Charles E. Gannon Explained

Charles E. Gannon
Birth Date:17 March 1960[1]
Birth Place:Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality:American
Occupation:Game designer, novelist
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Genre:Science fiction
Period:1994–present
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Thesis Title:Speculative Fiction: Literature of Political Transformation
Thesis Url:https://search.proquest.com/docview/304424521/
Thesis Year:1998
Doctoral Advisor:Philip Sicker
Discipline:English literature
Sub Discipline:Science fiction

Charles E. Gannon (born March 17, 1960) is an American novelist and game designer who has worked primarily on hard science fiction and role-playing games.

Career

Charles Gannon wrote Hard Times (1991), a supplement for MegaTraveller which moved the background metaplot forward by six years.[2] Gannon wrote many articles in Challenge magazine about "The Hinterworlds", a sector of space which is part of the Imperium from the Traveller universe.

Gannon has also co-written novels in the 1632 series with Eric Flint, including (2012),[3] [4] [5] [6] (2014),[7] and 1636: The Vatican Sanction (2015).[8] His novels Fire with Fire and Trial by Fire were both nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel (in 2014 and 2015 respectively). He was nominated again in 2016 for Raising Caine, and in 2020 for Marque of Caine.[9]

Bibliography

Tales of the Terran Republic

This progression of books is also known as the "Caine Riordan series" or the "22nd Century series"

Spinoffs and related fiction

Vortex of Worlds

Starfire series

The 1632 series

Black Tide Rising

External links

Notes and References

  1. Gannon . Charles Edward . 1998 . Speculative Fiction: Literature of Political Transformation . PhD . . 40064874 . .
  2. Book: Appelcline, Shannon . Designers & Dragons . Mongoose Publishing . 2011 . 978-1-907702-58-7.
  3. News: Lawhorn . Bill . October 2, 2012 . 1635: Papal Stakes (Ring of Fire) . SFRevu .
  4. News: December 2012 . MBR Bookwatch . 11 . . 12 .
  5. Web site: July 23, 2012 . 1635: The Papal Stakes by Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon . Mixed Book Bag.
  6. Web site: March 7, 2013 . Book Review: 1635: The Papal Stakes by Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon . Rena's Hub of Random.
  7. Web site: March 13, 2006 . Forthcoming - Eric Flint .
  8. Web site: Spectrum Literary Agency - 320 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025 . spectrumliteraryagency.com.
  9. Web site: Past Nominations and Wins . February 23, 2020 . SFWA.
  10. Web site: Endangered Species (publisher's page) . Baen Books.
  11. Book: Gannon, Charles . Protected Species . . 2023 . 978-1-9821-9307-2.
  12. Book: Gannon, Charles . Lost Signals . . 2019 . 978-1-948818-24-7.
  13. Web site: McClellan . Rob . 2021-02-25 . Murphy's Lawless . 2022-08-14 . Chris Kennedy Publishing . en-US.
  14. Web site: Murphy's Lawless by Griffin Barber, Kacey Ezell, Charles E Gannon, Kevin Ikenberry, Chris Kennedy, Mike Massa and Mark Wandrey . 2022-08-14 . Fantastic Fiction.
  15. Book: Mission Critical . 2023-01-03 . Baen . 978-1-9821-9260-0 . en.
  16. Book: Gannon . Charles E. . Mission Critical . Barber . Griffin . Massa . Mike . Kennedy . Chris . January 3, 2023 . Simon & Schuster . 9781982192600.
  17. Web site: Mission Critical (Terran Republic) by Griffin Barber, Charles E Gannon, Chris Kennedy and Mike Massa . 2022-08-14 . Fantastic Fiction.
  18. Book: Into the Vortex . March 7, 2023 . . 978-1982192471.
  19. Book: Gannon, Charles E. . Into the Vortex . March 7, 2023 . Simon & Schuster . 9781982192471.
  20. Web site: Into the Vortex (Vortex of Worlds, book 2) by Charles E Gannon . 2022-08-14 . fantasticfiction.com.