Scott Baker (writer)
Scott MacMartin Baker (born September 29, 1947 in Oak Park, Illinois)[1] is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer.
His first novel, Symbiote's Crown, is "a slyly intelligent though uneasily metaphysical Space Opera" according to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.[1] The French edition won a Prix Apollo Award in 1982.[2] In addition, he won the World Fantasy Award in 1984 for his short story "Still Life with Scorpion".[3]
Bibliography
Novels
- Symbiote's Crown (1978) [Prix Apollo Winner][4] ISBN 978-0425038390
- Nightchild (1979) ISBN 0671469312
- Dhampire (1982) ISBN 0671446665
- Drink the Fire from the Flames (1987) (Ashlu) ISBN 0812531477
- Firedance (1986) (Ashlu) ISBN 0812531450
- Webs (1989) ISBN 0812515587
- Ancestral Hungers (1996) ISBN 031285868X
Short story collections (in French only)
- Nouvelle recette pour canard au sang (1983)
- Fringales (1985)
- Aléas (1985)
Short stories (in English)
- Flatsquid Thrills (1982)
- The Path (1982)
- The Lurking Duck (1983) (World Fantasy nominee[5])
- Still Life with Scorpion (1984) (World Fantasy winner[6])
- Sea Change (1986) (Locus Awards nominee[7])
- Nesting Instinct (1987) (World Fantasy nominee[8])
- The Sins of the Fathers (1988)
- Varicose Worms (1989) (World Fantasy nominee,[9] Locus Awards nominee[10])
- Alimentary Tract (1990)
- The Jamesburg Incubus (1990)
- Virus Dreams (1993)
- Prospero (1993)
- Full Fathom Deep (1995)
- Feral Frolics (2014)
Anthologies (in French only)
- Ombres portées (1990)
References
- ^ a b "Baker, Scott". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Scott Baker". science fiction awards database. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Winners". World Fantasy Awards. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Scott Baker". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "1984: The 10th World Fantasy Convention | World Fantasy Convention". www.worldfantasy.org. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "1985: The 11th World Fantasy Convention | World Fantasy Convention". www.worldfantasy.org. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Locus Awards 1987". www.sfadb.com. Short Story nomination 24. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "1988: The 14th World Fantasy Convention | World Fantasy Convention". www.worldfantasy.org. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "1990: The 16th World Fantasy Convention | World Fantasy Convention". www.worldfantasy.org. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Locus Awards 1990". www.sfadb.com. Novelette nomination 20. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, page 82
External links
- Scott Baker at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- French bibliography and book covers at nooSFere
- French bibliography, covers, and cover copy at librarie YS: littératures de l'imaginaire