Garry Kilworth
Garry Douglas Kilworth (born July 5, 1941 in York ) is a British writer.
Life
Garry Kilworth grew up in many different places because his father often relocated as an officer, including for a time in Aden . He graduated from King's College London and was then a cryptographer with the Royal Air Force , from which he was deployed for eighteen years in the Far East and the Pacific , among others . He then switched to writing and had his first professional publication Let's Go to Golgotha in late 1974 in the Sunday Times Weekly Review .
He initially published mainly science fiction , turned to other genres in the late 1980s and wrote historical novels , horror fiction and books for young people, two novels under the pseudonym Garry Douglas . He has published more than sixty books to date and travels a lot around the world.
Awards
- 1992: World Fantasy Award for the story The Ragthorn (together with Robert Holdstock )
- 1993: Interzone Readers Poll for the short story The Sculptor
- 1994: British Science Fiction Association Award for the story The Ragthorn (together with Robert Holdstock)
- 1994: Interzone Readers Poll for the story The Ragthorn (together with Robert Holdstock)
- 2008: Charles Whiting Award for Historical War Novels
bibliography
The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first volume.
- Angel (series of novels)
- 1 Angel (1993)
- German: Feuerengel. Horror novel. Translated by Inge Holm. Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 13545, 1994, ISBN 3-404-13545-8 .
- 2 Archangel (1994)
- English: The fall of the angel. Horror novel. Translated by Inge Holm. Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 28305, 1997, ISBN 3-404-28305-8 .
- German: Die Engel. Translated by Charlotte Lungstrass-Kapfer. Heyne, 2010, ISBN 978-3-453-52704-1 (collective edition of 1 and 2).
- Electric Kid (series of novels)
- 1 The Electric Kid (1994)
- 2 Cybercats (1996)
- Navigator Kings / The Navigator Kings. The Legend of the People of the Wind (novel series)
- 1 The Roof of Voyaging (1996)
- English: Tangiias Odyssey. Translated by Barbara Röhl. Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 20324, 1999, ISBN 3-404-20324-0 .
- 2 The Princely Flower (1997)
- English: The island of the giants. Translated by Barbara Röhl. Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 20340, 1999, ISBN 3-404-20340-2 .
- 3 Land-of-Mists (1998)
- German: The Land of Fog. Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 20367, 1998, 3-404-20367-4.
- The Welkin Weasels / Cunning Wiesel (novel series)
- 1 Thunder Oak (1997)
- German: Look for the thunder oak! Piper # 6580, 2005, ISBN 3-492-26580-4 . Also called: thunder oak. Piper # 6951, 2013, ISBN 978-3-492-26951-3 .
- 2 Castle Storm (1998)
- English: Siege the Sturmburg! Piper # 8594, 2006, ISBN 3-492-28594-5 . Also as: Sturmburg. Piper # 6952, 2014, ISBN 978-3-492-26952-0 .
- 3 Windjammer Run (1999)
- English: Board the tall ship! Piper # 8595, 2006. Also called: Windjammer. Piper # 6953, 2015, ISBN 978-3-492-26953-7 .
- 4 Gaslight Geezers (2001)
- 5 Vampire Voles (2002)
- 6 Heastward Ho! (2003)
- Knights of Liofwende (novel series)
- 1 Spiggot's Quest (2002)
- 2 Mallmoc's Castle (2003)
- 3 Boggart and Fen (2004)
- Novels
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In Solitary (1977)
- German: Einsiedler. Science fiction novel. Translated by Hans Maeter . Heyne SF&F # 3823, 1981, ISBN 3-453-30725-9 .
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The Night of Kadar (1978)
- English: The night of Kadar. Science fiction novel. Translated by Wolfgang Eisermann. Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5738, 1981, ISBN 3-426-05738-7 .
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Split Second (1979)
- German: Der Zeitriß. Science fiction novel. Translated by Marcel Bieger. Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5745, 1982, ISBN 3-426-05745-X .
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Gemini God (1981)
- German: Gemini Gods. Science fiction novel. Translated by Marcel Bieger. Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5765, 1983, ISBN 3-426-05765-4 .
- A Theater of Timesmiths (1984)
- Variant: Theater of Timesmiths (1986)
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Witchwater Country (1986)
- German: Hexenwasser. Fantasy novel. Translated by Ingrid Herrmann. Heyne SF&F # 4822, 1991, ISBN 3-453-05032-0 .
- Highlander (1986, as Garry Douglas, novelization of the film Highlander - There can be only one )
- Spiral Winds (1987)
- The Wizard of Woodworld (1987)
- Abandonati (1988)
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Cloudrock (1988)
- German: shadow. Science fiction novel. Translated by Hendrik P. Linckens . Heyne SF&F # 5321, 1995, ISBN 3-453-08572-8 .
- The Street (1988, as Garry Douglas)
- The Voyage of the Vigilance (1988)
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Hunter's Moon (1989, also as The Foxes of First Dark , 1990)
- German: Foxes among themselves. Novel. Translated by Susanne Goga-Klinkenberg . Schneekluth, 1994, ISBN 3-7951-1327-X .
- The Rain Ghost ( Hauntings # 9, 1989)
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Midnight's Sun (1990)
- German: Prince of Wolves. Novel. Translated by Annette Hahn. Schneekluth, 1996, ISBN 3-7951-1328-8 .
- The Third Dragon (1991)
- The Drowners (1991)
- Standing on Shamsan (1991)
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Frost Dancers (1992)
- German: Dancer in the Frost. Novel. Translated by Michaela Link . Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 28305, 1997, ISBN 3-404-28305-8 .
- Billy Pink's Private Detective Agency (1993)
- The Phantom Piper (1994)
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House of Tribes (1995)
- German: In the realm of the mice. Novel. Translated by Susanne Goga-Klinkenberg . Goldmann # 43690, 1997, ISBN 3-442-43690-7 .
- The Brontë Girls (1995)
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A Midsummer's Nightmare (1996)
- German: Zauberwald. Novel. Translated by Peter E. Maier. Schneekluth, 1999, ISBN 3-7951-1637-6 . Also called: Lazy Fish: A Midsummer Night's Nightmare. Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 14552, 2001, ISBN 3-404-14552-6 .
- The Raiders (1996)
- The Drummer Boy (1998)
- Shadow Hawk (1999)
- Nightdancer (2002)
- The Silver Claw (2005)
- Attica (2006)
- Jigsaw (2007)
- The Hundred-Towered City (2008)
- The Sometimes Spurious Travels Through Time and Space of James Ovit (2016)
- Collections
- The Songbirds of Pain. Stories from the Inscape (1984)
- Tree Messiah: A Collection of Short Poems (1985)
- Trivial Tales (1988)
- In the Hollow of the Deep-Sea Wave (1989)
- Dark Hills, Hollow Clocks: Stories from the Otherworld (1990)
- In the Country of Tattooed Men (1993)
- Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands (1993)
- Moby Jack and Other Tall Tales (2006)
- Tales from the Fragrant Harbor (2010)
- Phoenix Man (2011)
- The Fabulous Beast (2013)
- The Ragthorn (2015) with Robert Holdstock
- The Best Short Stories of Garry Kilworth (2016)
- Short stories
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Let's go to Golgotha! (1974)
- German: Off to Golgotha! In: Karl Michael Armer, Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Target time. Heyne (Library of Science Fiction Literature # 29), 1985, ISBN 3-453-31093-4 .
- The Soul of Colonel 607 (1975)
- Reaching Out (1976)
- God's Cold Lips (1979, also as: The Marble of God's Cold Lips )
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Institution (1979)
- German: Grenzkrieg. In: Herbert W. Franke (Ed.): Science Fiction Story Reader 12. Heyne SF&F # 3655, 1979, ISBN 3-453-30569-8 .
- Toomey's Circus (1979)
- A Warrior Falls (1979)
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The Man Who Collected Bridges (1980)
- English: The man who collected bridges. In: Herbert W. Franke (Ed.): SF international II. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23388, 1981, ISBN 3-442-23388-7 .
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Lord of the Dance (1980)
- German: The Lord of Dance. In: Manfred Kluge (Ed.): Window. Heyne SF&F # 3866, 1982, ISBN 3-453-30752-6 .
- The Rose Bush (1980)
- Love Child (1982)
- The Lights of the City (1982)
- The Dissemblers (1982)
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The Invisible Foe (1982)
- German: The invisible enemy. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 24th episode. Heyne SF&F # 4178, 1985, ISBN 3-453-31143-4 .
- Almost Heaven (1982)
- Sumi Dreams of a Paper Frog (1982)
- Blind Windows (1982)
- Scarlet Fever (1982)
- Oubliette (1983)
- The Tryst (1983)
- Spiral Sands (1984, also as Spiral Winds )
- The House That Joachim Jacober Built (1984)
- The Songbirds of Pain (1984)
- The Final Assassin (1985)
- The Lost Garden of Enid Blyton, Beatrix Potter, Lucy Atwell and the Rest of the Lads of the 32nd Parachute Regiment (1985)
- The Thunder of the Captains (1985)
- Image in a Dark Glass (1985)
- The Vivarium (1986)
- Hobblythick Lane (1986)
- Angel's Eyes (1986)
- Doppelganger (1987)
- Feral Moon (1987)
- Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands (1987)
- Murderers Walk (1987)
- Paper Moon (1987)
- Triptych: The Black Wedding; Murderers Walk; Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands (1987)
- The Earth is Flat and We're All Like to Drown (1987)
- On the Watchtower at Plataea (1988)
- The Looking-Glass Man (1988)
- A Journey to the Last Wonder of the World (1988)
- Beyond Byzantium (1988)
- The Cave (1988)
- The Town (1988)
- The Wall (1988)
- Dogfaerie (1989)
- Snake Dreams (1989)
- The Silver Collar (1989)
- When the Music Stopped (1989) with Christian Lehmann
- White Noise (1989)
- Blood Orange (1989)
- Filming the Making of the Film of the Making of “Fitzcarraldo” (1989)
- In the Hollow of the Deep-Sea Wave (1989)
- Island with the Stink of Ghosts (1989)
- The Glory of the Seas (1989)
- The River-Sailor's Wife (1989)
- Ifurin and the Fat Man (1989)
- The Men's Room (1989)
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Bowmen in the Mist (1989)
- English: Archers in the Fog. In: Ronald M. Hahn (Ed.): The magic helmet. Heyne SF&F # 4836, 1991, ISBN 3-453-05022-3 .
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Usurper (1989)
- German: The Usurper. In: Chris Morgan (Ed.): Black Visions. Knaur Horror # 70009, 1994, ISBN 3-426-70009-3 .
- The Amorous Adventures of Hogfoot Right (1989)
- Bronze Casket for a Mummified Shrew-Mouse (1990)
- Networks (1990)
- Surfing Spanish Style (1990)
- Truman Capote's Trilby: The Facts (1990)
- X-Caliber (1990)
- Changelings (1990)
- Dark Hills, Hollow Clocks (1990)
- Scarecrows (1990)
- The Dragon Slayer (1990)
- The Goblin Jag (1990)
- The Hungry Ghosts (1990)
- The Orkney Trows (1990)
- The Sleeping Giants (1990)
- Warrior Wizards (1990)
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In the Country of Tattooed Men (1990)
- German: In the land of tattooed men. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): The Metamorphosis. Heyne SF&F # 5495, 1996, ISBN 3-453-10935-X .
- Inside the Walled City (1990)
- The Woodman's Enigma (1991)
- Hamelin, Nebraska (1991)
- The Ragthorn (1991) with Robert Holdstock
- 1948 (1992)
- The Elevator (1992)
- The Megowl (1992)
- Home (1992)
- Memories of the Flying Ball Bike Shop (1992)
- The Sculptor (1992)
- My Lady Lygia (1992)
- The Cave Painting (1992)
- Giant (1993)
- Oracle Bones (1993)
- Punctuated Evolution (1993, also as Exploding Sparrows )
- Fossils (1993)
- Hunter's Hall (1993)
- Store Wars (1994)
- The House That Jack Built (1994)
- Black Drongo (1994)
- Nerves of Steel (1994)
- The Tallow Tree (1994)
- Wayang Kulit (1994)
- Masterpiece (1995)
- Cherub (1995)
- Waiting by the Corpse (1995)
- The Rattan Cellar (1995)
- Singing Rock (1996)
- The Council of Beasts (1996)
- The Goatboy and the Giant (1996)
- Something's Wrong with the Sofa (1997)
- The Trial of Hansel and Gretel (1997)
- Attack of the Charlie Chaplins (1997)
- Moby Jack (1997)
- Mirrors (1998)
- Heavenly Hosts v. Hell United (1998)
- The Lantern Fox (1998)
- The Frog Chauffeur (1999)
- Death of the Mocking Man (1999)
- Hey, new kid! (1999)
- Bonsai Tiger (2000)
- Soldier's Son (2001)
- The Icehouse Boy (2001)
- Monster School (2002)
- Murders in the White Garden (2005)
- Phoenix Man (2005)
- Men Born of Woman (2006)
- The Stray (2006)
- Alien Embassy (2006)
- The Green Man Tennis Club (2006)
- The Human Child (2006)
- Sacrificial anode (2007)
- Atlantic Crossing (2008)
- All Right (2009)
- La Belle Dame Sans Grâce (2009)
- Monsters X 3 (2011)
- On the Eyelids of a Wolf (2011)
- Out Back (2011)
- Sunday Lunch (2011)
- The Book of Explorers (2011)
- The Human's Child (2011)
- The Night We Drove the Aliens Back (2011)
- Moretta (2011)
- Call Center Incident, Procyon 3 (2013)
- Gifts (2013)
- Spice (2013)
- The Elf Killer (2013)
- The Fabulous Beast (2013)
- The Farrier's Wife (2013)
- The Secret Atlas (2013)
- Chasing Gaia (2015)
- The Watchers (2015)
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 230.
- Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs, Ronald M. Hahn, Wolfgang Jeschke : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-02453-2 , p. 605.
- John Clute : Kilworth, Garry. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated November 22, 2017.
- David Wingrove: Kilworth, Garry. In: Noelle Watson, Paul E. Schellinger: Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers. St. James Press, Chicago 1991, ISBN 1-55862-111-3 , pp. 438-440.
Web links
- Literature by and about Garry Kilworth in the catalog of the German National Library
- Garry Kilworth in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Garry Kilworth in the Science Fiction Awards + Database
- Works by and about Garry Kilworth at Open Library
- Garry Kilworth website
- Garry Kilworth in Fantastic Fiction (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kilworth, Garry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kilworth, Garry Douglas (full name); Douglas, Garry (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | York |