Robert Jackson Bennett

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Robert Jackson Bennett
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Bennett at the 2017 Texas Book Festival
Born1984 (age 39–40)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupationauthor
Education University of Texas at Austin
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Website
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Robert Jackson Bennett (born 1984) is an American writer of speculative fiction. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Robert Jackson Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [3] He graduated from the University of Texas with special honors in English in 2005, [4] and settled down in Austin, Texas. [5]

Career

Bennett's debut as an author was the novel Mr. Shivers (2010). He went on to write The Company Man (2011), The Troupe (2012), and American Elsewhere (2013). [6] [7]

Bennett's fifth novel, City of Stairs (2014), was the first of a fantasy trilogy, The Divine Cities , followed by City of Blades (2016) and City of Miracles (2017). The Divine Cities trilogy was nominated for Best Series by the Hugo Awards in 2018, but lost to World of the Five Gods by Lois McMaster Bujold. [8]

In August 2018, Bennett published Foundryside , the first installment of his new series, The Founders Trilogy. [9] That book was followed by Shorefall in 2020 and Locklands in 2022.

Awards and nominations

Awards for Robert Jackson Bennett
YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRef.
2010 Mr. Shivers Shirley Jackson Award Best NovelWon [10] [11]
2011 British Fantasy Award The Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best NewcomerWon [12]
2012 The Company Man Philip K. Dick Award Special CitationWon [13] [14]
Edgar Award Best Paperback OriginalWon [15]
2013 American Elsewhere Shirley Jackson Award Best NovelWon [16] [17]
2015 City of Stairs Locus Award Best Fantasy Novel Nominated [18]
World Fantasy Award Best Novel Nominated [19]
British Fantasy Award Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)Nominated [20] [21]
2017 City of Blades Locus Award Best Fantasy Novel Nominated [22]
2018City of Miracles Locus Award Best Fantasy Novel Nominated [23]
The Divine Cities Hugo Award Best Series Nominated [24] [25]
2019 Foundryside Locus Award Best Fantasy Novel Nominated [26]
British Fantasy Award Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)Nominated [27] [28]
Dragon Award Best Fantasy NovelNominated [29]
2023The Founders Trilogy Hugo Award Best Series Nominated [30]

Bibliography

Standalone novels

The Divine Cities trilogy

  1. City of Stairs (2014; Broadway Books) [31]
  2. City of Blades (2016)
  3. City of Miracles (2017)

The Founders trilogy

  1. Foundryside (2018)
  2. Shorefall (2020)
  3. Locklands (2022) [32]

The Shadow of the Leviathan series

  1. The Tainted Cup (2024)
  2. A Drop of Corruption (2025)

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References

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  3. ↑ Phantastik-couch (German)
  4. ↑ University of Texas at Austin: Degrees and Dates of Attendance
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  22. ↑ Locus. (2017-06-24). "2017 Locus Awards Winners" . Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  23. ↑ Locus. (2018-06-23). "2018 Locus Awards Winners" . Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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  27. ↑ The British Fantasy Society (2019-07-23). "British Fantasy Awards 2019" . Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  28. ↑ Locus. (2019-07-23). "2019 British Fantasy Awards Shortlist" . Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  29. ↑ Locus. (2019-09-03). "2019 Dragon Awards Winners" . Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  30. ↑ World Science Fiction Society. (2023-10-21). "2023 Hugo Awards" . Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  31. ↑ Briefly reviewed in the May 2015 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction , pp.107–111
  32. ↑ "Robert Jackson Bennett - Locklands - Hardcover".
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