1. Robert Paul Holdstock was an English novelist and author best known for his works of Celtic, Nordic, Gothic and Pictish fantasy literature, predominantly in the fantasy subgenre of mythic fiction.
17 Facts About Robert Holdstock
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Robert Holdstock received three BSFA awards and won the World Fantasy Award in the category of Best Novel of 1985.
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Robert Holdstock, the eldest of five children, was born in Hythe, Kent.
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Robert Holdstock's father, Robert Frank Holdstock, was a police officer and his mother, Kathleen Madeline Holdstock, was a nurse.
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Robert Holdstock recalled that as a young adult he had jobs including banana boatman, construction worker and slate miner.
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Robert Holdstock conducted research at the Medical Research Council in London from 1971 to 1974, while doing part-time writing and producing a science fiction fanzine.
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Robert Holdstock became a full-time writer during 1976 and lived out the rest of his life in North London.
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Robert Holdstock's first published story, "Pauper's Plot", appeared in the magazine New Worlds in 1968.
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Robert Holdstock's first novel was a science fiction work, Eye Among the Blind, published in 1976.
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Robert Holdstock's pseudonyms included Robert Faulcon, Chris Carlsen, Richard Kirk, Robert Black, Ken Blake, and Steven Eisler.
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In 1980 Robert Holdstock wrote Tour of the Universe with Malcolm Edwards.
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Robert Holdstock wrote The Dark Wheel, the first novella to be included for distribution with a video game, Elite, in 1984.
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Robert Holdstock wrote an adaptation of The Emerald Forest, a film directed by John Boorman, and novelised episodes of the Granada Television series Bulman.
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Robert Holdstock was guest of honour at the annual Novacon in 1984, and a limited-edition chapbook featuring his fantasy story 'Thorn' was presented to the first 500 attendees.
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Between 2001 and 2007 Robert Holdstock produced a trilogy of fantasy novels, the Merlin Codex, consisting of Celtika, The Iron Grail and The Broken Kings.
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Robert Holdstock wrote, edited or contributed to a number of nonfiction works, including Alien Landscapes, Tour of the Universe, Horror: 100 Best Novels and Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
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The covers of Robert Holdstock's books were produced by a variety of illustrators.