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Entry Updated : 10/29/2009
Full text biography:
Joe Haldeman
Birth Date :
1943
Known As :
Haldeman, Joe W.,Haldeman, Joe William,Graham, Robert (American novelist)
Place of Birth:
United States,Oklahoma,Oklahoma City
Nationality :
American
Occupation :
Novelist
Personal Information:

Born June 9, 1943, in Oklahoma City, OK; son of Jack Carroll (a hospital administrator) and Lorena Haldeman; married Mary Gay Potter (a teacher), August 21, 1965. Education: University of Maryland, B.S., 1967; University of Iowa, M.F.A., 1975; also attended American University and University of Oklahoma; participated in the Milford Writer's Workshop. Politics: "Skeptic." Religion: "Skeptic." Avocational Interests: Classical guitar, bicycling, woolgathering, strong drink, travel, gardening, astronomy, painting. Military/Wartime Service: Served with U.S. Army, 1967-69; became combat engineer; served in Vietnam; wounded in combat; received Purple Heart and other medals. Memberships: Authors Guild, Science Fiction Writers of America (treasurer, 1970-73; chair of Grievance Committee, 1977-79; president, 1992-94), National Space Society, Writers Guild, Poets and Writers. Addresses: Homeoffice: Gainesville, FL. Office: MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, MIT, Rm. 14E-303, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307. Agent: Ralph Vicinanza, 111 8th Ave., Ste. 1501, New York, NY 10011. E-mail: haldeman@mit.edu.

Writings:

SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS

  • The Forever War (also see below), St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1975, trade paperback edition, EOS (New York, NY), 2003.
  • Mindbridge, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1976.
  • Planet of Judgment (a "Star Trek" novel), Bantam (New York, NY), 1977.
  • All My Sins Remembered, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1977.
  • (Author of introduction) Robert A. Heinlein, Double Star, Gregg (Boston, MA), 1978.
  • World without End (a "Star Trek" novel), Bantam (New York, NY), 1979.
  • (With brother, Jack C. Haldeman) There Is No Darkness, Ace (New York, NY), 1983.
  • Tool of the Trade, Morrow (New York, NY), 1987.
  • Buying Time, Morrow (New York, NY), 1989, reprinted, with an introduction by James Gunn, illustrated by Bryn Barnard, Easton Press (Norwalk, CT), 1989, published as The Long Habit of Living, New English Library (London, England), 1990.
  • The Hemingway Hoax (novella), Morrow (New York, NY), 1990.
  • Forever Peace, Ace (New York, NY), 1997.
  • Forever Free, Ace (New York, NY), 1999.
  • The Coming, Ace (New York, NY), 2000.
  • Guardian, Ace (New York, NY), 2002.
  • Camouflage, Ace (New York, NY), 2004.
  • Old Twentieth, Ace Books (New York, NY), 2005.
  • The Accidental Time Machine, Ace Books (New York, NY), 2007.
"WORLDS" TRILOGY; SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS
  • Worlds: A Novel of the Near Future, Viking (New York, NY), 1981, reprinted, Gollancz (London, England), 2002.
  • Worlds Apart, Viking (New York, NY), 1983.
  • Worlds Enough and Time: The Conclusion of the Worlds Trilogy, Morrow (New York, NY), 1992.
SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS
  • Infinite Dreams, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1978.
  • Dealing in Futures: Stories, Viking (New York, NY), 1985.
  • More Than the Sum of His Parts, Pulphouse (Eugene, WA), 1991.
  • Vietnam and Other Alien Worlds (with essays and poetry), New England Science Fiction Association Press (Framingham, MA), 1993.
  • None So Blind, Morrow (New York, NY), 1996.
  • War Stories, Night Shade Books (San Francisco, CA), 2005.
  • A Separate War and Other Stories, Ace Books (New York, NY), 2006.
PLAYS
  • The Devil His Due (produced at the University of Iowa Film Workshop), published in Fantastic (New York, NY), August, 1974.
  • The Moon and Marcek, published in Vertex (Los Angeles, CA), August, 1974.
  • The Forever War, produced by Organic Theater Company, Chicago, IL, 1983.
EDITOR
  • Cosmic Laughter: Science Fiction for the Fun of It, Holt Reinhart (New York, NY), 1974.
  • Study War No More: A Selection of Alternatives, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1977.
  • Nebula Award Stories 17, Holt Reinhart (New York, NY), 1983.
  • (With Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh) Body Armor: 2000, Ace (New York, NY), 1986.
  • (With Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh) Supertanks, Ace (New York, NY), 1987.
  • (Author of introduction) The Best of John Brunner, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1988.
  • (With Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh) Spacefighters, Ace (New York, NY), 1988.
  • (With Martin H. Greenberg) Future Weapons of War, Baen (Riverdale, NY), 2007.
OTHER
  • War Year (novel), Holt Reinhart (New York, NY), 1972, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1978.
  • (As Robert Graham) Attar's Revenge (adventure novel), Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1975.
  • (As Robert Graham) War of Nerves (adventure novel) Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1975.
  • Robot Jox (screenplay) Empire, 1990.
  • 1968: A Novel, Hodder & Stoughton (London, England), 1994, Morrow (New York, NY), 1995.
  • Saul's Death and Other Poems, Anamnesis Press (San Francisco, CA), 1996.

Also author of "I of Newton," an episode of The Twilight Zone,title> Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 1985. Work included in numerous anthologies, including The Best from Galaxy, edited by Ejler Jakobbsen, Universal- Award, 1972; Best SF: 1972, edited by Harry Harrison and Brian Aldiss, Putnam, 1973; The Best Science Fiction of the Year--1972, edited by Terry Carr, Ballantine, 1973; Best SF: 1973, edited by Harry Harrison and Brian Aldiss, Putnam, 1974; The Best from Galaxy, Volume 3, Award, 1975; Nebula Award Stories 11, Harper, 1975; Best Science Fiction Stories, Dutton, 1977; Nebula Award Stories XII, Harper, 1977; Annual World's Best SF, DAW, 1978; The Best of Destinies, Ace, 1981; Best SF Stories of the Year, Dutton, 1980; Best of OMNI Science Fiction, 1980; Vicious Circles: The Best Modern Sestinas, 1994; The Year's Best Science Fiction, Eleventh Annual, St. Martin's Press, 1994; and Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by David Hartwell, HarperPrism, 1996.

Contributor to science fiction anthologies, including Orbit Eleven, edited by Damon Knight, Putnam, 1971; Showcase, edited by Roger Elwood, Harper, 1973; Analog 9, edited by Ben Bova, Doubleday, 1973; Combat SF, edited by Gordon Dickson, Doubleday, 1975; Frights, edited by Kirby McCauley, St. Martin's Press, 1976; Close Up: New Worlds, St. Martin's Press, 1977; Time of Passage, Taplinger, 1978; The Endless Frontier, Ace, 1979; The Road to SF 3, Mentor, 1979; Thieve's World, edited by Robert Asprin, Ace, 1979; The Future at War, Ace, 1980; Dark Forces, edited by Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980; and Dogs of War, edited by David Drake, Warner, 2002.

Contributor of numerous short stories and articles to Analog, Galaxy, Isaac Asimov's SF Adventures, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Omni, Playboy, and other publications.

Haldeman's novels have been translated into French, Italian, German, Dutch, Japanese, Hebrew, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, Greek, Czech, Bulgarian, and Korean.

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