Christopher Rowe (author)


Christopher Rowe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, whose stories have been finalists for the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, the Theodore [Sturgeon Memorial Award], and the World [Fantasy Award].

Career

Rowe's first professionally published short story was "Kin to Crows". His best-known story is "The Voluntary State", which was nominated for multiple major awards. That story was followed by two sequels: "The Border State" and These Prisoning Hills.
His 2017 short-story collection Telling the Map received positive reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Tor.com.

Personal life

He lives in Adair [County, Kentucky]. He was married to fellow author Gwenda Bond, with whom he co-authored The Supernormal Sleuthing Service book series, from 2004 to 2023.

Short fiction

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TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotes
Kin to crows1998Realms of Fantasy
The Voluntary State2004Sci FictionThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection
The unveiling2015
The Border State2017Sequel to "The Voluntary State"
Knowledgeable Creatures2019The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020
These Prisoning Hills2022Novella; sequel to "The Voluntary State" and "The Border State"
The Navigating Fox2023Novella; set in the same milieu as "Knowledgeable Creatures"

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