Steven Brust

Steven Brust, 2008, photo by Dave Romm

(1955 --)

Steven Karl Zoltán Brust is an American SF and fantasy author. He is best known for his series of novels about the assassin Vlad Taltos, one of a disdained minority group of humans living on a world called Dragaera. His recent novels include The Incrementalists (2013), with co-author Skyler White.

He was one of the founders of Fourth Street Fantasy convention and lived in the Courts of Chaos. He was originally part of the bands Cats Laughing, and Albany Free Traders, as well as the writing group, The Scribblies. He has worked many Minicons and was on the Executive Committees of Minicon 14 and Minicon 34.

• Video of Geri Sullivan and Steven Brust discussing Minneapolis fandom at Balticon 51
• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1983 -- Minicon 19
• 1985 -- Keycon 2
• 1986 -- Ad Astra VI, X-Con 10
• 1987 -- Keycon 4
• 1988 -- Omacon 8
• 1989 -- Keycon 6
• 1991 -- Icon 16, Silicon '91
• 1992 -- MileHiCon 24, Memphis Fantasy Con '92, Congenial IV, Con*Cept '92
• 1993 -- MileHiCon 25, Congenial V
• 1994 -- ConQuesT 25, Consanguinity I
• 1996 -- Chattacon XXI
• 1997 -- Confluence 10, Ad Astra XVII, VCON 22, Convocation
• 1998 -- Flashback!
• 2001 -- Exoticon 4
• 2002 -- Conjecture 1, InConJunction XXII
• 2005 -- 31 Flavors of ConFusion, ConDFW IV, Loscon 32, EerieCon 7
• 2006 -- AggieCon XXXVII
• 2007 -- EerieCon 9
• 2008 -- CopperCon 28
• 2009 -- MisCon 23
• 2012 -- Convolution 2012
• 2014 -- Minnesota Fantasy Award
• 2015 -- Boskone 52, Conjecture 13
• 2017 -- Balticon 51
• 2018 -- Philcon 2018
• 2023 -- Capricon 43

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