Stan Nicholls

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Stan Nicholls (* 1949 in London , England ) is a British writer. He worked in the office of the London Library Congress between 1965 and 1971, where he became assistant director. At that time he was co-editor of the two smaller magazines " Gothique " and " Stardock ". In 1966 he finally founded the " Gothique " film company, which is now one of the oldest specialized film companies in England. From 1971 to 1973 he was the managing director and co-owner of the London bookstore "Bookends", and he also worked as a research assistant for Dennis Wheatley's library of occultism (which consists of about 45 volumes).

Nicholls, who is of Australian descent, was the managing director of "Dark They Were and Golden Eyed" in London from 1973 to 1976, the largest comic shop in Europe at the time. Then he was one of the first managers of the famous London science fiction bookstore "Forbidden Planet". He also helped set up the New York office and later worked as a consultant for this company. However, he retired in 1981 to concentrate fully on his writing .

Today Stan Nicholls lives with his wife, also an author and journalist , Anne Gay , in the West Midlands of England.

He is a fan of classic fantasy and sci-fi authors like Michael Moorcock .

Works

Individual works

  • 1992 - "Gladiators" Game Book
  • 1993 - Tom and Jerry: The Movie
  • 1993 - Wordsmiths of Wonder: 50 Interviews with Writers of the Fantastic
  • 1994 - Ken and Me (with W. Roache)
  • 1995 - Cool Zool
  • 1996 - Spider-Man: The Hobgoblin
  • 1996 - Gerry Anderson: The Authorized Biography (Together with S. Archer)
  • 1997 - Fade to Black
  • 1997 - Dark Skies: The Awakening Fade to Black
  • 1998 - Strange Invaders

Nightshade Chronicles

  • 1996 - The Book of Shadows
  • 1997 - The Shadow of a Sorcerer
  • 1998 - A Gathering of Shadows

The orcs

Main article: The orcs

The Orks is a trilogy that has been combined into a book in the German translation.

Born to fight, the orcs have spread fear and terror among the people against whom they wage a bitter war since ancient times. This fact suits Stryke, the leader of the successful orc war force "The Wolverines", in battle. That is why his powerful troops manage to procure a mysterious, magical item on behalf of their queen without any real resistance. With the help of this artifact, the enemy is to be repulsed. However, the troops did not expect that this item would be stolen from them by goblins. An adventurous hunt begins ...

  • The Orks ( Bodyguard of Lightning , Legion of Thunder and Warriors of the Tempest , 1999-2000). Heyne, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-453-86371-2 .

In the meantime, the following serial novels of the second Ork trilogy have appeared:

Quicksilver Trilogy (Dreamtime Trilogy)

Main article: The Quicksilver Trilogy

  • The Magic Bund ( Quicksilver Rising , 2003). Heyne, Munich 2004, ISBN 3453879066 .
  • The magic sign ( Quicksilver Zenith , 2004). Heyne, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-453-53022-5 .
  • The Magic Island ( Quicksilver Twilight , 2005). Heyne, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-453-53025-X .

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personal data
SURNAME Nicholls, Stan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English fantasy writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England