Steven Savile
Steven Savile (born October 12, 1969 in Newcastle , England ) is a British author of fantasy and horror literature ( thriller ). He emigrated to Sweden in 1997 and lives there near Stockholm . His works mainly include novels accompanying television series and video games .
Life
Savile was born on October 12, 1969 in Newcastle upon Tyne and began writing horror stories at a young age.
Steven Savile holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and a Master of Philosophy in Comparative Religion . He broke a Ph.D. in English when he emigrated to Sweden in 1970. Before he became a full-time author, he worked as a teacher and in various government agencies, such as the British Ministry of Defense .
Today he lives near Stockholm.
Works
Steven Saville has written 20 books on various media content such as Doctor Who , Torchwood , Stargate , Warhammer and Primeval . In the Shadow of the Jaguar was a UK bestseller in 2008 and sold over half a million times worldwide. In 2010 he published his first non-fiction book under the title Fantastic TV: 50 Years of Cult Fantasy and Science Fiction . With Silver he made his debut in the thriller segment in January 2010. The book reached number 2 on the e-book bestseller list on Amazon.co.uk . He also co-wrote the plot of Electronic Arts first-person shooter Battlefield 3 . Together with rapper Prodigy , he wrote the crime fiction novel HNIC in 2013
Books in the Warhammer Universe
Books based on the Warhammer - Tabletop by Games Workshop :
- 2008: Bloody legacies (The Vampires, Volume 1) ( Inheritanice ), Piper, Munich, ISBN 978-3492291743
- 2009: Bloody Damnation (The Vampires, Volume 2) ( Dominion ), Piper, Munich, ISBN 978-3492291798
- 2009: Bloody retaliation (Die Vampire, Volume 3) ( Retribution ), Piper, Munich, ISBN 978-3492291873
- 2018: Warhammer: Vampire Wars, Black Library, Nottingham, ISBN 978-1784966287
Primeval books
Companion books for the television series Primeval - Return of the primeval monsters :
- 2009: Primeval 1: Im Schatten des Jaguar ( Primeval: Shadow of the Jaguar , 2008), Cross Cult, Ludwigsburg, ISBN 978-3941248113
Books in the Stargate Universe
Books set in the universe of the science fiction series Stargate :
- 2010: Stargate SG-1: The Power Behind the Throne, Fandemonium Books, Surbiton, ISBN 978-1905586455
Books in the Risen Universe
Books set in the universe of the Risen series of computer games :
- 2012: Risen 2: Dark Waters , Panini Verlags GmbH, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3833224423
Books on Crusder Kings II
Companion book for the computer game Crusader Kings II :
- 2014: Crusader Kings II: Tales of Treachery, Paradox Interactive, Stockholm, ISBN 978-9187687570
Stellaris books
Books on the computer game Stellaris :
- 2016: Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers, Paradox Interactive, Stockholm, ISBN 978-9187687600
Further works translated into German (selection)
- 2011: Silber ( Silver ), Cross Cult, Ludwigsburg, ISBN 978-3-941-24838-0
- 2012: Vogelmanns Schatten ( Laughing Boy's Shadow ), Voodoo Press, Möllersdorf, ISBN 978-3902802248
- 2015: London Macabre, Voodoo Press, Il-Qala, Gozo, ISBN 978-3902802835
- 2018: The Disciples of Judas ( Silver ), Cross Cult, Ludwigsburg, ISBN 978-3959815079
Other works not in German (selection)
- 2016: Akiri: The Scepter Of Xarbaal, Brian D. Anderson, ISBN 978-0692795729
- 2017: Crucible (Omigos 1), Snowbooks, Oxford, ISBN 978-1911390121
- 2017: Solomon's Seal (Omigos 2), Snowbooks, Oxford, ISBN 978-1911390145
- 2017: Lucifer's Machine (Omigos 3), Snowbooks, Oxford, ISBN 978-1911390244
- 2017: Wargod (Omigos 4), Snowbooks, Oxford, ISBN 978-1911390169
- 2017: Shining Ones (Omigos 5), Snowbooks, Oxford, ISBN 978-1911390268
- 2017: Argo (Omigos 6), Snowbooks, Oxford, ISBN 978-1911390282
- 2018: Coldfall Wood, St. Martin's Press, New York, ISBN 978-1250077875
- 2019: Gold (Omigos), Snowbooks, Oxford, ISBN 978-1911390626
Awards
Savile won a 2003 L. Ron Hubbard Golden Pen Award low ranking . He was also nominated for the British Fantasy Award in 2010 .
Trivia
Steven Savile is a fan of the London football club Tottenham Hotspur .
Web links
- Steven Savile in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Official website of Steven Savile
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steven Savile - About ( Memento June 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ HORROR WEBSITES UK. In: gingernutsofhorror.com. April 2, 2014, accessed June 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Felicia R. Lee: With Imprints and Tie-Ins, Street Lit Is Gaining Muscle. In: The New York Times . May 31, 2013, accessed September 1, 2019 .
- ^ Writer Winners | Writers & Illustrators of the Future. In: writersofthefuture.com. Author Services, Inc, accessed June 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Steven Savile - Cross Cult - Comics & Novels. In: cross-cult.de. Cross Cult, accessed June 8, 2019 .
- ^ The Author. In: stevensavile.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Savile, Steven |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British author of fantasy, horror and thrillers |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newcastle , England |