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Robert Adams

1933 – 1990

American science fiction and fantasy writer

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Lived 1933 – 1990 (aged 56). Robert Adams was an American novelist and science fiction writer.

Franklin Robert Adams (August 31, 1933 – January 4, 1990), who published as Robert Adams, was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is known best for his Horseclans books.

Writings Robert Adams is known primarily for his post-apocalyptic fiction. His first book, Coming of the Horseclans, published in 1975, was the first of his post-apocalyptic works, and began his Horseclans series. The series is notable for having a detailed world and labyrinthine timeline (many of his Horseclans books are so cross-referenced that they make sense only when read in sequential order). The Horseclans series became his best-known works.

Horseclans The Coming of the Horseclans (1975) Swords of the Horseclans (1976) Revenge of the Horseclans (1977) A Cat of Silvery Hue (1979) The Savage Mountains (1979) The Patrimony (1980) Horseclans Odyssey (1981) The Death of a Legend (1981) The Witch Goddess (1982) Bili the Axe (1982) Champion of the Last Battle (1983) A Woman of the Horseclans (1983) Horses of the North (1985) A Man Called Milo Morai (1986) The Memories of Milo Morai (1986) Trumpets of War (1987) Madman's Army (1987) The Clan of the Cats (1988)

Castaways in Time Castaways in Time (1980) The Seven Magical Jewels of Ireland (1984) Of Quests and Kings (1986) Of Chiefs and Champions (1987) Of Myths and Monsters (1988) Of Beginnings and Endings (1989)

Stairway to Forever The Stairway to Forever (1988) Monsters and Magicians (1988) Guideposts to Danger (planned title, never written)

Anthologies edited

Magic in Ithkar (with Andre Norton) Magic in Ithkar (1985) Magic in Ithkar 2 (1985) Magic in Ithkar 3 (1987) Magic in Ithkar 4 (1987)

Other Barbarians (1986), ed. (with Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh) Barbarians II (1987), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams and Martin H. Greenberg) Friends of the Horseclans (1987), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams) Friends of the Horseclans II (1989), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams) Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds (1987), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams and Martin H. Greenberg) Hunger for Horror (1988), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams and Martin H. Greenberg) Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers (1988) (with Pamela Crippen-Adams and Martin H. Greenberg) Alternatives (1989) (with Pamela Crippen-Adams) Phantom Regiments (1990), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams and Martin H. Greenberg)

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Franklin Robert Adams (, Franklin Robert Adams

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert Adams?

American science fiction and fantasy writer (1933–1990)

When was Robert Adams born?

Robert Adams was born on 31 August 1933 in Danville.

When did Robert Adams die?

Robert Adams died on 4 January 1990 in Orange County.

What was Robert Adams's occupation?

Robert Adams was a novelist and science fiction writer.

What nationality was Robert Adams?

Robert Adams was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Adams

· Wikidata: Q7341356

· DBpedia: Robert Adams (science fiction writer)

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