| Gary Gibson | |
| Birth Date: | 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality: | British/Scottish |
| Occupation: | Science fiction writer (formerly graphic designer) |
| Notableworks: | Angel Stations; Against Gravity; The Shoal sequence (Stealing Light, Nova War, Empire of Light) |
| Alma Mater: | Glasgow Caledonian University |
Gary Gibson (born in 1965) is a science fiction author from Glasgow, Scotland.
After studying Sociology, History and Politics at the Glasgow Caledonian University, Gary Gibson worked as a "small press" comics magazine editor[1] before following courses in desktop publishing and design and subsequently freelancing as a graphic designer.[2] [3]
After marrying Emma, Gibson relocated to Taiwan[2] before moving back to Glasgow in 2010.[4]
Gary Gibson has been writing since the age of fourteen[1] [3] and has published eight novels to date, four of which linked to each other to form the "Shoal Sequence".[5]
He is a member of the Glasgow Science Fiction Writers Circle.[2] [6]
After publishing some short stories[6] Gary Gibson saw his first novel, Angel Stations, released in 2004 by Tor,[7] that was nominated in 2005 by the British Fantasy Society for the award for best novel of the year,[8] which was eventually won by Stephen King with .[9]
He followed up the following year with Against Gravity,[10] also nominated by the British Fantasy Society for the award for best novel of the year,[8] won that year by Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys.[9]
In 2007 Gibson published Stealing Light,[11] the first novel of the trilogy The Shoal Sequence. The series introduced the characters of Dakota Merrick, Lucas Corso and the alien Trader-in-Faecal-Matter-of-Animals, a fish-like member of the Shoal race, who rule all inhabited space through their exclusive knowledge of the secret of faster-than-light travel. The novels involve a discovery regarding the origins of this technology. Stealing Light was followed in 2009 by Nova War,[12] in 2010 by Empire of Light,[13] and in 2013 by Marauder.
In 2011 Gibson published Final Days,[4] the first installment of "The Final Days" series.[14] And in 2012 Gibson published The Thousand Emperors, the second book in "The Final Days" series
In 2014 Gibson published Extinction Game,[15] the first installment of a new series.
Gary Gibson plays guitar.[2] He also keeps a blog called White Screen of Despair and a profile on Twitter.
Gibson has published the following novels: