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Paul Cornell

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Pōru Kōneru

Aliases: Paul Douglas Cornell

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1967-07-18 （Chippenham, Wiltshire, England）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Religion
Anglican
Residence History
Wiltshire, England

Career

Occupations
Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Comic book writer
Active Years
1990-2024
Affiliations
BBC, Marvel Comics, DC Comics
Nominations
2006 Hugo Award Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form nominee (3rd) Father's Day, 2008 Hugo Award Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form nominee Human Nature / The Family of Blood, 2010 Hugo Award Best Graphic Story nominee Vampire State, 2012 Hugo Award Novelette nominee The Copenhagen Interpretation

Awards

Scribe Award
2023
Work: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Firewall
Category: 最優秀オーディオドラマ
Organization: International Association of Media Tie-In Writers
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Human Nature

1995 Science fiction

The Doctor becomes a human schoolteacher with a family, exploring identity and humanity.

Human natureIdentitySpirituality
Adaptations
  • [Television] Human Nature / The Family of Blood / Charles Palmer (2007)

Love and War

1992 Science fiction

Doctor Who New Adventure introducing Bernice Summerfield.

LoveWarLoss

London Falling

2012 Urban fantasy

First in Shadow Police series about supernatural police in London.

SupernaturalMythology

Witches of Lychford

2015 Fantasy

First in Witches of Lychford novella series set in rural England.

WitchesCommunity

Bibliography

  • Timewyrm: Revelation
  • Love and War
  • No Future
  • Human Nature
  • Happy Endings
  • Goth Opera
  • The Shadows of Avalon
  • London Falling
  • The Severed Streets
  • Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?
  • Something More
  • British Summertime
  • Chalk

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Frequent spiritual themesBlend of humor and horror
Recurring Motifs
OwlsChristian and pagan elements

Legacy

Renowned for Doctor Who novels and TV scripts. One of only two nominated for Hugo Awards in prose, comics, and TV. Creator of Bernice Summerfield.

In Popular Culture

  • Major contributor to Doctor Who universe

Trivia

  • One of only two people nominated for Hugo Awards in prose, comics, and TV.
  • Married to a vicar who co-writes Doctor Who audio plays.
  • Owls frequently appear in his works.