# Ian Whates

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**Ian Whates** is a British [speculative fiction](/source/Speculative_fiction) author and editor. In 2006 he launched the independent [publishing house](/source/Publishing) NewCon Press. He lives with his partner Helen in Cambridgeshire.

As of 2009 Whates is currently a director of both the [Science Fiction Writers of America](/source/Science_Fiction_Writers_of_America) (SFWA)[1] and the [British Science Fiction Association](/source/British_Science_Fiction_Association) (BSFA).[2] He has had short fiction published in *[Nature](/source/Nature_(magazine))*, *Hub* and *TQR*. In 2007 his short story [The Gift of Joy](/source/The_Gift_of_Joy) was nominated for the [British Science Fiction Award](/source/BSFA_Awards).[3] His [space opera](/source/Space_opera) novel, Pelquin's Comet (The Dark Angels Book 1), was published in 2015.

## Bibliography

### City of a Hundred Rows

1. City of Dreams & Nightmare (2010)
1. City of Hope & Despair (2011)
1. City of Light & Shadow (2012)

### Noise

1. The Noise Within (2010)
1. The Noise Revealed (2011)

### The Dark Angels

1. Pelquin's Comet (2015)
1. The Ion Raiders (2017)
1. Dark Angels Rising (2020)

### Collections

- The Gift of Joy (2009)

### Short stories and essays

- *The Gun* published in Speculative Realms Anthology, 2008;[4] [ebook](/source/Ebook) re-released by [Kayelle Press](/source/Kayelle_Press) in 2013
- *In Praise of Short Stories* by Ian Whates published in *Story Behind the Book : Volume 1*, 2013;[5]
- *Return to Arden Falls* in the 2013's "Legends", a collection of short stories in honor of [David Gemmell](/source/David_Gemmell).

### As editor

- Solaris Rising (2011)
- Solaris Rising 1.5 (2012)
- Solaris Rising 2 (2013)[6]
- Solaris Rising 3

- Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell (2013)
- Legends II: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell (2015)

## References

1. ["SFWA Employees & Volunteers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110605180351/http://www.sfwa.org/archive/org/voluntrs.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.sfwa.org/archive/org/voluntrs.htm) on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

1. ["BSFA - Who's who"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091214175837/http://www.bsfa.co.uk/AboutUs/WhosWho.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://www.bsfa.co.uk/AboutUs/WhosWho.aspx) on 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

1. ["BSFA Awards: 2007 Shortlist"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091217112921/http://www.bsfa.co.uk/Awards/BSFAAwards2007Shortlist.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://www.bsfa.co.uk/Awards/BSFAAwards2007Shortlist.aspx) on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

1. [Speculative Realms Website](http://speculativerealms.wordpress.com/)

1. [Story Behind the Book : Volume 1 - Essays on Writing Speculative Fiction out now!](http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/story-behind-the-book-volume-1-essays-on-writing-speculative-fiction-out-now) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150912085353/http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/story-behind-the-book-volume-1-essays-on-writing-speculative-fiction-out-now) 2015-09-12 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["Solaris Rising 2 - edited by Ian Whates"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130319034458/http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/review-solaris-rising-2-edited-by-ian-whates). Archived from [the original](http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/review-solaris-rising-2-edited-by-ian-whates) on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2013-03-16.

## External links

- [NewCon press website](http://www.newconpress.co.uk/)
- [Solaris Rising 2 review at Upcoming4.me](https://web.archive.org/web/20130319034458/http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/review-solaris-rising-2-edited-by-ian-whates)
- [Ian Whates official forum](http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum/ian-whates/)

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