James Barclay
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James Barclay (born 15 March 1965) is a British high fantasy author who has written multiple series including Chronicles of the Raven and Legends of the Raven."James Barclay." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2012. Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 18 April 2023. The Bookseller has called him "One of the UK's most popular genre fantasy authors.""Science fiction and fantasy" by Michael Rowley, The Bookseller, 9/17/2004, Issue 5146, pages 37-40.
Biography
= Early life =
Barclay was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk in 1965. He attended Sheffield City Polytechnic. Prior to his breakthrough as an author in 2004, Barclay worked as an actor and a policeman. He was also an advertising manager for a financial investment company.
= Writing career =
Barclay said his main inspirations as a writer were David Gemmell and the novel The Legacy of Heorot by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Steven Barnes.{{cite web | url=https://elitistbookreviews.com/2010/12/17/james-barclay-interview | title=James Barclay Interview | publisher=Elitist Book Reviews | date=17 December 2010 | accessdate=18 April 2023}} A reviewer has since compared his work with Gemmell's."Attack of the Tomes," The Bookseller, Issue 5068, 3/14/2003, page 38. An origin story of the company of The Raven entitled "Or So Legend Has It" appears in the 2013 short story collection Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell.{{Cite book |last1=Abercrombie |first1=Joe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SQHwnQEACAAJ |title=Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell |last2=Lee |first2=Tanith |last3=Barclay |first3=James |date=October 2013 |publisher=NewCon Press |isbn=978-1-907069-57-4 |language=en}}
Works
=[[Chronicles of the Raven]] series=
- Dawnthief. Gollancz, 2002.{{Cite web |title=Dawnthief: Chronicles of the Raven by James Barclay |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781857985948 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
- Noonshade. Pyr, 2009.{{Cite web |title=Noonshade: Chronicles of the Raven, Book 2 by James Barclay |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781591027829 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
- Nightchild. Pyr, 2009.{{Cite web |title=Nightchild: Chronicles of the Raven, Vol. 3 by James Barclay |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781591027850 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Publishers Weekly}}{{Cite web |title=MBR: MBR Bookwatch, January 2010 |url=http://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/jan_10.htm |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=www.midwestbookreview.com}}
= Legends of the Raven series =
- Elfsorrow. Pyr, 2010.{{Cite web |title=Elfsorrow: Legends of the Raven, Book 1 by James Barclay |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781616142483 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Publishers Weekly}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Elfsorrow |url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/elfsorrow |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Library Journal}}
- Shadowheart. Pyr, 2010.{{Cite web |title=Shadowheart by James Barclay |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781616142506 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Publishers Weekly}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Shadowheart |url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/shadowheart |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Library Journal}}{{Cite web |title=MBR: MBR Bookwatch, January 2011 |url=http://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/jan_11.htm |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=www.midwestbookreview.com}}
- Demonstorm. Pyr, 2011.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Demonstorm |url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/demonstorm |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Library Journal}}{{Cite web |title=MBR: MBR Bookwatch, February 2011 |url=https://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/feb_11.htm |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=www.midwestbookreview.com}}
- Ravensoul. Gollancz, 2008.{{cite web |last1=Yon |first1=Mark |title=Ravensoul by James Barclay |url=https://www.sffworld.com/2008/11/bookreview498/ |website=SFF World |date=24 November 2008}}
=Elves series=
- Once Walked with Gods.Gollancz, 2010.{{Cite web |title=Once Walked with Gods by James Barclay |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780575085039 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Publishers Weekly}}{{cite web |last1=Yon |first1=Mark |title=Elves: Once Walked With Gods by James Barclay |url=https://www.sffworld.com/2010/10/bookreview665/ |date=September 2010|website=SFF World }}
- Rise of the TaiGethen. Gollancz, 2012.{{cite web |title=SFFWorld Review of the Year, 2012 Part 1 |url=https://www.sffworld.com/2012/12/sffworld-review-year-2012-part-1/ |website=SFF World |date=December 2012}}
- Beyond the Mists of Katura. Gollancz, 2013.
= The Ascendants of Estorea series =
- Cry of the Newborn. Orion Publishing Group, 2005.
- A Shout for the Dead. Gollancz, 2006.
=Other novels=
- Heart of Granite (Gollancz, 2016)
- The Queen's Assassin (Gollancz, 2022)
References
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External links
- [http://www.jamesbarclay.com/ Official website]
- [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4145.James_Barclay James Barclay] on Goodreads
- [http://www.sffworld.com/interview/134p0.html Interview with James Barclay]
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Category:21st-century English novelists
Category:English fantasy writers
Category:English male short story writers
Category:English short story writers
Category:English male novelists
Category:21st-century British short story writers