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Chris Wooding

クリス・ウッディング

Kurisu Uddingu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1977-02-28 （Leicester）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Leicester → London

Career

Occupations
writer, children's writer, fantasy writer, steampunk writer
Active Years
1998-2024
Nominations
Carnegie Medal nomination (Poison, 2004), Carnegie Medal nomination (Storm Thief, 2007), Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist (Retribution Falls, 2010)

Awards

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award
2001
Work: The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray
Category: 9-11 years
Organization: Nestlé
Result: Silver runner-up
Lancashire Children's Book of the Year
2004
Work: Poison
Organization: Lancashire County
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Weavers of Saramyr

2003 Fantasy

First book in the Braided Path trilogy, set in Saramyr.

political intriguesupernatural

Retribution Falls

2009 Steampunk

First in Tales of the Ketty Jay series, about airship pirates.

adventurerebellion

The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray

2001 Horror

Ghost story in post-apocalyptic London.

zombiessurvival

Poison

2003 Dark Fantasy

Story of a poisoned girl in a dark fairy tale world.

poisonredemption

Bibliography

  • Crashing
  • Catchman
  • Kerosene
  • Broken Sky
  • Endgame
  • The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray
  • Poison
  • Storm Thief
  • The Fade
  • Pandemonium
  • Silver
  • Velocity
  • The Weavers of Saramyr
  • The Skein of Lament
  • The Ascendancy Veil
  • Malice
  • Havoc
  • Retribution Falls
  • The Black Lung Captain
  • The Iron Jackal
  • The Ace of Skulls
  • The Ember Blade
  • The Shadow Casket

Style & Themes

Literary Style
dynamic prosegraphic novel integration
Recurring Motifs
airshipspost-apocalypsepolitical intrigue

Legacy

British fantasy and children's author known for diverse genres and award-winning works.

Trivia

  • Wrote first novel at 19.
  • Influenced by anime.