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  "path": "/2026/04/ian-watson-1943-2026/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T19:02:41.000Z",
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  "textContent": "SF author Ian Watson, 82, died April 13, 2026 in Gijón, Spain.\n\nWatson was born in England on April 20, 1943. He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford with a degree in English literature, later obtained a research degree in English and French 19th-century literature, and went on to teach across the world. After his first novel**The Embedding** (1973) won a John W. Campbell Award, and**The Jonah Kit** (1975) …Read More\n\nThe post Ian Watson (1943–2026) appeared first on Locus Online.",
  "title": "Ian Watson (1943–2026)"
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