Gillian Bradshaw

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Gillian Marucha Bradshaw (born May 14, 1956 in Falls Church , Virginia ) is an American writer .

Life

Bradshaw lived in Washington DC, California, Chile and France, among others. At the University of Michigan (final BA ) and the Newnham College of Cambridge University in England (degrees BA and MA ) she studied English literature . In 1977 she won the University of Michigan Hopwood Award Major Fiction for the novel Hawk of May . She mainly writes historical novels, is married, has four children and now lives in Cambridge, England (as of autumn 2004).

Bradshaw became famous above all for The Knights of the Round Table , a three-volume cycle on the Arthurian legend. The following works by the author mostly deal with historical subjects, such as the life of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes , or set in the late Roman Empire, such as her novel Beacon at Alexandria 1986. Bradshaw also wrote several children's books, including The Land of Gold 1992, Novels set in the present and science fiction .

Books by her have also been translated into Spanish , French , German and Danish .

bibliography

Down the Long Wind / The Arthurian Saga
  • 1 Hawk of May (1980)
    • English: The falcon of light. Translated by Ilka Paradis. Marion von Schröder / Econ, Düsseldorf 1982, ISBN 3-547-71501-6 .
  • 2 Kingdom of Summer (1981)
    • English: The Kingdom of Summer. Translated by Ilka Paradis. Marion von Schröder, Düsseldorf 1983, ISBN 3-547-71499-0 .
  • 3 In Winter's Shadow (1982)
    • English: The Crown of Camelot. Translated by Ilka Paradis. Marion von Schröder, Düsseldorf 1984, 3-547-71498-2.
The Dragon and The Thief
  • 1 The Dragon and the Thief (1991)
  • 2 The Land of Gold (1992)
  • The Dragon, the Thief, and the Princess (Collector's Edition of 1 and 2; 2013)
English Civil War
  • 1 London in Chains (2009)
  • A Corruptible Crown (2011)
Magic's poison
  • 1 Magic's Poison (2011)
  • 2 The Enchanted Archive (2011)
  • 3 The Duke's Murder (2011)
  • 4 The Iron Cage (2011)
Novels
  • The Beacon at Alexandria (1986)
    • English: The lighthouse of Alexandria. Translated by Nils-Henning von Hugo. Econ-Verlag, Düsseldorf, Vienna and New York 1988, ISBN 3-430-11496-9 .
  • The Bearkeeper's Daughter (1987)
    • English: The Bear Tamer's Daughter. From the American by Nils-Henning von Hugo. Econ-Verlag, Düsseldorf, Vienna and New York 1990, ISBN 3-430-11494-2 .
  • Imperial Purple (1988)
  • Horses of Heaven (1990; historical novel about a Greek princess among the Saks )
    • German: Himmelsreiter. Translated by Elke von Scheidt. Blanvalet, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-7645-7648-0 .
  • Beyond the North Wind (1993)
  • Island of Ghosts (1998)
    • English: The riders of the Sarmatians. Translated by Martin Schulte. Goldmann # 41523, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-442-41523-3 .
  • The Wrong Reflection (2000)
  • The Sand-Reckoner (2000; historical novel about Archimedes )
    • German: pillars in the sand. Translated by Eva L. Wahser. Goldmann # 41594, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-442-41594-2 .
  • The Wolf Hunt (2001)
    • German: The song of the wolf. Translated by Martin Schulte. Goldmann # 41609, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-442-41609-4 .
  • Dangerous Notes (2001)
  • Cleopatra's Heir (2002; historical novel about Caesarion )
    • English: The son of Cleopatra. Translated by Katharina Volk. Weltbild, Augsburg 2006, ISBN 3-89897-394-8 .
  • The Somers Treatment (2003)
  • Render Unto Caesar (2003)
  • The Alchemy of Fire (2004)
  • The Elixir of Youth (2005)
  • Elixir of Youth (2005)
  • Bloodwood (2007)
  • Dark North (2007; historical novel about Septimius Severus ' campaign in Britain)
  • The Sun's Bride (2008; historical novel against the backdrop of the Third Syrian War )
  • The Dragon, The Thief and The Princess (2013)
  • The Alien in the Garden (2014)
  • Alien in the Garden (2014)
  • Aliens on Holiday (2016)
  • The Color of Power (1989; historical novel about a conspiracy against Theodosius II )
    • German: The silk weaver. Translated by Joachim Pente. ECON-Verlag, Düsseldorf, Vienna and New York 1992, ISBN 3-430-11493-4 .

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SURNAME Bradshaw, Gillian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bradshaw, Gillian Marucha (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Falls Church , Virginia , United States