Patrick Tilley

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Patrick Tilley
Born(1928-07-04)July 4, 1928
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
DiedMay 25, 2020(2020-05-25) (aged 91)
OccupationWriter, screenwriter, artist
NationalityBritish
Education Durham University
Period1975–1995 (as writer)
Genre Science fiction
Notable works The Amtrak Wars series
RelativesVienne Tilley

Patrick Tilley (4 July 1928 25 May 2020) was a British science fiction author best known for The Amtrak Wars series of books – a futureworld epic set on the eve of the fourth millennium in a world emerging from the ravages of a dimly understood global holocaust. [1] The name "Amtrak" – appropriated by a specific group of survivors – is a name remembered from what is called "The Old Time".

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Tilley died on 25 May 2020 after a short illness. [2] [3]

Bibliography

The Amtrak Wars

  1. Cloud Warrior (1983)
  2. First Family (1985)
  3. Iron Master (1987)
  4. Blood River (1988)
  5. Death-Bringer (1989)
  6. Earth-Thunder (1990)

Other novels

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