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Nancy Kress

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Born

in Buffalo, New York, The United States

Website

http://www.nancykress

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Thriller

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Everybody I ever read, all tangled together.

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June 2012

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Nancy Kress is the author of thirty novels, four story collections, three books on writing fiction, and over a hundred short stories. Her work has won six Nebulas, two Hugos, a Sturgeon, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Her most recent novel, Observer, co-written with Dr. Robert Lanza, concerns the nature of consciousness, reality, and love. Forthcoming in 2026 is an historical fantasy, The Queen’s Witch, set in the court of Henry VIII. Nancy’s work has been translated into two dozen languages, none of which she can read. She has taught writing at various venues in the United States and abroad, including Leipzig, Beijing, both Clarions, and the annual SF-writing intensive workshop Taos Toolbox. Nancy lives in Seattle with her husban ...more

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The Impossible

THE IMPOSSIBLE manages to do what I would have indeed thought impossible: Make a tsunami boring.

Actually, that's not accurate. The tsunami, which occupies the first twenty minutes or so of the movie, is breath-taking. The film makers used models, CGI, and live action, and when the wall of water sweeps over the edge of an Indonesian resort and carries everything along with it, I felt I was there. Read more of this blog post »

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Nancy Kress’s books

Average rating: 3.78 · 96,276 ratings · 11,261 reviews · 451 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 9,152 ratings — published 1993 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beggars and Choosers (Sleepless, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 2,739 ratings — published 1994 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall 3.48 avg rating — 2,901 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beginnings, Middles & Ends really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,518 ratings — published 1992 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints 4.05 avg rating — 2,229 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tomorrow's Kin (Yesterday's Kin Trilogy, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 1,866 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yesterday's Kin 3.56 avg rating — 1,719 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Probability Moon (Probability, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 1,597 ratings — published 2000 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beggars Ride (Sleepless, #3) 3.74 avg rating — 1,549 ratings — published 1996 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steal Across the Sky 3.50 avg rating — 1,416 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sleepless (3 books)
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3.70 avg rating — 3,133 ratings

Crossfire (2 books)
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Robert Cavanaugh (2 books)
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“…Boredom [is] a moral failing, the mark of a mind insufficiently stocked to occupy itself.”
― Nancy Kress, Probability Moon

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“You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion.”
― Nancy Kress, Steal Across the Sky

tags: grit, self-reliance, success

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“You must learn to be three people at once: writer, character, and reader.”
― Nancy Kress, Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints

tags: character-development, writing-advice

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September 2023 Book of the Month: A book nominated for multiple other awards

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

21 votes, 50.0%

The Dervish House by Ian McDonald

10 votes, 23.8%

Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress

6 votes, 14.3%

Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop

5 votes, 11.9%

42 total votes

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