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| He has written a number of novels in a "League of Peoples" universe in which murderers are defined as "dangerous non-sentients" and are killed if they try to leave their solar system by aliens who are so advanced that they think of humans like humans think of bacteria. This precludes the possibility of interstellar wars. | He has written a number of novels in a "]" universe in which murderers are defined as "dangerous non-sentients" and are killed if they try to leave their solar system by aliens who are so advanced that they think of humans like humans think of bacteria. This precludes the possibility of interstellar wars. | ||
| He has also explored themes of gender in his novels, including '']'' in which people change sex every year, and ''Vigilant'' in which group marriages are traditional. | He has also explored themes of gender in his novels, including '']'' in which people change sex every year, and ''Vigilant'' in which group marriages are traditional. | ||
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James Alan Gardner is a Canadian science fiction author. He lives with his wife Linda Carson in Waterloo, Ontario.
He has written a number of novels in a "League of Peoples" universe in which murderers are defined as "dangerous non-sentients" and are killed if they try to leave their solar system by aliens who are so advanced that they think of humans like humans think of bacteria. This precludes the possibility of interstellar wars.
He has also explored themes of gender in his novels, including Commitment Hour in which people change sex every year, and Vigilant in which group marriages are traditional.
Novels
League of Peoples:
- Expendable (1997)
- Commitment Hour (1998)
- Vigilant (1999)
- Hunted (2000)
- Ascending (2001)
- Trapped (2002)
- Radiant (2004)
Other:
- Lara Croft and the Man of Bronze (2004)
Short Story Collections
- Gravity Wells (2005)
See also
External links
- James Alan Gardner's homepage
- The Two Solitudes: An Interview with James Alan Gardner
- Challenging Destiny: James Alan Gardner Explains Himself to the World at Large
- Strange Horizons Interview: James Alan Gardner
- James Alan Gardner Yahoo! Group
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