Shadows in the Stone

“Jack Dann’s Shadows in the Stone creates such a complete world that Italian history no longer seems comprehensible without his cosmic battle of spiritual entities behind and within every historical actor and event.” (Kim Stanley Robinson, New York Times Bestselling Author) The author of The Age #1 bestselling novel The Memory Cathedral returns to Renaissance…

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The Economy of Light

Aurealis Award finalist, Best Horror Novel, 2009 Stephen is a retired Nazi hunter, divorced yet living happily enough on his ranch on the fringe of the Amazon jungle. But when Brazilian police unearth the alleged remains of the detested Auschwitz camp doctor, Josef Mengele, Stephen’s life is immediately and traumatically transformed. At the grave site,…

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Insinuations: an Autobiography

Jack Dann, one of SF’s most versatile and esteemed novelists, short story writers, and anthologists, has led a complex and fascinating life–after surviving the brutal tensions of military school and a months-long near-death experience in a hospital’s terminal wards, he embarked on the life of an author in the full swing of the Sixties, finding…

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Dreaming in the Dark

  Winner of the 2017 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology “Dreaming in the Dark will especially appeal to two groups of readers–those who love words themselves, and those who want an enticing sampler of work by some of Australia’s most talented working writers.” (Locus) Dreaming in the Dark, an original collection of some of…

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Concentration

“Dann is a Faulkner and a Márquez for Jews.” (Marleen Barr) JACK DANN’s groundbreaking anthologies Wandering Stars and More Wandering Stars used the tropes of science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism to ask and try to answer! what it means to be a Jew. In his new short-story collection Concentration, Dann enlists the techniques of…

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The Man Who Melted

“On my personal list of the greatest SF novels of all time (available upon request), Jack Dann’s The Man Who Melted would be right up there—a beautiful, terrifying cri du mort for humanity and an absolutely unforgettable book.(Elizabeth Hand for Science Fiction Age)” The Man Who Melted is a warning for the future. It is the Brave…

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Journal

Aurealis Award Winner!

May 12, 2012

Jack’s anthology Ghosts by Gaslight, co-edited with Nick Gevers, has just won the Aurealis Award. Congratulations to all the contributors!

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A Few Hints for Writers…

May 10, 2012

Jack’s  “Keys to the Kingdom” can be found at  lisahannett.com/2012/05/08/tuesday-therapy-a-few-keys-to-the-kingdom/. Thirteen rules to keep you writing!

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Ghosts by Gaslight Shortlisted for Aurealis Award

March 19, 2012

Ghosts by Gaslight, which Jack co-edited with Nick Gevers, has just been shortlisted for the 2011 Aurealis Award in the Best Anthology category.

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Interview with Moment Magazine…

March 14, 2012

Jack has done an interview with Moment Magazine on the topic of “What Does the Concept of the Messiah Mean Today?” It can be found…

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Jack speaking on the state of Australian publishing…

February 24, 2012

Jack is speaking at the Melbourne Science Fiction Club at 9:00 pm, February 24th, 2012 on the state of publishing in Australia. The event is…

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Award news…

February 24, 2012

Jack’s anthology Ghosts by Gaslight, coedited with Nick Gevers, has been short-listed for The Bram Stoker Award, which will be presented at the World Horror Association…

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