Ian Whates

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Ian Whates is a British speculative fiction author and editor. In 2006 he launched the independent publishing house NewCon Press. He lives with his partner Helen in Cambridgeshire.

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As of 2009 Whates is currently a director of both the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) [1] and the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA). [2] He has had short fiction published in Nature , Hub and TQR. In 2007 his short story The Gift of Joy was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award. [3] His space opera novel, Pelquin's Comet (The Dark Angels Book 1), was published in 2015.

Bibliography

City of a Hundred Rows

  1. City of Dreams & Nightmare (2010)
  2. City of Hope & Despair (2011)
  3. City of Light & Shadow (2012)

Noise

  1. The Noise Within (2010)
  2. The Noise Revealed (2011)

The Dark Angels

  1. Pelquin's Comet (2015)
  2. The Ion Raiders (2017)
  3. Dark Angels Rising (2020)

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Short stories and essays

As editor

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References

  1. "SFWA Employees & Volunteers" . Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. "BSFA - Who's who" . Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. "BSFA Awards: 2007 Shortlist" . Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  4. Speculative Realms Website
  5. Story Behind the Book : Volume 1 - Essays on Writing Speculative Fiction out now! Archived 2015-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Solaris Rising 2 - edited by Ian Whates". Archived from the original on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2013-03-16.