Jerry Oltion ist ein renommierter Autor mit einer produktiven Karriere, die sich über mehr als drei Jahrzehnte erstreckt und in der er 15 Romane sowie über 150 Kurzgeschichten veröffentlicht hat. Seine Werke befassen sich hauptsächlich mit Science-Fiction- und spekulativen Themen, was ihm Anerkennung in diesem Genre eingebracht hat. Oltions Erzählstil verbindet oft fantasievolle Konzepte mit einer bodenständigen, zugänglichen Erzählweise, die sowohl eingefleischte Sci-Fi-Fans als auch allgemeine Leser anspricht.
Bevor er sich vollständig dem Schreiben widmete, übte Oltion eine Vielzahl von Berufen aus, darunter Gärtnerei, Zimmerei, Landvermessung und sogar Tätigkeiten als Rock-'n'-Roll-DJ. Diese vielfältigen Erfahrungen haben sein Geschichtenerzählen bereichert und seinen Figuren sowie Schauplätzen Authentizität und Tiefe verliehen. Seine Fähigkeit, reale Kenntnisse in seine spekulative Fiktion einfließen zu lassen, ist zu einem Markenzeichen seines Werks geworden und macht seine Erzählungen sowohl fesselnd als auch zum Nachdenken anregend. Im Laufe der Jahre hat sich Oltion als vielseitige und angesehene Stimme in der Science-Fiction-Literatur etabliert.
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Frame of Reference
1987
2
Abandon In Place
2000
3
Paradise Passed
2004
4
Anywhere But Here
2005
Kurzgeschichten/Novellen
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The Darkness Before the Dawn (With: Ryan Hughes)
1995
2
Abandon in Place (in F&SF)
1996
3
The Astronaut from Wyoming (With: Adam-Troy Castro)
1999
4
Down the Colorado! (With: Lee Goodloe)
2018
5
Time Out
2021
6
Peace on Earth and Shrödinger’s Lifeboat
2021
7
Suicide by UFO
2021
The Oltion Library of Short Stories Books (with Kevin Hardisty)
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The Love Song of Laura Morrison
1987
2
Neither Rain Nor Sleet Nor Weirdness
1987
3
If You Wish Upon a Star
1988
4
The Getaway Special
2001
5
The Sense of Discovery
2016
6
Much Ado About Nothing
2016
7
The Life of Boswell
2016
8
All Your Dreams Come True (With: Kevin Hardisty)
2016
9
The BASIC Universe
2016
10
In the Creation Science Laboratory
2016
11
Déjà View
2016
12
What's a Nice Girl Like You...
2017
13
Sunstat
2017
14
Alternating Current
2017
15
The Baseline Project
2018
Buck Rogers Books
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Armageddon 2419 A.D. (By: Philip Francis Nowlan)
1928
2
A Life in the Future ( By: Martin Caidin)
1967
3
Buck Rogers In The 25th Century ( Steele) (By: Addison E. Steele)
1978
4
That Man on Beta (By: Addison E. Steele)
1979
5
Mordred (By: John Eric Holmes)
1980
6
Warrior's World (By: Richard S. McEnroe)
1981
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Arrival (With: Robert Sheckley, Flint Dille, M.S. Murdock, Abigail Irvine, Ulrike O'Reilly)
1989
8
Nomads of the Sky (By: William H. Keith Jr.)
1992
9
Warlords of Jupiter (By: William H. Keith Jr.)
1993
10
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Morrow) (By: Jim Lawrence)
2013
11
The Airlords of Han ( By: Philip Francis Nowlan)
2022
Isaac Asimov's Robot City: Robots and Aliens Books
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Changeling ( By: Stephen Leigh)
1989
2
Renegade (By: Cordell Scotten)
1989
3
Intruder ( By: Robert Thurston)
1990
4
Alliance
1990
5
Maverick (With: Bruce Bethke)
1990
6
Humanity
1990
7
Isaac Asimov's Robots and Aliens 3 (With: Bruce Bethke)
1992
Star Trek: Enterprise Books
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Where Sea Meets Sky
1998
2
By the Book ( By: Dean Wesley Smith)
2002
3
Starfleet Year One (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
2002
4
Shockwave (By: Paul Ruditis)
2002
5
What Price Honor? ( By: Dave Stern)
2002
6
Surak's Soul (By: J.M. Dillard)
2003
7
The Expanse (By: J.M. Dillard)
2003
8
Daedalus ( By: Dave Stern)
2003
9
Daedalus's Children ( By: Dave Stern)
2003
10
Rosetta ( By: Dave Stern)
2006
11
Last Full Measure (By: Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin)
2006
12
The Good That Men Do (By: Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin)
2007
13
Kobayashi Maru (By: Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin)
2008
14
Beneath the Raptor's Wing (By: Michael A. Martin)
2009
15
To Brave the Storm (By: Michael A. Martin)
2011
Star Trek: The Captain's Table Books
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1
War Dragons (With: Michael Jan Friedman, L.A. Graf)
1998
2
Dujonian's Hoard (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1998
3
Fire Ship (By: Diane Carey)
1998
4
The Mist (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
1998
5
Once Burned ( By: Peter David)
1998
6
Where Sea Meets Sky
1998
Star Trek: TOS (Numbered) Books
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1
The Prometheus Design (By: Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath)
1982
2
The Abode of Life (By: Lee Correy)
1982
3
Black Fire (By: Sonni Cooper)
1983
4
Triangle (By: Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath)
1983
5
Web of the Romulans (By: Leonard Nimoy, M.S. Murdock)
1983
6
The Wounded Sky (By: Diane Duane)
1983
7
Corona (By: Greg Bear)
1984
8
The Tears of the Singers ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
1984
9
The Vulcan Academy Murders (By: Jean Lorrah)
1984
10
Uhura's Song (By: Janet Kagan)
1985
11
Shadow Lord (By: Laurence Yep)
1985
12
Ishmael ( By: Barbara Hambly)
1985
13
Killing Time (By: Della Van Hise)
1985
14
Dwellers in the Crucible (By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
1985
15
Pawns and Symbols (By: Majliss Larson)
1985
16
Chain of Attack ( By: Gene DeWeese)
1987
17
Bloodthirst (By: J.M. Dillard)
1987
18
The IDIC Epidemic (By: Jean Lorrah)
1988
19
The Three-Minute Universe (By: Barbara Paul)
1988
20
The Final Nexus (By: Gene DeWeese)
1988
21
The Lost Years (By: J.M. Dillard)
1989
22
Vulcan's Glory (By: D.C. Fontana)
1989
23
Double, Double (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1989
24
Home Is the Hunter (By: Dana Kramer-Rolls)
1990
25
Ghost-Walker ( By: Barbara Hambly)
1991
26
A Flag Full of Stars (By: Brad Ferguson, Dave Stern)
1991
27
Renegade (By: Gene DeWeese)
1991
28
The Rift (By: Peter David)
1991
29
Faces of Fire (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1992
30
Ice Trap (By: L.A. Graf)
1992
31
Sanctuary (By: John Vornholt)
1992
32
Death Count (By: L.A. Graf)
1992
33
Shell Game (By: Melissa Crandall)
1993
34
The Starship Trap ( By: Mel Gilden)
1993
35
From the Depths ( By: Victor Milán)
1993
36
The Great Starship Race (By: Diane Carey)
1993
37
Firestorm (By: L.A. Graf)
1994
38
The Patrian Transgression ( By: Simon Hawke)
1994
39
Traitor Winds (By: L.A. Graf)
1994
40
Crossroad ( By: Barbara Hambly)
1994
41
The Better Man (By: Howard Weinstein)
1994
42
Recovery (By: J.M. Dillard)
1995
43
The Fearful Summons (By: Denny Martin Flinn)
1995
44
First Frontier (By: Diane Carey, James I. Kirkland)
1995
45
The Captain's Daughter ( By: Peter David)
1995
46
Twilight's End
1996
47
The Rings of Tautee ( By: Dean Wesley Smith)
1996
48
The Joy Machine (By: Theodore Sturgeon, James Edwin Gunn)
1996
49
Mudd in Your Eye
1997
50
Mind Meld (By: John Vornholt)
1997
51
Assignment: Eternity (By: Greg Cox)
1998
52
Vulcan's Heart (By: Josepha Sherman, Susan Shwartz)
1999
53
Across the Universe ( By: Pamela Sargent)
1999
54
In the Name of Honor (By: Dayton Ward)
2002
55
Ex Machina (By: Christopher Bennett)
2004
56
Federation ( By: Judith Reeves-Stevens)
2006
57
The Disinherited (By: Peter David, Robert Greenberger, Michael Jan Friedman)
2007
58
Excelsior: Forged in Fire (By: Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin)
2007
59
The Children of Kings (By: Dave Stern)
2010
60
Cast No Shadow (By: James Swallow, Dayton Ward)
2011
61
Allegiance in Exile (By: David R. George III)
2013
Star Trek: TOS (Original) Books
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The Klingon Gambit (By: Robert Vardeman)
1981
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Entropy Effect (By: Vonda N. McIntyre, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei)
1981
3
The Covenant of the Crown (By: Howard Weinstein)
1981
4
The Abode of Life (By: Lee Correy)
1982
5
The Wrath Of Khan (By: Vonda N. McIntyre)
1982
6
Black Fire (By: Sonni Cooper)
1983
7
Web of the Romulans (By: M.S. Murdock)
1983
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Yesterday's Son (By: A.C. Crispin)
1983
9
Mutiny on the Enterprise (By: Robert Vardeman)
1983
10
The Wounded Sky (By: Diane Duane)
1983
11
The Trellisane Confrontation (By: David Dvorkin)
1984
12
The Final Reflection (By: John M. Ford)
1984
13
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (By: Vonda N. McIntyre, Harve Bennett)
1984
14
My Enemy, My Ally (By: Diane Duane)
1984
15
The Vulcan Academy Murders (By: Jean Lorrah)
1984
16
Uhura's Song (By: Janet Kagan)
1985
17
Shadow Lord (By: Laurence Yep)
1985
18
Ishmael (By: Barbara Hambly)
1985
19
Killing Time (By: Della Van Hise)
1985
20
Mindshadow (By: J.M. Dillard)
1986
21
Crisis on Centaurus (By: Brad Ferguson)
1986
22
Dreadnought! (By: Diane Carey)
1986
23
Time for Yesterday (By: A.C. Crispin)
1986
24
Battlestations! (By: Diane Carey)
1986
25
Demons (By: J.M. Dillard)
1986
26
Enterprise: The First Adventure (By: Leonard Nimoy)
1986
27
The Romulan Way (By: Diane Duane)
1987
28
Strangers from the Sky (By: Leonard Nimoy, Margaret Wander Bonanno)
1987
29
Deep Domain (By: Howard Weinstein)
1987
30
Dreams of the Raven (By: Carmen Carter)
1987
31
How Much for Just the Planet? (By: John M. Ford)
1987
32
Timetrap (By: David Dvorkin)
1988
33
Final Frontier (By: Leonard Nimoy, Diane Carey)
1988
34
The IDIC Epidemic (By: Jean Lorrah)
1988
35
The Three-Minute Universe (By: Barbara Paul)
1988
36
Spock's World (By: Diane Duane)
1988
37
Memory Prime (By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens)
1988
38
The Cry of the Onlies (By: Judy Klass)
1989
39
The Kobayashi Maru (By: Julia Ecklar)
1989
40
Prime Directive (By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens)
1990
41
Enemy Unseen (By: V.E. Mitchell)
1990
42
Rules of Engagement (By: Peter Morwood)
1990
43
The Pandora Principle (By: Carolyn Clowes)
1990
44
Doctor's Orders (By: Diane Duane)
1990
45
Home Is the Hunter (By: Dana Kramer-Rolls)
1990
46
Legacy (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1991
47
Probe (By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
1991
48
The Rift (By: Peter David)
1991
49
The Disinherited (By: Peter David)
1992
50
Best Destiny (By: Diane Carey)
1992
51
Windows on a Lost World (By: V.E. Mitchell)
1993
52
Shadows on the Sun (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1993
53
Sarek (By: A.C. Crispin)
1994
54
Traitor Winds (By: L.A. Graf)
1994
55
Crossroad (By: Barbara Hambly)
1994
56
Recovery (By: J.M. Dillard)
1995
57
Twilight's End
1996
58
First Strike (By: Diane Carey)
1996
59
Star Trek Phase II (By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens)
1996
60
Mudd in Your Eye
1997
61
Vulcan's Forge (By: Josepha Sherman, Susan Shwartz)
1997
62
Heart of the Sun (By: George Zebrowski, Pamela Sargent)
1997
63
Assignment: Eternity (By: Greg Cox)
1998
64
Constitution (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1999
65
Rough Trails (By: L.A. Graf)
2000
66
The Flaming Arrow (With: Kathy Oltion)
2000
67
Thin Air (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
2000
68
Swordhunt (By: Diane Duane)
2000
69
Honor Blade (By: Diane Duane)
2000
70
The Aliens Are Coming! (By: Dayton Ward)
2002
71
The Last Roundup (By: Christie Golden, Dayton Ward)
2002
72
Gemini (By: Mike W. Barr)
2003
73
Garth of Izar (By: George Zebrowski, Pamela Sargent)
2003
74
Ex Machina (By: Christopher Bennett)
2004
75
The Case of the Colonist's Corpse (By: Tony Isabella, Bob Ingersoll)
2004
76
Burning Dreams (By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
2006
77
Federation ( By: Judith Reeves-Stevens)
2006
78
Troublesome Minds (By: Dave Galanter)
2009
79
Inception (By: S.D. Perry)
2010
80
Unspoken Truth (By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
2010
81
A Choice of Catastrophes (By: Steve Mollmann, Michael Schuster)
2011
82
The Rings of Time (By: Greg Cox)
2012
83
That Which Divides (By: Dayton Ward)
2012
84
Allegiance in Exile (By: Dayton Ward)
2013
85
Devil's Bargain (By: Tony Daniel)
2013
86
The Weight of Worlds (By: Greg Cox)
2013
87
The Folded World (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2013
88
The Shocks of Adversity (By: William Leisner)
2013
89
From History's Shadow ( By: Dayton Ward)
2013
90
No Time Like the Past (By: Greg Cox)
2014
91
Seasons of Light and Darkness (By: Michael A. Martin)
2014
92
Serpents in the Garden (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2014
93
The More Things Change (By: Scott Pearson)
2014
94
Shadow of the Machine (By: Dayton Ward, Scott V. Harrison)
2014
95
Foul Deeds Will Rise (By: Greg Cox)
2014
96
Savage Trade (By: Tony Daniel)
2015
97
Crisis of Consciousness (By: Dave Galanter)
2015
98
Armageddon's Arrow (By: Dayton Ward)
2015
99
All That's Left (By: Kevin Dilmore, Dayton Ward)
2015
100
Child of Two Worlds (By: Greg Cox)
2015
101
Miasma (By: Greg Cox)
2016
102
The Latter Fire (By: James Swallow, Dayton Ward)
2016
103
Elusive Salvation ( By: Dayton Ward)
2016
104
The Face of the Unknown (By: Christopher Bennett)
2016
105
The Captain's Oath (By: Christopher Bennett)
2019
106
The Antares Maelstrom ( By: Greg Cox)
2019
107
The Higher Frontier (By: Christopher Bennett)
2020
108
Agents of Influence ( By: Dayton Ward)
2020
109
A Contest of Principles ( By: Greg Cox)
2020
110
Living Memory (By: Christopher Bennett)
2021
111
Harm's Way (By: David Mack)
2022
112
Lost to Eternity ( By: Greg Cox)
2024
113
Identity Theft (By: Greg Cox)
2025
Wastelands Books
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Wastelands
2007
2
Wastelands 2
2015
3
Wastelands: The New Apocalypse
2019
Jerry Oltion Anthologies
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1990
1990
2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1996
1996
3
Nebula Awards 33
1999
4
Bedtime Stories to Darken Your Dreams
1999
5
Treachery and Treason
2000
6
An Alien Darkness
2000
7
One Evening a Year
2000
8
Bones of the World
2001
9
Wondrous Beginnings
2003
10
Imagination Fully Dilated
2003
11
The Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine: Joe Haldeman and Others
2003
12
With Stars in Their Eyes
2003
13
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction
2006
14
Diamonds in the Sky
2009
15
A Fantastic Holiday Season
2013
16
The Museum of All Things Awesome and that Go Boom
2016
17
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July/August 2018
2018
18
MoonSong
2018
19
No Way: Totally Twisted Tales: Stories from Pulphouse Fiction Magazine