Afraid of Sci Fi and the Future
Episode 26 delivers one of the most prolific and accomplished scifi authors – Canada's Robert J. Sawyer. Robert has had 24 novels published, and his short fiction has appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Amazing Stories, On Spec, Nature and many anthologies. Robert has won the Nebula Award (1995), the Hugo Award (2003) and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2006). Also a futurist, Robert riffs on his latest novel The Oppenheimer Alternative and future trends. Robert brought so much to the table, we needed to create two episodes. Enjoy Part 1!
Robert's website is sfwriter.com.
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Robert J. Sawyer
Science Fiction Writer, Futurist and Keynote Speaker
Robert J. Sawyer — called "the dean of Canadian science fiction" by The Ottawa Citizen and "just about the best science-fiction writer out there" by The Denver Rocky Mountain News — is one of only eight writers in history (and the only Canadian) to win all three of the science-fiction field's top honors for best novel of the year:
- the World Science Fiction Society's Hugo Award, which he won for his novel Hominids;
- the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's Nebula Award, which he won for his novel The Terminal Experiment;
- and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, which he won his novel Mindscan.
Rob is a member of the Order of Canada, the highest honor given by his country, and of the Order of Ontario, the highest honor given by his province. He was also one of the initial inductees into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. According to the US trade journal Locus, Rob is the #1 all-time worldwide leader in number of award wins as a science fiction or fantasy novelist.
The 2009-2010 ABC TV series FlashForward was based on Rob's of the same name, and he was a scriptwriter for that series. Rob also hosted the Canadian TV series Supernatural Investigator and wrote the two-part series finale for the popular web series Star Trek Continues.
Maclean's says, "By any reckoning, Sawyer is among the most successful Canadian authors ever," and The New York Times calls him "a writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation." The Canadian p… Read More