Patrick Tilley
Patrick Tilley (born July 4, 1928 ) is an English author, graphic designer and screenwriter.
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After studying art at Durham University , he went to London in 1955, where he became a successful graphic designer. From 1959 he worked part-time as a writer. In 1968 he gave up his profession as a designer to work as a screenwriter from then on.
His first book, Fade Out , was published in 1975 and is about the way the government and the military work in the style of a techno thriller. It has been translated into different languages.
Works
Novels
- Fade Out (1975)
- Mission (1981)
- Xan (1986)
- Star Wartz (1995)
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The Amtrak Wars ( The Amtrak Wars )
- Cloud Warriors ( Cloud Warrior , 1983)
- First Family ( First Family , 1985)
- Eisenmeister ( Iron Master , 1987)
- Absolute flux ( Blood River , 1988)
- Todbringer ( Death-Bringer , 1989)
- Erdendonner ( Earth-Thunder , 1993)
- Dark Visions: An Illustrated Guide to the Amtrak Wars (1988 with Fernando Fernandez)
Scripts
- Crane (1 episode, 1964) TV episode (screenplay)
- Storm Height (1970)
- Caprona: The Return of the Dinosaurs (1977)
- The House of Satan (1978)
Web links
- Literature by and about Patrick Tilley in the catalog of the German National Library
- Patrick Tilley in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Patrick Tilley in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Works by and about Patrick Tilley at Open Library
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patrick Tilley: Biography ( English ) Patrick Tilley. 2002. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
- ↑ John Clute , Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. St. Martin's Press, New York 1993, ISBN 1-85723-124-4 , entry on Patrick Tilley.
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| SURNAME | Tilley, Patrick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English author, graphic designer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1928 |