Helen Hollick

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Helen Hollick (* 1953 in Walthamstow ) is a British writer and bestselling author , mainly history novels writes. She is the author of the Arthurian trilogy Pendragon's Banner and the novels Harold the King and A Hollow Crown .

Life

Hollick worked as a library assistant in a Chingford library for 13 years. It was at this time that she developed a passion for the Dark Age and King Arthur . In 1993, three days after her 40th birthday, her Arthurian trilogy was accepted for publication by the British publisher Heinemann .

Before that, she published the children's book Come and Tell me , about the right way to deal with personal safety. She wrote this story for her then three-year-old daughter. On her website she writes: "I wanted to tell her how to keep safe in a clear and simple manner - with a message that could be easily remembered, 'Always come and tell me before you go anywhere with anyone' fitted nicely." In German: "I wanted to show her how to protect herself in a clear and simple way - with a statement that was easy to remember, 'Come to me every time and talk to me before you go anywhere with anyone' ' very good. ”Her story became an official Home Office safety book used by police and schools across the country.

Until 2013, Hollick lived in Walthamstow with her husband Ron and their adult daughter Kathy. In early 2013 the family moved to North Devon to swap city ​​life in London for a quieter and more rural way of life. In a review of King Harold , Cliff More wrote in the UK's Dorset Evening Echo : "What is most inspiring about Hollick is that she can produce such a mammoth book from a household where she is the only reader - both her husband and daughter suffering from severe dyslexia. " In German: "What inspires the most about Hollick is that she is the only reader in her household who can write such a mammoth work - her husband and daughter both suffer from severe dyslexia."

She is a member of the Society of Authors , a British writers' union. At the beginning of 2006 she was involved as a consultant and co-writer in the preproduction of the planned film 1066 .

She officially became a best-selling author in June 2011 when The Forever Queen , the American version of A Hollow Crown , appeared on the USA Today bestseller list.

Works

The Pendragon's Banner Trilogy

In Germany:

The third volume was never published by Heyne Verlag.

January 2018, Volume 1 of The Pendragon's Banner Trilogy was newly translated into German and published under the title Die Krönung Pendragons by SadWolf Verlag .

The Sea Witch Series

Fictional historical fantasy about pirates and seafaring for adults.

The Saxon Series

( The Lost Kingdom - 1066 Series in the US)

  • A Hollow Crown (USA - The Forever Queen ) (William Heinemann / Arrow Books 2004)

Children's books

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Autobiography on the official website. Retrieved November 7, 2015 .