George Turner (1916-1997) was an Australian science fiction writer known for the solemnity of his stories and for being a "late bloomer" by science fiction standards. His first story and novel came out in 1978 when he was 61-62 years old. In novels like The Drowning Towers and Genetic Soldier he displayed moderately gloomy visions of global warming's future ramifications. The former novel won an Arthur C. Clarke Award. Much of his work has a strongly "Australian" feel that incorprates the aboriginal cultures as well. Despite his late start at death he was arguably one of the elder statesman of Australian science fiction. 1916 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Global mean surface temperatures 1856-2004 Mean temperature anomalies during the period 1995 to 2004 with respect to the average temperatures from 1940 to 1980 Global warming is a term used to describe the increase over time of the average temperature of the Earths atmosphere and oceans. ... The Arthur C. Clarke award is given for the best British science fiction novel from the previous year. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

Novels

• Beloved Son (1978)
• Vaneglory (1981)
• Yesterday's Men (1983)
• Drowning Towers [vt The Sea and the Summer](1987)
• The Sea and Summer (1987)
• A Pursuit of Miracles (1990)
• Brain Child (1991)
• The Destiny Makers (1993)
• Genetic Soldier (1994)
• Down There in Darkness (1999)

Anthology

• The View from the Edge, as editor, (1977)