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Sean Stewart (b. June 2, 1965) is a US-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 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. ... Look up Fantasy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For other definitions of fantasy, see fantasy (psychology). ...


Biography

Born in Lubbock, Texas, Sean Stewart moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1968. He now lives in Davis, California, with his wife and two daughters. Lubbock is the ninth-largest city in the state of Texas, located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Location. ... Davis is a city located in Yolo County, California. ...


He acted in more than 20 plays in high school and received an Honors degree in English from University of Alberta in 1987. He was a lead designer on the Web based game The Beast. He served as a consultant on several computer games and is on the management team of the 4orty2wo Entertainment branding and product message company. In literary criticism, the term English studies is occasionally used to refer to the critical study of English literature. ... The University of Alberta is situated along the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River in the heart of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada University of Alberta on the south side of Edmonton // History The University was founded in 1908. ...


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1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Aurora Awards (Prix Aurora) are given out annually for the best Canadian science-fiction and fantasy literary works from that year, and are awarded in both English and French. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is an annual award given for a speculative fiction novel or a book-length collection. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Sean Stewart was born Texas, moved with his parents to Edmonton, Alberta when he was three, and decided to become a writer when he was seven, after receiving a copy of The Hobbit for his birthday.
Stewart has acted as "puppet master" for two such projects so far: a tie-in for the 2001 filmA.I., and the "I Love Bees" promotion for the video game Halo 2 in 2004.
Stewart now lives in Davis, California with his wife and their two children.
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