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T. R. Napper T. R. Napper i(8356354 works by) (a.k.a. Tim Napper)
Gender: Male
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Australian speculative-fiction writer.

Before writing, Napper worked in international development, with a particular specialisation in education, and enabling ethnic minority children in remote areas to access primary school. For this work, he has lived in Mongolia, Laos, and Vietnam, and worked across Southeast Asia and East Asia.

His short fiction has been published in a variety of periodicals, including Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Interzone, Grimdark Magazine, Galaxy's Edge, Lontar, and anthologies. Works have been translated into French, German, and Hebrew, and nominated for Aurealis and Ditmar Awards.

In 2016, Napper began a PhD with a focus on the literature of Southeast and East Asia.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

Jack's Fine Dining 2020 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Neon Leviathan 2020;
2020 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Science Fiction Division Short Story
y separately published work icon Neon Leviathan Australia : Grimdark Magazine , 2020 21460842 2020 selected work short story

'A collection of stories about the outsiders – the criminals, the soldiers, the addicts, the mathematicians, the gamblers and the cage fighters, the refugees and the rebels. From the battlefield to alternate realities to the mean streets of the dark city, we walk in the shoes of those who struggle to survive in a neon-saturated, tech-noir future.

'Twelve hard-edged stories from the dark, often violent, sometimes strange heart of cyberpunk, this collection – as with all the best science fiction – is an exploration of who were are now. In the tradition of Dashiell Hammett, Philip K Dick, and David Mitchell, Neon Leviathan is a remarkable debut collection from a breakout new author.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2021 nominated Ditmar Awards Best Collected Work
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