Let's make this birthday one to remember.

79 years old (Born on November 12, 1945)

Happy Birthday, Michael Bishop! May your day be as fantastic and timeless as the worlds you've created. From exploring alien landscapes in "A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire" to unraveling mysteries beneath cosmic skies in "Under Heaven's Bridge," you've taken readers on journeys that defy imagination—and occasionally gravity.

Your literary adventures have spanned galaxies, epochs, and even unicorn-filled mountains—proving once again there's truly no enemy but time (and perhaps deadlines). Here's hoping this birthday brings you joy worthy of a Hugo Award-winning plot twist. Keep inspiring us with stories stranger than fiction; after all, reality is overrated anyway!