Warren Norwood
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Warren Carl Norwood | |
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| Born | August 21, 1945 |
| Died | June 3, 2005 (aged 59) Weatherford, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Spouse | Gigi Sherrell Norwood |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards |  Purple Heart Bronze Star Army Commendation Medal |
Warren Carl Norwood (August 21, 1945 – June 3, 2005) was an American science fiction novelist, teacher, and musician.
Norwood was a member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and was the author of 14 science fiction novels, most of them written during the 1980s.
When not writing, he was a longtime employee of Craig's Music in Weatherford, Texas. Norwood also taught writing at Weatherford College and Tarrant County College.
Military service and citations
[edit]A veteran of the Vietnam War, Warren received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Army Commendation Medal.
Legacy
[edit]Upon his death, his manuscripts and papers, consisting of 53 boxes of material, were transferred to the University of North Texas Special Collections department in Denton.[1]
Death
[edit]Norwood died of liver disease and kidney failure in Weatherford, Texas on Friday, June 3, 2005 at the age of 59. He was survived by his wife Gigi Sherrell Norwood.
Bibliography
[edit]- 1982 An Image of Voices
- 1983 Fize of the Gabriel Ratchets
- 1983 Flexing the Warp
- 1983 The Seren Cenacles (with Ralph Mylius)
- 1984 Midway Between
- 1984 Planet of Flowers
- 1985 Polar Fleet
- 1986 Final Command
- 1987 Shudderchild
- 1988 Trapped
- 1988 True Jaguar
- 1988 Vanished
- 1989 Stranded
- 1989 Refugee (unpublished; there is an unedited draft of this novel at University of North Texas in Special Collections)
Series
[edit]The Double-Spiral War
[edit]- Midway Between
- Polar Fleet
- Final Command
Time Police
[edit]- Vanished
- Trapped
- Stranded
- Refugee
The Windhover Tapes
[edit]- An Image of Voices
- Flexing the Warp
- Fize of the Gabriel Ratchets
- Planet of Flowers
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Norwood, Warren C at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- Warren Norwood at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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- 1945 births
- 2005 deaths
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American novelists
- 20th-century American short story writers
- American male novelists
- American male short story writers
- American science fiction writers
- Novelists from Texas
- Tarrant County College faculty
- United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
- United States Army soldiers