Robert Newcomb

{{short description|American writer}}

{{for|the professor of electrical engineering|Robert W. Newcomb}}

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|name=Robert Newcomb

|birth_date={{birth year and age|1951}}

|occupation=Author

|nationality=American

|genre=Fantasy

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Robert Newcomb (born 1951){{Cite web|title=Newcomb, Robert 1951–|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/newcomb-robert-1951|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Contemporary Authors}} is an American author of fantasy novels published by Del Rey Books. In 2008, Del Rey ceased publishing his books.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}

Selected works

  • The Fifth Sorceress (2002), {{ISBN|0-345-44892-8}}.
  • The Gates of Dawn (2003), {{ISBN|0-345-44894-4}}.
  • The Scrolls of the Ancients (2004), {{ISBN|0-345-44896-0}}.
  • Savage Messiah (2005), {{ISBN|0-345-47707-3}}.
  • A March into Darkness (2007), {{ISBN|978-0-345-47709-5}}.
  • Rise of the Blood Royal (December 26, 2007), {{ISBN|978-0-345-47711-8}}.

''The Fifth Sorceress''

Newcomb's debut novel The Fifth Sorceress was accused of misogyny or sexism, and was critically panned.{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=William|date=2002|title=The SF Site Featured Review: The Fifth Sorceress|url=http://www.sfsite.com/09b/fs136.htm|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=SF Site}}{{Cite web|last=M. Wagner|first=Thomas|date=2002|title=SFF180 : The Fifth Sorceress|url=http://sff180.com/reviews/n/newcomb/fifth_sorceress.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=SFF180}} In response to the criticism, Newcomb said his intent was not "to be sexist or to be controversial, or to espouse some anti-politically correct viewpoint. It just happened to be the particular story I wanted to tell to get the saga rolling."{{Cite web|last=E. White|first=Claire|date=June 2004|title=A Conversation With Robert Newcomb|url=https://www.writerswrite.com/journal/robert-newcomb-6041|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Writers Write}}

References

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