Dreams Before the Start of Time

Name: Dreams Before the Start of Time
ISBN: 9781503903043

by Anne Charnock

Arthur C. · 2018 · Winner

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47NorthOctober 1, 2017Science Fiction & FantasyISBN 9781503903043

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Arthur C. Clarke Award	2018	Winner	“Anne Charnock's quiet near-future novel won for its intimate, intergenerational exploration of how reproductive technology might reshape family—a Clarke winner in the tradition of social SF as thought experiment.”

About This Book

Several interwoven family stories spanning the twenty-first and twenty-second centuries explore how reproductive technology—particularly artificial wombs—will transform the meaning of family, parenthood, and human connection.

About the Author

Anne CharnockGB

Anne Charnock is a British author of speculative fiction who won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Dreams Before the Start of Time (2018), a near-future novel exploring how reproductive technology will change family structures and human relationships across multiple generations. Charnock originally trained as a journalist and worked as an artist before turning to fiction. Read more →