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Chris Willrich (born August 28, 1967, in
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) is an American
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and
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writer. He is best known for his stories about Persimmon Gaunt and Imago Bone. His work has appeared in
Asimov's Science Fiction ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' is an American science fiction magazine edited by Sheila Williams and published by Dell Magazines, which is owned by Penny Press. It was launched as a quarterly by Davis Publications in 1977, after obtaining Isaac ...
,
Beneath Ceaseless Skies ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies'' (''BCS'') is a fantasy adventure online magazine published in the United States by Firkin Press. History ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies'' first issue was released on October 9, 2008 featuring stories by Chris Willrich an ...
, Black Gate,
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,
Flashing Swords! ''Flashing Swords!'' is a series of fantasy anthologies published by Dell Books from 1973 to 1981 under the editorship of Lin Carter, and revived under the editorship of Robert M. Price in 2020. It originally showcased the heroic fantasy work of t ...
, The Mythic Circle, and
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.


Biography

Willrich is from Washington State originally, and now lives with his family in Silicon Valley. He majored in English and has worked as a children's librarian.


Bibliography


Gaunt and Bone Novels

* ''The Scroll of Years'' ( Pyr - 2013) * ''The Silk Map'' (Pyr - 2014) * ''The Chart of Tomorrows'' (Pyr - 2015)


Gaunt and Bone Short Stories

* ''The Thief with Two Deaths'' (Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 2000) * ''King Rainjoy's Tears'' (2002) * ''Penultima Thule'' (2006) * ''A Wizard of the Old School'' (2007) * ''The Sword of Loving Kindness'' (2008) - appeared as a serialization in Beneath Ceaseless Skies: ** ''The Sword of Loving Kindness Pt. I'' in issue #1, ** ''The Sword of Loving Kindness Pt. II'' in issue #2 * ''The Mermaid and the Mortal Thing'' (Lightspeed Magazine - 2012)


Pathfinder Tales

Willrich wrote a Novel and a short story in the
Pathfinder Pathfinder, Path Finder or Pathfinders may refer to: Aerospace * ''Mars Pathfinder'', a NASA Mars Lander * NASA Pathfinder, a high-altitude, solar-powered uncrewed aircraft * Space Shuttle ''Pathfinder'', a Space Shuttle test simulator Arts and ...
universe. * ''The Dagger of Trust'' - novel 2014 * ''The Cloak of Belonging'' - short story, web fiction 2014


Poetry

* ''The Vampire Astronomer'' (2012)


Short fiction

* ''Little Death'' (Asimov's Science Fiction - 1994) * ''Count to One'' (Asimov's Science Fiction - 2003) * ''Sails the Morne'' (Asimov's Science Fiction - 2009) * ''The Lions of Karthagar'' (Black Gate - 2011) * ''The Mote-Dancer and the Firelife'' (Beneath Ceaseless Skies - 2012) * ''How the Wicker Knight Would Not Move'' (Beneath Ceaseless Skies - 2012) * ''Grand Tour'' (Fantasy & Science Fiction - 2012) * ''Star Soup'' (Asimov's Science Fiction - 2012) * ''Waiting for a Me Like You'' (Fantasy & Science Fiction - 2012) * ''What Lies in Ice'' (Tales from the Magician's Skull - 2017) * ''Shadowdrop'' (Beneath Ceaseless Skies - 2018) * ''Fragments from the Library of Cygnus X-1'' (Asimov's Science Fiction - 2019) * ''On Magog's Pond'' (Beneath Ceaseless Skies - 2022)


References


External links


Chris Willrich's home page.
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Willrich, Chris American science fiction writers American short story writers Living people 1967 births Writers from Washington (state) American male short story writers American male novelists Novelists from Washington (state) Novelists from California People from Mount Vernon, Washington