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My Take
Stephen Baxter is exactly the kind of writer I reach for when I want science fiction that actually respects the science. A Cambridge-trained author with degrees in mathematics and engineering, he writes the hard, cosmic-scale stuff, and the Xeelee Sequence and The Time Ships are the kind of books that make you feel small in the best way. His award shelf, from the Philip K. Dick Award to multiple BSFA Awards, tells me the field takes him seriously. I admire that he collaborated with Terry Pratchett on The Long Earth too. To me he's a builder of universes, patient and rigorous.
Overview
Stephen Baxter (born 1957) is an English hard science fiction author. He has degrees in mathematics and engineering.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stephen Baxter
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴン・バクスター
- Reading
- すてぃーゔん・ばくすたー
- Born
- November 13, 1957 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rooster
- Origin
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- novelist / science fiction writer / writer / university teacher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Cambridge
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Bob Morane award for best foreign novel
- 1996 Sidewise Award for Alternate History
- 1996 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
- 1997 Philip K. Dick Award
- 2000 Locus Award for Best Novelette
- 2000 Philip K. Dick Award
- 1995 BSFA Award for Best Novel
- 1997 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Xeelee Sequence | — | |
| Notable work | Manifold Trilogy | — | |
| Notable work | The Long Earth | — | |
| Notable work | The Time Ships | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.