Robert Jackson Bennett
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Robert Jackson Bennett (born 1984) is an American writer of speculative fiction.[1][2]
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| Born | 1984 (age 40ā41) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | author |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin |
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Early life and education
Robert Jackson Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[3] He graduated from the University of Texas with special honors in English in 2005,[4] and settled down in Austin, Texas.[5]
Career
Bennett's debut as an author was the novel Mr. Shivers (2010). He went on to write The Company Man (2011), The Troupe (2012), and American Elsewhere (2013).[6][7]
Bennett's fifth novel, City of Stairs (2014), was the first of a fantasy trilogy, The Divine Cities, followed by City of Blades (2016) and City of Miracles (2017). The Divine Cities trilogy was nominated for Best Series by the Hugo Awards in 2018, but lost to World of the Five Gods by Lois McMaster Bujold.[8]
In August 2018, Bennett published Foundryside, the first installment of his new series, The Founders Trilogy.[9] That book was followed by Shorefall in 2020 and Locklands in 2022.
Awards and nominations
| Work | Year & Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| - | 2011 British Fantasy Award | Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer | Won | |
| Mr. Shivers | 2010 Shirley Jackson Award | Novel | Won | |
| The Company Man | 2012 Anthony Awards | Paperback Original | Nominated | |
| 2012 Philip K. Dick Award | Special Citation | Won | ||
| 2012 Edgar Awards | Paperback Original | Won | ||
| The Troupe | 2013 Locus Award | Fantasy | Nominated | [10] |
| American Elsewhere | 2013 Goodreads Choice Awards | Horror | Nominated | [11] |
| 2013 Shirley Jackson Award | Novel | Won | ||
| 2014 Locus Award | Fantasy | Nominated | ||
| City of Stairs | 2014 Goodreads Choice Awards | Fantasy | Nominated | [12] |
| 2015 Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated | [13] | |
| 2015 World Fantasy Award | Novel | Nominated | ||
| 2015 British Fantasy Award | Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel | Nominated | [14] | |
| City of Blades | 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards | Fantasy | Nominated | [15] |
| 2017 Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated | ||
| City of Miracles | 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards | Fantasy | Nominated | [16] |
| 2018 Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated | ||
| The Divine Cities | 2018 Hugo Award | Series | Nominated | |
| Foundryside | 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards | Fantasy | Nominated | [17] |
| 2019 Dragon Awards | Fantasy | Nominated | ||
| 2019 Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated | ||
| 2019 British Fantasy Award | Robert Holdstock Award | Nominated | ||
| 2022 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire | Foreign Novel | Nominated | [18] | |
| Vigilance | 2020 Locus Award | Novella | Nominated | [19] |
| Shorefall | 2022 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire | Foreign Novel | Nominated | [20] |
| The Founders Trilogy | 2023 Hugo Award | Series | Nominated | |
| The Tainted Cup | 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards | Fantasy | Nominated | [21] |
Bibliography
Standalone novels
- Mr. Shivers (2010; Orbit).
- The Company Man (2011; Orbit).
- The Troupe (2012; Orbit).
- American Elsewhere (2013; Orbit).
The Divine Cities trilogy
- City of Stairs (2014; Broadway Books)[22]
- City of Blades (2016)
- City of Miracles (2017)
The Founders trilogy
- Foundryside (2018)
- Shorefall (2020)
- Locklands (2022)[23]
The Shadow of the Leviathan series
- The Tainted Cup (2024)
- A Drop of Corruption (2025)
References
External links
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