Mike Resnick
Mike Resnick (Michael Diamond Resnick) was born on March 5th, 1942. Mike passed away January 9th, 2020 at 77 years old. Mike Resnick was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Mike Resnick was the author of the Mike Resnick Short Stories/Novellas series which consists of 33 novels. The Mike Resnick Short Stories/Novellas series started in 1989 with the novel For I Have Touched the Sky (in F&SF). The most recently released novel in the Mike Resnick Short Stories/Novellas series was Conspiracies which was released in 2012. There are no upcoming novels for the Mike Resnick Short Stories/Novellas series.
Mike Resnick also wrote the Collections series which has 22 books including Unauthorized Autobiographies and Other Curiosities and Through Darkest Resnick with Gun & Camera.
Mike Resnick: Awards & Accolades
Mike Resnick was nominated for multiple awards including: The Hugo Award, Best Professional Editor, in 1994, , Hugo Award, Best Professional Editor, in 1995, and the Hugo Award, Best Editor, Short Form, in 2015. Resnick's books have won multiple awards, The Manamouki (in Asimov's) won the Hugo Award, Best Novelette, in 1991. Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge won the Hugo Award, Best Novella, in 1995. Kirinyaga won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work, in 2000.
The following novels by Mike Resnick were nominated for these awards:
- For I Have Touched the Sky (in F&SF): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1990).
- Ivory: Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (1990).
- Bully! (with Bwana): Hugo Award, Best Novella (1991).
- After the King: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1992).
- A Little Knowledge (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1995).
- When the Old Gods Die (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1996).
- Bibi (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novella (1996).
- The Land of Nod (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1997).
- Hunting the Snark: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2000).
- Putting It Together: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (2001).
- Redchapel: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2001).
- All the Things You Are: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2007).
- Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2009).
- Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2010). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2010).
- The Business of Science Fiction: Two Insiders Discuss Writing and Publishing: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (2011).
- I Have This Nifty Idea: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (2022).
Related Authors
Fans of Mike Resnick also enjoy these authors:
- Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn Series.
- Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender Saga Series.
- Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
- Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.
- Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
Mike Resnick: F.A.Q
When was Mike Resnick Born?
Mike Resnick was born on March 5th, 1942.
When did Mike Resnick die?
Mike Resnick died on January 9th, 2020 at 77 years old.
Where was Mike Resnick Born?
Mike Resnick was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
What book awards has Mike Resnick won?
What was the first book Mike Resnick wrote?
The first book written by Mike Resnick was The Goddess Of Ganymede, published in 1967.
What was the most recent book Mike Resnick wrote?
His most recently released work was The Hex Is In on August 18th, 2020.
What is the most popular book by Mike Resnick?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Mike Resnick book is
Stalking The Unicorn. Here are his most popular books:
- Stalking The Unicorn (4.5)
- The Cassandra Project (6.5)
- Mutiny (9)
- Santiago (8)
- The Widowmaker (8)
How many books has Mike Resnick written?
Mike Resnick has written 150 books across 34 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 9 books in the Birthright Series
- 3 books in the Dead Enders Series
- 3 books in the Detective Jake Masters Series
- 3 books in the Eli Paxton Series
- 2 books in the Fable of Utopia Series
- 3 books in the Galactic Comedy Series
- 2 books in the Ganymede Series
- 4 books in the John Justin Mallory Mystery Series
- 3 books in the Penelope Bailey Series
- 2 books in the Santiago Series
- 5 books in the Starship Series
- 4 books in the Tales of the Galactic Midway Series
- 4 books in the Tales of the Velvet Comet Series
- 5 books in The Chronicles of Lucifer Jones Series
- 2 books in The Dreamscape Trilogy Series
- 4 books in The Widowmaker Series
- 4 books in the Weird West Tales Series
- 9 Standalone Novels
- 31 Short Stories/Novellas
- 22 Collections
- 9 Non-Fiction Books
- 4 books in the Alternate Anthologies Series
- 3 books in the Art Encounters Series
- 1 book in the Classic Battlestar Galactica Series
- 1 book in the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Series
- 1 book in the Stellar Guild Series
- 1 book in the Smart Pop Series
- 2 books in the Solaris Rising Anthology Series
- 1 book in the SNAFU: An Anthology of Military Horror Series
- 3 books in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Series