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Born at Shipley , Yorkshire , Stableford graduated with a degree in biology from the University Of York in 1969 before going on to do postgraduate research in Biology and later in Sociology . In 1979 he received a Ph.D. with a doctoral thesis on "The Sociology of Science Fiction". Until 1988 , he worked as a lecturer in sociology at the University Of Reading . Since then he has been a full-time writer and a part-time lecturer at several universities for classes like Creative Writing .


FICTION


Series


  • Asgard

  • --- 1 Journey to the Center (1982)

  • --- 2 Invaders from the Centre (1990)

  • --- 3 The Centre Cannot Hold (1990)


  • Challenge Chaos

  • --- The Challenge Chaos (1972)


  • Daedalus Mission

  • --- 1 The Florians (1976)

  • --- 2 Critical Threshold (1977)

  • --- 3 Wildeblood's Empire (1977)

  • --- 4 The City of the Sun (1978)

  • --- 5 Balance of Power (1979)

  • --- 6 The Paradox of the Sets (1979)


  • Dark Future

  • --- Ghost Dancers (1991)


  • David Lydyard

  • --- 1 The Werewolves of London (1990)

  • --- 2 The Angel of Pain (1991)

  • --- 3 The Carnival of Destruction (1994)


  • Dies Irae

  • --- 1 The Days of Glory (1971)

  • --- 2 In the Kingdom of the Beasts (1971)

  • --- 3 Day of Wrath (1971)


  • Grainger (Hooded Swan)

  • --- 1 The Halcyon Drift (1972)

  • --- 2 Rhapsody in Black (1973)

  • --- 3 Promised Land (1974)

  • --- 4 The Paradise Game (1972)

  • --- 5 The Fenris Device (1974)

  • --- 6 Swan Song (1975)


  • Orfeo

  • --- Zaragoz (1989)

  • --- Plague Daemon (1990)

  • --- Storm Warriors (1991)



Novels


  • Cradle of the Sun (1969)

  • The Blind Worm (1970)

  • Man in a Cage (1975)

  • The Mind-Riders (1976)

  • The Face of Heaven (1976)

  • The Last Days of the Edge of the World (1978)

  • The Walking Shadow (1979)

  • Optiman War Games (1981 UK) (1980)

  • The Castaways of Tanagar (1981)

  • The Gates of Eden (1983)

  • The Empire of Fear (1988)

  • Slumming in Voodooland (1991)

  • Young Blood (1992)

  • The Innsmouth Heritage (1992)

  • Firefly (1995)

  • Serpent's Blood (1995)

  • The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (1996)

  • --- Magazine/Anthology Appearances:

  • --- The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Part 1 of 2) (1995)

  • --- The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Part 2 of 2) (1995)

  • Salamander's Fire (1996)

  • Chimera's Cradle (1997)

  • Inherit the Earth (1998)

  • Architects of Emortality (1999)

  • The Fountains of Youth (2000)

  • Year Zero (2000)

  • The Wine Of Dreams (2000)

  • The Cassandra Complex (2001)

  • Pawns of Chaos (2001)

  • Dark Ararat (2002)

  • The Omega Expedition (2002)

  • Plague Daemon: The Second Tale of Ordeo (2002) with Brian Craig

  • Designer Genes: Tales of the Biotech Revolution (2004)

  • Salome and Other Decadent Fantasies (2004)

  • Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts, No. 1) (2004)

  • Curse of the Coral Bride (2004) with Donna Scot

  • Asgard's Heart (The Asgard Trilogy) (2005)

  • The Wandering Jew's Daughter (2005) with Paul Feval

  • Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts, No. 5) (2005)



Collections


  • The Cosmic Perspective/Custer's Last Stand (1985)

  • Sexual Chemistry: Sardonic Tales of the Genetic Revolution (1991)

  • Fables and Fantasies (1996)



AS EDITOR



Anthology Series


  • Decadence

  • --- 1 The Dedalus Book of Decadence (Moral Ruins) (1990)

  • --- 2 The Second Dedalus Book of Decadence: The Black Feast (1992)



Anthologies


  • Tales of the Wandering Jew (1991)

  • The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy: The 19th Century (1991)

  • The Dedalus Book of Femmes Fatales (1992)



NONFICTION


  • The Mysteries of Science Fiction (1977)

  • A Clash of Symbols: The Triumph of James Blish (1979)

  • Master of Science-Fiction: Essays on Science-Fiction Authors (1981)

  • The Science in Science Fiction (1982) with David Langford and Peter Nicholls

  • Future Man: Brave New World or Genetic Nightmare? (1984)

  • The Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950 (1985)

  • The Sociology of Science Fiction (1985)

  • The Third Millennium: A History of the World AD 2000-3000 (1985) with David Langford

  • Opening Minds: Essays on Fantastic Literature (1995)

  • Outside the Human Aquarium: Masters of Science Fiction, Second Edition (1995)

  • Algebraic Fantasies and Realistic Romances: More Masters of Science Fiction (1995)

  • The Dictionary of Science Fiction Places (1999)



Interior Art


  • The Ladykiller, As Observed From a Safe Distance (2000)




Theoretical works


  • ''Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950'' (1985) ( ISBN 0947795855 )

  • ''Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature'' (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts, No. 1) (2004) ( ISBN 0810849380 )



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