Brian Stableford was a prolific, award-winning science fiction author and translator whose work, such as “The Empire of Fear” and “Cradle of the Sun,” also ventured into horror and fantasy.
- Died: February 24, 2024 (Who else died on February 24?)
- Details of death: Died after a long illness in Swansea, Wales, at the age of 75.
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Brian Stableford’s legacy
Born in Yorkshire, England, Stableford earned degrees in sociology and biology from the University of York, then taught at the University of Reading before becoming a full-time writer and translator. After landing a few stories in such magazines as “Science Fantasy,” his first published novel was 1969’s “Cradle of the Sun.” Dozens more followed, including multiple such series as “Hooded Swan,” “Dies Irae,” “Daedalus Mission,” and “Emortality,” as well as stories set in the “Warhammer” universe. He also released over 20 collections of short fiction.
When not writing, Stableford was a prolific translator, helping bring hundreds of French-language works into print in English. He also authored many scholarly essays on writing, science, and literature for publication in critical journals. Other well-known works include “The Empire of Fire,” a blend of vampire fiction and science fiction, and “The Empire of the Necromancers” series.
Over the course of his career, Stableford won a British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award, two Interzone Readers Polls, an Eaton Award, a lifetime Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) Pilgrim Award, a Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Award, and an International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA) Award for Distinguished Scholarship. He was also nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novella, “Les Fleurs du Mal,” which appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine in 1994.
Tributes to Brian Stableford
Full obituary: Locus
