Michael Swanwick

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-10-26

Michael Swanwick is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy who lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is one of the most acclaimed short-story writers of his generation, having received the Hugo Award for short fiction five times in six years, and he has also won the Nebula Award, for the novel Stations of the Tide, as well as the Theodore Sturgeon and World Fantasy Awards. His novels include Vacuum Flowers, Jack Faust and Bones of the Earth, and the 'industrial fantasy' sequence begun by The Iron Dragon's Daughter (1993), continued in The Dragons of Babel (2008) and The Iron Dragon's Mother (2019). He is also the author of the Mongolian Wizard novelettes and of the Darger and Surplus stories.

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Books

• The Iron Dragon's Daughter (1993) · The Iron Dragon's Daughter Core Canon
• The Dragons of Babel (2008) · The Iron Dragon's Daughter Core Canon
• The Iron Dragon's Mother (2019) · The Iron Dragon's Daughter Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 3 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 1 (1 finalist mention)

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