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John M. Ford (1957–2006)

Författare till The Dragon Waiting

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Om författaren

John M. Ford is the author of eight novels and dozens of short stories. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Särskiljningsinformation:

(eng) Ford wrote Voyage to Adventure under the pseudonym Michael J. Dodge

Foto taget av: John M. Ford, 2003. Photo by David Dyer-Bennet / Wikimedia Commons.

Serier

Verk av John M. Ford

The Dragon Waiting (1983) 1,040 exemplar
How Much for Just the Planet? (1987) 1,003 exemplar
The Final Reflection (1984) 858 exemplar
Growing Up Weightless (1993) 357 exemplar
The Last Hot Time (2001) 325 exemplar
The Scholars of Night (1988) 192 exemplar
Web of Angels (1980) 187 exemplar
The Princes of the Air (1982) 182 exemplar
Casting Fortune (1989) 169 exemplar
Aspects (2022) 144 exemplar
GURPS Time Travel: Adventures Across Time and Dimension (1991) — Författare — 136 exemplar
Star Trek: Voyage to Adventure (1962) 75 exemplar
Fugue State/The Death of Doctor Island (1990) — Författare — 62 exemplar
GURPS Traveller - Starports: Gateways to Adventure (2000) — Författare — 62 exemplar
The Hand of Kahless (2004) 42 exemplar
The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues Remastered (2018) — Bidragsgivare — 12 exemplar
Botschaft für Raumschiff Enterprise (1996) — Bidragsgivare — 11 exemplar
Hers to Decieve (1964) 11 exemplar
Czekanie na smoka (2022) 4 exemplar
Erase/record/play 4 exemplar
Mandalay 3 exemplar
Green Is The Color 3 exemplar
Intersections 3 exemplar
Fugue State 3 exemplar
Chain Home Low 2 exemplar
As Above, So Below 2 exemplar
Driving North 1 exemplar
Boundary Echoes 1 exemplar

Associerade verk

The Sandman: Book of Dreams (1996) — Bidragsgivare — 2,036 exemplar
Sethra Lavode (2004) — Efterord, vissa utgåvor898 exemplar
True Names and the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier (2001) — Bidragsgivare — 556 exemplar
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF (1994) — Bidragsgivare — 392 exemplar
Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse (1991) — Bidragsgivare — 347 exemplar
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder (1989) — Bidragsgivare — 328 exemplar
Year's Best SF 6 (2001) — Bidragsgivare — 278 exemplar
The Players of Luck (1986) — Bidragsgivare — 225 exemplar
Dragons of Light (1980) — Bidragsgivare — 223 exemplar
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Second Annual Collection (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 199 exemplar
Wizard's Row (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 197 exemplar
Strange Dreams (1993) — Bidragsgivare — 186 exemplar
Tales from the Spaceport Bar (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 176 exemplar
Festival Week (1990) — Bidragsgivare — 154 exemplar
Another Round at the Spaceport Bar (1989) — Bidragsgivare — 146 exemplar
Spells of Binding (1988) — Bidragsgivare — 146 exemplar
Starlight 1 (1996) — Bidragsgivare — 132 exemplar
Futures from Nature (2007) — Bidragsgivare — 113 exemplar
Silver Scream (1969) — Bidragsgivare — 110 exemplar
Isaac Asimov: Science Fiction Masterpieces (1986) — Bidragsgivare — 101 exemplar
Invitation to Camelot (1988) — Bidragsgivare — 96 exemplar
Christmas Stars (1992) — Bidragsgivare — 96 exemplar
Nebula Awards 25 (1991) — Bidragsgivare — 61 exemplar
Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humour (1982) — Bidragsgivare — 55 exemplar
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (1993) — Bidragsgivare — 52 exemplar
The Architecture of Fear (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 50 exemplar
The Fourth Omni Book of Science Fiction (1985) — Bidragsgivare — 50 exemplar
Ripper (1988) — Bidragsgivare — 49 exemplar
Isaac Asimov's Marvels of Science Fiction (1979) — Bidragsgivare — 28 exemplar
The Alchemy of Stars: Rhysling Award Winners Showcase (2005) — Bidragsgivare — 28 exemplar
Under the Wheel (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 27 exemplar
Paranoia Flashbacks (Paranoia Xp) (2005) — Författare — 24 exemplar
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction (1980) — Bidragsgivare — 22 exemplar
Temporary Walls (1993) — Bidragsgivare — 16 exemplar
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far (1981) — Bidragsgivare — 10 exemplar
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 25, No. 12 [December 2001] (2001) — Bidragsgivare — 5 exemplar
Flashbacks Redux (2011) — Bidragsgivare — 5 exemplar
Boskone 34 Program Book — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

Taggad

Allmänna fakta

Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Ford, John Milo
Andra namn
Dodge, Michael J.
Dennison, Milo
Ford, John M. "Mike"
Födelsedag
1957-04-10
Avled
2006-09-25
Kön
male
Nationalitet
USA
Födelseort
East Chicago, Indiana, USA
Dödsort
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Bostadsorter
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Whiting, Indiana, USA
New York, New York, USA
Utbildning
Indiana University, Bloomington
Yrken
science fiction writer
game designer
poet
Relationer
Matthesen, Elise (partner)
Särskiljningsnotis
Ford wrote Voyage to Adventure under the pseudonym Michael J. Dodge

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The concept is intriguing: to follow the lives of three fictional people caught up in important historical situations, culminating in the death of Richard III and the ascent of "Henry Tydder" to the throne of England (see note below).

The geographical scope ranges from Wales not long after the end of the reign of Owain Glyn Dŵr (Owen Glendower, d. 1415) to the last days of Byzantium in 1453; and from Renaissance Milan (Sforza and Medici families), to England during The War of the Roses.

Yes, it's a fantasy, with vampires, wizards and magic, but also real-life physicians, courtiers, kings, and soldiers, all of whom are convincingly portrayed as main characters as well as the "extras".

The individual stories were interesting, and the threads that were pulled together to weave the fate of Britain were intricate and sometimes elusive, but the author maintained a good sense of drama and believable detail.

Nonetheless, the conclusion was ultimately unsatisfying to me because the characters who were most invested in the fate of Wales had a trajectory from the beginning that was not compatible with its final, historical, end-point in the book.

*Henry Tydder is a kind of mangled version of the name of the victor of the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 who became Henry VII.
The English is Henry Tudor; the Welsh, Harri Tudur.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/welsh-history-month-harri-tudu.....

PG-13: some mild sexual innuendo and situations; violence, although not too graphic.
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librisissimo | 28 andra recensioner | Feb 17, 2024 |
Wow. This is one of the most intricate, complex, multilayered, meticulously researched alternative history/fantasy books I've ever read. (If not THE most?)
- It helps if you know your English history, your Shakespeare, something about early Renaissance and Florence, something about ancient Rome and Byzantium :)))) It heightens your enjoyment of the book, as you go through the literary/historical allusions and Easter eggs scattered throughout.
- It was interesting to see John M. Ford imagine a world without Christianity as one of the dominant religions - a world which is more humanistic, more advanced, and is a (somewhat) better place for women than 15th century Europe of "our" world.
- Nothing is spelled out and the plot unfolds slowly. As a reader, you need to PAY ATTENTION and fill in the blanks.
- The magic system is very dark. I don't think I've ever seen its like in any other fantasy book.
- The characters are wonderfully - and subtly - drawn. (I loved Cynthia!)
- This is a book you need to re-read and see what you had missed last time.
- Like many others, I highly recommend Draco Concordans as a reading companion. It is geeky and wonderful, and it's interesting to see what you have missed in chapter x.
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Alexandra_book_life | 28 andra recensioner | Dec 15, 2023 |
I don’t normally write reviews, but after some of the reviews I read here I was compelled to add my voice. This is two books, The Final Reflection and The Hand of Kahless. I was taken aback by this being two books being included under one title, I am not sure why the publisher made that choice, these two stories are only linked by their focus on the Klingons and the writer John M. Ford.
When reading The Final Reflection one has to remember this was written in 1984, the same year the movie The Search for Spock was released. Much of the backstory of the Klingon culture was still “An Undiscovered Country”. And you just have to view that story as a portrayal of the Klingon culture from a different creative viewpoint. Taken in that context this is actually one of the better Star Trek books I’ve read. You just have to get around these aren’t the Klingons we get to know in The Next Generation. There are some brilliant ideas in this portrayal of a warrior race, and some do make an appearance in later stories of Klingons, but not many. But the story is interesting and in the same spirit of most Star Trek stories.
The second book in this saga is the namesake of this review. This also was a good story, written in 2004 and set in the TNG timeline. These are the Klingons we know from the later series and movies. The author did a good job of staying true to the feel of the later television series. I enjoyed this story as well, I could clearly picture Picard and Worf and others speaking these words, and the plot was logical within the setting.
I can recommend both these stories, even though they’re different stories written at different times of both the author and the stories themselves.
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SouthernComfort | 1 annan recension | Jul 28, 2023 |
A teen living on the Moon plays role-playing games with his friends, feels mildly resentful toward his father, and goes interrailing.

This is a cult sci-fi classic, and after reading it, I don't...entirely understand the hype. I think the subtlety of the plot is the thing that appeals to its die-hard fans, and I'll concede that I probably missed some of the clues that illuminate the water-sacrifice dilemma that consumes the adult characters in the background. There's rel="nofollow" target="_top">another review on Goodreads that praises the book as an example of "anthropology of the future," which strikes me as a good descriptor: Growing Up Weightless is absolutely low-stakes slice-of-life sci-fi.

But it left me cold.… (mer)
 
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proustbot | 8 andra recensioner | Jun 19, 2023 |

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Verk
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Medlemmar
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Betyg
3.8
Recensioner
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ISBN
93
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5
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