Robert J. Harris (Bob) is a

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academic and author, particularly of children's

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and

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s, best known for his collaborations with

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. He also designed the fantasy board game ''

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'' and its sequel '' Mythgardia''.

Life

Harris was born in Dundee and studied at the University of St. Andrews, achieving a first class honours degree in Latin. Harris lives in

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and is married to United States, American author Deborah Turner Harris.

Works

His recent adult suspense-adventure works ''The Thirty-One Kings'' and ''Castle Macnab'' feature the return of John Buchan's classic adventurer-spy character Richard Hannay, first made famous in The Thirty-Nine Steps book and films.

Young Heroes

(Written with

, based on Greek Mythology) #''Odysseus in the Serpent Maze'' (2001) #''Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons'' (2002) #''Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast'' (2003) #''Hippolyta and the Lost Amazon City'' (2003)

The Stuart Quartet

(with Jane Yolen) *''Queen’s Own Fool'' (2000) *''Girl in a Cage'' (2002) *''Prince Across the Water'' (2004) *''The Rogues'' (2007)

Young Legends

(Young adult adventure series focusing on young versions of Leonardo da Vinci and William Shakespeare, respectively) *''Leonardo and the Death Machine'' (2005) *''Will Shakespeare and the Devil's Fire'' (2006)

The World Goes Loki

(Children's series based on Norse Mythology) *''The Day the World Went Loki'' (2013) *''Thor is Locked in my Garage'' (2014) *''Odin blew up my TV'' (2016)

The Arthur Conan Doyle, Artie Conan Doyle Mysteries

(Children's adventure series about a young Arthur Conan Doyle as a schoolboy) *''The Gravediggers Club'' (2017) *''The Vanishing Dragon'' (2018) *''The Scarlet Phantom'' (2019)

Richard Hannay Returns

(Historical thrillers featuring John Buchan's Richard Hannay character) *''The Thirty-One Kings'' (2017) *''Castle Macnab'' (2018) *''Redfalcon'' (2024)

Sherlock Holmes in WWII

(Sherlock Holmes pastiches set during the Second World War, specifically based on the Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series), 1940s film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce) * ''A Study in Crimson'' (2022) * ''The Devil's Blaze'' (2022)

Short fiction

*"The City of Brass" (with Deborah Turner Harris) (1995) *"The Ragmore Beast" (1997) *"Studies in Stone" (with Jane Yolen) (1998) *"The Company of Three" (with Deborah Turner Harris) (1998) *"Last Kingdom" (with Deborah Turner Harris) (1999) *"Old Jim Croaker Jumps Over the Moon" (2000) *"Straight and True" (2000) *"Requiem Antarctica" (with Jane Yolen) (2000)

References

*Estes C. Queen’s Own Fool. School Library Journal. 2000;46(6):156. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=3213305&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *Crinklaw D. The Devil’s Blaze: Sherlock Holmes 1943. Booklist. 2022;119(5/6):29. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=160129726&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *Monaghan K. Prince Across the Water. School Library Journal. 2004;50(12):154-155. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=15396959&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *Picker L. The Greatest Regeneration. Publishers Weekly. 2021;268(14):43. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=149629658&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *The Rogues. Kirkus Reviews. 2007;75(14):739. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=26053700&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *The Devil’s Blaze: Sherlock Holmes 1943. Publishers Weekly. 2022;269(38):48. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=159052170&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *Girl in a Cage (Book). School Library Journal. 2003;49(10):54. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=11125897&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *Jones TE, Toth L, Charnizon M, Grabarek D, Larkins J, Reynolds AJ. Jason and the Gorgon’s Blood (Book). School Library Journal. 2004;50(2):154. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=12207169&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *PRINCE ACROSS THE WATER (Book). Kirkus Reviews. 2004;72(18):923. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=14586442&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *Jason and the Gorgon’s Blood. School Library Journal. 2006;52(2):60. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=19582951&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site

External links

The Website of Deborah Turner Harris and Robert J Harris
* Living people Scottish fantasy writers Scottish thriller writers Scottish crime fiction writers Writers from Dundee Writers of Sherlock Holmes pastiches 1955 births Alumni of the University of St Andrews {{Scotland-writer-stub