The bibliography of American science fiction author Bruce Sterling comprises novels, short stories and non-fiction. Works Novels Involution Ocean (1977) A science fiction version of Moby Dick, set in a deep crater filled with dust instead of water, featuring an impossible romance between the protagonist and an alien woman. The book was published as part of a series of books by new authors discovered by Harlan Ellison and was marketed as such. The Artificial Kid (1980) A novel about a young street fighter who continuously films himself using remote controlled cameras. Schismatrix (1985) Nebula Award nominee, 1985; British Science Fiction Association Award nominee, 1986 The 23rd century solar system is divided among two human factions: the "Shapers" who are employing genetics and psychology, and the "Mechanists" who use computers and body prosthetics. The novel is narrated from the viewpoint of Abelard Lindsay, a brilliant diplomat who makes history many times throughout the story. Islands in the Net (1988) Campbell Award winner, 1989; Hugo Award nominee, 1989; Locus SF Award nominee, 1989 A view of an apparently peaceful early twenty-first century with delocalised, networking corporations. The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in the places off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, and the poorest and most disaster-struck part of Africa. The Difference Engine (1990; with William Gibson) BSFA Award nominee, 1990; Nebula Award nominee, 1991; Campbell Award nominee, 1992 A steampunk alternate history novel set in a Victorian Great Britain in the throes of a steam-driven computer revolution. Heavy Weather (1994) Follows high-tech storm chasers in the American midwest where greenhouse warming has made tornadoes far more energetic than the present day. Holy Fire (1996) BSFA Award nominee, 1996; Hugo Award nominee, 1997; Locus SF Award nominee, 1997 Set in a world of steadily increasing longevity (gerontocracy), a newly rejuvenated American woman drifts through the marginalised subculture of young European artists while dealing with the implications of posthumanism. Distraction (1998) Campbell Award nominee, 1999; Hugo Award nominee, 1999; Locus SF Award nominee, 1999; Clarke Award winner, 2000 A master political strategist and a genius genetic researcher find love as they fight an insane Louisiana governor for control of a high-tech scientific facility in a post-collapse United States. US editions: (hardcover), (paperback). Zeitgeist (2000) Locus SF Award nominee, 2001 A girl group à la the Spice Girls tours the Middle