Compton Crook Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1984) Winner
Christopher Rowley
クリストファー・ローリー
Kurisutofā Rōrī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-01-01 （Lynn, Massachusetts）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Lynn, Massachusetts → Brentwood, Essex, England → London → New York City → Hudson Valley, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Television screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1970-2024
- Influenced
- Jason Jones
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood School | — | Unknown | — | — | England |
Brentwood School
Unknown
Country:
England
Primary education in Essex, England
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Compton Crook Award | The War for Eternity | best first novel | Baltimore Science Fiction Society | win |
Compton Crook Award
1984
Work:
The War for Eternity
Category:
best first novel
Organization:
Baltimore Science Fiction Society
Result:
win
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The War for Eternity
1983 Science fictionScience fiction novel set in the future.
Eternal warFuture society
Starhammer
1986 Science fictionSpace opera science fiction adventure.
Space warAliens
Bazil Broketail
1992 FantasyFantasy adventures of battledragons and their boys.
DragonsWarFriendship
Bibliography
- Complete bibliography see Wikipedia
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed descriptionsAdventure-focused
- Recurring Motifs
- DragonsSpace warsFuture worlds
Legacy
Known for science fiction and fantasy, winner of Compton Crook Award. Influenced Halo series.
In Popular Culture
- Starhammer influenced the creation of the Halo video game series.
Trivia
- Father English, mother American.
- Worked as journalist in London in the 1970s.