Brian Niemeier


Brian Niemeier is an American science fiction horror author. In 2016, he was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel.
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Background

Brian Niemeier grew up in Peoria, Illinois. He attended Bradley University in Peoria for his undergraduate work, then earned an MA at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Writing career

Niemeier was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016, which he said was a result of his having been selected by the Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies campaigns. The award voters ranked him sixth of five nominees, below "No Award". His second novel, Souldancer, won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel. When Niemeier's novel The Secret Kings was nominated at the 2017 Dragon Awards, The Verge contributor Andrew Liptak cited the book's low ratings at Goodreads when discussing whether or not the Dragons were actually rewarding the works most popular with fans. Niemeier has since stated that the Dragon Awards have been taken over by the "Death Cult" by which he alleges the Hugo Awards are controlled, and that this cult "took advantage of the drastically reduced voter base to pack the ballot" in 2020. Mike Glyer, of File 770, described Niemeier as negatively spinning the results of the 2020 Dragon Awards because Niemeier's friends didn't win.

''Combat Frame Xseed'' series

  1. Combat Frame Xseed
  2. Coalition Year 40
  3. CY 40 Second Coming
;Other books in this series:
  • Combat Frame Xseed S
  • Combat Frame Xseed SS
  • Combat Frame Ƶ XSeed
A non-fiction guide to the series was also published:
  • ''Combat Frame Xseed Illustrated Combat Frame Tech Guide''

''Soul Cycle'' series

  1. Nethereal
  2. Souldancer
  3. The Secret Kings
  4. ''The Ophian Rising''

Nonfiction

  • ''Don't Give Money to People Who Hate You''

Collections

  • ''Strange Matter''

Short works

  • "Beta Geminorum"
  • "Reign of Terror"
  • "Strange Matter"
  • "Izcacus"
  • "Anacyclosis"
  • "Hymn of the Pearl"
  • "Elegy for the Locust"
  • "Robber Council"
  • "Good Friday"

Awards

YearOrganizationAward title,
Category		WorkResultRefs
2016World Science Fiction SocietyJohn W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer–
2016Dragon ConDragon Award,
Best Horror Novel		SouldancerWon