Walter Jon Williams (born 15 October 1953) is an American writer, primarily of science fiction. Many of his novels have a distinct cyberpunk feel to them, notably Hardwired (also an homage to Roger Zelazny's novel Damnation Alley) and Voice of the Whirlwind . However, he has explored a number of different styles and genres, including humorous sf (e.g., the Majistral series), interstellar empires and warfare (Dread Empire's Fall series), alternate history (Wall, Stone, Craft ), science fantasy (Metropolitan and City on Fire), disaster thriller (The Rift ), and historical adventure (Privateers and Gentlemen series).

He was born in Duluth, Minnesota and attended the University of New Mexico, where he received his BA degree in 1975.

Bibliography

Novels

• Hardwired series
  • Hardwired (1986)
  • (1989)
  • Voice of the Whirlwind (1987)

• Majistral series
  • The Crown Jewels (1987)
  • House of Shards (1988)
  • Rock of Ages (1995)

• Metropolitan series
  • Metropolitan (1995), Nebula Award nominee
  • City on Fire (1997), Hugo Award and Nebula Award nominee

• Dread Empire's Fall series
  • The Praxis (2002)
  • The Sundering (2003)
  • The Orthodox War (forthcoming, November 2005)

• Privateers and Gentlemen series, as by Jon Williams
  • To Glory Arise , originally The Privateer (1981)
  • The Tern Schooner , originally The Yankee (1981)
  • Brig of War , originally The Raider (1981)
  • The Macedonian (1981)
  • Cat Island (1981)

• Other novels
  • Ambassador of Progress (1984)
  • Knight Moves (1985), Philip K. Dick Memorial Award nominee
  • Angel Station (1989)
  • Elegy for Angels and Dogs (1990)
  • Days of Atonement (1991)
  • Aristoi (1992)
  • The Rift (1999), as by Walter J. Williams
  • The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way (2002)

Short fiction collections

• Facets (1990)
• Frankensteins and Foreign Devils (1998)

Notable short fiction

• "Dinosaurs" (1987), Hugo Award nominee
• "Witness" (1987), Nebula Award nominee
• "Surfacing" (1988), Hugo Award and Nebula Award nominee
• (1989)
• "Prayers on the Wind" (1991), Nebula Award nominee
• Wall, Stone, Craft (1993), Hugo Award and Nebula Award nominee
• "Foreign Devils" (1996), Sidewise Award for Alternate History winner
• "Lethe" (1999), Nebula Award nominee
• "Daddy's World" (2000), Nebula Award winner
• "Argonautica" (2001), Nebula Award nominee
• "The Last Ride of German Freddie", in Worlds That Weren't (2002), Sidewise Award for Alternate History nominee
• The Green Leopard Plague, Hugo Award nominee

External Links

• Walter Jon Williams Home Page
• The Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid
• The Green Leopard Plague