Lavie Tidhar

Lavie Tidhar

Lavie Tidhar has written at least 152 books. Their most popular book is Central Station with 47 saves with an average rating of 3.35⭐.

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Author Bio

Lavie Tidhar is the World Fantasy Award winning author of Osama (2011), Seiun nominated The Violent Century (2013), the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize winning A Man Lies Dreaming (2014), the Campbell Award, Neukom Prize and Chinese Nebula winning Central Station (2016), Prix Planete SF winner and Locus and Campbell award nominated Unholy Land (2018), British Fantasy Award nominated By Force Alone (2021), Philip K. Dick Award nominated The Escapement (2021), The Hood (2021), Locus Award nominated Neom (2022) and The Circumference of the World (2023).

His literary fiction career began with the highly-regarded Maror (2022) and followed by Adama (2023) and Six Lives (2024). Golgotha is forthcoming in 2025.

As a children’s author he wrote middle-grade novel Candy (2018 UK; as The Candy Mafia 2020 US) and co-wrote The Children’s Book of the Future (2024). He also created the comics mini-series Adler (#1-#5, 2020) and edited The Best of World SF anthology series (2021-2023).

Lavie works across genres, combining detective and thriller modes with poetry, science fiction and historical and autobiographical material. His work has variously been compared to that of Philip K. Dick by the Guardian and the Financial Times, to Naguib Mahfouz and Orhan Pamuk by Publishers Weekly and to Kurt Vonnegut by Locus.

Lavie’s media appearances have included Channel 4 News, Radio 4, BBC Radio London, BBC Radio Ulster and others.

Lavie’s speaking engagements have included a wide range of events, including for the Ministry of Defence, Cambridge University, English PEN, the Singapore Writers Festival and various Guest of Honour appearances in Japan, Poland, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, China and elsewhere.

Lavie’s occasional commissions include work for Conde Nast, Braingle/Puzzle Tales, I Speak Machine/Penguin Random House, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Jewish Museum Berlin, New Scientist, Pigeon Studio and SF Studios (film consulting).

Lavie was a regular book columnist for the Washington Post. He also wrote a monthly column for the Vanuatu Daily Post. Additional bylines have appeared in The Independent, The Guardian, Nature, New Scientist, SFX, io9 and others.

He is one-half of animation micro-studio Positronish, where he works on short-form animation series and film.

Lavie is currently a Visiting Professor and Writer in Residence at Richmond, The American International University in London.

Lavie is represented by John Berlyne of the Zeno Literary Agency. For any query, please contact the agency.

Central Station

Central Station
ByLavie Tidhar

2016 • 47 Readers • 375 pages 3.4

By Force Alone

#1 of 2 in Anti-Matter of Britain Quartet

By Force Alone
ByLavie Tidhar

2020 • 37 Readers • 416 pages 3.7

The Book of Swords

#7 of 4 in Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz

The Book of Swords
ByGarth Nix(Contributor),Scott Lynch(Contributor)

2017 • 36 Readers • 544 pages 3.2

Unholy Land

Unholy Land
ByLavie Tidhar

2018 • 26 Readers • 262 pages 4.1

The Circumference of the World

2023 • 25 Readers 3.7

The Bookman

#1 of 3 in The Bookman Histories

The Bookman
ByLavie Tidhar

2010 • 22 Readers • 326 pages 2.9

Sunvault

Sunvault
ByS. Qiouyi Lu(Translator)

2017 • 20 Readers • 253 pages 3

Osama

Osama
ByLavie Tidhar

2011 • 18 Readers • 302 pages 3.2

Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law

#1 of 7 in Judge Dee (Lavie Tidhar)

2020 • 17 Readers • 31 pages 4.3

The Violent Century

The Violent Century
ByLavie Tidhar

2013 • 16 Readers • 352 pages 3.7

Neom

Central Station

Neom
ByLavie Tidhar

2022 • 14 Readers • 256 pages 3.6

Some of the Best of Tor.com 2021 Edition

#9 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com

Some of the Best of Tor.com 2021 Edition
ByDaniel Polansky,Peng Shepherd,+21 more

2022 • 11 Readers • 663 pages 4.5

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Rip-Off!
ByElizabeth Bear,John Scalzi,+8 more

2012 • 11 Readers • 12 pages 3.4

A Man Lies Dreaming

A Man Lies Dreaming
ByLavie Tidhar

2014 • 10 Readers • 290 pages 3

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition

#6 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition
ByCharlie Jane Anders,Nina Allan,+23 more

2017 • 10 Readers • 647 pages 4

Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction

Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction
ByIrene Gallo(Editor),Charlie Jane Anders(Contributor)

2018 • 9 Readers • 569 pages

Drowned Worlds

Drowned Worlds
ByNalo Hopkinson,Ken Liu,+7 more

2016 • 9 Readers • 400 pages 3.8

Camera Obscura

#2 of 3 in The Bookman Histories

Camera Obscura
ByLavie Tidhar

2010 • 8 Readers 3.7

Out of the Ruins

Out of the Ruins
ByChina Miéville,Emily St. John Mandel,+19 more

2021 • 8 Readers • 320 pages 3

Fungi

Fungi
ByJeff VanderMeer,Lavie Tidhar,+22 more

2012 • 7 Readers • 342 pages

The Great Game

#3 of 3 in The Bookman Histories

The Great Game
ByLavie Tidhar

2012 • 7 Readers 3

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2020 Edition

#8 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2020 Edition
ByCharlie Jane Anders,G.V. Anderson,+27 more

2021 • 7 Readers • 684 pages

Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels

#2 of 7 in Judge Dee (Lavie Tidhar)

2021 • 7 Readers • 32 pages 4.1

The Escapement

The Escapement
ByLavie Tidhar

2021 • 7 Readers • 256 pages

Far Out

Far Out
ByPaula Guran(Editor),Rachel Swirsky(Contributor)

2021 • 6 Readers • 432 pages

Yiwu

Yiwu
ByLavie Tidhar

2018 • 6 Readers • 26 pages 3.7

The Best of World SF, Volume 1

The Best of World SF, Volume 1
ByLavie Tidhar(Editor)

2021 • 6 Readers • 624 pages 3.5

Judge Dee and the Mystery of the Missing Manuscript

#5 of 7 in Judge Dee (Lavie Tidhar)

2022 • 6 Readers • 38 pages 4.6

Maror

Maror
ByLavie Tidhar

2023 • 5 Readers

Judge Dee and the Poisoner of Montmartre

#3 of 7 in Judge Dee (Lavie Tidhar)

2021 • 5 Readers • 50 pages 4.6

The Mammoth Book of Steampunk

2012 • 5 Readers • 512 pages 2.5

Unidentified Funny Objects

#1 of 5 in UFO

Unidentified Funny Objects
BySergei Lukyanenko,Lavie Tidhar,+8 more

2012 • 4 Readers • 320 pages 3.5

Apex Magazine, Issue 129, January 2022

Apex Magazine, Issue 129, January 2022
ByLavie Tidhar,Yilun Fan,+16 more

2022 • 4 Readers • 185 pages 3.7

Judge Dee and the Executioner of Epinal

#7 of 7 in Judge Dee (Lavie Tidhar)

2024 • 4 Readers • 41 pages 4

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection

#0 of 2 in Jackaroo

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection
ByRobert Charles Wilson,Sarah Monette,+31 more

2010 • 4 Readers 4

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection

#34 of 12 in The Year's Best Science Fiction

2017 • 4 Readers • 703 pages 3

Multiverses: An Anthology of Alternate Realities

Multiverses: An Anthology of Alternate Realities
ByAlix E. Harrow,Alastair Reynolds,+15 more

2023 • 4 Readers • 320 pages 3

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HebrewPunk
ByLavie Tidhar

2007 • 4 Readers 4

The Apex Book of World SF 2

The Apex Book of World SF 2
ByRochita Loenen-Ruiz,Lauren Beukes,+26 more

2012 • 3 Readers • 375 pages

Solaris Rising: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction

Solaris Rising: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction
ByIan Whates(Editor),Stephen Palmer(Contributor)

2011 • 3 Readers • 448 pages 3.5

Martian Sands

Martian Sands
ByLavie Tidhar

2013 • 3 Readers • 236 pages 4

The Apex Book of World SF 4

The Apex Book of World SF 4
ByCeleste Rita Baker,J.Y. Yang,+33 more

2015 • 3 Readers • 320 pages 4

The Best of World SF: Volume 2

#2 of 2 in The Best of World SF

The Best of World SF: Volume 2
ByLavie Tidhar(Editor)

2022 • 3 Readers 3.5

Bewere the Night

#1 of 1 in Kilgore Jones

Bewere the Night
ByHolly Black(Contributor),Ekaterina Sedia(Editor)

2011 • 3 Readers • 351 pages

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The Book of Magic
ByGardner Dozois,Garth Nix,+16 more

3 Readers

The Hood

#2 of 2 in Anti-Matter of Britain Quartet

The Hood
ByLavie Tidhar

3 Readers • 516 pages 4.5

Jews versus Zombies

#1 of 1 in Jews Versus

Jews versus Zombies
ByRena Rossner,Ofir Touche Gafla,+6 more

2015 • 2 Readers • 92 pages

We See a Different Frontier: A postcolonial speculative fiction anthology

2013 • 2 Readers • 213 pages

Terminal

Terminal
ByLavie Tidhar

2016 • 2 Readers • 21 pages 3

Adler: Volume 1

Adler: Volume 1
ByLavie Tidhar

2 Readers • 128 pages 4

The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Two

#2 of 2 in The Best Science Fiction of the Year

The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Two
ByNina Allan,Madeline Ashby,+23 more

2017 • 2 Readers • 624 pages

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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2015
ByPaula Guran,A.C. Wise,+28 more

2 Readers

Tel Aviv Noir

Tel Aviv Noir
ByAntonio Ungar,Gai Ad,+11 more

2014 • 2 Readers

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Invisible Blood
ByJeffery Deaver,Stella Duffy,+15 more

2019 • 2 Readers 3

Deep Dream

Deep Dream
ByIndrapramit Das(Editor),Samit Basu(Contributor)

2024 • 2 Readers

The Lunacy Commission

The Lunacy Commission
ByLavie Tidhar

2021 • 2 Readers • 168 pages

Arc 1.3: Afterparty Overdrive

Arc 1.3: Afterparty Overdrive
ByNan Craig,David Gullen,+6 more

2012 • 2 Readers • 160 pages

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Shine
ByJetse de Vries(Editor),Holly Phillips(Contributor)

2010 • 2 Readers • 464 pages

The Apex Book of World SF

#1 of 2 in Apex Book of World SF

The Apex Book of World SF
ByDean Francis Alfar,S.P. Somtow,+14 more

2009 • 2 Readers • 287 pages 5

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New Atlantis
ByLavie Tidhar

2020 • 2 Readers • 77 pages

Reports from the Deep End: Stories Inspired by J. G. Ballard

Reports from the Deep End: Stories Inspired by J. G. Ballard
ByMaxim Jakubowski(Editor),Rick McGrath(Editor)

2 Readers • 368 pages

The Outcast Hours

The Outcast Hours
ByMahvesh Murad(Editor),Jared Shurin(Editor)

2019 • 2 Readers • 408 pages 2

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The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012
ByRich Horton,C.S.E. Cooney,+27 more

2012 • 2 Readers • 544 pages

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5 UFO

Funny Science Fiction
ByMike Resnick,Ken Liu,+6 more

2015 • 2 Readers

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Other Covenants: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People
ByRobert Silverberg,Gillian Polack,+28 more

2 Readers • 361 pages

Best of British Science Fiction 2022

Best of British Science Fiction 2022
ByLavie Tidhar,Eric Brown,+1 more

2 Readers 4

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The Apex Book of World SF 3
ByLavie Tidhar,Benjanun Sriduangkaew,+15 more

2 Readers 4

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Best of British Science Fiction 2020
ByDonna Scott,M.R. Carey,+8 more

2 Readers 4

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Best of British Science Fiction 2018
ByLavie Tidhar,Dave Hutchinson,+7 more

2019 • 2 Readers 4

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Selfies
ByLavie Tidhar

2014 • 2 Readers • 32 pages 3.5

Jews vs Omnibus: Jews vs Aliens and Jews vs Zombies

#1 of 1 in Jews Versus

Jews vs Omnibus: Jews vs Aliens and Jews vs Zombies
ByNaomi Alderman,Daniel Polansky,+1 more

2015 • 1 Reader • 274 pages

Zion's Fiction

Zion's Fiction
BySheldon Teitelbaum(Editor),Emanuel Lottem(Editor)

2018 • 1 Reader • 312 pages

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Vol. 8

#8 of 4 in The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year

2013 • 1 Reader • 608 pages 4

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023
ByNeil Clarke(Editor),David Goodman(Contributor)

2023 • 1 Reader 4

Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January/February 2019

Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January/February 2019
BySheila Williams(Editor),Suzanne Palmer(Contributor)

1 Reader • 208 pages 4

Lightspeed Magazine, October 2014

#53 of 15 in Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed Magazine, October 2014
ByAlice Copple-Tošić(Translator)

2014 • 1 Reader • 349 pages

Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013

#1 of 1 in Year's Best YA Speculative Fiction

Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013
ByKen Liu(Contributor),Julia Rios(Editor)

2013 • 1 Reader • 308 pages

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5
BySandra McDonald(Contributor),Sarah Rees Brennan(Contributor)

2011 • 1 Reader • 536 pages

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 102, March 2015

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 102, March 2015
ByNeil Clarke(Editor),Kate Baker(Narrator)

2015 • 1 Reader • 176 pages

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014
ByRich Horton(Editor),Erik Amundsen(Contributor)

2013 • 1 Reader

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 41, February 2010

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 41, February 2010
ByNeil Clarke(Editor),Jay Lake(Contributor)

2010 • 1 Reader • 49 pages

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 1, October 2006

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 1, October 2006
ByNeil Clarke(Editor),Sarah Monette(Contributor)

2006 • 1 Reader

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#25 of 21 in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror

Best New Horror 25
ByStephen Jones(Editor, Introduction),Kim Newman(Contributor)

2014 • 1 Reader 3

The Lowest Heaven

The Lowest Heaven
ByAnne C. Perry(Editor),Jared Shurin(Editor)

2013 • 1 Reader • 342 pages

Best New Horror #26

#26 of 21 in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror

Best New Horror #26
ByStephen Jones(Editor, Introduction),Clint Smith(Contributor)

2015 • 1 Reader • 546 pages 3

Descended from Darkness

#1 of 4 in Apex Magazine

Descended from Darkness
ByJason Sizemore(Editor),Gill Ainsworth(Editor)

2009 • 1 Reader • 282 pages

The Apex Book of World SF, Volume 1

The Apex Book of World SF, Volume 1
ByS.P. Somtow,Jetse de Vries,+14 more

2009 • 1 Reader • 302 pages 3

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The Apex Book of World SF 5
ByVina Jie-Min Prasad(Contributor),Daína Chaviano(Contributor)

2015 • 1 Reader

The Best of World SF: Volume 3

#3 of 2 in The Best of World SF

The Best of World SF: Volume 3
ByLavie Tidhar(series_editor)

2023 • 1 Reader

Behind the Mask: A Superhero Anthology

Behind the Mask: A Superhero Anthology
ByAimee Ogden,Jennifer Pullen,+18 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 290 pages

For Mortal Things Unsung

For Mortal Things Unsung
ByJim Bihyeh,Orrin Grey,+32 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 560 pages

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Interzone #290/#291
ByAlexander Glass,Tim Major,+7 more

1 Reader 4

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The Old Dispensation
ByLavie Tidhar

2017 • 1 Reader • 31 pages

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#2 of 1 in International Speculative Fiction

2012 • 1 Reader • 24 pages

Stories of Hope and Wonder

Stories of Hope and Wonder
ByR.J. Barker,Stephen Baxter,+50 more

1 Reader • 599 pages 2

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Dark Faith
ByJerry Gordon, Maurice Broaddus,Catherynne M. Valente,+30 more

1 Reader

Best of British Fantasy 2019

Best of British Fantasy 2019
ByLavie Tidhar,Natalia Theodoridou

2020 • 1 Reader • 280 pages 3

Tor.com Short Fiction Fall 2019

Tor.com Short Fiction Fall 2019
ByLaurie Penny,Michael Cassutt,+7 more

2019 • 1 Reader

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2012 • 1 Reader • 350 pages

Adama

Adama
ByLavie Tidhar

2023 • 1 Reader