Thomas M. Disch

Thomas M. Disch

Thomas M. Disch was born in Des Moines, Iowa on February 2nd, 1940 and passed away at the age of 68 on July 4th, 2008.

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Thomas M. Disch Stats: The highest rated book by Thomas M. Disch on Book Notification is The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of, a Non-Fiction book. The second-highest rated book is Camp Concentration, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Thomas M. Disch on Book Notification is Camp Concentration, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Thomas M. Disch books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Supernatural Minnesota Books in Publication Order

List of The Brave Little Toaster Books in Publication Order

List of The Prisoner Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Prisoner
1969
2
The Prisoner: A Day in the Life (By: Hank Stine)
1970
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
One Hundred And Two H Bombs
1966
2
Under Compulsion / Fun with Your New Head
1968
3
White Fang Goes Dingo
1971
4
The Right Way to Figure Plumbing
1972
5
Getting into Death
1974
6
Getting into Death and Other Stories
1976
7
The Early Science Fiction Stories of Thomas M. Disch
1977
8
Fundamental Disch
1980
9
Haikus of a Pillow
1980
10
ABCDEFG HIJKLM NPOQRST UVWXYZ
1981
11
Orders Of The Retina
1982
12
Burn This
1982
13
The Man Who Had No Idea
1982
14
Dark Verses and Light
1983
15
Here I Am, There You Are, Where Were We
1984
16
Tale of Dan de Lion
1986
17
Yes, Let's
1989
18
The Castle of Indolence
1995
19
A Child's Garden of Grammar
1997
20
About the Size of It
2006
21
The Wall of America
2008

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

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 Thomas M. Disch Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Shores Beneath
0
2
Orbit 6
1970
3
Anti-Story: An Anthology of Experimental Fiction
1971
4
The Ruins of Earth
1971
5
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
6
Alpha 3
1972
7
Bad Moon Rising
1973
8
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
9
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
10
The New Improved Sun
1975
11
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
12
The Late Great Future
1976
13
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
14
New Worlds 10
1976
15
New Constellations
1976
16
Strangeness
1977
17
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
18
Winter's Tales 24
1978
19
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
20
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
21
The Berkley Showcase: Vol. 2
1980
22
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
23
The Berkley Showcase: Vol. 3
1981
24
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
25
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 24
1982
26
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
27
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
28
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
29
Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction
1985
30
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
31
The Monster Book of Monsters
1988
32
Mississippi Review 47 / 48
1988
33
Full Spectrum 1
1988
34
The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction
1989
35
Second Annual Collection
1989
36
The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams
1990
37
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1992
1992
38
Amazing Stories Magazine #577, December 1992
1992
39
Omni Best Science Fiction Three
1993
40
Seventh Annual Collection
1994
41
The Vintage Book of Amnesia
2000
42
Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters
2002
43
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
2003
44
The Secret History of Science Fiction
2009
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Thomas M. Disch: Biography

Thomas M. Disch was born on February 2nd, 1940. Thomas passed away July 4th, 2008 at 68 years old. Thomas M. Disch was born in Des Moines, Iowa.

Thomas M. Disch was the author of the Thomas M. Disch Collections series which consists of 21 novels. The Thomas M. Disch Collections series started in 1966 with the novel One Hundred And Two H Bombs. The most recently released novel in the Thomas M. Disch Collections series was The Wall of America which was released in 2008. There are no upcoming novels for the Thomas M. Disch Collections series.

Thomas M. Disch: Awards & Accolades

Disch's books have won multiple awards, Second Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1990. The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of won the Hugo Award, Best Related Work, in 1999.

Thomas M. Disch books have also been nominated for multiple awards, On Wings of Song was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1980 as well as the National Book Awards - Best Science Fiction - Hardcover in 1980. The M.D. was nominated for the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel, in 1991. The Heat Death of the Universe and Other Stories was nominated for the Otherwise Award, Retrospective Award, in 1995. Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection was nominated for the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2003.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Thomas M. Disch are:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.
  3. Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the Mars Trilogy Series.
  4. Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation Series.
  5. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.

Thomas M. Disch: F.A.Q

When was Thomas M. Disch Born?

Thomas M. Disch was born on February 2nd, 1940.

When did Thomas M. Disch die?

Thomas M. Disch died on July 4th, 2008 at 68 years old.

Where was Thomas M. Disch Born?

Thomas M. Disch was born in Des Moines, Iowa.

What book awards has Thomas M. Disch won?

Second Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1990).
The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of: Hugo Award Best Related Work (1999).

What was the first book Thomas M. Disch wrote?

The first novel written by Thomas M. Disch was The Genocides, published in 1965.

What was the most recent book Thomas M. Disch wrote?

His most recently released work was The Demi-Urge (a short story) on May 1st, 2011.

How many books has Thomas M. Disch written?

Thomas M. Disch has written 45 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 4 books in the Supernatural Minnesota Series, 2 books in The Brave Little Toaster Series, 1 book in The Prisoner Series, 9 Standalone Novels, 4 Short Stories/Novellas, 21 books in the Collections, 4 books in the Non-Fiction Books.

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