Background
Dedman grew up in the Perth suburbs of Koongamia and Boya. That was his childhood when he started being fascinated with science fiction literature.
Stephen Dedman completed Bachelor of Arts course to Western Australian Institute of Technology (currently Curtin University) which he graduated in 1983.
Dedman got his Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Western Australia in 2003.
Stephen Dedman completed two years of Diploma of Teaching in English Language and Literature at Western Australian College of Advanced Education (now Edith Cowan University).
Dedman got his Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Writing from the University of Western Australia in 2008.
Stephen Dedman continued studying at Curtin University for a Graduate Diploma obtaining it in 1985.
(A guide to the divided Phoenix Sector and the chaotic Sag...)
A guide to the divided Phoenix Sector and the chaotic Saga Sector. Forty-nine systems. Also includes rules four alien races and three types of genetically modified humans.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1556342098/?tag=2022091-20
1991
(It started simple enough. A tempting woman with a trifle ...)
It started simple enough. A tempting woman with a trifle of a problem needed a bus ticket. Luckily, sometime photographer Michelangelo "Mage" Magistrale is there to help her out. In exchange for his kindness, she gives him the key to her apartment. However this key is about to unlock an adventure of a different kind. It is no ordinary key; it unlocks any door and leads those who seek it out of greed directly to Mage. The thought of power like that can drive mortals to extremes but the mortal world quickly becomes the least of Mage's problems. On the run and under constant attack by ninja assassins, Yakuza thugs, and the most fearsome and loathsome otherworldly creations Japanese mythology can muster, Mage's only hope is to conquer the key and its power. He must master the art of arrow cutting in order to unleash his own magical power before the forces of darkness force him into oblivion. In a place where all the doors lead to fantasy, mythology and a terrifying reality, where do you run?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J90BVG4/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(When Mike Galloway, a regular sort of guy for San Francis...)
When Mike Galloway, a regular sort of guy for San Francisco, 2014, descends into the nightmare world of poverty and joblessness, he finds he must face more than starvation and homelessness. He's now at the mercy of a deadly world of political intrigue from the future. He awakens to find his mind has been slipped into the body of a homeless woman, his body taken over by a man from the future, and nothing can ever be the same.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BFQ6CEG/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(In the abandoned factory known as the Crypt, society's ca...)
In the abandoned factory known as the Crypt, society's castoffs have found a place to call home. Some of the Crypt's denizens are hiding or on the run; some have nowhere left to go. But the Crypt protects its own, providing care for street kids as well as medical and magical healing for those in need. It also sports an illegal tap into the Matrix, and hosts a coven of some of the most successful shadowrunners around. When a disgraced corporate mover takes an interest in the Crypt - and in a valuable secret long hidden in its foundations - he doesn't intend to let the dregs of Seattle keep him from making the score of a lifetime. But he's about to discover that the Crypt's inhabitants aren't going to be buried so easily.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XJC9KQD/?tag=2022091-20
2006
(Kingstown is a sleepy little town where folks just want t...)
Kingstown is a sleepy little town where folks just want to live undisturbed. But something unimaginable dwells nearby - something that wants to eradicate free thought, and subject humanity to enslavement and genocide. It is a pure malevolence older than Mankind's darkest primal nightmares. It is Ancient Evil! Ancient Evil is a superhero role-playing adventure by V&V alumnus Stephen Dedman, for a team of 4 to 6 intermediate Villains and VigilantesTM or Living LegendsTM characters. Illustrations by Tod Smith, maps and color by Jeff Dee. Ancient Evil includes encounter tables, a timeline of events, stats for over a dozen new villains, and optional rules for underwater and zero-g combat in V&VTM!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0857441248/?tag=2022091-20
2012
(Zuri was seven when she first saw a dragon. An army from ...)
Zuri was seven when she first saw a dragon. An army from the Dragonlands was coming north, brutally expanding their empire. Her village is conquered, and Zuri is captured by soldiers and sold as a slave. A fast learner, she works as a scribe; a fast runner, she wins prizes on fair-days... but she still remembers her home, south of the sea, and she remembers the Dragonlords, their iron weapons and scale armour, their great carrion-eating wyverns and their monstrous reptilian mounts. Aided by mercenaries and pirates, the Dragonlords continue their conquest of the north. When they besiege Cavalis, Tam the Elf, the rat-catcher's slave-boy, is the only one who knows a way under the walls - a tunnel much too narrow for any adult. To save their city and themselves, Zuri and Tam must stay ahead of the Dragonlords as they run through unfamiliar lands... armed only with their wits, a tiny knife and a letter from the Duke, they search for a way to defeat an army and win their freedom.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0994340826/?tag=2022091-20
2015
(An Aftermath! Campaign book set in London 20 years after ...)
An Aftermath! Campaign book set in London 20 years after the Cybele asteroid impacted in the Pacific Ocean. Covers downtown London, the Tower of London, the London Underground, and surrounding territories.By Stephen Dedman.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1533575797/?tag=2022091-20
2016
(Science fiction and the United States military often inha...)
Science fiction and the United States military often inhabit the same imaginative space. Weapons technology has taken inspiration from science fiction, from the bazooka and the atomic bomb to weaponized lasers and drones. Star-spangled superheroes sold war bonds in comic books sent to GIs during World War II, and adorned the noses of bombers. The same superheroes now appear in big-budget movies made with military assistance, fighting evil in today’s war zones. A missile shield of laser satellites - dreamed up by writers and embraced by the high command - is partially credited with ending the Cold War.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LOV3V3G/?tag=2022091-20
2016
(When Nick Horne, police crime scene exeminer turned scien...)
When Nick Horne, police crime scene exeminer turned science journalist, hears rumors of a leak at Helikal's genetic engineering lab in Western Australia's wheatbelt, he tries to contact geneticist David Mora for details. After learning that Mora has disappeared, Horne realizes that someone is trying to stop him investigating Helikal.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DP3Q5VT/?tag=2022091-20
2018
Dedman grew up in the Perth suburbs of Koongamia and Boya. That was his childhood when he started being fascinated with science fiction literature.
Stephen Dedman Completed two years of Diploma of Teaching in English Language and Literature at Western Australian College of Advanced Education (now Edith Cowan University) before transferring to Bachelor of Arts course to Western Australian Institute of Technology (currently Curtin University) which he graduated in 1983. He continued studying at Curtin University for a Graduate Diploma obtaining it in 1985. Dedman got his Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Western Australia in 2003 and became Doctor of Philosophy in 2008.
The author of four novels and more than 120 published short stories, Stephen Dedman is considered one of Australia's most prolific speculative-fiction authors. His career to date has seen him win two Aurealis Awards and an Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award, and make the shortlist for prestigious awards such as the Bram Stoker Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award, the Seiun Award, the Sidewise Award and the Spectrum Award.
In addition to his writing Dedman has been a book reviewer, an associate editor of Eidolon, the fiction editor of Borderlands, a book buyer for most of Perth's science-fiction bookshops, an actor, a game designer, a manuscript assessor, an editorial assistant for Australian Physicist magazine and co-editor of the ConSensual anthologies.
In 2000 the West Australian newspaper engaged Dedman to review books in the fantasy, science-fiction and crime genres, and the following year his third novel, Shadows Bite, was published (it was nominated for a 2002 Aurealis Award). 2001 also saw him engaged as both a manuscript assessor for Driftwood Manuscripts.
Since becoming a Master of Arts in 2003 up to 2013 Dedmen worked as a casual creative writing tutor at the University of Western Australia.
(When Nick Horne, police crime scene exeminer turned scien...)
2018(When Mike Galloway, a regular sort of guy for San Francis...)
2000(An Aftermath! Campaign book set in London 20 years after ...)
2016(In the abandoned factory known as the Crypt, society's ca...)
2006(Science fiction and the United States military often inha...)
2016(Kingstown is a sleepy little town where folks just want t...)
2012(A guide to the divided Phoenix Sector and the chaotic Sag...)
1991(Zuri was seven when she first saw a dragon. An army from ...)
2015(It started simple enough. A tempting woman with a trifle ...)
1997
Dedman spent most of his boyhood wishing he were somewhere else, and subsequently found himself escaping through books. When there wasn't anything to read he made something up.
Quotes from others about the person
Don Webb, American writer, former High Priest of the Temple of Set: "One of the few writers better than me."
Steve Proposch, Managing Editor, Trouble magazine: "Stephen is an excellent writer - a wise and stalwart figure in the Australian genre fiction landscape."
Stephen Dedman married Australian writer Elaine Kemp. Dedman has stepsons from her previous marriage.