Brian Niemeier Explained

Brian Niemeier
Occupation:Writer
Language:English
Nationality:American
Genre:Horror, science fiction
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Years Active:2012–present

Brian Niemeier is an American science fiction horror author. In 2016, he was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel.

Background

Brian Niemeier grew up in Peoria, Illinois. He attended Bradley University in Peoria for his undergraduate work,[1] then earned an MA at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Writing career

Niemeier was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016, which he said was a result of his having been selected by the Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies campaigns.[2] The award voters ranked him sixth of five nominees, below "No Award".[3] His second novel, Souldancer, won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel. When Niemeier's novel The Secret Kings was nominated at the 2017 Dragon Awards, The Verge contributor Andrew Liptak cited the book's low ratings at Goodreads (numbering 11 at the time) when discussing whether or not the Dragons were actually rewarding the works most popular with fans.[4] Niemeier has since stated that the Dragon Awards have been taken over by the "Death Cult" by which he alleges the Hugo Awards are controlled, and that this cult "took advantage of the drastically reduced voter base to pack the ballot" in 2020.[5] Mike Glyer, of File 770, described Niemeier as negatively spinning the results of the 2020 Dragon Awards because Niemeier's friends didn't win.[6]

Bibliography

Works are listed chronologically in each section. All of his works are self-published unless otherwise noted.

Combat Frame Xseed series

  1. Combat Frame Xseed (December 2018)
  2. Coalition Year 40 (May 2019)
  3. CY 40 Second Coming (December 2019)
Other books in this series:

A non-fiction guide to the series was also published:

Soul Cycle series

  1. Nethereal (June 2015,)
  2. Souldancer (February 2016,)
  3. The Secret Kings (December 2016,)
  4. The Ophian Rising (December 2017,)

Nonfiction

Collections

Short works

Awards

YearOrganizationAward title,
Category		WorkResultRefs<-- Use the template below for each row
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2016World Science Fiction SocietyJohn W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer–[10] [11]
2016Dragon ConDragon Award,
Best Horror Novel		Souldancer[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Tunnel of Indoctrination Indubitably. October 29, 2014. Brian. Niemeier. December 13, 2016. December 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161225214333/http://www.brianniemeier.com/2014_10_01_archive.html. dead. mdy-all.
  2. http://russellnewquist.com/2016/05/interview-brian-niemeier-part-3/ An Interview With Brian Niemeier – Part 3
  3. http://www.thehugoawards.org/content/pdf/2016HugoStatistics.pdf 2016 Hugo Award Statistics
  4. Web site: The 2017 Dragon Awards are a far-ranging sci-fi and fantasy reading list. August 4, 2017. Andrew. Liptak. December 8, 2020. "Do these titles actually represent what’s enormously popular in fandom? That’s also unclear: one fan compared the works in each category on the book-centric social media site Goodreads, and found some huge disparities. Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey, for example has garnered 13,040 Goodreads user ratings, while another nominee in the same category, Brian Niemeier’s The Secret Kings, only has 11 ratings."
  5. Web site: 2020 Dragon Award Winners: Thousands Vote Despite Right-Wing Backlash . September 7, 2020 . Doris V. . Sutherland . Women Write About Comics . January 20, 2021 . September 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915201630/https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2020/09/2020-dragon-award-winners-thousands-vote-despite-right-wing-backlash/ . live .
  6. Web site: Reaction to 2020 Dragon Award Ballot . Mike . Glyer . Mike Glyer . August 12, 2020 . . January 20, 2021 . August 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814001549/http://file770.com/reaction-to-2020-dragon-award-ballot/ . live .
  7. Web site: Beta Geminorum. Brian. Niemeier. January 5, 2012. Jersey Devil Press. December 13, 2016. November 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161116143057/http://www.jerseydevilpress.com/?page_id=1987. dead. mdy-all.
  8. Web site: Publication: Sci Phi Journal, #3 January 2015. Internet Speculative Fiction Database. December 13, 2016. June 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220611172411/http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?577720. dead. mdy-all.
  9. Web site: Free Short Story: Izcacus. Brian. Niemeier. October 2015. December 13, 2016. October 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161031162451/http://www.brianniemeier.com/p/izcacus.html. dead. mdy-all.
  10. Web site: 2016 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Internet Speculative Fiction Database. December 13, 2016. December 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161226054308/http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?27+2016. dead. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: 2016 Hugo Awards . World Science Fiction Society . December 13, 2016 . December 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222134438/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2016-hugo-awards/ . dead . mdy-all .
  12. Web site: 2016 Dragon Award. Internet Speculative Fiction Database. December 13, 2016. October 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022121523/http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?63+2016. dead. mdy-all.
  13. Web site: Winners – The Dragon Award. Dragon Con. September 4, 2016. December 13, 2016. December 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161218022901/http://awards.dragoncon.org/winners/. dead. mdy-all.

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