Maureen F. McHugh





Maureen F. McHugh

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in Loveland, Ohio, The United States
February 13, 1959

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Maureen F. McHugh (born 1959) is a science fiction and fantasy writer.

Her first published story appeared in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in 1989. Since then, she has written four novels and over twenty short stories. Her first novel, China Mountain Zhang (1992), was nominated for both the Hugo and the Nebula Award, and won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. In 1996 she won a Hugo Award for her short story "The Lincoln Train" (1995). McHugh's short story collection Mothers and Other Monsters was shortlisted as a finalist for the Story Prize in December, 2005.

Maureen is currently a partner at No Mimes Media, an Alternate Reality Game company which she co-founded with Steve Peters and Behnam Karbassi in March 2009. Prior to founding No M...more


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I was up at 5:00 am yesterday, Central time, and fell asleep early last night.

I was up early this morning and decided to walk. LA is famous for the observation that nobody walks, but of course, that's not true. Lots of people are walking at 8:00am. Many of them, dressed in scrubs, or jeans and casual clothes, or uniforms, are walking to or from bus stops. Most of them are brown or black. The o... read more »
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Average rating: 3.82 · 5,045 ratings · 784 reviews · 52 distinct works · Similar authors
China Mountain Zhang
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 1,156 ratings — published 1992 — 10 editions
After the Apocalypse
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 815 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
Nekropolis
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 218 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions
Mothers & Other Monsters: S...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
Mission Child
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions
Half the Day is Night
3.15 of 5 stars 3.15 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions
The Cost To Be Wise
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
The Effect of Centrifugal F...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011
Interview: On Any Given Day
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003
Presence
2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003
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“Sydney did not believe in life after death, but in her experience, admitting this could lead to long and complicated discussions in which people seemed to think that since she did not believe in God or the afterlife, there was nothing to stop her from becoming an ax murderer.”
Maureen F. McHugh, After the Apocalypse

“In my experience ideology is a lot like religion; it's a belief system and most people cling to it long after it becomes clear that their ideology doesn't describe the real world.”
Maureen F. McHugh, China Mountain Zhang

“It's good to be loved. But it isn't enough.”
Maureen F. McHugh, Nekropolis

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