Fran Wilde

Fran Wilde

Fran Wilde was born in 1972, Fran Wilde has written at least 54 books. Their most popular book is Updraft with 94 saves with an average rating of 3.35⭐.

Author Bio

Two-time Nebula Award-winner Fran Wilde has (so far) published eight novels, a poetry collection, and over 70 short stories for adults, teens, and kids. Her stories have been finalists for six Nebula Awards, a World Fantasy Award, four Hugo Awards, four Locus Awards, and a Lodestar. They include her Nebula- and Compton Crook-winning debut novel Updraft, and her Nebula-winning, Best of NPR 2019, debut Middle Grade novel Riverland. Her short stories appear in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Tor.com, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Shimmer, Nature, Uncanny Magazine, and multiple years' best anthologies.

The Managing Editor for The Sunday Morning Transport, Fran teaches or has taught for schools including Vermont College of Fine Arts’ WFCMYA MFA and St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She writes nonfiction for publications including The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR, and Tor.com. You can find her on Instagram, Bluesky, and at franwilde.net.

Updraft

#1 of 3 in Bone Universe

Updraft
ByFran Wilde

2015 • 94 Readers • 364 pages 3.4

His Hideous Heart

His Hideous Heart
ByDahlia Adler(Editor),Kendare Blake(Contributor)

2019 • 44 Readers • 480 pages 3.8

The Jewel and Her Lapidary

#1 of 3 in The Gem Universe

2016 • 40 Readers • 89 pages 3.4

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi

#3 of 3 in Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
ByPaul Crilley(Contributor),Fran Wilde(Contributor)

2023 • 38 Readers • 573 pages 3.6

Cloudbound

#2 of 3 in Bone Universe

Cloudbound
ByFran Wilde

2016 • 18 Readers • 400 pages 3.3

Resist: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against

Resist: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against
ByHugh Howey,Charlie Jane Anders,+25 more

2018 • 11 Readers • 386 pages 3.8

Riverland

Riverland
ByFran Wilde

2019 • 11 Readers • 342 pages 3.5

Ninth Step Station: The Complete Season 1

#1.1 in Ninth Step Station

Ninth Step Station: The Complete Season 1
ByMalka Ann Older,Fran Wilde,+2 more

2019 • 10 Readers • 371 pages

The Best of Uncanny

22 Uncanny Magazine

The Best of Uncanny
ByKen Liu(Translator)

2018 • 9 Readers • 680 pages 4

The Fire Opal Mechanism

#2 of 3 in The Gem Universe

2019 • 8 Readers • 208 pages 2

Horizon

#3 of 3 in Bone Universe

Horizon
ByFran Wilde

2017 • 8 Readers • 416 pages 3.7

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2020 Edition

#8 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2020 Edition
ByCharlie Jane Anders,G.V. Anderson,+27 more

2021 • 7 Readers • 684 pages

The Year's Best Science Fiction, Vol. 1

#1 of 10 in The Year's Best Science Fiction

The Year's Best Science Fiction, Vol. 1
ByCharlie Jane Anders,Tobias S. Buckell,+26 more

2020 • 5 Readers • 608 pages 4

The Book of Gems

#3 of 3 in The Gem Universe

The Book of Gems
ByFran Wilde

2023 • 5 Readers • 141 pages

Uncanny Magazine Issue 26: January/February 2019

#26 of 22 in Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine Issue 26: January/February 2019
ByLynne M. Thomas(Editor),Michael Damian Thomas(Editor)

2019 • 4 Readers • 162 pages 3.3

After The Fall

9 Eclipse Phase

After The Fall
ByTiffany Trent,Jack Graham,+12 more

2016 • 4 Readers • 274 pages 3

Uncanny Magazine Issue 18: September/October 2017

#18 of 22 in Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine Issue 18: September/October 2017
ByN.K. Jemisin,C.S.E. Cooney,+6 more

2017 • 4 Readers • 168 pages 4

Uncanny Magazine Issue 40: May/June 2021

#40 of 22 in Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine Issue 40: May/June 2021
ByFran Wilde,José Pablo Iriarte,+6 more

2021 • 4 Readers • 159 pages 4

The Reinvented Heart

The Reinvented Heart
ByCat Rambo(Editor),Jennifer Brozek(Editor)

2022 • 4 Readers • 274 pages

Uncanny Magazine Issue 24 September/October 2018: Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction!

#24 of 22 in Uncanny Magazine

2018 • 4 Readers • 374 pages 3

The Death of All Things

#11.5 of 13 in Jane Yellowrock

The Death of All Things
ByFaith Hunter,Aliette de Bodard,+6 more

2017 • 3 Readers • 248 pages

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 137, February 2018

#137 of 17 in Clarkesworld Magazine

2018 • 3 Readers • 164 pages

Machina

Machina
ByFran Wilde,Malka Ann Older,+2 more

2020 • 3 Readers 3

The Ship of Stolen Words

2021 • 3 Readers • 384 pages

Do Not Go Quietly: An Anthology of Victory in Defiance

Do Not Go Quietly: An Anthology of Victory in Defiance
ByAnnie Neugebauer,Brooke Bolander,+27 more

2019 • 2 Readers • 354 pages 3

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Rebuilding Tomorrow
ByTsana Dolichva(Editor),Bogi Takács(Contributor)

2020 • 2 Readers • 406 pages 4

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7 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume One
ByPaula Guran(Editor),G.V. Anderson(Contributor)

2020 • 2 Readers 3

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Uncanny Magazine Issue 3: March/April 2015
ByLynne M. Thomas(Editor),Michael Damian Thomas(Editor)

2015 • 2 Readers

Thirteen: Stories of Transformation

Thirteen: Stories of Transformation
ByMark Teppo(editor),Liz Argall(Contributor)

2015 • 2 Readers

Ad Astra: The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook

Ad Astra: The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook
ByElizabeth Bear,Octavia E. Butler,+6 more

2015 • 2 Readers • 372 pages

Asimov's Science Fiction January/February 2021

2 Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine

Asimov's Science Fiction January/February 2021
BySheila Williams,Ray Nayler,+10 more

2021 • 2 Readers • 208 pages 4

An Explorer's Cartography of Already Settled Lands

2020 • 2 Readers • 16 pages 4

Uncanny Magazine Issue 52

#52 of 22 in Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine Issue 52
ByAliette de Bodard,Kylie Lee Baker,+6 more

2023 • 1 Reader • 223 pages

Talisman

#2.6 in The Witch Who Came In From The Cold

Talisman
ByFran Wilde,Ian Tregillis,+3 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 45 pages

Trust, But Verify

#2.5 in The Witch Who Came In From The Cold

Trust, But Verify
ByLindsay Smith,Cassandra Rose Clarke,+3 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 46 pages

Tor.com Short Fiction March-April 2020

2 Tor.com Short Fiction

Tor.com Short Fiction March-April 2020
ByFran Wilde,Zin E. Rocklyn,+6 more

2020 • 1 Reader

Uncanny Magazine Issue 34: May/June 2020

#34 of 22 in Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine Issue 34: May/June 2020
ByJennifer Marie Brissett,Arkady Martine,+13 more

2020 • 1 Reader • 143 pages

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 121, October 2016

#121 of 17 in Clarkesworld Magazine

2016 • 1 Reader • 148 pages

Asimov's Science Fiction, April/May 2015

Asimov's Science Fiction, April/May 2015
BySheila Williams(Editor),Eugene Fischer(Contributor)

2015 • 1 Reader • 196 pages 4

Old Game, New Players

#2.3 in The Witch Who Came In From The Cold

Old Game, New Players
ByIan Tregillis,Cassandra Rose Clarke,+3 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 45 pages

Asimov's Science Fiction July/August 2021

2 Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine

Asimov's Science Fiction July/August 2021
BySheila Williams,Megan Lindholm,+11 more

2021 • 1 Reader • 208 pages 4

Impossible Futures: An Anthology

Impossible Futures: An Anthology
ByAllen M. Steele,Rev. DiCerto,+13 more

2013 • 1 Reader • 238 pages

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 113, February 2016

#113 of 17 in Clarkesworld Magazine

2016 • 1 Reader • 156 pages

Clock Star Rose Spine

2021 • 1 Reader • 96 pages

Complicating Factors

#2.2 in The Witch Who Came In From The Cold

Complicating Factors
ByMax Gladstone,Fran Wilde,+3 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 48 pages

A Philosophy of Thieves

#1 of 1 in The Canarvier Files

2025 • 1 Reader • 336 pages

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Tor.com Publishing's 2017 Hugo Finalist Bundle
ByNina Allan,Kij Johnson,+7 more

2017 • 1 Reader

We All Fall Down

#2.13 in The Witch Who Came In From The Cold

We All Fall Down
ByIan Tregillis,Cassandra Rose Clarke,+3 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 49 pages

Zügzwang

#2.12 in The Witch Who Came In From The Cold

Zügzwang
ByLindsay Smith,Max Gladstone,+3 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 46 pages

Absent Friends

#2.11 in The Witch Who Came In From The Cold

Absent Friends
ByMax Gladstone,Lindsay Smith,+3 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 48 pages

Bishop Takes Queen

#2.7 in The Witch Who Came In From The Cold

Bishop Takes Queen
ByCassandra Rose Clarke,Fran Wilde,+3 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 50 pages

Uncanny Magazine Issue 20

#20 of 22 in Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine Issue 20
ByS.B. Divya,Arkady Martine,+7 more

2018 • 166 pages

What's Gone, What's Left Behind

#2.8 in The Witch Who Came In From The Cold

What's Gone, What's Left Behind
ByMax Gladstone,Cassandra Rose Clarke,+3 more

2017 • 50 pages

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 143

#143 of 17 in Clarkesworld Magazine

2018 • 135 pages