Photo: Kevin Nixon. © Future Publishing 2013.

Born
in Israel, British
Science Fiction and World Fantasy Award–winning author and
editor
Lavie Tidhar has lived all over the world, including in Vanuatu,
Laos, and South Africa, and currently resides
in London. His
acclaimed novels include A
MAN LIES DREAMING (2014, winner
of the Jerwood
Fiction Uncovered Prize
for
Best British Fiction.), THE VIOLENT CENTURY (2013), MARTIAN SANDS
(2013),
OSAMA
(2011, winner
of the World
Fantasy Award for Best Novel), the BOOKMAN
HISTORIES (THE
BOOKMAN, 2010; CAMERA OBSCURA,
2011; THE GREAT GAME, 2012),
and
THE
TEL AVIV DOSSIER (2009
with Nir Yaniv). Tidhar’s
numerous shorter
works, which include the
2012
British Fantasy Award-winning novellas GOREL & THE POT-BELLIED
GOD, have been collected in BLACK
GODS KISS (2015)
and
HEBREWPUNK (2007).

As
an editor, Tidhar has been responsible for THE
APEX BOOK OF WORLD SF (Volumes
1-3, 2009, 2012, 2014), JEWS
VS ZOMBIES (2015
with Rebbecca Levene), JEWS
VS ALIENS (2015
with Rebbecca Levene), and A
DICK & JANE PRIMER FOR ADULTS (2008).
His graphic novel credits include GOING
TO THE MOON (2012
with artist Paul McCaffrey), and ADOLF
HITLER’S “I DREAM OF ANTS!” (2012
with artist Neil Struthers,)

2016
will be another busy year for the prolific
Tidhar with the new novel CENTRAL
STATION
and his first collection of non-fiction ART
AND WAR: POETRY, PULP AND POLITICS IN ISRAELI FICTION.

All
of us at Tachyon wish the exceptional Lavie a happy birthday!

For more info about CENTRAL STATION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story