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Author photo. Photo by Lars-Olov Strandberg, Seacon '79 (37th World Science Fiction Convention), Brighton, England, 1979. Copyright © Lars-Olov Strandberg

Photo by Lars-Olov Strandberg, Seacon '79 (37th World Science Fiction Convention), Brighton, England, 1979. Copyright © Lars-Olov Strandberg

Bob Shaw (1) [1931–1996]

This page covers the author of Orbitsville.

For other authors named Bob Shaw, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Bob Shaw
Orbitsville 464 copies, 5 reviews
Ragged Astronauts 331 copies, 6 reviews
A Wreath of Stars 287 copies, 6 reviews
Who Goes Here? 283 copies, 5 reviews
Nightwalk 279 copies, 5 reviews
Other Days, Other Eyes 248 copies, 6 reviews
Medusa's Children 230 copies, 2 reviews
Orbitsville Departure 228 copies, 1 review
The Wooden Spaceships 219 copies, 3 reviews
The Palace of Eternity 181 copies, 3 reviews
The Two-Timers 175 copies, 2 reviews
Shadow of Heaven 174 copies, 3 reviews
Ship of Strangers 164 copies
Ground Zero Man 158 copies, 1 review
Fugitive Worlds 153 copies, 4 reviews
One Million Tomorrows 136 copies, 2 reviews
Vertigo 134 copies, 3 reviews
The Ceres Solution 128 copies
Tomorrow Lies in Ambush 104 copies, 1 review
Cosmic Kaleidoscope 96 copies
Fire Pattern 76 copies, 3 reviews
Dagger of the Mind 64 copies, 1 review
Orbitsville Judgement 61 copies
Dark Night in Toyland 55 copies
Dimensions 44 copies, 2 reviews
Better Mantrap 41 copies
Light Of Other Days [short story] (Author) 31 copies
Terminal Velocity 28 copies
How to Write Science Fiction 21 copies, 1 review
Between Two Worlds/Messages Found in an Oxygen Bottle 19 copies
Load of Old Bosh: Serious Scientific Talks 18 copies, 1 review
Galactic Tours: Thomas Cook Out of This World Vacations 16 copies
Orbitsville / The Ragged Astronauts / A Wreath of Stars 12 copies
Killer Planet 9 copies
A Full Member of the Club [novelette] 5 copies
The Enchanted Duplicator (Author) 5 copies, 2 reviews
Orbitsville Trilogy 4 copies
Planet der Verbrecher / Captain Äsop und das Schiff der Fremden 3 copies
Farmer in the Sky / Orbitsville (Contributor) 3 copies
The Eastercon Speeches (Complete bosh / Bob Shaw) 3 copies
The Happiest Day Of Your Life 3 copies
To the Letter [short story] 2 copies, 1 review
Courageous New Planet [short story] 2 copies
Dark night in toyland [short fiction] 2 copies, 1 review
Invasion Of Privacy 2 copies
Frost Animals 2 copies
ULLSTEIN 2000 SF STORIES 76 (Contributor) 2 copies
Os mundos fugitivos 2 copies
The Kingdom of O’Ryan [novelette] 2 copies
The best of the Bushel 2 copies
Dark Icarus [short story] 2 copies
Appointment On Prila {short story} 2 copies
What Time Do You Call This? [short story] 1 copy
Fugitive Worlds Vol.2 1 copy
Fugitive Worlds Vol.1 1 copy
Un milione di domani 1 copy
Million tomorrow. On the Beach. Space doctor 1 copy
Incident on a summer morning [short fiction] 1 copy, 1 review
The Giaconda Caper (novelette) 1 copy
Unfaithful Recording [short story] 1 copy
The Cosmic Cocktail Party [short story] 1 copy
Antigravitazione per tutti 1 copy
Bob Shaw's Serious Scientific Talks, 1982 - 1984 (cover title: Serious… 1 copy
Os balonautas - 2 1 copy
As naves de madeira - 2 1 copy
Time to kill [short fiction] 1 copy, 1 review
Barrier to yesterday [short fiction] 1 copy, 1 review
Land and Overland - Omnibus 1 copy
Os balonautas - 1 1 copy
Thru A Glass Slowly: An Article About Sf Author Bob Shaw 1 copy
As naves de madeira - 1 1 copy
Arrival 1 copy
Os mundos perdidos - 2 1 copy
Prepilo Nocturno 1 copy
Buone notizie dal Vaticano 1 copy
Cocktailparty im All 1 copy
The journey alone [short fiction] 1 copy, 1 review
Altar Egoes 1 copy
Urania 740 - QUANDO I NEUTRI EMERGONO DALLA TERRA / CRONOMOTO 1 copy
Burden of Proof (SS) 1 copy
Alien porn [short fiction] 1 copy, 1 review
Retroactive {novelette} 1 copy
In the Hereafter Hilton [short story] 1 copy
Dream Fighter [short story] 1 copy
Small World [short story] 1 copy
Go On, Pick a Universe! [short story] 1 copy
Stormseeker [short story] 1 copy
Love Me Tender [short story] 1 copy
Aliens Aren't Human [short story] 1 copy
The Cottage of Eternity [novelette] 1 copy
Pilot Plant [novella] 1 copy
Communication [short story] 1 copy
Repeat Performance [short story] 1 copy
Call Me Dumbo [novelette] 1 copy
The Weapons of Isher II [short story] 1 copy
Conversion [novelette] 1 copy
Telemart Three [short story] 1 copy
The Silent Partners [novelette] 1 copy
Unreasonable Facsimile [short story] 1 copy
Skirmish on a Summer Morning [novella] 1 copy
An Uncomic Book Horror Story [short story] 1 copy
The Brink [short story] 1 copy
Waltz of the Bodysnatchers [novelette] 1 copy
Amphitheatre [short story] 1 copy
Crossing the Line [novelette] 1 copy
Shadow of Wings [novelette] 1 copy
Deflation 2001 [short story] 1 copy
Hue and Cry [short story] 1 copy
Cutting Down [short story] 1 copy
The K-Y Warriors [short story] 1 copy
Dissolute Diplomat [short story] 1 copy
Executioner's Moon [short story] 1 copy
Well-Wisher [short story] 1 copy
. . . ||And Isles Where Good Men Lie [novelette] 1 copy
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Also by Bob Shaw
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF (Contributor) 368 copies, 5 reviews
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (Contributor) 366 copies, 5 reviews
Nebula Award Stories Number Two (Contributor) 216 copies
Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder (Author) 215 copies, 4 reviews
The 1975 Annual World's Best SF (Contributor) 189 copies
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction (Contributor) 182 copies, 1 review
World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 (Contributor) 161 copies, 2 reviews
A Science Fiction Argosy (Contributor, some editions) 149 copies
Microcosmic Tales (Contributor) 133 copies, 3 reviews
The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here To Forever (Author) 120 copies
SF12 (Contributor) 114 copies
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 (Contributor) 114 copies, 2 reviews
World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 (Contributor) 112 copies, 2 reviews
Time Wars (Contributor) 95 copies
Universe 2 (Contributor) 85 copies
Best SF: 1968 (Author) 83 copies, 1 review
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 2: The Science… (Contributor) 80 copies, 1 review
Science Fiction: The Future (Contributor) 77 copies, 1 review
The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction (Contributor) 68 copies, 1 review
More Magic (Contributor) 54 copies
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (Contributor) 51 copies
The Best of British SF 2 (Contributor) 50 copies
Best Science Fiction Stories (Author, some editions) 50 copies, 1 review
Science Against Man (Contributor) 49 copies, 3 reviews
The Road to Science Fiction #5: The British Way 44 copies, 1 review
Fine Frights (Anthology) (Contributor) 44 copies, 1 review
Andromeda: No. 1 (Orbit Books) (Contributor) 42 copies
Twenty Houses of the Zodiac: Anthology of International Science Fiction (Contributor) 42 copies, 1 review
Universe 9 (Contributor) 39 copies
Stars of Albion (Contributor) 38 copies, 1 review
Alpha 6 (Contributor) 36 copies, 1 review
Analog 7 (Contributor) 32 copies, 2 reviews
Pulsar: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Science Futures: No.… (Contributor) 26 copies
Discoveries:First Focus Sci-Fi Anthology (Contributor) 24 copies
Andromeda 2 (Contributor) 23 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 12 (December 1975) (Contributor) 20 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXVI, No. 2 (October 1970) (Contributor) 19 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXI, No. 6 (August 1968) (Contributor) 17 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXVII, No. 6 (August 1966) (Contributor) 16 copies
Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders (Contributor) 16 copies
Vestenfor måne : 56 fantastiske fortellinger fra hele verden (Contributor) 16 copies
Drabble Project (Contributor) 15 copies
Tales of Terror from Outer Space (Contributor) 15 copies
Space Dogfights (Contributor) 15 copies, 1 review
Tales Out of Time (Contributor) 14 copies
Dark Voices 3 (Contributor) 11 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1974 June, Vol. 35, No. 6 (Contributor) 11 copies
Univers 01 (Contributor) 8 copies
New Worlds SF 162, May 1966 (Contributor) 8 copies
Worlds of If Science Fiction 153, March/April 1971 (Vol. 20, No. 10) (Contributor) 8 copies
Worlds of If Science Fiction 146, March 1970 (Vol. 20, No. 3) (Contributor) 7 copies
Long Night of Waiting and Other Stories (Contributor) 7 copies
Amazing Stories Vol. 45, No. 3 [September 1971] (Contributor) 6 copies
Amazing Stories Vol. 46, No. 3 [September 1972] (Contributor) 5 copies
En anden ensomhed (Author, some editions) 2 copies, 1 review
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Shaw, Robert
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Date of birth
1931-12-31
Date of death
1996-02-12
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Gender
male
Nationality
Northern Ireland
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UK
Birthplace
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Place of death
Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, UK
Cause of death
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Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Ulverston, Cumbria, UK
Education
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Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1974 ∙ 1995)
Hugo (Fan Writer ∙ 1979)
Hugo (Fan Writer ∙ 1980)
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