Graham Edwards (writer)
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Graham Edwards (born 1965) is an English author of fantasy novels. His most popular books have generally featured dragons as their central characters.
Born in Somerset and raised in Bournemouth, Edwards studied art and design. He went on to work as a graphic designer and animator before developing his writing career in the 1990s. An accomplished artist, he often includes illustrations with his novels. They can be viewed in the gallery section of his website. Edwards now lives in Nottingham with his wife and two children.
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[edit] Body of work
Edwards' major body of work is comprised of two related fantasy trilogies: the Ultimate Dragon Saga trilogy and the Stone trilogy (also known as the Amara trilogy).
The former series of books is a fantasy work set in times before humans, and as such there are no human characters in the novels. The dragons are sentient and, much like the rabbits and moles in Richard Adams' Watership Down and William Horwood's Duncton Wood respectively, they are anthropomorphised, displaying a large array of human characteristics, relationships and emotions.
The latter series is set - although not in an actual Earthly time period - parallel to the late 19th century. Its events are triggered by the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, and feature human characters prominently, although the stories are also populated with other races such as dragons. This series can be read as a standalone trilogy, although minor plot and character connections to the Ultimate Dragon Saga mean that prior reading of the first trilogy will give a richer appreciation of the second.
[edit] Upcoming novels
Edwards once stated in an interview that his next novel would be titled "Panopticon", which would be a dark fantasy with no dragons in it, but no news has been released since that time. Since finishing the Stone trilogy, Edwards has written several short stories, published in Realms Of Fantasy magazine.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Novels
[edit] The Ultimate Dragon Saga trilogy
- Dragoncharm (1995)
- Dragonstorm (1996)
- Dragonflame (1997)
[edit] The Stone trilogy, or the Amara trilogy
- Stone and Sky (1999)
- Stone and Sea (2000)
- Stone and Sun (2001)
[edit] Short stories
- "The Wooden Baby" (in Realms of Fantasy magazine, April 2005)
- "Dead Wolf in a Hat" (in Realms of Fantasy magazine, October 2005)
- "Syren" (in Realms of Fantasy magazine, February 2007)
[edit] Further reading
- An excerpt from 2005 short story "The Wooden Baby"
- Interview with Graham Edwards (archive of Voyager Books page)
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Loving Dragoncharm (fansite)
- Author profile on Voyager Online
| Novels of Graham Edwards |
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| The Ultimate Dragon Saga |
| Dragoncharm (1995) | Dragonstorm (1996) | Dragonflame (1997) |
| The Stone Trilogy |
| Stone and Sky (1999) | Stone and Sea (2000) | Stone and Sun (2001) |
| Related articles |
| Amara |
