Christopher Evans (author)

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Christopher D. Evans (born 1951 in Tredegar, Wales) [1] is a British science fiction writer and children's author. His novels include Capella's Golden Eyes (1980); The Insider (1981); Mortal Remains (1995); and Ice Tower (2000). He is the co-editor (with Robert Holdstock) of three original SF anthologies, Other Edens (1987); Other Edens II (1988); and Other Edens III (1989).

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Evans won the BSFA award for the 1993 novel Aztec Century, which Iain M. Banks described as '...intelligent, finely written, and towards the end, absolutely nail-biting.'[ citation needed ]

In addition to his works for younger readers, he wrote the tie-in novelisation of the film Innerspace (1987). Evans published these books using a pseudonym. His book Omega, an alternate history thriller, was released by PS Publishing in 2008. It was his first novel for adults in a decade.

Selected works

Series novels

Hood's Army (as Nathan Elliott)

The Hood's Army trilogy is a series of young adult science fiction novels by Evans, but written under the pseudonym of "Nathan Elliott." The trilogy was published in 1986. [2] The books that make up the series are entitled Earth Invaded; Slaveworld; and The Liberators. They tell of a near future in which Earth is conquered by an alien race named the K'Thraa, and of the resistance force which battles them.

Star Pirates (also as Nathan Elliott)

Novels

Anthologies

Other Edens (with Robert Holdstock)

Short stories

Daughter- Gwen Evans

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References

  1. "Evans, Christopher D." Literature Wales . Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. "Evans, Christopher". Literature Wales. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2020.