Wil McCarthy

Wil McCarthy (born September 16, 1966) is an American science fiction novelist, president and co-founder of RavenBrick (a solar technology company),[1] and the science columnist for Syfy. He currently resides in Colorado.[2] Rich Man's Sky won the 2022 Prometheus Award.

Wil McCarthy
Born (1966-09-16) September 16, 1966
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationPresident, RavenBrick LLC
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
GenreScience fiction
SubjectScience and technology
Notable awardsPrometheus Award
Website
wilmccarthy.com

Wil McCarthy popularized the concept of programmable matter, which he calls wellstone.

Bibliography

Novels
  • Murder in the Solid State (1996) ISBN 0-312-85938-4
  • Bloom (1998) ISBN 0-345-40857-8
  • Antediluvian (2019) ISBN 978-1481484312[3]
  • Rich Man's Sky (2021) ISBN 978-1-982125-29-5[4]
The Waisters
  • Aggressor Six (1994) ISBN 0-451-45405-7
  • Flies from the Amber (1995) ISBN 0-451-45406-5
  • The Fall of Sirius (1996) ISBN 0-451-45485-5
The Queendom of Sol
Further information: The Queendom of Sol
  1. The Collapsium (2000) ISBN 0-345-40856-X—Nebula Award nominee.
  2. The Wellstone (2003) ISBN 0-553-58446-4
  3. Lost in Transmission (2004) ISBN 0-553-58447-2
  4. To Crush the Moon (2005) ISBN 0-553-58717-X—Nebula Award nominee.

Short fiction
  • "Amerikano Hiaika", Aboriginal Science Fiction, May/June 1991.
  • "Dirtyside Down", Universe 3, 1994.
  • "The Dream of Houses", Analog, November 1995. Locus recommended reading list.
  • "The Dream of Castles", Analog, April 1997.
  • "The Dream of Nations", Analog, October 1998. Locus recommended reading list.
  • "Once Upon a Matter Crushed", Science Fiction Age, May 1999. Theodore Sturgeon Award Nominee. Locus recommended reading list. Became the first portion of The Collapsium.
  • "No Job Too Small", Aboriginal Science Fiction, Spring 2001.
  • "Pavement Birds", Analog, July/August 2002.
  • "He Died that Day, in Thirty Years", Once Upon a Galaxy, 2002
  • "Garbage Day", Analog, December 2002. Became part of The Wellstone.

Non-fiction

Other media

Radio plays

Radio appearances

References
  1. RavenBrick management team, RavenBrick LLC, retrieved April 16, 2012
  2. "'Bloom' author biography". Random House. Retrieved March 23, 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Antediluvian", Publishers Weekly (book review), October 2019
  4. "Rich Man's Sky", Publishers Weekly (book review), April 2021
  5. Sean Stewart, I love bees information page, retrieved April 18, 2012
  6. Wil McCarthy at IMDb
  7. Programmable Matter, Coast to Coast AM, April 18, 2003
  8. Quantum Dots, Coast to Coast AM, April 26, 2004
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