Boyett, Steven R
Entry updated 13 January 2025. Tagged: Author.
(1960- ) US screenwriter and author whose first novel, Ariel (1983; text restored 2009), is a fantasy, along with its direct sequel in the Ariel sequence, Elegy Beach (2009); his second novel, The Architect of Sleep (1986), is an sf tale set in a Parallel World occupied by an intricately and plausibly depicted species which has evolved (see Evolution) from raccoons. After crossing into this world from a cavern in ours, the protagonist becomes involved in a complex plot which is left incomplete, suggesting that sequels were intended or perhaps even written: their publication is still awaited. The Gnole (1991) with Alan Aldridge is an ecological fantasy (see Ecology). Treks Not Taken (coll 1996) is a series of Parodies of Star Trek: The Next Generation written as though by authors such as Kurt Vonnegut; they are very sharp. Boyett was also responsible for the second draft of the screenplay for Toy Story 2 (2000). Mortality Bridge (2011) is fantasy. [JC]
Steven R Boyett
born Atlanta, Georgia: 1960
works
series
Ariel
- Ariel (New York: Berkley Books, 1983) [pb/Barclay Shaw]
- Elegy Beach (New York: Ace Books, 2009) [Ariel: pb/Steve Stone]
individual titles
- The Architect of Sleep (New York: Berkley Books, 1986) [pb/Jim Gurney]
- The Gnole (London: William Heinemann, 1992) with Alan Aldridge [hb/Alan Aldridge]
- Mortality Bridge (Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2011) [hb/J K Potter]
- Fata Morgana (Ashland, Oregon: Blackstone Publishing, 2017) with Ken Mitchroney [hb/]
collections
- Treks Not Taken: What If Stephen King, Anne Rice, Kurt Vonnegut and Other Literary Greats Had Written Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation? (Burbank, California: Midnight Graffiti/Sneaker Press, 1996) [coll: pb/]
- Orphans (place not given: Scorpius Digital Publishing, 2001) [coll: pb/]
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