Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer (Robert James Sawyer) was born on April 29th, 1960 and is currently 65 years old. Robert J. Sawyer was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Robert J. Sawyer is known for writing in the Science Fiction genre.
Robert J. Sawyer has written 15 standalone novels, starting with Golden Fleece in 1990. The most recently released novel was The Oppenheimer Alternative, which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Robert J. at this time.
Robert J. Sawyer has also written the Short Story Collections series which has 5 books including Iterations and Other Stories and Identity Theft and Other Stories.
Robert J. Sawyer made the
Honkaku Mystery Best 10 international list in Japan once. His novel
Illegal Alien was ranked #7 on the 2003 list.
In 2006, Sawyer was nominated for the Seiun Award for his entire Neanderthal Parallax trilogy.
Robert J. Sawyer: Awards & Accolades
Sawyer's books have won multiple awards, End of an Era won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work, in 1997. Illegal Alien won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work, in 2003. Hominids won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 2003.
The following novels by Robert J. Sawyer were nominated for these awards:
- The Terminal Experiment: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1996). Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (1998).
- Starplex: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1997). Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2000).
- Frameshift: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1998).
- Illegal Alien: Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, Best Crime Novel (1998).
- Factoring Humanity: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1999).
- Fallen Angel: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (2000).
- Calculating God: Hugo Award, Best Novel (2001).
- Flashforward: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2002).
- Humans: Hugo Award, Best Novel (2004).
- Hominids: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2006).
- Identity Theft and Other Stories: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2006).
- Rollback: Hugo Award, Best Novel (2008).
- Wake: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2009). Hugo Award, Best Novel (2010).
- Wonder: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2011).
- I Have This Nifty Idea: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (2022).
Related Authors
Fans of Robert J. Sawyer also enjoy these authors:
- Arthur C. Clarke, author of the Space Odyssey Series.
- Arkady Martine, author of the Teixcalaan Series.
- Sylvain Neuvel, author of Themis Files Series.
- Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation Series.
- Alastair Reynolds, author of the Revelation Space Series.
- Mary Robinette Kowal, author of the Lady Astronaut Series.
- Ted Chiang, author of: Exhalation.
- David Brin, author of the Uplift Saga Series.
- Edward Ashton, author of the Mickey7 Series.
- X. Quinn, author of the Man on Mars Series.
Robert J. Sawyer: F.A.Q
When was Robert J. Sawyer Born? How old is Robert J. Sawyer?
Robert J. Sawyer was born on April 29th, 1960. Robert J. Sawyer is currently 65 years old.
Where was Robert J. Sawyer Born?
Robert J. Sawyer was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and is Canadian.
What book awards has Robert J. Sawyer won?
What was the first book Robert J. Sawyer wrote?
The first book written by Robert J. Sawyer was Golden Fleece, published in 1990.
What was the most recent book Robert J. Sawyer wrote?
His most recently released work was The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine (a short story) on October 23rd, 2025.
What is the most popular book by Robert J. Sawyer?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Robert J. Sawyer book is
Wake. Here are his most popular books:
- Wake (7.83)
- Flashforward (7.78)
- Hominids (8.33)
- Rollback (7.63)
- Watch (8.5)
What genres does Robert J. Sawyer Write?
Robert J. Sawyer primarily writes in the Science Fiction genre. His work includes sub-genres such as Speculative Sci-Fi, Time Travel Sci-Fi, and Social / Political Science Fiction.
Are there upcoming new books by Robert J. Sawyer?
Robert J. Sawyer does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
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How many books has Robert J. Sawyer written?
Robert J. Sawyer has written 38 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 2 books in the Downloaded Series
- 3 books in the Neanderthal Parallax Series
- 3 books in the Quintaglio Ascension Series
- 3 books in the WWW Series
- 15 Standalone Novels
- 3 Short Stories/Novellas
- 5 Short Story Collections
- 1 Non-Fiction Books
- 2 books in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Series
- 1 book in the Smart Pop Series