Marcus Sedgwick

Marcus Sedgwick (* 1968 in Kent ) is a British author for young people.

Marcus Sedgwick was a bookseller and publisher's editor before turning to writing. Since 1994 he has mainly written novels for young people. In addition to writing, his greatest hobby is making woodcuts , which he used to illustrate some of his books himself. He also plays guitar in an Abba revival band.

Sedgwick writes fantasy and horror novels.

Works

• Floodland . 2000

Branford Boase Award 2001

• The Dark Horse . 2001 (German 2006 The Storm of the Black Horses )

Shortlist Guardian Award 2002

• Witch hill . 2001
• Cowards . 2003
• The Book of Dead Days . 2003 (German 2005 The Book of Dead Days )
• A Christmas Wish . 2003
• The Emperor's New Clothes . 2004 (picture book)
• The Dark Flight Down . 2005 (German 2007 at nightfall )
• The Dead Days Omnibus . 2006
• The foreshadowing . 2006

Shortlist Booktrust Teenage Prize 2006

Shortlist Angus Book Award 2007

• My Swordhand Is Singing . 2007 (German 2008 The Song of the Blade )

Booktrust Teenage Prize 2007

• Blood Red, Snow White . 2008 (German 2009 red like blood - white like snow )
• The Kiss of Death . 2008 (German 2010 The Kiss of Death )
• Revolver . 2009 (German 2011 revolver )
• White Crow . 2010
• Midwinterblood . 2011 (German 2014 Seven Moons )

Michael L. Printz Award 2014

• She is not invisible . 2013

The Raven Mysteries

Orion Children's Books 2009-2011

• Flood and Fang (German 2011 Raven Mysteries: Flood and Fangs )
• Ghosts and Gadgets (German 2011 Raven Mysteries: Gold and Ghost Hunt )
• Lunatics and Luck
• Vampires and Volts
• Magic and Mayhem
• Diamonds and Doom

Elf Girl and Raven Boy

Orion Children's Books 2012–

• Fright Forest

Works in German

• The storm of the black horses , Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag , Munich 2006 ISBN 978-3-423-62261-5
• At nightfall , Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 2007 ISBN 978-3-423-62316-2
• The book of the dead days , Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 2007 ISBN 978-3-423-62294-3
• The song of the blade , Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 2008 ISBN 978-3-423-62339-1
• Rot wie Blut - Weiß wie Schnee , Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 2009 ISBN 978-3-423-62393-3
• The kiss of death , Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 2010 ISBN 978-3-423-24807-5
• Revolver , Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 2011 ISBN 978-3-423-24843-3

Web links

• Marcus Sedgwick official website
• Literature by and about Marcus Sedgwick in the catalog of the German National Library
• Short biography and reviews of works by Marcus Sedgwick at perlentaucher.de
• Marcus Sedgwick in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)