John Meaney
Encyclopedia
Biography
Meaney grew up in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Slough, England with his brother Colm (who is not the same as the Star Trek actor Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney
Colm J. Meaney is an Irish actor widely known for playing Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is second only to Michael Dorn in most appearances in Star Trek episodes. He has guest-starred on many TV shows from Law & Order to The Simpsons...
). He has been studying martial arts since childhood and has a black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
in shotokan karate. Meaney originally studied at Birmingham University and holds a combined degree in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
and Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from the Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
. He has done postgraduate work at Oxford University and is a part time IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
consultant.
Writing career
Meaney's science fiction began appearing in 1992 with "Spring Rain" in the July 1992 issue of InterzoneInterzone (magazine)
Interzone is an award-winning British fantasy and science fiction magazine. Published since 1982, Interzone is the eighth longest-running science fiction magazine in history and the longest-running British SF magazine...
. He has published over a dozen short pieces as of 2006. His novelette "Sharp Tang" was shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award
BSFA award
The BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association to honor works in the genre of science fiction. Nominees and winners are chosen based on a vote of BSFA members...
in 1995. His first and second novels, To Hold Infinity and Paradox, were on the BSFA shortlists for Best Novel in 1999 and 2001. To Hold Infinity was also selected as one of the Daily Telegraphs "Books of the Year"http://www.booksattransworld.co.uk/catalog/author.htm?authorid=3031 http://johnmeaney.tripod.com/johnmeaney.html#content. He lives in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
with his wife Yvonne.
Nulapeiron Sequence
- Paradox (Bantam/Transworld, 2000)
- Context (Bantam/Transworld, 2002)
- Resolution (Bantam/Transworld, 2005)
Tristopolis
- Bone Song (Gollancz/Orion, 2007)
- Dark Blood (Gollancz/Orion, 2008) - released as Black Blood in the US in 2009