Ian Whates is a British speculative fiction author and editor. In 2006 he launched the independent publishing house NewCon Press. He lives with his partner Helen in Cambridgeshire.
As of 2009 Whates is currently a director of both the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) and the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA). He has had short fiction published in Nature, Hub and TQR. In 2007 his short story The Gift of Joy was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award. His space opera novel, Pelquin's Comet (The Dark Angels Book 1), was published in 2015.
Bibliography
City of a Hundred Rows City of Dreams & Nightmare (2010) City of Hope & Despair (2011) City of Light & Shadow (2012)
Noise The Noise Within (2010) The Noise Revealed (2011)
The Dark Angels Pelquin's Comet (2015) The Ion Raiders (2017) Dark Angels Rising (2020)
Collections The Gift of Joy (2009)
Short stories and essays The Gun published in Speculative Realms Anthology, 2008;Speculative Realms Website ebook re-released by Kayelle Press in 2013 In Praise of Short Stories by Ian Whates published in Story Behind the Book : Volume 1, 2013;Story Behind the Book : Volume 1 - Essays on Writing Speculative Fiction out now! Return to Arden Falls in the 2013's "Legends", a collection of short stories in honor of David Gemmell.
As editor Solaris Rising (2011) Solaris Rising 1.5 (2012) Solaris Rising 2 (2013) Solaris Rising 3
Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell (2013) Legends II: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell (2015)
References
External links NewCon press website
Solaris Rising 2 review at Upcoming4.me Ian Whates official forum