Adam Christopher

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Adam Christopher
Born Adam Christopher McGechan
(1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 46)
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation Writer
Nationality New Zealander/British
Period (2008–present)
Genre Science fiction
superhero fiction
urban fantasy
horror fiction
Website
www.adamchristopher.co.uk

Adam Christopher McGechan (born 2 February 1978 in Auckland, New Zealand),[1] who writes under the name Adam Christopher, is a New Zealand novelist. In 2006, he moved from New Zealand to North West England, where he lives with his wife.

Career

Christopher has released several books through Angry Robot and Tor Books.[2] He has also worked as an editor for nine issues of Time/Space Visualiser, the journal of the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club, from 2003 to 2009.[3] In 2010, he won a Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Fan Publication for TSV.[4][5]

Bibliography

Standalone novels

Series

Empire State

Spider Wars

  • The Burning Dark (2014, originally titled Shadow's Call, Tor Books)
  • The Machine Awakes (2015, originally titled The Jovian Conspiracy, Tor Books)[6][7][8][9]
  • The Dead Stars (forthcoming, 2017, originally titled The Stars Below, Tor Books)

"Cold War" is a novelette published by Tor.com in 2014 set in the same universe of the Spider Wars series.

L.A. Trilogy

  • Made to Kill (2015, Tor Books)

"Brisk Money" is a novelette published by Tor.com in 2014 set in the same universe of the L.A Trilogy.

Tie-in fiction

Elementary

  • Elementary: The Ghost Line (2015, Titan Books)
  • Elementary: Blood and Ink (2016, Titan Books)

Comics

Dark Circle Comics/Archie Comics

  • The Shield vol. 5 #1-... (with Chuck Wendig and Drew Johnson, October 2015-ongoing)

References

  1. "Internet Speculative Fiction Database"
  2. [1] adamchristopher.co.uk, 23 April 2012
  3. "TSV Online Archive"
  4. "Sir Julius Vogel Award Results – 2010"
  5. "Detective Tale with a Robotic Twist" Interview with the New Zealand Herald, 3 April 2012
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