Nicholas Binge

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Nicholas Binge
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Binge in 2022
Born (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 35)
Singapore
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Genre Science fiction, Horror
Notable work Ascension , Dissolution

Nicholas Binge is an author of science fiction and horror, and is a grandson of music composer Ronald Binge.

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His works include Ascension and Dissolution . He has won or been nominated for the Proverse Prize for Fiction, [1] the Goodreads Choice Awards, [2] and the Premio Ignotus. [3] His work has been translated into multiple languages, including French, German, Italian, Spanish, Finnish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Arabic. [4]

Binge was born in Singapore, and has lived in Switzerland, Hong Kong, and the UK. He currently lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he lectures in creative writing. [5] [6]

Career

His first novel, Professor Everywhere, was selected as a prize-winner by the Proverse Prize for Literature in 2020. [7] In 2023, his speculative thriller, Ascension , sold at auction to Harper Voyager in the UK, as well to Riverhead Books in the US, [5] [8] as well as selling the translation rights into ten other territories. It was also optioned for a major motion picture. [6] [9] [10] [11] [12]

His 2025 novel, Dissolution , released to critical acclaim from The New York Times, [13] The Guardian, [14] New Scientist, [15] and more. It is being adapted into a major motion picture by Sony Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment, with Oscar-nominated Eric Heisserer penning the adaptation. [16]

As well as future novels from HarperVoyager UK / Riverhead Books, Binge sold two works to Tor slated for release in 2025 and 2026. [17]

Published Works

- 2020. Professor Everywhere. Proverse Hong Kong. ISBN 978-9888491858

- 2023. Ascension . Harper Voyager UK / Riverhead Books. ISBN 978-0008505813

- 2025. Dissolution . Harper Voyager UK / Riverhead Books. ISBN 978-0008668822

- 2025. Extremity. Tordotcom / Tor UK. ISBN 978-1035085866

- 2026. Exhumation. Harper Voyager UK / Riverhead Books.

- 2026. Abyss. Tordotcom / Tor UK.

References

  1. "Nicholas Binge Ascending". 30 May 2023.
  2. "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Science Fiction!".
  3. "Finalistas de los premios Ignotus 2024". 5 July 2024.
  4. "Ascension".
  5. 1 2 "HarperVoyager wins auction for chilling science fiction thriller". HarperCollins Publishers - HCUK Corporate.
  6. 1 2 "About". Nicholas Binge. 6 April 2023.
  7. "Nicholas Binge Ascending". 30 May 2023.
  8. "Nicholas Binge | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
  9. "Könyv: Nicholas Binge: Felemelkedés". Agave Könyvek.
  10. "Himmelfahrt von Binge, Nicholas, Jellinghaus, Silke, Naumann, Katharina: Mission in den Tod | Überlebenskampf am Berg: Dieser Wissenschafts-Thriller ist das Leseerlebnis 2023" . Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  11. "Na vrchol - Nicholas Binge". www.knihydobrovsky.cz. 22 December 2023.
  12. "ASCENSIÓN | NICHOLAS BINGE | Minotauro | Casa del Libro". casadellibro. 31 May 2023.
  13. Lyall, Sarah (17 March 2025). "3 Heart-Pounding, High-Stakes New Thrillers". The New York Times.
  14. Tuttle, Lisa (7 March 2025). "The best recent science fiction and fantasy – review roundup". The Guardian.
  15. "Sci-fi thriller Dissolution smartly interweaves time travel and memory".
  16. "'Arrival' Scribe Eric Heisserer & His Chronology Label Ink First Look with Sony Pictures". 5 August 2024.
  17. "About".