Barrington J. Bayley
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Barrington John Bayley (April 9, 1937 – ) is best known for being an inventive science fiction writer, whose works in both novel and short story form weave profound metaphysical topics with more traditional science fictional fare.
Barrington Bayley was born in Birmingham, England and currently lives in Telford, Shropshire, England, with his wife. Most commonly described as "underrated" or "visionary", he has been cited as an influence by writers as well known as Brian Stableford and Bruce Sterling. A long-time friend of Michael Moorcock, who gave him a great deal of early exposure in his role as editor of New Worlds in the 1960s and 1970s, Barrington Bayley was a member of threesome including Moorcock and J. G. Ballard which plotted to overthrow traditional science fiction. Of the three, Bayley was perhaps the most inventive and the least successful. He is most commonly accused of poor character development and sloppy writing, but as a trade-off for stimulating, pyrotechnic, men's own adventure space opera, these short-comings are easy to absorb.
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[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Novels
- Star Virus (1970)
- Annihilation Factor (1972)
- Empire of Two Worlds (1972)
- Collision with Chronos, also known as Collision Course (1972)
- Chronopolis, also known as The Fall of Chronopolis (1974)
- The Soul of the Robot (1974)
- The Garments of Caean (1976)
- The Grand Wheel (1977)
- Star Winds (1978)
- The Pillars of Eternity (1982)
- The Zen Gun (1982)
- The Forest of Peldain (1985)
- The Rod of Light (1985)
- The Great Hydration (2002)
- The Sinners of Erspia (2002)
[edit] Collections
- The Knights of the Limits (1979)
- The Seed of Evil (1979)
- Gnostic Endings (forthcoming)
[edit] External links
- Astounding Worlds of Barrington Bayley!
- Barrington J. Bayley at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Annihilation Factotum, an author overview by Rhys Hughes
- The Bayley-Moorcock Letters, first part of an ongoing conversation between Bayley and his long-time friend Michael Moorcock
- The Bayley-Moorcock Letters, Part 2
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