Chris Wooding

Chris Wooding (born February 28, 1977 in Leicester , England ) is an English author.

Life

Wooding studied literature at the University of Sheffield . Wooding wrote his first book Crashing at the age of nineteen, published in 1998, when he was twenty-one. His works can usually be assigned to the fantasy or science fiction genre , they are not limited to literature, graphic novels are also part of his work. He also participates as a musician in some ska-punk bands.

Works

• The party . Arena, 1999, ISBN 3-401-04916-X (British English: Catchman .).
• Endgame . Scholastic Press, 2000, ISBN 0-439-99533-7 (British English).
• Crashing . Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 2001, ISBN 0-7089-9539-X (British English).
• Alaizabel Cray . Arena, 2002, ISBN 3-401-05026-5 (British English: The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray .).
• Kerosene . Hippo / Scholastic, 2003, ISBN 0-439-97887-4 (British English).
• Storm Thief . Scholastic Press, 2006, ISBN 0-439-95948-9 (British English).
• Poison . Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim 2008, ISBN 978-3-7941-8070-7 (British English: Poison . Translated by Ilse Rothfuss).
• World of stone . Bastei Lübbe, 2009, ISBN 978-3-404-20599-8 (British English: The Fade . Translated by Dietmar Schmidt).
• Pale . Stoke Books, 2012, ISBN 978-1-78112-091-0 (British English).

The Tangled Path - Series

• The weavers of Saramyr . Bastei Lübbe, 2004, ISBN 3-404-20501-4 (British English: The Weavers of Saramyr . Translated by Michael Krug).
• The Empress' Gambit . Bastei Lübbe, 2005, ISBN 3-404-20516-2 (British English: Skein of Lament .).
• The veil of enlightenment . Bastei Lübbe, 2006, ISBN 3-404-20543-X (British English: The Ascendancy Veil . Translated by Michael Krug).

Tale of the Ketty Jay series

• Pirate moon . Heyne Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-453-52746-1 (British English: Retribution Falls . Translated by Peter Robert).
• Black hunt . Heyne Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-52820-8 (British English: Black Lung Captain . Translated by Peter Robert).
• Iron Jackal . Orion Publishing Group, 2011, ISBN 978-0-575-09807-7 (British English).
• Ace of Skulls . Orion Publishing Group, 2013, ISBN 978-0-575-09810-7 (British English).

The Saga of Darkwater Series

• The sword of kings . Heyne Verlag, 2019, ISBN 978-3-453-32001-7 (British English: The Ember Blade . Translated by Michael Siefener).

Graphic novels

Broken Sky series

• The secret . Arena, 2000, ISBN 3-401-05067-2 (British English: Broken Sky Part 1. ).
• The attack . Arena, 2000, ISBN 3-401-05068-0 (British English: Broken Sky Part 2. ).
• The escape . Arena, 2000, ISBN 3-401-05069-9 (British English: Broken Sky Part 3. ).
• The opposite world . Arena, 2000, ISBN 3-401-05070-2 (British English: Broken Sky Part 4. ).
• The rebels . Arena, 2000, ISBN 3-401-05071-0 (British English: Broken Sky Part 5. ).
• The darkness . Arena, 2000, ISBN 3-401-05072-9 (British English: Broken Sky Part 6. ).
• The exam . Arena, 2000, ISBN 3-401-05079-6 (British English: Broken Sky Part 7. ).
• The ambush . Arena, 2000, ISBN 3-401-05080-X (British English: Broken Sky Part 8. ).
• The mask . Arena, 2000, ISBN 3-401-05081-8 (British English: Broken Sky Part 9. ).
• The Citadel . Scholastic Children's Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4071-0357-0 (British English).
• Communion . Scholastic, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4071-0408-9 (British English).

Malice series

• Malice - you cannot escape him! Ravensburger Buchverlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-473-35329-3 (British English: Malice .).
• Havoc - There's no going back! Ravensburger Buchverlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-473-35338-5 (British English: Havoc .).

Nominations and Awards

• 2001: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award for The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray
• 2004: Lancashire Children's Book of the Year for Poison
• 2004: Carnegie Medal (nomination) for Poison
• 2007: Carnegie Medal (nomination) for Storm Thief
• 2010: Arthur C. Clarke Award (nomination) for Retribution Falls

Web links

• Literature by and about Chris Wooding in the catalog of the German National Library
• Chris Wooding in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Works by and about Chris Wooding at Open Library
• Chris Wooding in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
• Official website of Chris Wooding

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chris Wooding. In: fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved January 21, 2013 .