and was a finalist for the Hugo Award. [3]

Contents

He became the assistant editor for Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show in 2009, [4] and served as web-host for Tangent Online. He received a degree in political science at Brigham Young University [5] and went on to graduate from Baylor Law School. Stone lives in Eagle Mountain, Utah.

Personal life

On November 21, 2012, Stone announced his engagement to Darci Rhoades. [6]

Bibliography

Novels

Collections

Short fiction

DateTitlePublicationPublisherISBN
August 2004"In Memory"L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XX Galaxy Press ISBN   1-59212-177-2
September 2004"The Man Who Moved the Moon"All the Rage This Year: The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology 3 Phobos Books ISBN   0-9720026-5-0
August 2005"Betrayer of Trees"L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XXIGalaxy Press ISBN   1-59212-217-5
September 2005"Resonance" Analog Science Fiction and Fact   
October 2005"Taint of Treason" Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show   
March 2006"Salt of Judas"Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show  
May 2006"Loophole"Warp & Weave  
December 2006"Upgrade"Analog Science Fiction and Fact  
February 2007"Tabloid Reporter to the Stars"Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show  
February 2008"Premature Emergence" Jim Baen's Universe   
April 2008"Accounting for Dragons"Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show  
May 2008"The Ashes of His Fathers"Analog Science Fiction and Fact  
June 2008"The Six Billion Dollar Colon"Jay Lake: Intelligently RedesignedDigital Alchemy Press 
October 2008"P.R. Problems"Blood Lite Pocket Books ISBN   978-1-4165-6783-7
December 2008"The Robot Sorcerer"Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show  
April 2009"The Final Element"Analog Science Fiction and Fact  
July 2009"Like Diamond Tears From Emerald Eyes"Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show  
September 2009"Attitude Adjustment"Analog Science Fiction and Fact  
January 2010"Rejiggering the Thingamajig"Analog Science Fiction and Fact  
June 2010"An Early Ford Mustang"Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show  
September 2010"American Banshee"Blood Lite 2: Overbite Gallery Books ISBN   978-1-4391-8765-4
September 2010"Bird-Dropping and Sunday"The Immersion Book of Science FictionImmersion Press ISBN   978-0-9563924-1-1
September 2010"That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made"Analog Science Fiction and Fact  
October 28, 2010"The Greatest Science Fiction Story Ever Written" Nature   
December 14, 2010"Buy You a Mockingbird" Daily Science Fiction   
January 6, 2011"Waiting for Raymond"Daily Science Fiction  
March 24, 2011"Girl Who Asks Too Much"Daily Science Fiction  
May 19, 2011"They Do It with Robots"Daily Science Fiction  
June 28, 2011"Freefall"Daily Science Fiction  
June 2011"Into the West "Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show  
August 2011"The Day the Music Died "Rejiggering the Thingamajig and Other StoriesPaper Golem ISBN   978-0-9795349-9-7
November 8, 2011"A Great Destiny"Daily Science Fiction  
November 2011"A Lincoln in Time"Heir Apparent: Digital Science Fiction Anthology 4Digital Science Fiction 
February 9, 2012"The Steel Throne"Daily Science Fiction  
May 2012"Lobstersaurus"Analog Science Fiction and Fact  
June 20, 2012"Dark Roads for the Eternal Ruler"Daily Science Fiction  
June 2012"Nine-Tenths of the Law"Blood Lite III: AftertastePocket Books ISBN   978-1-4516-3624-6
September 2012"Write What You Want"Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show  
June 2013"Cui Bono"The Urban Green ManEdge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing ISBN   978-1-77053-038-6
July 26, 2013"By the Hands of Juan Perón"Daily Science Fiction  
August 28, 2013"Love Is Orange, Love Is Red"Daily Science Fiction  
September 2013"A Crash Course in Fate"What Fates ImposeAlliteration Ink ISBN   978-1-939840-05-9
November 2013"The Humans in the Walls"Space Eldritch II: The Haunted StarsCold Fusion Media ISBN   978-0-615-91859-4
July 2014"A Sufficiently Advanced Christmas"A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of StoriesWordFire Press ISBN   978-1-61475-202-8
October 13, 2014"Motivational Story"Daily Science Fiction  
March 2015"An Immense Darkness"Analog Science Fiction and Fact  
September 2015"Unforgettable "Heroic: Tales of the ExtraordinaryDan Farr Productions ISBN   978-1-5173-2827-6
December 2016"Crowdfinding"Analog Science Fiction and Fact  
December 2016"A Special Extra Christmas"Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show  

Awards

YearOrganizationAward title,
Category
WorkResultRefs
2010Readers of Analog Science Fiction and Fact AnLab Awards,
Best Short Story
"Rejiggering the Thingamajig"Nominated [8]
2011 World Science Fiction Convention Hugo Award,
Best Novelette
"That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made"Nominated [8]
2011 SFWA Nebula Award,
Novelette
"That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made"Won [8]

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