Eugene Byrne
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Eugene Byrne is an English freelance journalist and fiction writer. His novel ThigMOO, and the story it was based on, were nominated for the BSFA award.[1] His story "HMS Habakkuk" was nominated for a Sidewise Award for Alternate History.[2]
He was born in Waterford in the Republic of Ireland, but was brought up in Somerset. He attended Dr Morgan's Grammar School, Bridgwater where he met Kim Newman.
He is a contributing editor to Venue magazine. In 2006, as part of Bristol's Isambard Kingdom Brunel bicentennial celebrations, he wrote Isambard Kingdom Brunel: A Graphic Biography with artist Simon Gurr.[3]
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[edit] Novels
- Back in the USSA (1997), co-written with Kim Newman; published in Interzone magazine
- Thigmoo (1999)
- Things Unborn (2001)
[edit] Non-Fiction
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel: A Graphic Biography, with artist Simon Gurr (2006)
- The Bristol Story: A Graphic and (Mostly) True History of the Greatest City in the World!, with artist Simon Gurr (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards
- ^ Sidewise Award site
- ^ Brunel: A Graphic Biography. Brunel 200 Legacy web site. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
[edit] External links
- Author's website: http://www.eugenebyrne.co.uk/
- Kim Newman & Eugene Byrne Alternate History Pages: http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/newmanbyrne/index2.html