Winner of the BSFA Award 2002 and the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2003
Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novels have built him an inimitable dual reputation as a contemporary literary novelist and a leading figure in modern SF and fantasy. His novel THE PRESTIGE is unique in winning both a major literary prize (THE JAMES TAIT BLACK AWARD) and a major genre prize (THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD), and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS). THE SEPARATION won both the ARTHUR C. CLARKE and the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARDS. THE ISLANDERS won both the BSFA and JOHN W. CAMPBELL MEMORIAL AWARDS. Christopher Priest was selected for the original BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS in 1983.
