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 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 A Fire in the Sun (The Budayeen Cycle #2).

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

This series is also known as the Marid Audrian series.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.2
When Gravity Fails
1986
Go
2
6
A Fire in the Sun
1990
Go
3
6
The Exile Kiss
1991
Go

List of The Nick of Time Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Nick of Time
1985
Go
2
The Bird of Time
1986
Go

List of Planet of the Apes Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Man the Fugitive
1974
Go
2
Escape to Tomorrow
1975
Go
3
Journey Into Terror
1975
Go
4
Lord of the Apes
1976
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are The Red Tape War, The Wolves Of Memory, and Those Gentle Voices.

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

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.7
Schrödinger's Kitten
1988
Go
2
7.7
Everything But Honor (in Asimov's)
1989
Go
3
The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything & Target
2011
Go

List of Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top collections are Budayeen Nights, Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson, and Live! from Planet Earth.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mixed Feelings
1974
Go
2
Irrational Numbers
1976
Go
3
Dirty Tricks
1978
Go
4
Idle Pleasures
1983
Go
5
6
Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson
1993
Go
6
Budayeen Nights
2003
Go
7
Live! from Planet Earth
2005
Go
8
A Thousand Deaths
2007
Go
9
Bliss-Bestowing Hands
2016
Go

List of Heroes in Hell Books in Publication Order

The dead from all history continue their struggles and wars against each other in Hell.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Rebels In Hell (By: Janet Morris)
1986
Go
2
Heroes in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Gregory Benford, David Drake, Janet Morris)
1986
Go
3
The Gates of Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Janet Morris)
1986
Go
4
Masters in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, David Drake)
1987
Go
5
Kings in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Janet Morris)
1987
Go
6
Crusaders in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Gregory Benford, David Drake, Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael Amstrong, Bill Kerby)
1987
Go
7
Legions of Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh)
1987
Go
8
Angels in Hell (By: Janet Morris)
1987
Go
9
The Little Helliad (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris)
1988
Go
10
War in Hell (By: Janet Morris)
1988
Go
11
Prophets in Hell
1989
Go
12
Explorers in Hell (By: David Drake)
1989
Go
13
Bridge Over Hell (By: Janet Morris, Michael A. Armstrong)
2009
Go
14
Lawyers in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, David L. Burkhead, Jason Cordova, Bruce Durham, Sarah Hulcy, Larry Atchley Jr., John Manning, Richard Groller)
2011
Go
15
Rogues in Hell (By: Bradley H. Sinor, Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Shirley Meier, Michael Z. Williamson, Michael H. Hanson, Julie Cochrane, David L. Burkhead, H. David Blalock, Bruce Durham, Sarah Hulcy, Larry Atchley Jr., John Manning, Richard Groller, Michael A. Armstrong, Bill Snider, Deborah Koren, Jack William Finley, Edward McKeown, Allan Gibreath)
2012
Go
16
Dreamers in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Ed McKeown, Sara M. Harvey, David L. Burkhead, Jason Cordova, Sarah Hulcy, Larry Atchley Jr., John Manning, Richard Groller, Tom Barczak, Yelle Hughes, Bill Snider, Deborah Koren, Shebat Legion, Jack William Finley, Michael A. Ventrella, Bettina Meister, Petra Jorns)
2013
Go
17
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
Go
18
Doctors in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Joe Bonadonna, Matthew Kirshenblatt, Bill Snider, Deborah Koren, Chris Morris, Andrew P. Weston, Rob Hinkle, Paul Freeman)
2015
Go
19
Hell Bound (By: Janet Morris, Andrew P. Weston)
2015
Go
20
Pirates in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Joe Bonadonna, S.E. Lindberg, Paul Freeman, Andrew P. Weston, Rob Hinkle)
2017
Go
21
Hell Hounds (By: Andrew P. Weston)
2017
Go
22
Lovers in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, A.L. Butcher, Joe Bonadonna, S.E. Lindberg, Andrew P. Weston, Michael E. Dellert)
2018
Go
23
Hell Gate (By: Andrew P. Weston)
2019
Go
24
Mystics in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Gustavo Bondoni, A.L. Butcher, Joe Bonadonna, S.E. Lindberg, Andrew P. Weston)
2021
Go
25
Liars in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Joe Bonadonna, Richard Groller, S.E. Lindberg, Andrew P. Weston)
2022
Go
26
Monsters in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Joe Bonadonna, S.E. Lindberg, Chris Morris, A. L. Butcher)
2024
Go
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List of Heroes in Hell Books in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Heroes in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Gregory Benford, David Drake, Janet Morris)
1986
Go
2
The Gates of Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Janet Morris)
1986
Go
3
Rebels In Hell (By: Janet Morris)
1986
Go
4
Kings in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Janet Morris)
1987
Go
5
Crusaders in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, Gregory Benford, David Drake, Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael Amstrong, Bill Kerby)
1987
Go
6
Legions of Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh)
1987
Go
7
Angels in Hell (By: Janet Morris)
1987
Go
8
Masters in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh, David Drake)
1987
Go
9
The Little Helliad (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris)
1988
Go
10
War in Hell (By: Janet Morris)
1988
Go
11
Prophets in Hell
1989
Go
12
Explorers in Hell (By: David Drake)
1989
Go
13
Lawyers in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, David L. Burkhead, Jason Cordova, Bruce Durham, Sarah Hulcy, Larry Atchley Jr., John Manning, Richard Groller)
2011
Go
14
Rogues in Hell (By: Bradley H. Sinor, Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Shirley Meier, Michael Z. Williamson, Michael H. Hanson, Julie Cochrane, David L. Burkhead, H. David Blalock, Bruce Durham, Sarah Hulcy, Larry Atchley Jr., John Manning, Richard Groller, Michael A. Armstrong, Bill Snider, Deborah Koren, Jack William Finley, Edward McKeown, Allan Gibreath)
2012
Go
15
Bridge Over Hell (By: Janet Morris, Michael A. Armstrong)
2009
Go
16
Dreamers in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Ed McKeown, Sara M. Harvey, David L. Burkhead, Jason Cordova, Sarah Hulcy, Larry Atchley Jr., John Manning, Richard Groller, Tom Barczak, Yelle Hughes, Bill Snider, Deborah Koren, Shebat Legion, Jack William Finley, Michael A. Ventrella, Bettina Meister, Petra Jorns)
2013
Go
17
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
Go
18
Doctors in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Joe Bonadonna, Matthew Kirshenblatt, Bill Snider, Deborah Koren, Chris Morris, Andrew P. Weston, Rob Hinkle, Paul Freeman)
2015
Go
19
Hell Bound (By: Janet Morris, Andrew P. Weston)
2015
Go
20
Pirates in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Joe Bonadonna, S.E. Lindberg, Paul Freeman, Andrew P. Weston, Rob Hinkle)
2017
Go
21
Lovers in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Nancy Asire, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, A.L. Butcher, Joe Bonadonna, S.E. Lindberg, Andrew P. Weston, Michael E. Dellert)
2018
Go
22
Mystics in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Gustavo Bondoni, A.L. Butcher, Joe Bonadonna, S.E. Lindberg, Andrew P. Weston)
2021
Go
23
Liars in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Chris Morris, Michael H. Hanson, Joe Bonadonna, Richard Groller, S.E. Lindberg, Andrew P. Weston)
2022
Go
24
Monsters in Hell (By: Janet Morris, Joe Bonadonna, S.E. Lindberg, Chris Morris, A. L. Butcher)
2024
Go
25
Hell Hounds (By: Andrew P. Weston)
2017
Go
26
Hell Gate (By: Andrew P. Weston)
2019
Go
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List of Infocom Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Planetfall ( By: Arthur Byron Cover)
1988
Go
2
8
Wishbringer ( By: Craig Shaw Gardner)
1988
Go
3
6
Enchanter ( By: Robin Wayne Bailey)
1989
Go
4
8
Stationfall ( By: Arthur Byron Cover)
1989
Go
5
6
The Zork Chronicles
1990
Go
6
6
The Lost City of Zork ( By: Robin Wayne Bailey)
1991
Go
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List of Best Science Fiction of the Year Books in Publication Order

Annual sci-fi anthologies collecting a variety of short-stories.

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

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

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
Go
2
Orbit 11
1972
Go
3
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
Go
4
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction
1973
Go
5
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
Go
6
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
Go
7
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
Go
8
Ascents of Wonder
1977
Go
9
Study War No More
1977
Go
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
Go
11
Alpha 7
1977
Go
12
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
Go
13
Galaxy Science Fiction, September-October 1979
1979
Go
14
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
Go
15
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
Go
16
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
Go
17
Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
1982
Go
18
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
Go
19
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
Go
20
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
Go
21
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
Go
22
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12
1986
Go
23
Friends of the Horseclans
1987
Go
24
Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds
1987
Go
25
Barbarians 2
1988
Go
26
Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold
1988
Go
27
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection
1989
Go
28
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!
1989
Go
29
Inside the Funhouse
1992
Go
30
South From Midnight
1994
Go
31
War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches
1996
Go
32
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear
1996
Go
33
Alien Contact
2011
Go
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George Alec Effinger

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 had written 12 standalone novels, starting with What Entropy Means to Me in 1972. 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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  4. Neal Stephenson, author of: Snow Crash.
  5. Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender Saga 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 book 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.

What is the most popular book by George Alec Effinger?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular George Alec Effinger book is When Gravity Fails. Here are his most popular books:
  1. When Gravity Fails (7.2)
  2. A Fire in the Sun (6)
  3. The Exile Kiss (6)
  4. Schrödinger's Kitten (6.67)
  5. Everything But Honor (in Asimov's) (7.67)

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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