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George Alec Effinger
George A. Effinger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1947. He attended Yale University, where an organic chemistry course disabused him of the notion of becoming a doctor. He had the opportunity to m...view moreGeorge A. Effinger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1947. He attended Yale University, where an organic chemistry course disabused him of the notion of becoming a doctor. He had the opportunity to meet many of his science fiction idols thanks to his first wife, who was Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm’s babysitter. With their encouragement, he began writing science fiction in 1970. He published at least twenty novels and six collections of short fiction, including When Gravity Fails and The Exile Kiss. He also wrote and published two crime novels, Felicia and Shadow Money. With his Budayeen novels, Effinger helped to found the cyberpunk genre. He was a Hugo and Nebula Award winner and is a favorite among fellow science fiction writers.view less
Books by George Alec Effinger
When Gravity Fails The Budayeen Cycle: When Gravity Fails, A Fire in the Sun, and The Exile Kiss Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Entropy Means to Me Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Irrational Numbers: Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Budayeen Nights: Stories Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Nick of Time Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Fire in the Sun Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Exile Kiss Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Live! From Planet Earth: Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything and Target: Berlin!: Stories Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Those Gentle Voices: A Promethean Romance of the Spaceways Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5