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Robert Holdstock

UK  (1948 - 2009)
aka
Robert Black, Ken Blake, Chris Carlsen, Robert Faulcon, Richard Kirk
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About Robert Holdstock
Robert Holdstock shared his childhood years between the bleak Romney Marsh and the dense woods of the Kentish heartlands. After several years of research in the field of medical zoology, he became a full-time writer of science fiction and fantasy in 1975.
 
Series contributed to
BulmanOne of Our Pigeons Is Missing
 
Anthology series
Other EdensOther Edens IIOther Edens III
 
Anthologies edited
Stars of Albion
 
Non fiction
Encyclopedia of Science FictionAlien LandscapesTour of the Universe: The Journey of a LifetimeMagician: Lost Journals of the Magus Geoffrey Carlyle
Realms of Fantasy: An Illustrated Exploration of the Most Famous Worlds in Fantasy FictionLost Realms: An Illustrated Exploration of the Lands behind the Legends
 
Anthologies containing stories by Robert Holdstock
New Writings in Horror and the Supernatural Volume 2New Writings in SF 20New Writings in SF 28The 19th Pan Book of Horror Stories
Sixty-Five Great Tales of the SupernaturalGaslight and GhostsDark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror StoriesA Whisper of Blood
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fifth Annual CollectionDark Voices 5: The Pan Book of HorrorTales in SpaceThe Merlin Chronicles
 
Short stories
The Darkness (1972)
Microcosm (1972)
The Graveyard Cross (1976)
Magic Man (1976)
On the Inside (1976)
The Quiet Girl (1978)
Mythago Wood [short story] (1982)World Fantasy (nominee)
Time of the Tree (1988)
The Ragthorn (1991) (with Garry Kilworth)World Fantasy
Having His Leg Pulled (1993)
Burial at Sea (1995) (with Larry Bond and Chris Carlsen (Robert Holdstock))
Infantasm (1995)


Awards
World Fantasy Best Novella nominee (1982) : Mythago Wood [short story]
World Fantasy Best Novel winner (1985) : Mythago Wood
World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1992) : The Bone Forest
World Fantasy Best Novella winner (1992) : The Ragthorn
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (1995) : The Hollowing
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1996) : Ancient Echoes
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1998) : Gate of Ivory


Links to other websites
robertholdstock.com


Robert Holdstock recommends
Chimeras
Chimeras (1992)
Christopher Evans
"Vivid, original, beautifully written... Fantasy doesn't get much better than this."
The Darkest Part of the Woods
The Darkest Part of the Woods (2002)
Ramsey Campbell
"The undisputed master of the psychological horror novel... 'Dark Visioning' at its very best."



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