Christopher Priest
Christopher Priest was born on July 14th, 1943. Christopher passed away February 2nd, 2024 at 80 years old. Christopher Priest was born in Cheadle, Cheshire, England.
Christopher Priest had written 23 standalone novels, starting with Indoctrinaire in 1970. The most recently released novel was Airside, which was released in 2023.
Christopher Priest also wrote the Collections series which has 5 books including Real-Time World and An Infinite Summer.
Christopher Priest has been on the
Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! list one time. His novel
The Prestige made the list at #10 in 2005.
Christopher Priest: Awards & Accolades
Priest's books have won multiple awards, The Prestige won the World Fantasy Award, Novel, in 1996. The Separation won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel, in 2003. The New Uncanny won the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology, in 2008.
The following novels by Christopher Priest were nominated for these awards:
- The Inverted World: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1975).
- The Book on the Edge of Forever: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (1995).
- The Prestige: Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (1996). Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2005). Audie Award, Best Fiction (2007).
- The Extremes: Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (1999).
- The Separation: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2008).
- House of Fear: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2012).
- The Islanders: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2014).
- The Adjacent: Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (2014). Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2018).
- The Negation: Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2015).
Related Authors
Fans of Christopher Priest also enjoy these authors:
- Philip K. Dick, author of the Blade Runner Series.
- Terry Pratchett, author of: Good Omens.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
- Ray Bradbury, author of: Fahrenheit 451.
- Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
Christopher Priest: F.A.Q
When was Christopher Priest Born?
Christopher Priest was born on July 14th, 1943.
When did Christopher Priest die?
Christopher Priest died on February 2nd, 2024 at 80 years old.
Where was Christopher Priest Born?
Christopher Priest was born in Cheadle, Cheshire, England.
What book awards has Christopher Priest won?
What was the first book Christopher Priest wrote?
The first book written by Christopher Priest was Indoctrinaire, published in 1970.
What was the most recent book Christopher Priest wrote?
His most recently released work was The Recollections on April 2nd, 2026.
What is the most popular book by Christopher Priest?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Christopher Priest book is
The Inverted World. Here are his most popular books:
- The Inverted World (7)
- The Prestige (8)
- The Islanders (6.67)
- The Adjacent (8.67)
- The Separation (8.67)
How many books has Christopher Priest written?
Christopher Priest has written 37 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 23 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 5 Collections, 5 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories Series, 1 book in the Incredible Hulk Series, 1 book in the Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Series.