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James Alan GardnerCanadian writer
Date of Birth: 10.01.1955
Country:  Canada |
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Biography of James Alan Gardner
James Alan Gardner is a Canadian writer who was born in Bradford, Ontario. He spent his childhood in Bradford and Simcoe, and currently resides in Kitchener-Waterloo. Gardner studied applied mathematics at the University of Waterloo, where he earned both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in mathematics. He is married to artist Linda Carson and has a unique pet rabbit, which is quite original and uncommon for a writer's biography.
Writing Career
Gardner's writing career began with his short story "The Children of Creche," which won the "Writers of the Future" contest in 1989 and was later published in the fourth volume of "Writers of the Future" in 1990. His fantasy story "Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at Large" received the prestigious Canadian Aurora Award in 1991. Another story, "Reaper," was a finalist for the Aurora Award in 1992. Gardner's story "Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream" won the Aurora Award in 1998 and was also a finalist for the Nebula and Hugo Awards.
Gardner's stories and novellas have been published in various magazines, including "Amazing Stories," "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction," "Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine," and "On Spec." His works have also appeared in several anthologies, such as the annual "Tesseracts" series and anthologies like "Explorer: Tales from the Wonder Zone," "Space, Inc.," and "ReVisions."
Novels
In 1997, Gardner published his debut novel, "Expendable," which introduced the series featuring space explorer Festina Ramos. This series includes "Vigilant" (1999), "Hunted" (2000), and "Ascendant" (2001), the latter of which was nominated for the Aurora Award. Gardner's other novels, "Trapped" (2002) and "Radiant" (2004), are set in the same universe and form the "League of Peoples" series. He also wrote a standalone novel titled "Hour of Destiny" (1998). Additionally, Gardner authored the book "Lara Croft and the Man of Bronze" (2004) for the Lara Croft series.
Gardner's latest book is the collection "Gravity Wells" (2005). Currently, he is working on a novel tentatively titled "Necessary Evils," which is the first installment of his original trilogy known as "Today Without Tomorrow." The trilogy is set in the student town of Infinite University, where science and magic coexist. The events in the trilogy are meant to occur within a single night, with each novel covering four hours of that night.
Furthermore, Gardner has a completed but unpublished novel called "Fire and Dust," which he wrote in 1995 as a tribute to the TSR setting "The PlaneScape."
Overall, James Alan Gardner's writing career spans various genres, showcasing his versatility and imagination.
