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Russell Kirkpatrick

ラッセル・カークパトリック

Rassuru Kākupatorikku

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1961 (Christchurch, New Zealand)
国籍
New Zealand
言語
English
居住地歴
Christchurch, New Zealand (1961-1999) → Hamilton, New Zealand (1999-2014) → Canberra, Australia (2014-present)

経歴

職業
Novelist, geography lecturer, mapmaker, photographer
活動期間
1991年〜2024年
所属
University of Waikato, University of Canberra
ノミネート
Sir Julius Vogel Award 2022 (Silent Sorrow shortlisted)

学歴

University of Canterbury
Geography
学位: PhD
卒業年: 1991
国: New Zealand

受賞歴

Montana Book Awards
1998
対象作品: New Zealand Historical Atlas
部門: readers' choice
結果: winner
Sir Julius Vogel Award
2008
対象作品: Path of Revenge
部門: best novel (adult)
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand
結果: winner
Sir Julius Vogel Award
2009
対象作品: Dark Heart
部門: best novel (adult)
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand
結果: winner
Sir Julius Vogel Award
2010
対象作品: Beyond the Wall of Time
部門: best novel (adult)
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Across the Face of the World

2004年 Fantasy

First book in the Fire of Heaven trilogy. Best-selling fantasy novel in Australia in 2004.

adventureworld-building

In the Earth Abides the Flame

2005年 Fantasy

Second book in the Fire of Heaven trilogy.

The Right Hand of God

2006年 Fantasy

Final book in the Fire of Heaven trilogy.

Path of Revenge

2006年 Fantasy

First book in the Husk (Broken Man) trilogy. Winner of 2008 Sir Julius Vogel Award.

Dark Heart

2008年 Fantasy

Second book in the Husk trilogy. Winner of 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Award.

Beyond the Wall of Time

2009年 Fantasy

Final book in the Husk trilogy. Winner of 2010 Sir Julius Vogel Award.

Silent Sorrow

2020年 Fantasy

First book in the Book of Remezov trilogy. Shortlisted for 2022 Sir Julius Vogel Award.

全著作

  • Across the Face of the World
  • In the Earth Abides the Flame
  • The Right Hand of God
  • Path of Revenge
  • Dark Heart
  • Beyond the Wall of Time
  • Silent Sorrow
  • New Zealand Historical Atlas
  • Degrees of Deprivation in New Zealand: An Atlas of Socioeconomic Difference
  • Contemporary Atlas of New Zealand
  • Rural Canterbury, Celebrating its History
  • Walk to Waterfalls

作風・主題

文体
Detailed world-building with mapsStrong dark fantasy elements
頻出モチーフ
maps and journeysobsession and collection

評価・遺産

Prominent New Zealand fantasy novelist and mapmaker. Three-time winner of the Sir Julius Vogel Award for best novel (adult category). Also lectures at university.

引用

  • I'm probably a little more obsessive than most. I have this pet theory that there's a common link between my love of maps and the fact that I'm an obsessive Lego collector, a computer programmer, and a science-fiction fantasy lover.
    出典: Howard Keene interview (1999年)

豆知識

  • In the 1990s, noted for having New Zealand's largest Lego collection.
  • Authored a book on New Zealand waterfalls, favorite being Marokopa Falls.