George Alec Effinger

George Alec Effinger

George Alec Effinger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on January 10th, 1947 and passed away at the age of 55 on April 27th, 2002.

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George Alec Effinger Stats: The highest rated book by George Alec Effinger on Book Notification is When Gravity Fails, the first novel in The Budayeen Cycle series. The second-highest rated book is The Zork Chronicles (Infocom #5).

The most read book by George Alec Effinger on Book Notification is When Gravity Fails, the first novel in The Budayeen Cycle series. The second most read book is The Zork Chronicles (Infocom #5).

Below is a complete list of George Alec Effinger books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by George Alec Effinger is The Budayeen Cycle Series.

List of The Budayeen Cycle Books in Publication Order

List of The Nick of Time Books in Publication Order

List of Planet of the Apes Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
What Entropy Means to Me
1972
2
Relatives
1973
3
Nightmare Blue (With: Gardner Dozois)
1975
4
Those Gentle Voices
1976
5
Felicia
1976
6
Death in Florence / Utopia 3
1978
7
Heroics
1979
8
The Wolves Of Memory
1981
9
Shadow Money
1988
10
Look Away
1990
11
The Red Tape War (With: Mike Resnick, Jack L. Chalker)
1991
12
Trinity: Hope-Sacrifice-Unity
1997

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Collections in Publication Order

List of Heroes in Hell Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
1986
2
The Gates of Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Janet Morris)
1986
3
Kings in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Janet Morris)
1987
4
Crusaders in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Gregory Benford, David Drake, Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael Amstrong, Bill Kerby)
Crusaders in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Gregory Benford, David Drake, Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael Amstrong, Bill Kerby)
1987
5
Angels in Hell (By: Janet Morris)
1987
6
The Little Helliad (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris)
The Little Helliad (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris)
1988
7
War in Hell (By: Janet Morris)
1988
8
Prophets in Hell (With: C.J. Cherryh, Robert Sheckley, David Drake, Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Brad Miner, Bill Kerby, Richard Groller)
Prophets in Hell (With: C.J. Cherryh, Robert Sheckley, David Drake, Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Brad Miner, Bill Kerby, Richard Groller)
1989
9
Lawyers in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Jason Cordova, Bruce Durham, Sarah Hulcy, Larry Atchley Jr., John Manning, Richard Groller)
Lawyers in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Jason Cordova, Bruce Durham, Sarah Hulcy, Larry Atchley Jr., John Manning, Richard Groller)
2011
10
Poets in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Joe Bonadonna, pdmac, Bruce Durham, Larry Atchley Jr., Richard Groller, Michael A. Armstrong, Tom Barczak, Matthew Kirshenblatt, Beth W. Patterson, Yelle Hughes, Bill Snider, Deborah Koren, Shebat Legion, Bill Barnhill, Jack William Finley)
Poets in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Joe Bonadonna, pdmac, Bruce Durham, Larry Atchley Jr., Richard Groller, Michael A. Armstrong, Tom Barczak, Matthew Kirshenblatt, Beth W. Patterson, Yelle Hughes, Bill Snider, Deborah Koren, Shebat Legion, Bill Barnhill, Jack William Finley)
2014
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List of Infocom Books in Publication Order

List of Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction (By: Isaac Asimov, Tanith Lee, Phyllis Eisenstein, Gene Wolfe, Barry B. Longyear, John M. Ford, Arnie Bateman, Alan Dean Foster, Martin Gardner, Randall Garrett, Rob Chilson, Ted Reynolds, George Scithers, Richard S. McEnroe, Jeff Duntemann, R.N. Bracewell, K.W. MacAnn, G. Richard Bozarth)
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction (By: Isaac Asimov, Tanith Lee, Phyllis Eisenstein, Gene Wolfe, Barry B. Longyear, John M. Ford, Arnie Bateman, Alan Dean Foster, Martin Gardner, Randall Garrett, Rob Chilson, Ted Reynolds, George Scithers, Richard S. McEnroe, Jeff Duntemann, R.N. Bracewell, K.W. MacAnn, G. Richard Bozarth)
1980
2
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far (By: Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, Carter Scholz, Barry B. Longyear, John M. Ford, Jack Williamson, Darrell Schweitzer, John Brunner, Juleen Brantingham, Martin Gardner, Richard Wilson, Milton A. Rothman, Elizabeth Anne Hull, Sharon Webb, Somtow Sucharitkul, Lee Weinstein, Ted Reynolds, George Scithers, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, William Tuning, Francis E. Izzo, Paul David Novitski, Lee Russell, Seth S. Horowitz, Tol E. Rant, S. Dale, Julie Flores, Tony Sarowitz)
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far (By: Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, Carter Scholz, Barry B. Longyear, John M. Ford, Jack Williamson, Darrell Schweitzer, John Brunner, Juleen Brantingham, Martin Gardner, Richard Wilson, Milton A. Rothman, Elizabeth Anne Hull, Sharon Webb, Somtow Sucharitkul, Lee Weinstein, Ted Reynolds, George Scithers, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, William Tuning, Francis E. Izzo, Paul David Novitski, Lee Russell, Seth S. Horowitz, Tol E. Rant, S. Dale, Julie Flores, Tony Sarowitz)
1981
3
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own (By: Connie Willis, Ursula K. Le Guin, Pat Cadigan, Joan D. Vinge, Tanith Lee, Pamela Sargent, Lee Killough, Mary Gentle, Mildred Downey Broxon, Shawna McCarthy, Sharon Webb, Leigh Kennedy, Stephanie A. Smith, Cherie Wilkerson, Julie Stevens, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Cyn Mason, P.A. Kagan, P.J. MacQuarrie, Janet O. Jeppson, Beverly Grant, Hope Athearn)
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own (By: Connie Willis, Ursula K. Le Guin, Pat Cadigan, Joan D. Vinge, Tanith Lee, Pamela Sargent, Lee Killough, Mary Gentle, Mildred Downey Broxon, Shawna McCarthy, Sharon Webb, Leigh Kennedy, Stephanie A. Smith, Cherie Wilkerson, Julie Stevens, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Cyn Mason, P.A. Kagan, P.J. MacQuarrie, Janet O. Jeppson, Beverly Grant, Hope Athearn)
1983
4
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (By: Shawna McCarthy)
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (By: Shawna McCarthy)
1985
5
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (With: Connie Willis, George R.R. Martin, Ron Goulart, John Kessel, Robert Thurston, Tanith Lee, Lucius Shepard, Scott Baker, Lillian Carl, Juleen Brantingham, Lee Killough, Ian McDowell, Daphne Castell, Sharon N. Farber, Richard Kearns, Shawna McCarthy, Leigh Kennedy, Gregg Keizer, Kristi Olesen)
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (With: Connie Willis, George R.R. Martin, Ron Goulart, John Kessel, Robert Thurston, Tanith Lee, Lucius Shepard, Scott Baker, Lillian Carl, Juleen Brantingham, Lee Killough, Ian McDowell, Daphne Castell, Sharon N. Farber, Richard Kearns, Shawna McCarthy, Leigh Kennedy, Gregg Keizer, Kristi Olesen)
1989
6
Isaac Asimov's Aliens (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1991
7
Isaac Asimov's Robots (By: Isaac Asimov, Rob Chilson)
1991
8
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (By: Isaac Asimov, John M. Ford)
1993
9
Isaac Asimov's War (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1993
10
Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1994
11
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1995
12
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (By: Isaac Asimov, Terry Bisson)
1995
13
Isaac Asimov's Christmas (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1997
14
Isaac Asimov's Camelot (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois, Eleanor Arnason)
1998
15
Isaac Asimov's Detectives (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1998
16
Isaac Asimov's Werewolves (By: Isaac Asimov, Suzy McKee Charnas, Gardner Dozois)
1999
17
Isaac Asimov's Solar System (By: Gardner Dozois)
1999
18
Isaac Asimov's Utopias (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
2000
19
Isaac Asimov's Father Day (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
2001
20
Isaac Asimov's Halloween (By: Isaac Asimov)
2001
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List of Best Science Fiction of the Year Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
2
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
3
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
5
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
6
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
7
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
8
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8
1979
9
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
11
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
12
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
13
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
14
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
15
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
16
Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16
1987
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List of Author's Choice Monthly Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Old Funny Stuff
1989
2
Daily Voices (By: Lisa Goldstein)
1989
3
Heroines (By: James Patrick Kelly)
Heroines (By: James Patrick Kelly)
1990
4
Legacy of Fire (By: Nina Kiriki Hoffman)
Legacy of Fire (By: Nina Kiriki Hoffman)
1990
5
Peripheral Vision (By: Karen Joy Fowler)
1990
6
Swatting at the Cosmos ( By: James K. Morrow)
1990
7
Neon Twilight ( By: Edward Bryant)
Neon Twilight ( By: Edward Bryant)
1990
8
Tales from a Vanished Country (By: Elizabeth Lynn)
Tales from a Vanished Country (By: Elizabeth Lynn)
1990
9
True Minds ( By: Spider Robinson)
1990
10
Hedgework & Guessery ( By: Charles de Lint)
1991
11
Stories by Mama Lansdales Youngest Boy ( By: Joe R. Lansdale)
1991
12
Unthreatened by the Morning Light ( By: Karl Edward Wagner)
1991
13
Nine Hard Questions About the Nature of the Universe ( By: Lewis Shiner)
1991
14
It's Been Fun ( By: Esther M. Friesner)
1991
15
Wong's Lost and Found Emporium and Other Oddities (By: William Wu)
1992
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List of George Alec Effinger Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
2
Orbit 11
1972
3
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
4
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction
1973
5
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
6
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
7
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
8
Study War No More
1977
9
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
10
Alpha 7
1977
11
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
12
Galaxy Science Fiction, September-October 1979
1979
13
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
14
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction
1980
15
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
16
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far
1981
17
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
18
Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
1982
19
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
20
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own
1983
21
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
22
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
23
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!
1985
24
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
25
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12
1986
26
Friends of the Horseclans
1987
27
Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds
1987
28
Barbarians 2
1988
29
Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold
1988
30
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection
1989
31
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!
1989
32
Isaac Asimov's Aliens
1991
33
Isaac Asimov's Robots
1991
34
Inside the Funhouse
1992
35
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite
1993
36
Isaac Asimov's War
1993
37
South From Midnight
1994
38
Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams
1994
39
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep
1995
40
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts
1995
41
10
War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches
1996
42
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear
1996
43
Isaac Asimov's Christmas
1997
44
Isaac Asimov's Camelot
1998
45
Isaac Asimov's Detectives
1998
46
Isaac Asimov's Werewolves
1999
47
Isaac Asimov's Solar System
1999
48
Isaac Asimov's Utopias
2000
49
Isaac Asimov's Father Day
2001
50
Isaac Asimov's Halloween
2001
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George Alec Effinger: Biography

George Alec Effinger was born on January 10th, 1947. George passed away April 27th, 2002 at 55 years old. George Alec Effinger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

George Alec Effinger is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 12 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1972 with the novel What Entropy Means to Me. The most recently released novel was Trinity: Hope-Sacrifice-Unity which was released in 1997.

George Alec Effinger also wrote the Collections series which has 9 books including Mixed Feelings and Irrational Numbers.

George Alec Effinger: Awards & Accolades

Effinger's books have won multiple awards, Schrödinger's Kitten won the Hugo Award, Best Novelette, in 1989 as well as the Seiun Award - Best Translated Short Story in 1991.

George Alec Effinger books have also been nominated for multiple awards, When Gravity Fails was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1988. Everything But Honor (in Asimov's) was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novelette, in 1990. A Fire in the Sun was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1990.

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  1. Robin Hobb, author of the Farseer Series.
  2. Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.
  3. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.
  4. Nathan Lowell, author of the Trader Tales Of The Solar Clipper Series.
  5. Laurell K Hamilton, author of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series.

George Alec Effinger: F.A.Q

When was George Alec Effinger Born?

George Alec Effinger was born on January 10th, 1947.

When did George Alec Effinger die?

George Alec Effinger died on April 27th, 2002 at 55 years old.

Where was George Alec Effinger Born?

George Alec Effinger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

What book awards has George Alec Effinger won?

Schrödinger's Kitten: Hugo Award Best Novelette (1989), Seiun Award Best Translated Short Story (1991).

What was the first book George Alec Effinger wrote?

The first novel written by George Alec Effinger was What Entropy Means to Me, published in 1972.

What was the most recent book George Alec Effinger wrote?

His most recently released work was Bliss-Bestowing Hands (a short story) on April 18th, 2016.

How many books has George Alec Effinger written?

George Alec Effinger has written 36 books across 13 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in The Budayeen Cycle Series
  • 2 books in The Nick of Time Series
  • 4 books in the Planet of the Apes Series
  • 12 Standalone Novels
  • 3 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 9 Collections
  • 1 book in the Heroes in Hell Series
  • 1 book in the Infocom Series
  • 1 book in the Author's Choice Monthly Series

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