Editing Sean McMullen

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'''Sean Christopher McMullen''' (born 21 December 1948 in [[Victoria (Australia)|Sale, Victoria]]) is an Australian science fiction and [[fantasy]] author.

==Biography==
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McMullen is one of Australia's leading science-fiction and fantasy authors and has written over 70 stories and 17 books. In 2011, his novelette "Eight Miles" was the runner-up in the [[Hugo Awards]]. He has won the [[Analog Science Fiction and Fact|Analog]] Reader's Award twice, for "Ninety Thousand Horses" in 2013 and "Tower of Wings" in 2002.

His first novel was originally published in Australia as two separate books, ''[[Voices in the Light]]'' (1994) and ''[[Mirrorsun Rising]]'' (1995). His first internationally published novel was ''[[The Centurion's Empire]]'' (1998), which featured a time machine built during the Roman Empire. After this book's success, his first two novels were rewritten and combined for a publication in the US as ''Souls in the Great Machine'' (1999), which, in turn, became the first volume of the ''Greatwinter'' trilogy, a unique mix of the generally anti-genres [[steampunk]] and [[cyberpunk]]. This was followed by the ''Moonworlds'' series, which saw McMullen blend science and romance in a fantasy setting. His most recent series is the ''Century War'' series for young adult readers, set in Melbourne in 1901.

McMullen's non-fiction work includes ''[[Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction]]'', a history of Australian science fiction jointly written with Van Ikin and Russell Blackford. He also co-wrote the first histories of Australian fantasy and horror with Steven Paulsen.

McMullen has a degree in [[physics]] and history from [[Melbourne University]] (1974), a postgraduate degree in [[library science|library]] and [[information science]], and a PhD in [[Medieval Literature]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sean McMullen |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A29012 |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}</ref>

He was a professional musician in the 1970s, concentrating on singing and guitar playing.

McMullen has recently retired from a career in scientific computing to concentrate on his literary work.

He is a fourth dan black belt in karate, teaching at the Melbourne University Karate club.

He is the father of [[C. S. McMullen]], an Australian speculative fiction author.

==Bibliography==
{{Incomplete list|date=July 2022}}

===Novels===
*''Voices in the Light'' (1994)
*''Mirrorsun Rising'' (1995)
*''The Centurion's Empire'' (1998)
*''The Ancient Hero'' (2004, part of the ''[[Quentaris Chronicles]]'')
*''Before the Storm'' (2007)
*''Changing Yesterday'' (2011)
*''Dreams of the Technarion'' (2017)
*''Generation Nemesis'' (2022)
*''This Spells Trouble'' (2023, with [[Paul Collins (fantasy writer)|Paul Collins]])
;Greatwinter series
*''Souls in the Great Machine'' (1999, a rewritten version of ''Voices in the Light'' and ''Mirrorsun Rising'')
*''[[The Miocene Arrow]]'' (2000)
*''[[Eyes of the Calculor]]'' (2001)
;The Moonworlds Saga series
*''Voyage of the Shadowmoon'' (2002)
*''Glass Dragons'' (2004)
*''Voidfarer'' (2006)
*''The Time Engine'' (2008)
'''Warlock's Child series''' (with Paul Collins)

* ''The Burning Sea'' (2015)
* ''Dragonfall Mountain'' (2015)
* ''The Iron Claw'' (2015)
* ''Trial by Dragons'' (2015)
* ''Voyage to Morticas'' (2015)
* ''The Guardians'' (2015)

=== Short fiction ===
;Collections
*''Call to the Edge'' (1992)
*''Walking to the Moon'' (2007)
*''Ghosts of Engines Past'' (2013)
*''Colours of the Soul'' (2013)
;Stories<ref>Short stories unless otherwise noted.</ref>
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*"At the Focus" (1986 with [[Paul Collins (fantasy writer)|Paul Collins]]) in ''[[Eidolon (Australian magazine)]]'' Spring 1990 (ed. [[Jeremy G. Byrne]])
*"The Deciad" (1986) in ''Call to the Edge''
*"The Colors of the Masters" (1988) in ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]'' March 1988 (ed. [[Edward L. Ferman]])
*"While the Gate Is Open" (1990) in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' February 1990 (ed. Edward L. Ferman)
*"[[Alone in His Chariot]]" (1991) in ''Eidolon'' Summer 1991 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne)
*"The Dominant Style" (1991) in ''[[Aurealis]]'' No. 4 (ed. [[Stephen Higgins (editor)|Stephen Higgins]], [[Dirk Strasser]])
*"The Eyes of the Green Lancer" (1992) in ''Call to the Edge''
*"Destroyer of Illusions" (1992) in ''Call to the Edge''
*"The Porphyric Plague" (1992) in ''Intimate Armageddons'' (ed. [[Bill Congreve]])
*"Pax Romana" (1992) in ''Call to the Edge''
*"The Devils of Langenhagen" (1992) in ''Call to the Edge''
*"An Empty Wheelhouse" (1992) in ''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact]]'' January 1992 (ed. [[Stanley Schmidt]])
*"Souls in the Great Machine" (1992) in ''Universe 2'' (ed. [[Karen Haber]], [[Robert Silverberg]])
*"The Glasken Chronicles" (1992) in ''Eidolon'' Autumn 1992 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne)
*"Pacing the Nightmare" (1992) in ''Interzone'' May 1992 (ed. [[David Pringle]], Lee Montgomerie)
*"A Greater Vision" (1992) in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' October 1992 (ed. Stanley Schmidt)
*"The Way to Greece" (1993) in ''Eidolon'' Winter 1993 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne, [[Jonathan Strahan]])
*"Charon's Anchor" (1993) in ''Aurealis'' No. 12 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
*"The Miocene Arrow" (1994) in ''Alien Shores: An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction'' (ed. [[Peter McNamara (editor)|Peter McNamara]], [[Margaret Winch]])
*"The Blondefire Genome" (1994) in ''The Lottery: Nine Science Fiction Stories'' (ed. Lucy Sussex)
*"A Ring of Green Fire" (1994) in ''Interzone'' November 1994 (ed. David Pringle, Lee Montgomerie)
*"Lucky Jonglar" (1996) in ''[[Dream Weavers (anthology)|Dream Weavers]] (ed. Paul Collins)
*"The Weakest Link" (1996, written as Roger Wilcox) in ''Dream Weavers'' (ed. Paul Collins)
*"Slow Famine" (1996) in ''Interzone'' May 1996 (ed. David Pringle)
*"Queen of Soulmates" (1998) in ''[[Dreaming Down-Under]]'' (ed. [[Jack Dann]], [[Janeen Webb]])
*"Chronicler" (1998) in ''Fantastic Worlds'' (ed. Paul Collins)
*"Rule of the People" (1998) in ''Aurealis'' #20/21, (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
*"Souls in the Great machine" (1999) an excerpt in ''The Centurion's Empire ''
*"New Words of Power" (1999) in ''Interzone'' August 1999 (ed. David Pringle)
*"Colours of the Soul" (2000) in ''Interzone'' February 2000 (ed. David Pringle)
*"Unthinkable" (2000) in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' June 2000 (ed. Stanley Schmidt)
*"Mask of Terminus" (2000) in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' October 2000 (ed. Stanley Schmidt)
*"Voice of Steel" (2001)
*"[[Tower of Wings]]" (2001) in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' December 2001 (ed. Stanley Schmidt)
*"SVYAGATOR" (2002) in ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' No. 3 (ed. [[Ian Nichols (writer)|Ian Nichols]])
*"[[Walk to the Full Moon]]" (2002) in ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]'' December 2002 (ed. [[Gordon Van Gelder]])
*"The Cascade" (2004) in ''[[Agog! Smashing Stories]]'' (ed. [[Cat Sparks]])
*"The Empire of the Willing" (2005) in ''Future Washington'' (ed. [[Ernest Lilley]])
*"The Engines of Arcadia" (2006) in ''Futureshocks'' (ed. [[Lou Anders]])
*"The Twilight Year" (2008) in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' January 2008 (ed. Gordon Van Gelder)
*"The Constant Past" (2008) in ''[[Dreaming Again]]'' (ed. Jack Dann)
*"The Spiral Briar" (2009) in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' April–May 2009 (ed. Gordon Van Gelder)
*"The Art of the Dragon" (2009) in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' August–September 2009 (ed. [[Gordon Van Gelder]])
*"Mother of Champions" (2009) in "Interzone" No. 222 (ed. Andy Cox)
*"Eight Miles" in "Analog" September 2010 (ed. Stanley Schmidt)
*"Enigma" in "Analog" Jan/Feb 2010 (ed. Stanley Schmidt)
*"Spacebook" in "Anywhere But Earth" 2011 (ed. Keith Stevenson)
*"Ninety Thousand Horses" in "Analog" Jan/Feb 2012 (ed. Stanley Schmidt)
*"Electrica" in "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction" March/April 2012 (ed. Gordon Van Gelder)
*"Steamgothic" in "Interzone" July/August 2012 (ed. Andy Cox)
*"Hard Cases" in ''[[Light Touch Paper, Stand Clear]]'' 2012 (ed. Edwina Harvey and Simon Petrie)
*"The First Boat" in "Aurealis" March 2012 (ed. Michael Pryor)
*"Running Invisible" in "Trust Me Too" 2012 (ed. Paul Collins)
*"Culverelle" in "The Feathered Edge" 2012 (ed. Deborah J. Ross)
*"Lost Faces" in "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction" March/April 2013 (ed. Gordon Van Gelder)
*"The Firewall and the Door" in "Analog" March 2013 (ed. Trevor Quachri)
*"Acts of Chivaltry" in "Tales of Australia – Great Southern Land" 2013 (ed. Stephen C. Ormsby)
*"Technarion" (2013) in "Interzone" Sept/Oct 2013 (ed. Andy Cox)

===Non-fiction===
;Books
* ''[[The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy]]'' (1998, assistant editor with [[Paul Collins as (editor)|Paul Collins]])<ref>McMullen was "Assistant Editor" along with another Australian SF writer, [[Steven Paulsen]].</ref>
*''[[Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction]]'' (1999 with [[Russell Blackford]] and [[Van Ikin]])
;Essays and articles
*Beyond Our Shores (1990) in ''Eidolon'' Winter 1990
*The High Brick Wall (1990) in ''Eidolon'' Spring 1990 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne)
*Not in Print but Worth Millions (1991) in ''Eidolon'' Winter 1991 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne)
*Book Review (1991) in ''Aurealis'' No. 5 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
*[[Going Commercial and Becoming Professional]] (1991) in ''Eidolon'' Spring 1991 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne)
*[[Australian SF Art Turns 50]] (1992) in ''Eidolon'' Summer 1992 (ed. Jonathan Strahan, Jeremy G. Byrne)
*Far from Void: The History of Australian SF Magazines (1992) in ''Aurealis'' #7 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
*Skirting the Frontier (1992) in ''Eidolon'' Autumn 1992 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne)
*Showcase or Leading Edge: Australian SF Anthologies 1968–1990 (1992) in ''Aurealis'' #9, (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
*From Science Fantasy to Galileo (1992) in ''Eidolon'' Spring 1992 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne, Jonathan Strahan)
*Australian Content: The State of Quarantine (1993) in ''Eidolon'' Summer 1993 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne, Jonathan Strahan)
*Australian Content: Suffering for Someone Else's Art (1993) in ''Eidolon'' Autumn 1993 (ed. Jonathan Strahan, Jeremy G. Byrne)
*Protection, Liberation and the Cold, Dangerous Universe: The Great Australian SF Renaissance (1993) in ''Aurealis'' #11, (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
*No Science Fiction Please, We're Australian (1993) in ''Eidolon'' Winter 1993 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne, Jonathan Strahan)
*The Quest for Australian Fantasy (1994, with [[Steven Paulsen]]) in ''Aurealis'' No. 13, (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
*Australian Content: The Great Transition (1994) in ''Eidolon'' Winter 1994 (ed. Jonathan Strahan, Jeremy G. Byrne)
*[[The Hunt for Australian Horror Fiction]] (1994, with [[Steven Paulsen]]) in ''Aurealis'' No. 14 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
*A History of Australian Horror (1995, with Bill Congreve and [[Steve Paulsen]]) in ''Bonescribes: Year's Best Australian Horror: 1995'' (ed. Bill Congreve, [[Rob Hood|Robert Hood]])
*SF in Australia (1995, with [[Terry Dowling]]) in ''[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]'' January 1995 (ed. [[Charles N. Brown]])
*Australian Content: Recognition Australian Style (1995) in ''Eidolon'' Summer 1995 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne)
*[[Australia: Australian Contemporary Fantasy]] (1997, with [[Steven Paulsen]])
*George Turner and the Nova Mob (1997) in Eidolon, Issue 25/26 Spring 1997 (ed. Jonathan Strahan, Jeremy G. Byrne, [[Richard Scriven]])
*The Road to 1996 (1998, with Terry Dowling) in ''Nebula Awards 32'' (ed. Jack Dann)
*The British Benchmark (1999) in ''Interzone'' August 1999 (ed. David Pringle)
*Time Travel, Times Scapes, and Timescape (2000, with [[Russell Blackford]], [[Alison Goodman]], [[Damien Broderick]], Aubrey Townsend, [[Gregory Benford]]) in ''[[The New York Review of Science Fiction]]'' August 2000, (ed. [[Kathryn Cramer]], [[David G. Hartwell]], [[Kevin J. Maroney]])
*25 (Celebrating 25 Years of Interzone) (2007) in ''Interzone'' September–October 2007 (ed. Andrew Hedgecock, [[Jetse de Vries]], [[Andy Cox (editor)|Andy Cox]])

== Awards ==
'''[[Hugo Awards]]'''

2011 Runner-up, Best Novelette – "[[Eight Miles]]"

'''[[Ditmar Awards]]'''

1991 	Best Australian Short Fiction – While the Gate is Open

1992 	Best Short Fiction – Alone in His Chariot; William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism – Going Commercial

1993 William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism – Australian SF Art Turns 50

1996 	Best Australian Long Fiction – Mirrorsun Rising; William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism – The Hunt for Australian Horror Fiction (together with [[Steven Paulsen]] and Bill Congreve)

1998 	William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism – Fantasy in Australia (together with [[Steven Paulsen]])

2000 	William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism – Strange Constellations (together with Van Ikin and Russell Blackford)

'''[[Aurealis Awards]]'''

1998 	Best Novel – The Centurion's Empire

2001 	Best Novel – The Miocene Arrow

2003 	Best Short Story – Walk to the Moon

'''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact|Analog]] Reader's Award'''  	

2002 Best Novelette – Tower of Wings

2013 Best Novelette – Ninety Thousand Horses

'''[[Nova Fantastyka]] Reader's Award'''

2003 Best Foreign Story – Voice of Steel

==References==
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* Festivale Online Magazine, Summer 2008–09, ISSN 1328-8008

==External links==
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* [http://www.seanmcmullen.net.au/ Homepage of Sean McMullen]
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