Rory Barnes

Rory Barnes (born 1946) is an Australian writer of popular fiction. Although born in London, he has lived most of his life in Australia.^[1]

Bibliography[]

• Valencies (1983 with Damien Broderick)
• The Bomb-Monger's Daughter (1984)
• Water From The Moon (1989 with James Birrell)
• Zones (1997 with Damien Broderick)
• The Book of Revelation (1998 with Damien Broderick) Reprinted in the US as Dark Gray (2010)
• Horsehead Boy (1998)
• Horsehead Man (1999)
• Stuck in Fast Forward (1999 with Damien Broderick, revised and extended as The Hunger of Time)
• Horsehead Soup (2000)
• Night Vision (2006)
• I'm Dying Here (2009 with Damien Broderick, also known as I Suppose a Root's Out of the Question)
• The Dragon Raft (2010)
• Human's Burden (2010 with Damien Broderick)
• Space Junk (2011)
• The Valley of the God of Our Choice, Inc. (2014 )

Source: rorybarnes.net^{[permanent dead link]}

Nominations[]

Aurealis Awards^[2]

• Best science fiction novel
  • 1997: Nomination: Zones (with Damien Broderick)
  • 1999: Nomination: The Book of Revelation (with Damien Broderick)
• Best young-adult novel
  • 1997: Nomination: Zones (with Damien Broderick)
  • 1998: Nomination: Horsehead Boy
  • 1999: Nomination: Horsehead Man
  • 1999: Nomination: Stuck in Fast Forward (with Damien Broderick)
  • 2000: Nomination: Horsehead Soup

Ditmar Awards^[2]

• Best Australian long science fiction or fantasy
  • 1984: Nomination: Valencies (with Damien Broderick)
• Best novel
  • 2000: Nomination: The Book of Revelation (with Damien Broderick)

Children's Book Council of Australia

• 1998: Listed as Notable Australian Children's Book: Zones
• 1999: Listed as Notable Australian Children's Book: Horsehead Boy

References[]

External links[]

• Official site
• Rory Barnes at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database