Alfred Angelo Attanasio, born on September 20, 1951 in Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

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, is an author of fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 and science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

. His science-fiction novel Radix

Radix (novel)

Radix is a science fiction novel by A. A. Attanasio, published in 1981. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981. It is the first of four books in Attanasio's Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984....

 was nominated for the 1981 Nebula Award

Nebula Award

The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...

 for Best Novel and was followed by three other novels, the four books, together, comprising the critically acclaimed 'Radix Tetrad

Radix Tetrad

The Radix Tetrad is a group of four science fiction books by A. A. Attanasio. The first novel, the Nebula Award-nominated Radix, was published in 1981, and the last novel, The Last Legends of Earth was published in 1989....

.' The 'Tetrad' is being re-issued by Phoenix Pick

Phoenix Pick

Phoenix Pick is the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor Publishers based in Rockville, Maryland.Phoenix Pick publishes many classic and semi-classic works of science fiction and fantasy. These include Dark Universe and Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye, Lest Darkness Fall and Related...

 Publishers. He also writes under the name Adam Lee.

Novels

• Wyvern (1988)
• Hunting the Ghost Dancer (1991)
• Kingdom of the Grail (1992)
• The Moon's Wife: A Hystery (1993)
• Solis (1994)
• Silent (1996) (with Robert S. Henderson)
• Centuries (1997)
• Hellbound (2001) (part of The Crow
  The Crow
  The Crow is a comic book series created by James O'Barr. The series was originally written by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his girlfriend at the hands of a drunk driver. It was later published by Caliber Comics in 1989, becoming an underground success, and later adapted into a...
  
   series of books)
• Killing with the Edge of the Moon (2006)
• The Conjure Book (2007)
• Brave Tails: The Moon's Prophecy (2009) (writing as Jonathan Sparrow)

Radix Tetrad

• Radix
  Radix (novel)
  Radix is a science fiction novel by A. A. Attanasio, published in 1981. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981. It is the first of four books in Attanasio's Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984....
  
  (1981)
• In Other Worlds
  In Other Worlds
  In Other Worlds is a 1985 novel by A. A. Attanasio, the second in his Radix Tetrad. It contains humans, zōtl, Rimstalkers, other spatial dimensions, and time-travel/temporal distortion as do other novels in the Radix series, though they are re-envisioned....
  
  (1984)
• Arc of the Dream (1986)
• The Last Legends of Earth
  The Last Legends of Earth (Novel)
  The Last Legends of Earth is a 1989 science fiction novel by A. A. Attanasio, the fourth and final novel in his Radix Tetrad series. It contains the continuing story of the conflict between the humans, zōtl, Rimstalkers, other spatial dimensions, and time-travel/temporal distortion as do other...
  
  (1989)

Arthor Series

• The Dragon and the Unicorn (1994)
• The Eagle and the Sword (1997), published in the U.K. as Arthor (1995)
• The Wolf and the Crown, published in the U.K. as The Perilous Order: Warriors of the Round Table (1998)
• The Serpent and the Grail (1999)

Dominions of Irth (writing as Adam Lee)

• The Dark Shore (1996)
• The Shadow Eater (1998)
• Octoberland (1998)

Anthologies containing his short works

• New Worlds 6 (1974)
• Nameless Places (1975)
• Epoch (1975)
• New Dimensions 7 (1977)
• New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (1980)
• The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12 (1986)
• Made in Goatswood (1995)
• The Disciples of Cthulhu (1996)
• The Best of Crank! (1998)
• The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams (1998)
• Measures of Poison (2002)
• Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy (2004)
• Horrors Beyond 2 (2007)

Essays

• "The Arts: Books" (1983)
• "In Responsibilities Begin Dreams" (1986)
• "Nude in the Garb Age" (1989)
• "The Crow Theory" (1998)

Short stories

• "Beowulf and the Supernatural" (1971)
• "Elder Sign" (1972)
• "Fungi" (1972)
• "Loup-Garou" (1973)
• "Once More, the Dream" (1974)
• "Interface" (1975)
• "Glimpses" (1975)
• "The Blood's Horizon" (1977)
• "The Answerer of Dreams" (1984)
• "The Last Dragon Master" (1984)
• "Matter Mutter Mother" (1984)
• "Monkey Puzzle" (1984)
• "Nuclear Tan" (1984)
• "Over the Rainbow" (1984)
• "Sherlock Holmes and Basho" (1984)
• "Atlantis Rose" (1989)
• "Ink from the New Moon" (1992) (see Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution#In Modern Fiction)
• "Maps for the Spiders" (1992)
• "Wax Me Mind" (1993)
• "The Dark One: A Mythograph" (1994)
• "A Priestess of Nodens" (1995)
• "Wolves" (1997)
• "Death's Head Moon" (2002)
• "Zero's Twin" (2004)
• "Demons Hide Their Faces" (2004)
• "Investigations of the Fractal Blood Soul" (2005)
• "Telefunken Remix" (2006)
• "Fractal Freaks" (2007)

Awards

• Nebula Award
  Nebula Award
  The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
  
  , Best Novel nominee, 1982 (Radix)
• World Fantasy Award
  World Fantasy Award
  The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
  
  , Best Novel nominee, 1992 (Hunting the Ghost Dancer)
• British Fantasy Award
  British Fantasy Award
  The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society and were first awarded in 1971. The membership of the BFS vote to determine recommendations, short-lists and winners of the awards...
  
  , Best Novel nominee, 1995 (Arthor)

External links

• A. A. Attanasio - Official Website
• Dreadful Joy: A Weblog for the Yinsane, Attanasio's blog
• Official Phoenix Pick (publisher) Website