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Encyclopedia > Gwyneth Jones (novelist)
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Gwyneth Jones is a British writer born in 1952. Education at a convent school was followed by an undergraduate degree in European history of ideas at the University of Sussex. She has written for younger readers since 1977 under the pseudonym Ann Halam and, under that name, to date has published more than twenty novels. In 1980 Divine Endurance, a science fiction novel for adults, was published under her own name. She continues to write using these two names for the respective audiences. Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Sussex is an English campus university located near the East Sussex village of Falmer, near Brighton and Hove and on the edge of the South Downs. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...


Jones' works are mostly science fiction and near future high fantasy with strong themes of gender and feminism. She is the winner of two World Fantasy Awards, BSFA short story award, Children of the Night Award from the Dracula Society, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and co-winner of the James Tiptree award. 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. ... High fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction that is set in invented or parallel worlds. ... Jump to: navigation, search In a variety of different contexts, gender refers to the masculinity or femininity of words, persons, organisms, or characteristics. ... Jump to: navigation, search Feminism is a diverse collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies, largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women, especially socially, politically, and economically. ... First awarded in 1975, the World Fantasy Award is handed out annually at the World Fantasy Convention to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy. ... The Arthur C. Clarke award is given for the best British science fiction novel from the previous year. ...


Gwyneth Jones lives in Brighton, England, with her husband and son. Jump to: navigation, search Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK...

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Works

Novels

  • Divine Endurance (1984) (part 1 of the Flowerdust Trilogy)
  • Escape Plans (1986)
  • Kairos (1988)
  • White Queen (1991) (part 1 of the Aleutian Trilogy)
  • Flowerdust (1993) (sequel to Divine Endurance)
  • North Wind (1994) (part 2 of the Aleutian Trilogy)
  • Phoenix Cafe (1997) (part 3 of the Aleutian Trilogy)
  • Bold As Love (2001) (part 1 of the Bold As Love Cycle)
  • Castles Made of Sand (2002) (part 2 of the Bold As Love Cycle)
  • Midnight Lamp (2003) (part 3 of the Bold As Love Cycle)
  • Life (2004)
  • Band of Gypsys (2005) (part 4 of the Bold As Love Cycle)

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Collections

  • Deconstructing the Starships (1999) (non-fiction)

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External links

  • Home page of Gwyneth Jones
  • Weblog of Gwyneth Jones
  • Spike Magazine Interview
  • Independent Online interview

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Review: Gwyneth Jones's Deconstructing the Starships: Science, Fiction and Reality, reviewed by Wendy Pearson (2401 words)
Jones carries this process through in several of the novel's essays and some of the book reviews to a consideration of specific areas of SF writing, most notably cyberpunk and feminist SF.
One of the dilemmas Jones, a self-proclaimed feminist, sees in certain schools of feminist SF is the recourse to essentialism (women are women and what is most quintessential in all women is their femaleness) as a strategy for validating the lives of women in the face of a hostile patriarchal world.
Indeed, Jones writes with a kind of British understatement that depends on her ability to say what she means with precision, while at the same time exhibiting a nice sense of humour, a penchant for irony and, occasionally, a touch of outrage.
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