Английская Википедия:Don Sakers

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Redirect Шаблон:Infobox person Don Sakers (June 16, 1958 – May 17, 2021)[1][2] was an American science fiction writer and fan who lived in Maryland, and wrote several novels and edited a short story collection. In 2009 he succeeded Thomas Easton as book reviewer for Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine. Sakers is probably best known in the science fiction community as a frequent guest speaker at science fiction conventions.

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Writing career and SF fandom

Sakers was the author of SF novels Dance for the Ivory Madonna (2002) and companion titles The Leaves of October (1988), A Voice in Every Wind (2003), Weaving the Web of Days (2004), and A Rose From Old Terra (2007); and dark fantasy novel Curse of the Zwilling (2003).[3] He was also author of the short story "The Cold Solution" (Analog, 1991) and other short fiction. Sakers was editor of Carmen Miranda's Ghost Is Haunting Space Station Three (1990), an anthology of stories based on Leslie Fish's song of the same name; the SF Book of Days (2004);[4] and the Gaylaxicon 2006 Sampler.[5] Sakers was also the author of two gay young adult novels: Act Well Your Part (1986) and Lucky in Love (1988). Melissa Scott called him "a left wing Heinlein."[6]

A member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, he wrote numerous obituaries for their web site, including that of Lisa A. Barnett.[7]

Dance for the Ivory Madonna

According to a Publishers Weekly review, Dance for the Ivory Madonna is about when; Шаблон:Quote

Sakers described the book as being about "a lot of things: friendship, toleration, a celebration of the creative spirit, a paean to unconventionality. It's about what's wrong with today's world, what's right with today's world, and what hope there is for the future. It's about how our technology affects us, and about the decisions we can make regarding those effects."[8]

Dance for the Ivory Madonna was a Spectrum Award finalist.[8]

Science fiction conventions

Шаблон:Portal Sakers was guest of honor at the 1995 Gaylaxicon,[9][10] and was a frequent guest speaker at other Gaylaxicons,[11] Albacon, Arisia, and Boskone.[12]

Personal life

Sakers was born in Yokosuka, Japan, but grew up in the United States.[13] He was openly gay[14] and had diabetes and autism.[15] He shared a home in Anne Arundel County, Maryland with his spouse, costumer Thomas Atkinson.[16] Their house, known as Meerkat Meade,[17] was featured in Weird Maryland.[18][19] His self-described "day job" was with the Anne Arundel County public library, where he worked for 42 years.[20][21] Sakers was an active blogger.[22]

Sakers died of a heart attack on May 17, 2021, aged 62.[13]

Bibliography

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Novels

Scattered Worlds Mosaic
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  8. The Leaves of October (started as a short story in August 1983's Analog, and was expanded as a novel in 1988)

Short fiction

Collections
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Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
Double exposure 2015 Шаблон:Cite journal
The Geas Ingenerate 2012 Шаблон:Cite book

Review columns

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Bibliography notes

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References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  3. ↑ Review of Curse of the Zwilling. Accessed January 23, 2008. Шаблон:Webarchive
  4. ↑ SF site review of SF Book of Days. Accessed January 23, 2008.
  5. ↑ Powell's Books review of Gaylaxicon 2006 Sampler. Accessed January 23, 2008.
  6. ↑ SFRevu Interview. www.sfrevu.com. Accessed January 23, 2008.
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ 8,0 8,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  9. ↑ Gaylaxian Guest of Honor Speech. www.readersadvice.com/ Accessed January 23, 2008.
  10. ↑ Gaylaxicon 1995 Badges
  11. ↑ Gaylaxicon panel list Шаблон:Webarchive. gaylaxicon.gaylacticnetwork.org. Accessed January 23, 2008.
  12. ↑ Boskone 2007 program Шаблон:Webarchive. Accessed January 23, 2008.
  13. ↑ 13,0 13,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  14. ↑ SFRevu Interview. Accessed January 23, 2008. "For the record, I am gay, of Caucasian ancestry, and fall into the category of "obese" rather than Ivory-Madonna-range 'fat.' I do have good friends who are black, as well as others who are fat."
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  16. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  17. ↑ Meerkat Meade Blog by Don Sakers. Accessed January 23, 2008.
  18. ↑ Matt Lake, Mark Moran, and Mark Sceurman, Weird Maryland, p. 137, 138 (2006 Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.), Шаблон:ISBN, found at Weird Maryland at Google Books. Accessed June 23, 2008.
  19. ↑ Reader's advice page about The Star Toys Museum. Accessed June 23, 2008.
  20. ↑ Don Saker bio at readersadvice.com
  21. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  22. ↑ Profile at Blogger.com. Accessed January 23, 2008.


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