Charles Sheffield (1935–2002)
Author of Cold as Ice
About the Author
Author and scientist Charles Sheffield was born in Hull, England on June 25, 1935. He was the chief scientist of Earth Satellite Corporation and while there, wrote numerous technical papers and two non-fiction books entitled Earth Watch and Man on Earth. He won numerous awards for his science show more fiction works including the 1992 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Brother to Dragons and the 1993 Nebula award and the 1994 Hugo award for Georgia on My Mind. He wrote numerous series including the Heritage Universe series, Jupiter series, Cold as Ice series, and Proteus series. He died of cancer on November 2, 2002. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Charles Sheffield
One Man's Universe: The Continuing Chronicles of Arthur Morton McAndrew (Tor Science Fiction) (1993) 23 copies
A Braver Thing [short fiction] 9 copies
Georgia on My Mind [short fiction] 8 copies
Phallicide 6 copies
The Lady Vanishes {short story} 6 copies
The Feynman Saltation 4 copies
The Deimos Plague 4 copies
Trapalanda 3 copies
The Diamond Drill 3 copies
That Strain Again 2 copies
Unterwegs in die Welt von morgen (141): Hüter meines Bruders - Die Kolonisten Terras (1994) 2 copies
Universi in fuga - Prima parte 2 copies
Deep Safari 2 copies
Waste Land 2 copies
Nightmares Of The Classical Mind 2 copies
Transition Team 2 copies
At the Eschaton {novella} 2 copies
Destroyer Of Worlds 2 copies
Forefather Figure 2 copies
The Bee's Kiss 2 copies
With the Knight Male 2 copies
Summertide [short story] 2 copies
Skystalk 2 copies
Analog Fantascienza n. 2 1 copy
Fat Man's Gold {novelette} 1 copy
The Marriage Of True Minds 1 copy
A Certain Place In History 1 copy
Counting Up {essay} 1 copy
The Heritage Universe - OMNI 1 copy
Divergence 1 copy
Izmedu otkucaja noci 1 copy
Legacy 1 copy
The Softest Hammer 1 copy
McAndrew and THE LAW 1 copy
From Natural Causes 1 copy
Humanity Test 1 copy
The Art Of Fugue 1 copy
The Peacock Throne 1 copy
The Courts of Xanadu 1 copy
Godspeed [short story] 1 copy
Millennium 1 copy
Beyond The Golden Road 1 copy
Health Care System 1 copy
The Man Who Stole The Moon 1 copy
Obsolete Skill 1 copy
What Song The Sirens Sang 1 copy
Marconi Mattin Maxwell 1 copy
Power Failure 1 copy
Dinsdale Dissents 1 copy
How To Build A Beanstalk 1 copy
The Dalmatian Of Faust 1 copy
Associated Works
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 6: Neanderthals (1987) — Contributor — 66 copies
Nebula Awards 29: SFWA's Choices For The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Of The Year (Nebula Awards Showcase) (1995) — Contributor — 55 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 7 (July 1978) (1978) — Contributor — 27 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 13, No. 2 [February 1989] (1989) — Contributor — 14 copies
Pieces of Six (An Anthology of works by the Guests of Honor at Bucconeer, the 56th Annual World Science Fiction… (1998) — Contributor — 14 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1983, Vol. 64, No. 5 (1983) — Contributor — 12 copies
Hollywood Ghosts: Haunting, Spine-Chilling Stories from America's Film Capital (American Ghost Series) (1991) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1989, Vol. 76, No. 5 (1989) — Contributor — 11 copies
Science Fiction Eye #10, June 1992 — Contributor — 1 copy
Science Fiction Eye #08, Winter 1991 — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Sheffield, Charles A.
- Birthdate
- 1935-06-25
- Date of death
- 2002-11-02
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK (birth)
- Birthplace
- Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Place of death
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
- Cause of death
- cancer (brain)
- Places of residence
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
- Education
- University of Cambridge (St John's College)
American University (Phd | Physics) - Occupations
- mathematician
physicist
science fiction writer
author
novelist - Relationships
- Kress, Nancy (wife)
- Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Earth Satellite Corporation
American Astronautical Society - Awards and honors
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1992)
Nebula Award (1993)
Hugo Award Best Novelette (1994) - Agent
- Spectrum Literary
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Statistics
- Works
- 145
- Also by
- 69
- Members
- 9,383
- Popularity
- #2,564
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 140
- ISBNs
- 269
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 15