Gwyneth Jones is an English

English people

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 science fiction

Science fiction

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 and fantasy

Fantasy

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 writer and critic, and a young adult/children's writer under the name Ann Halam.

Biography and writing career

Jones was born in Manchester

Manchester

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, England

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. Education at a convent school was followed by an undergraduate degree in European history of ideas

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 at the University of Sussex

University of Sussex

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. She has written for younger readers since 1980 under the pseudonym Ann Halam and, under that name, to date has published more than twenty novels. In 1984 Divine Endurance, a science fiction novel for adults, was published under her own name. She continues to write using these two names for the respective audiences.

Jones' works are mostly science fiction

Science fiction

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 and near future high fantasy

High fantasy

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 with strong themes of gender

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 and feminism

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. She is the winner of two World Fantasy Awards, BSFA short story award

BSFA award

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, Children of the Night Award from the Dracula Society

Dracula Society

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, the Arthur C. Clarke Award

Arthur C. Clarke Award

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, the Philip K. Dick Award and co-winner of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award

James Tiptree, Jr. Award

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. She is generally well-reviewed critically and, as a feminist science fiction writer, is often compared to Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin

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, though the two authors are very much distinct in both content and style of work.

Gwyneth Jones lives in Brighton, England, with her husband and son.

Novels

Name	Published	ISBN	Notes
Water in the Air	London: Macmillan, 1977	ISBN 0-333-22757-3	as Gwyneth A Jones
The Influence of Ironwood	London: Macmillan, 1978	ISBN 0-333-23838-9	as Gwyneth A Jones
The Exchange	London: Macmillan, 1979	ISBN 0-333-26896-2	as Gwyneth A Jones
Dear Hill	London: Macmillan, 1980	ISBN 0-333-30106-4	as Gwyneth A Jones
Divine Endurance	London: George Allen & Unwin, 1984	ISBN 0-04-823246-7
Escape Plans	London: Allen & Unwin, 1986	ISBN 0-04-823263-7	Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee, 1987
Kairos	London: Unwin Hyman, 1988	ISBN 0-04-440163-9	Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee, 1989
The Hidden Ones	London: The Women's Press, 1988 (paper)	ISBN 0-7043-4910-8
Flower Dust	London: Headline, 1993	ISBN 0-7472-0846-8
White Queen	London: Gollancz, 1991	ISBN 0-575-04629-5	Book 1 of The Aleutian Trilogy; James Tiptree, Jr. Award Winner (tie), 1991; Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee, 1992
North Wind	London: Gollancz, 1994	ISBN 0-575-05449-2	Book 2 of The Aleutian Trilogy; BSFA nominee, 1994; Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee, 1995
Phoenix Cafe	London: Gollancz, 1997	ISBN 0-575-06068-9	Book 3 of The Aleutian Trilogy
Bold As Love Bold As Love (novel) Bold As Love, first published in 2001, is the first of a series of five books written by Gwyneth Jones and set in a near-future version of the United Kingdom. The full title of the novel is Bold as Love: a Near Future Fantasy. It combines elements of science fiction, fantasy and horror while...	London: Gollancz, 2001	ISBN 0-575-07030-7	Book 1 in the Bold As Love Cycle; Arthur C. Clarke Award winner, 2002; BSFA nominee, 2001; British Fantasy Award nominee, 2002
Castles Made of Sand Castles Made of Sand (novel) Castles Made of Sand, first published in 2002, is the second of a series of five books written by Gwyneth Jones and set in a near-future version of the United Kingdom...	London: Gollancz, 2002	ISBN 0-575-07032-3	Book 2 in the Bold As Love Cycle; British Science Fiction Award nominee, 2002
Midnight Lamp Midnight Lamp Midnight Lamp, first published in 2003, is the third of a series of five books written by Gwyneth Jones and set in a near-future version of the United Kingdom. It was nominated for both the 2003 BSFA, and the 2004 Arthur C...	London: Gollancz, 2003	ISBN 0-575-07470-1	Book 3 in the Bold As Love Cycle; British Science Fiction Award nominee, 2003; Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee, 2004
Band of Gypsys Band of Gypsys (novel) Band of Gypsys, first published in 2005, is the fourth of a series of five books written by Gwyneth Jones and set in a near-future version of the United Kingdom.-Plot summary:...	London: Gollancz, 2005	ISBN 0-575-07043-9	Book 4 in the Bold as Love Cycle
Rainbow Bridge	London: Gollancz, 2006 (paper)	ISBN 0-575-07715-8	Book 5 in the Bold As Love Cycle
Life	Seattle, WA: Aqueduct Press, 2004 (paper)	ISBN 0-9746559-2-9	Philip K. Dick Award winner, 2004; James Tiptree, Jr. Award shortlist, 2004;
Spirit: or The Princess of Bois Dormant	London: Gollancz, 2008	ISBN 978-0-575-07473-6	Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee, 2010

Fiction collections

• Identifying the Object. Austin, TX: Swan Press, 1993 (paper). No ISBN
• Seven Tales and a Fable. Cambridge, MA: Edgewood Press, 1995 (paper). ISBN 0-9629066-5-4
• Grazing the Long Acre. Hornsea: PS Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1906301569
• The Buonarotti Quartet. Seattle, WA: Aqueduct Press, 2009 (paper).
• The Universe of Things. Seattle, WA: Aqueduct Press, 2011 (trade paper). ISBN 978-1933500447

Non-fiction

• Deconstructing the Starships: Science, Fiction and Reality. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-85323-783-2
• Imagination / Space. Seattle, WA: Aqueduct Press, 2009 (paper).

As Ann Halam

• Ally, Ally, Aster. London: Allen & Unwin, 1981. ISBN 0-04-823192-4
• The Alder Tree. London: Allen & Unwin, 1981. ISBN 0-04-823205-X
• King Death's Garden. London: Orchard Books, 1986. ISBN 1-85213-003-2
• The Inland trilogy
  • The Daymaker. London: Orchard Books, 1987. ISBN 1-85213-019-9
  • Transformations. London: Orchard Books, 1988. ISBN 1-85213-119-5
  • The Skybreaker. London: Orchard Books, 1990. ISBN 1-85213-183-7
• Dinosaur Junction. London: Orchard Books, 1992. ISBN 1-85213-369-4
• The Haunting of Jessica Raven. London: Orion, 1994. ISBN 1-85881-050-7
• The Fear Man. London: Orion, 1995. ISBN 1-85881-158-9
• The Powerhouse. London: Orion, 1997. ISBN 1-85881-405-7
• Crying in the Dark. London: Dolphin, 1998 (paper). ISBN 1-85881-394-8
• The N.I.M.R.O.D. Conspiracy. London: Dolphin, 1999 (paper). ISBN 1-85881-677-7
• Don't Open Your Eyes. London: Dolphin, 1999 (paper). ISBN 1-85881-791-9
• The Shadow on the Stairs. Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2000 (paper). ISBN 1-902260-57-0
• Dr. Franklin's Island
  Dr. Franklin's Island
  Dr. Franklin's Island is a science-fiction book for young adults by Ann Halam. It is narrated in the first person, by Semi. Loosely based on H.G. Wells' novel, The Island of Dr. Moreau, it tells the story of three teenagers who end up on an island owned by Dr...
  
  . London: Orion/Dolphin, 2001. ISBN 1-85881-396-4
• Taylor Five. London: Dolphin, 2002 (paper). ISBN 1-85881-792-7
• Finders Keepers. Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2004 (paper). ISBN 1-84299-203-1
• Siberia. London: Orion, 2005. ISBN 1-84255-129-9 (shortlist, Booktrust Teenage Prize
  Booktrust Teenage Prize
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• Snakehead. London: Orion, 2007. ISBN 1-84255-526-X

External links

• Gwyneth's personal blog since 2009
• 1997 interview at Spike Magazine
  Spike Magazine
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• Interview at Independent Online