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Entry Updated : 11/13/2009
Full text biography:
Walter Jon Williams
Birth Date :
1953
Known As :
Williams, Jon
Place of Birth:
United States,Minnesota,Duluth
Nationality :
American
Occupation :
Novelist
Personal Information:

Born October 15, 1953, in Duluth, MN; son of Walter Ulysses and Eva Williams; married Kathy Hedges. Education: University of New Mexico, B.A., 1975. Avocational Interests: Sailing, kenpo karate. Addresses: Home: NM. E-mail: dubjay@walterjonwilliams.net.

Writings:

NOVELS

  • Ambassador of Progress, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1984.
  • Knight Moves, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1985.
  • Hardwired, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1986.
  • Voice of the Whirlwind, (sequel to Hardwired), Tor Books (New York, NY), 1987.
  • Angel Station, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1989.
  • Days of Atonement, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1991.
  • Aristoi, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1992.
  • Metropolitan, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1995.
  • City on Fire, (sequel to Metropolitan), HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1997.
  • The Rift, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1999.
  • Destiny's Way, (a "Star Wars" novel), Del Rey (New York, NY), 2002.
  • Implied Spaces, Night Shade Books (San Francisco, CA), 2008.
  • This Is Not a Game, Orbit (New York, NY), 2009.
"DRAKE MAIJSTRAL" SERIES
  • The Crown Jewels (also see below), Tor Books (New York, NY), 1987.
  • House of Shards (also see below), Tor Books (New York, NY), 1988.
  • Rock of Ages (also see below), Tor Books (New York, NY), 1995.
  • Ten Points for Style (contains The Crown Jewels, House of Shards, and Rock of Ages), SFBC (New York, NY), 1995.
"DREAD EMPIRE'S FALL" TRILOGY
  • The Praxis, Avon (New York, NY), 2002.
  • The Sundering, Harpertorch (New York, NY), 2004.
  • Conventions of War, Eos (New York, NY), 2005.
UNDER NAME JON WILLIAMS; "PRIVATEERS AND GENTLEMEN" SERIES; HISTORICAL NOVELS
  • The Privateer, Dell (New York, NY), 1981.
  • The Yankee, Dell (New York, NY), 1981.
  • The Raider, Dell (New York, NY), 1981.
  • The Macedonian, Dell (New York, NY), 1984.
  • Cat Island, Dell (New York, NY), 1984.
OTHER
  • Solip:system (novella), Axolotl Press (Eugene, OR), 1989.
  • Hardwired: The Sourcebook, R. Talsorian Games (Berkeley, CA), 1989.
  • Facets (short stories), introduction by Roger Zelazny, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1990.
  • Elegy for Angels and Dogs (novella; bound with Graveyard Heart by Roger Zelazny), Tor Books (New York, NY), 1990.
  • Dinosaurs (novella), Pulphouse Publishing (Eugene, OR), 1991.
  • Frankensteins and Foreign Devils (novellas and short stories), New England Science Fiction Association Press (Framingham, MA), 1998.

Contributor of short stories to anthologies, including When the Music's Over, edited by Lewis Shiner, 1991; War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches, edited by Kevin J. Anderson, 1996; and Worlds That Weren't, Roc (New York, NY), 2002. Also author of the Web log Angel Station.

Source: Contemporary Authors Online, 2009
Gale Database: Contemporary Authors Online
Source Citation: " Walter Jon Williams." 2009. Books & Authors. Gale. Gale Internal User 2 Sep 2010 <http://books.wiseto.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>