Robert Jackson Bennett
{{Short description|American writer}}
{{infobox writer
| name =Robert Jackson Bennett
| image =Robert Jackson Bennett 2017.jpg
| caption =Bennett at the 2017 Texas Book Festival
| birth_date ={{birth year and age|1984}}
| birth_place =Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
| occupation =author
| education =University of Texas at Austin
| genre ={{cslist |speculative fiction | fantasy | horror}}
| notable_works = {{cslist |The Divine Cities | The Founders | Mr. Shivers}}
| website ={{url|http://robertjacksonbennett.com}}
}}
Robert Jackson Bennett (born 1984) is an American writer of speculative fiction.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2012/02/exclusive-interview-robert-jackson-bennett/ |title=Exclusive Interview: Robert Jackson Bennett Says 'The Troupe' is About How You Perceive Yourself and the World |publisher=SF Signal |date=2012-02-13 |accessdate=2013-09-19}}{{Cite web |title=Robert Jackson Bennett |url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/robert-jackson-bennett/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.fantasticfiction.com}}
Early life and education
Robert Jackson Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[http://www.phantastik-couch.de/robert-jackson-bennett.html Phantastik-couch (German)] He graduated from the University of Texas with special honors in English in 2005,[https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/degree/degrees/nlogon/?s_last_name_read=BENNETT%2C+ROSEMARY&s_last_isn_read=729932&s_first_name_read=BENNETT%2C+ROBERT&s_first_isn_read=101910&s_first_time_sw=X&s_start_name=Bennett%2C+Robert+Jackson&s_start_page=Submit University of Texas at Austin: Degrees and Dates of Attendance] and settled down in Austin, Texas.{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2013-02-15/america-with-tentacles/ |title=America, With Tentacles: Speculative fiction writer Robert Jackson Bennett travels back to the future |publisher=Austin Chronicle |date=2013-02-15 |accessdate=2018-09-12}}
Career
Bennett's debut as an author was the novel Mr. Shivers (2010). He went on to write The Company Man (2011), The Troupe (2012), and American Elsewhere (2013).{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasyliterature.com/author-interviews/robert-jackson-bennett/ |title=Marion chats with Robert Jackson Bennett | Fantasy Literature: Fantasy and Science Fiction Book and Audiobook Reviews |publisher=Fantasy Literature |accessdate=2013-09-19}}{{Cite web |title=Robert Jackson Bennett: Blending Genres and Building Conflict |url=https://www.campfirewriting.com/learn/interview-robert-jackson-bennett |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.campfirewriting.com |language=en}}
Bennett's fifth novel, City of Stairs (2014), was the first of a fantasy trilogy, The Divine Cities, followed by City of Blades (2016) and City of Miracles (2017). The Divine Cities trilogy was nominated for Best Series by the Hugo Awards in 2018, but lost to World of the Five Gods by Lois McMaster Bujold.{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/2018/08/2018-hugo-award-winners/ |title=2018 Hugo Award Winners |date=2018-08-19 |access-date=2018-09-12}}
In August 2018, Bennett published Foundryside, the first installment of his new series, The Founders Trilogy.{{cite web |url=http://robertjacksonbennett.com/books/foundryside |title=Robert Jackson Bennett - Foundryside |access-date=2018-09-12}} That book was followed by Shorefall in 2020 and Locklands in 2022.
Awards and nominations
Bibliography
= Standalone novels =
- Mr. Shivers (2010; Orbit).
- The Company Man (2011; Orbit).
- The Troupe (2012; Orbit).
- American Elsewhere (2013; Orbit).
== [[The Divine Cities|The ''Divine Cities'']] trilogy ==
== The ''Founders'' trilogy ==
== The ''Shadow of the Leviathan'' series ==
- The Tainted Cup (2024)
- A Drop of Corruption (2025)
References
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External links
- {{official|http://robertjacksonbennett.com/}}
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Category:21st-century American male writers
Category:21st-century American novelists
Category:American fantasy writers
Category:American male novelists
Category:Novelists from Louisiana
Category:University of Texas at Austin alumni