Stephen Hunt (5 May 1966) is a British writer of fantasy novels. He was born in Canada and studied in the United Kingdom. He worked for a time managing online services for a number of newspapers and journals until he broke into writing in the 90's.[1][2]
Stephen Hunt | |
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| Born | May 5, 1966 Canada |
| Occupation | Writer, computer programmer, publisher |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Historical fantasy, alternate history, science fiction, fantasy |
| Subject | Fantasy adventure set on a far-future Earth |
| Literary movement | Flintlock fantasy, steampunk, space opera |
| Website | |
| stephenhunt | |
His writing influences include Jack Williamson,[3] Stephen Goldin, David Gemmell, Bruce Sterling, Larry Niven and Michael Moorcock.[4]
Career
editHunt's stories have appeared in various magazines in the US and UK. Some of his earliest works were written in the cyberpunk style.[5] One of these was The Hollow Duelists, which won the 1992 ProtoStellar Prize for Best Short Fiction Story.[6]
Hunt's first fantasy novel, For the Crown and the Dragon, was published in 1994 after winning the WH Smith's New Talent Award.[7] Reviewer Andrew Darlington used Hunt's novel to coin the phrase "Flintlock Fantasy", describing the subgenre of fantasy set in a Regency or Napoleonic-era period.[8]
In 2005, Hunt became the first client of the John Jarrold Literary Agency. His second novel, The Court of the Air, the first of Hunt's Jackelian series, was published by Harper Collins in 2007.[9] The Court of the Air was one of ten books selected by the Berlinale Film Festival/Co-Production Market organisers for presentation to US and European film producers.[10]
Later works include the Sliding Void series, published under the Green Nebula imprint, and the Far-called series, the first book of which, In Dark Service, was published by Gollancz in 2014.
In 2011, Hunt was among 85 authors - which included Iain M Banks, Elizabeth Moon and Michael Moorcock - who wrote to the BBC's director general, Mark Thompson, attacking its "sneering" coverage of genre fiction on World Book Day. The BBC subsequently asserted its commitment to genre fiction in all forms.[11]
Bibliography
editStandalone novels
edit- Six Against the Stars (2020)
- The Pashtun Boy's Paradise (2020)
Triple Realm
edit- —— (1994). For the Crown and the Dragon. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780952288503.
- —— (2020). The Fortress in the Frost.
The Agatha Witchley Mysteries series
edit- —— (2015). Secrets of the Moon. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1514238411.
The Songs of Old Sol series
edit- —— (2018). Empty Between the Stars. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1983183989.
Jackelian series
edit- —— (2007). The Court of the Air. HarperCollins. ISBN 0007232179.[a]
- —— (2008). The Kingdom Beyond the Waves. HarperCollins. ISBN 0007232209.[b]
- —— (2009). The Rise of the Iron Moon. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780007232222.[c]
Far-called series
edit- —— (2014). In Dark Service. Gollancz. ISBN 0575092068.
Sliding Void
edit- —— (2014). Void All the Way Down. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781508922193.
Notes
edit- ^a Published in the US in Jun 2008, ISBN 9780765320421
- ^b Published in the US in July 2009, ISBN 9780765320438
- ^c Published in the US in Mar 2011, ISBN 9780765327666
Reviews
edit- The Fantasy Book Critic. "The Kingdom Beyond the Waves". The Fantasy Book Critic.
- Jeff VanderMeer. "The Court of the Air". Omnivoracious.
External links
edit- ^ "SFE: Hunt, Stephen". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Stephen Hunt". TV Tropes. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Duarte, José. "Interview with Stephen Hunt" (PDF). repositorio.ul.pt.
- ^ "For the Crown and the Dragon reviewed". The Guardian. London. 7 November 1994.
- ^ "Space Opera". Compromise and Conceit. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Magazine Contents Lists: Page 1574". www.philsp.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Interview with Stephen Hunt". Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "NSFA Review, re-published Hologram Tales". NSFA Review. 11 April 1994. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Publication: The Court of the Air". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Meza, Ed (24 January 2008). "Berlin selects 10 books for market". Variety.
- ^ Flood, Alison (21 April 2011). "BBC denies 'sneering' at genre fiction". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 November 2024.