Michael John Harrison (born 26 July 1945), known primarily by his pen name M. John Harrison, is an English author and critic. His work includes the Viriconium sequence of novels and short stories, (1982), Climbers (1989), and the Kefahuchi Tract trilogy which consists of Light (2002), Nova Swing (2006) and Empty Space (2012). He is widely considered one of the leading stylists in modern fantasy and science fiction, and a 'genre contrarian' He lives in London.
Read more about M. John Harrison: Early Years, The New Wave Science Fiction Movement, The 1970s, The 1980s, The Viriconium Sequence, Work of The 1990s, Reinventing Space Opera: The Kefahuchi Tract Trilogy & Other Work, Style, Works
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