Alex Irvine

For other people named Alexander Irvine, see Alexander Irvine (disambiguation).
Alex Irvine
BornAlexander Christian Irvine
(1969-03-22) March 22, 1969 (age 55)[1]
Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • lecturer
  • reporter
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
University of Maine (MA)
University of Denver (PhD)
GenreScience fiction, supernatural

Alexander Christian Irvine (born March 22, 1969) is an American fantasy and science fiction author.

Education and early life

Irvine has a B.A. from the University of Michigan (1991), an M.A. from the University of Maine (1996), and a Ph.D. from the University of Denver (2003).[2] From 2005-11, he was an assistant professor of English at the University of Maine.[2]

He worked for a time as a reporter at The Phoenix.[3]

Career

Irvine has worked on alternate reality games including The Beast (2001) and I Love Bees, and is the writer of the Facebook game Marvel Avengers Alliance (2012).[4]

He first gained notability with his Locus Award–winning 2002 novel A Scattering of Jades (which also won the Crawford Award in 2003) and the stories that would form the 2003 collection Unintended Consequences. He has also published The Grail Quest novel One King, One Soldier (2004), and the World War II-era historical fantasy The Narrows (2005).[2] He released a collection of thirteen short stories called Pictures from an Expedition in 2006.[2]

He wrote The Vertigo Encyclopedia.[5][6][7] As well as writing about comics, he has written a number of comic book series, including one featuring Daimon Hellstrom for the Marvel Comics imprint Max,[8][9] Daredevil Noir,[10][11] and Iron Man: The Rapture.[12]

Personal life

He is married with twins, a boy and girl, and two younger children.[2]

Irvine appeared on Jeopardy! in 2015. He was a one day champion, winning $26,000.[13]

Bibliography

Novels

  • A Scattering of Jades (2002, ISBN 0-7653-0116-4)
  • One King, One Soldier (2004, ISBN 0-345-46696-9)
  • The Narrows (2005, ISBN 0-345-46698-5)
  • The Life of Riley (2005, ISBN 1-59606-013-1)
  • Buyout (2009, ISBN 0-345-49433-4)
  • Mare Ultima. PS Publishing. 2012.
  • Anthropocene Rag. 2020.
Licensed work

Short fiction

Stories[14]
Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
Akenhaten 2001 Irvine, Alex (April 2001). "Akenhaten". F&SF. 100 (4): 112–124.
Black Friday 2018 Tor.com
Chisel and chime 2020 F&SF (Jan/Feb 2020)
Intimations of immortality F&SF
Mystery Hill 2009 Irvine, Alex (2009). Mystery Hill. PS Publishing. Novella
Rosetti song 2000 Irvine, Alexander C. (March 2000). "Rosetti song". F&SF. 98 (3): 103–118.

Comics

  • Hellstorm: Son of Satan -- Equinox #1-5 (art by Russell Braun) (Marvel MAX, October 2006-February 2007)
  • Daredevil Noir: Liar's Poker #1-4 (art by Tomm Coker) (Marvel, April–July 2009)
  • The Murder of King Tut #1-5 (adapted from the novel by James Patterson, art by Christopher Mitten and Ron Randall) (IDW, June–October 2010)
  • Iron Man: The Rapture #1-4 (art by Lan Medina) (Marvel Knights, November 2010-January 2011)
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Sun #1-5 (art by Peter Bergting) (IDW, January 2011-May 2011)[15][16]
  • Deus Ex: The Children's Crusade #1-5 (art by John Aggs) (Titan, February–June 2016)
  • Deus Ex Universe: The Dawning Darkness (art by John Aggs) (Titan, August 2016)

Non-fiction

Screenwriting

Awards and honors

As listed in Contemporary Authors.[2]

  • Lennie Isaacs Memorial Award, Clarion Writer's Workshop, 1993
  • Steve Grady Poetry Award, University of Maine, 1995
  • Albert Morton Turner Essay Prize, University of Maine, 1995
  • Technology in the First-Year English Classroom Award, University of Denver, 1999
  • Travel and dissertation research grant, ColRoMorA Family Foundation, 1999
  • Best Web site of the Year, Entertainment Weekly, for The Beast, 2001
  • Best Ideas of the Year, The New York Times, for The Beast, 2001
  • Pushcart Prize nomination for "Snapdragons", 2002
  • Best First Novel, Locus, for A Scattering of Jades, 2003
  • Best First Novel, International Horror Guild, for A Scattering of Jades, 2003
  • Crawford Award for best first novel, for A Scattering of Jades, 2003
  • International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, for A Scattering of Jades, 2003
  • New England Press Award for investigative journalism, 2004
  • International Game Developers Association award for innovation, for I Love Bees, 2005
  • Critic's choice award, 48-hour Film Project, for "Music Box", 2006
  • The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, for "Wizard's Six", 2007

Notes

  1. ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Irvine, Alexander C. Contemporary Authors. 2008. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2013 – via HighBeam Research.
  3. ^ "University of Maine faculty page". Archived from the original on 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  4. ^ "Disney forges new playbook with 'Avengers Alliance'". March 2012.
  5. ^ CCI: The Vertigo Encyclopedia, Comic Book Resources, July 29, 2008
  6. ^ VanderMeer, Jeff. Alex Irvine and the Vertigo Encyclopedia, Omnivoracious, September 30, 2008
  7. ^ Alex Irvine talks us through our case of Vertigo, Forbidden Planet blog, November 14, 2008
  8. ^ Shout at the Devil: Irvine talks "Son of Satan", Comic Book Resources, June 2, 2006
  9. ^ WW Philadelphia - Axel Alonso on The Return of Hellstrom (cached), Newsarama, June 2, 2006
  10. ^ 'Daredevil Noir' Q&A With Writer Alex Irvine Archived 2009-08-02 at the Wayback Machine, Wizard Universe, September 12, 2008
  11. ^ The Man Who Would be King(pin): Irvine on Daredevil Noir, Comic Book Resources, April 3, 2009
  12. ^ "My Own Private Singularity: "Iron Man: Rapture" and the Horror, the Horror < PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04.
  13. ^ "J! Archive - Alex Irvine". www.j-archive.com. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  14. ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.
  15. ^ "Dungeons & Dragons". IDW Publishing. Archived from the original on 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  16. ^ "DUNGEONS & DRAGONS DARK SUN #5 (OF 5) 10 COPY INCV (MAR110471)". www.previewsworld.com. Retrieved 2021-04-01.

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