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John Kessel

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American writer

United StatesWritersBorn 1950 · age 76
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John Joseph Vincent Kessel is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. He is a prolific short story writer, and the author of four solo novels, Good News From Outer Space (1989), Corrupting Dr.

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Awards 5

2009Nebula Award for Best Novelette
2002Otherwise Award
1992Theodore Sturgeon Award
1992Locus Award for Best Short Story
1983Nebula Award for Best Novella

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John Joseph Vincent Kessel is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. He is a prolific short story writer, and the author of four solo novels, Good News From Outer Space (1989), Corrupting Dr. Nice (1997), The Moon and the Other (2017), and Pride and Prometheus (2018), and one novel, Freedom Beach (1985) in collaboration with his friend James Patrick Kelly. Kessel is married to author Therese Anne Fowler.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1950 · age 76
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12 languages

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