Chaz Brenchley

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Chaz Brenchley (born 4 January 1959 in Oxford) is a British writer of novels and short stories, associated with the genres of horror, crime and fantasy. Some of his work has been published under the pseudonyms of Ben Macallan [1] and Daniel Fox. Chaz also serves as one of three hosts, with Jeannie Warner and John Schmidt, of the podcast Writers Drinking Coffee. [2] [3]

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Winner of the British Fantasy Society's August Derleth Award in 1998 for Light Errant (and not, as often stated, the Outremer series), he has also published three books for children and more than 500 short stories in various genres. His time as Crimewriter-in-Residence at the St Peter's Riverside Sculpture Project in Sunderland resulted in the collection Blood Waters. Brenchley has also been writer in residence at the University of Northumbria. [4]

Charles de Lint praised Dispossession as "one of those increasingly rare books that remind you just how satisfying fiction can be." [5]

Bibliography

Children's books

Collections

Novels and novellas

Northern Lights

  • Dead of Light (1995)
  • Dispossession (1996)
  • Light Errant (1997)

The Books of Outremer (split into six volumes for the US market)

  • Book 1 The Devil in the Dust (1998, Orbit)
  • Book 2 The Tower of the King's Daughter (1998, Orbit)
  • Book 3 A Dark Way to Glory (2000, Orbit)
  • Book 4 The Feast of the King's Shadow (2002, Orbit)
  • Book 5 The Hand of the King's Evil (2003, Orbit)
  • Book 6 The End of All Roads (2003, Ace)

The Selling Water by the River series

  • Bridge of Dreams (2006, Ace Books)
  • River of the World (2007, Ace)

The Keys to D'Esperance series

  • The Keys to D'Esperance (1998, Subterranean Press chapbook)
  • House of Doors (2011, Severn House)
  • House of Bells (2012, Severn House)

Moshui: the Books of Stone and Water (written as Daniel Fox)

  • Dragon in Chains (2009, Del Rey)
  • Jade Man's Skin (2010, Del Rey)
  • Hidden Cities (2011, Del Rey)

The Dæmonomicon (as Ben Macallan)

  • Desdæmona (2011)
  • Pandæmonium (2012)

Critical studies, reviews and biography

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References

  1. "Interview: Chaz Brenchley | My Bookish Ways" . Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. "Home". Writers Drinking Coffee. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. "WDC Hosts" . Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. "Chaz Brenchley | British Council Literature". Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. Books to Look For, F&SF, October/November 1998