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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