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John Joseph Adams

John Joseph Adams is the series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and the New York Times bestselling editor of more than forty anthologies, such as Wastelands, A People’s Future of the United States, and Out There Screaming (with Jordan Peele)-https://www.johnjosephadams.com/about/

American science fiction critic

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31 Jul 1976

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Lightspeed

by Bruce Sterling, John Joseph Adams, Vylar Kaftan, Jack McDevitt, David Barr Kirtley, Carrie Vaughn, Carol Emshwiller, Tobias S. Buckell, Genevieve Valentine, and 38 others First published in 1977 — 23 editions
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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Tales of mystery and the imagination detailing the adventures of the world's most famous detective, Mr. Sherlock Holmes

by John Joseph Adams, Christopher Roden, Stephen King, Tim Lebbon, Anne Perry, Bradley H. Sinor, Edward D. Hoch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Darrell Schweitzer, and 21 others First published in 2009 — 8 editions

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Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse

by John Joseph Adams, Stephen King, Orson Scott Card, Paolo Bacigalupi, M. Rickert, Jonathan Lethem, George R. R. Martin, Tobias S. Buckell, Cory Doctorow, and 12 others First published in 2008 — 6 editions

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Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020

by Diana Gabaldon, John Joseph Adams, William Demerritt, Scott Keiji Takeda, Therese Plummer, and Shaun Taylor-Corbett First published in 2020 — 5 editions

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Brave new worlds

by John Joseph Adams First published in 2010 — 4 editions
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Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse

by John Joseph Adams, Paolo Bacigalupi, Hugh Howey, Seanan McGuire, George R. R. Martin, Lauren Beukes, Rudy Rucker, Bruce Sterling, Jack McDevitt, and 17 others First published in 2013 — 4 editions
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Ignorance is Strength

by Hugh Howey, Christie Yant, and John Joseph Adams First published in 2020 — 4 editions

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Dead Man's Hand: an Anthology of the Weird West

by John Joseph Adams, Joe R. Lansdale, Ben H. Winters, David Farland, Mike Resnick, Seanan McGuire, Charles Yu, Alan Dean Foster, Beth Revis, and 15 others First published in 2014 — 3 editions

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Operation Arcana

by John Joseph Adams First published in 2015 — 3 editions
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Wastelands: The New Apocalypse

by John Joseph Adams, Veronica Roth, Hugh Howey, Carmen Maria Machado, and Jonathan Maberry First published in 2013 — 3 editions

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Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021

by John Joseph Adams and Veronica Roth First published in 2021 — 3 editions

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Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond

by John Joseph Adams, Douglas Cohen, and Douglas Cohen (Editor) First published in 2013 — 3 editions
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Loosed upon the World: The Saga Anthology of Climate Fiction

by John Joseph Adams, Paolo Bacigalupi, Seanan McGuire, Karl Schroeder, Trudel, Jean-Louis, Tobias S. Buckell, Nancy Kress, Jim Shepard, Sean McMullen, and 16 others First published in 2015 — 3 editions

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Burn the Ashes

by John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey, and Christie Yant First published in 2020 — 2 editions

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Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019

by John Joseph Adams and Carmen Maria Machado First published in 2019 — 2 editions

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Under the moons of Mars: new adventures on Barsoom

by John Joseph Adams First published in 2012 — 2 editions

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Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024

by Hugh Howey and John Joseph Adams First published in 2024 — 2 editions

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Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022

by John Joseph Adams First published in 2022 — 2 editions

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Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023

by John Joseph Adams and R. F. Kuang First published in 2023 — 2 editions

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Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018

by N. K. Jemisin and John Joseph Adams First published in 2018 — 2 editions

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American science fiction critic

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31 Jul 1976

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL6811804A
ISNI: 0000000046818896
Integrated Authority File (GND): 102540114X
Library of Congress Names: no2008134795
LibraryThing: adamsjohnjoseph
VIAF: 51511570
Wikidata: Q6242102
Inventaire.io: wd:Q6242102

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Alternative names

جون جوزيف آدامز
جون چوزيف آدامز
Τζόζεφ Άνταμς
John Joseph „J.J” Adams
J・J・アダムズ

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John Joseph Adams