Graham Edwards (born 1965) is an English author of

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and

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novels. His most popular books have generally featured

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as their central characters. Born in

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

and raised in

Bournemouth Bournemouth ( ) is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. At the 2021 census, the built-up area had a population of 196,455, making it the largest ...

, Edwards studied art and design. He went on to work as a

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and

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before developing his writing career in the 1990s. He often includes illustrations with his novels. Edwards now lives in

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with his wife and two children.

Body of work

Edwards' major body of work consists of two related fantasy trilogies: the Ultimate Dragon Saga trilogy and the Stone trilogy (also known as the Amara trilogy). The former series of books is a fantasy work set in times before humans, and as such there are no human characters in the novels. The dragons are sentient and, much like the rabbits and moles in

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and William Horwood's Duncton Wood respectively, they are anthropomorphised, displaying a large array of human characteristics, relationships and emotions. The latter series is set - although not in an actual Earthly time period - parallel to the late 19th century. Its events are triggered by the eruption of

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in 1883, and feature human characters prominently, although the stories are also populated with other races such as dragons. This series can be read as a standalone trilogy, although minor plot and character connections to the Ultimate Dragon Saga mean that prior reading of the first trilogy will give a richer appreciation of the second. Since finishing the Stone trilogy, Edwards has written several short stories, published in Realms Of Fantasy magazine. In 2008 he published his first crime novel, ''Runaway Minister'', under the pseudonym Nick Curtis. It was published by Black Star Crime books. Two years later, he published a sequel, ''Close Enemies''. In 2014, Edwards published the hybrid low fantasy detective novel ''Talus and the Frozen King'' under his own name.

Bibliography

Novels

Stand Alone Novels

*''Talus and the Frozen King'' (2014)

The Ultimate Dragon Saga trilogy

*'' Dragoncharm'' (1995) *'' Dragonstorm'' (1996) *'' Dragonflame'' (1997)

The Stone trilogy, or the Amara trilogy

*'' Stone and Sky'' (1999) *'' Stone and Sea'' (2000) *'' Stone and Sun'' (2001)

Writing as Nick Curtis

*''Runaway Minister'' (2008) *''Close Enemies'' (2010)

Writing as J.D. Rinehart, the Crown of three trilogy

Source: *''Crown of three'' (2015) *''The Lost Realm'' (2016) *''A Kingdom Rises'' (2017)

Short stories

*"The Wooden Baby" (in ''Realms of Fantasy'' magazine, April 2005) *"Dead Wolf in a Hat" (in ''Realms of Fantasy'' magazine, October 2005) *"Syren" (in ''Realms of Fantasy'' magazine, February 2007) *"Still Point" (in ''Realms of Fantasy'' magazine, December 2007) *"Girl in Pieces" (in ''Realms of Fantasy'' magazine, April 2008) *"Riding the Drop" (in ''

Jim Baen's Universe ''Jim Baen's Universe'' (''JBU'') was a bimonthly online fantasy and science fiction magazine created by Jim Baen (founder and long-time publisher of Baen Books). It was recognized by the SFWA as a Qualifying Short Fiction Venue. ''JBU'' beg ...

'', February 2009) *"Castellia" (in ''

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy fiction magazine, fantasy and science-fiction magazine, first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence E. Spivak, Lawrence Spiv ...

'', November/December 2021)

References

External links

Official WebsiteLoving Dragoncharm
(fansite) *
The story behind Talus and the Frozen King - Online Essay by Graham Edwards
on Upcoming4.me {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Graham 1965 births Living people English fantasy writers English male novelists Writers from Bournemouth Writers from Somerset