My name is Steven Gould and I write YA and adult Science Fiction. I am not Stephen Jay Gould (who I admire.) On my good days I look something like this:
You can see my complete published bibliography (including short works) at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. They also maintain a nice list of award nominations (so I don’t have to.)
ISFDB is hosted by the very worthy Cushing Library Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection and Institute for Scientific Computation at Texas A&M University.
The name of this Blog comes from:
KO-KO (the Lord High Executioner): Well, a nice mess you’ve got us into, with your nodding head and the deference due to a man of pedigree!
POO-BAH (the Lord High Everything Else): Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative.
– William S. Gilbert, The Mikado or the Town of Titipu
Here is a bio I use sometime:
Steven Gould is the author of Jumper, Wildside, Helm, Blind Waves, Reflex, and Jumper: Griffin’s Story, as well as several short stories published in Analog, Asimov’s, and Amazing, and other magazines and anthologies. He is the recipient of the Hal Clement Young Adult Award for Science Fiction and has been on the Hugo ballot twice and the Nebula ballot once for his short fiction, but his favorite distinction was being on the American Library Associations Top 100 Banned Books list 1990-1999. “Jumper was right there at #94 between Steven King’s Christine and a non-fiction book on sex education. Then that Rowling woman came along and bumped us off the bottom of the list.” Steve lives in New Mexico with his wife, writer Laura J. Mixon, and their two daughters.
Steven, I watched Jumper tonight and was floored. I am quite learned in things esoteric, metaphysical, as well as some black ops info. The amount of symbolism in Jumper, and the allegorical message given is astounding. You know many things
I may write something up as a blog or a youtube video on the parallels I see. It’s so funny… I watched the movie b/c I had a crush on Hayden Christensen, but its message is very powerful, and I HEAR IT LOUD AND CLEAR.
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Dear Mr. Gould,
Or Steven if you prefer. I just finished reading Reflex last night, and have read Jumper twice in the past. Jumper is the only book I’ve ever reread (and I’m considering reading it a third time). I have to say, Bravo! Initially, I wasn’t sure how I felt about another jumper, but the story was so intense, just a page turner. So, now I’m going to buy Jumper: Griffin’s Story, and I guess I’ll have to break down and watch the movie, too. I don’t usually watch film adaptations, because they usually suck. But I’ll give Jumper the movie a try. Lastly, I am wondering when you’re next Jumper novel will come out. Any hints you can drop are greatly appreciated. Also, would you consider a return of Hyacinth Pope?! Thank you very, very much…
Daniel Lancaster
Sir :
I have enjoyed very much your novel Jumper. In Buenos Aires, where I live, sequelae have not been published yet to my knoledge.
But I´m anxious to read them.
Thank you for this wonderfull journey.
El Gran Postergador (The great Procastinator)
El Gran Postergador,
Con mucho gusto. But, since I am answering this several months after you posted it, I believe I am the grand Procrastinator.
Muchas gracias.
Esteban
Dear Mr. Gould,
I am an avid fan of both film and literature. I saw the film adaptation of your book “Jumper” a while back and enjoyed it. I stumbled upon Jumper: Griffin’s Story audio book on iTunes about a week ago. At the time I didn’t know that the movie was an adaptation of a novel. Since then I have listened to Griffin’s Story, and read both Jumper, and Reflex. I want to tell you that I really enjoyed all three very much. I am looking forward to reading your other books, and I hope that you plan on writing more novels in the Jumper series. Thanks so much for giving me a world so interesting, and exciting, and full of characters worth reading about.
Thank you,
Sean
Dear Mr Gould,
I have somewhat of a Jumper fixation at the moment, having read Jumper, Griffins Story and Reflex in the space of a week, I also have the Movie on Sky+ (which I watch whenever my kids let me!)
What are your thoughts on the proposed sequel in 2011? I understand that the director is basing it on Reflex? have you been invited to contribute, and how do you think the changes in the canon brought about by the paladins can be included??
Anyway, really looking forward to it, hope you plan to continue writing this series, your insights into poor Davey’s relationship with his father really resonates with someone who’s been through something similar – great work mate
What are his feelings on banning the book called JUMPER!?!?!?!?!?