Patrick Tilley
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Patrick Tilley (4 July 1928 – 25 May 2020) was a British science fiction author best known for The Amtrak Wars series of books – a futureworld epic set on the eve of the fourth millennium in a world emerging from the ravages of a dimly understood global holocaust.<ref>Traditionalist and libertarian themes in science fiction and fantasy: Part Six – Some notable SF works, ESR, 28 September 2009</ref> The name "Amtrak" – appropriated by a specific group of survivors – is a name remembered from what is called "The Old Time".
Tilley died on 25 May 2020 after a short illness.<ref>Ansible newsletter</ref><ref>Encyclopedia of Science Fiction</ref>
BibliographyEdit
The Amtrak WarsEdit
- Cloud Warrior (1983)
- First Family (1985)
- Iron Master (1987)
- Blood River (1988)
- Death-Bringer (1989)
- Earth-Thunder (1990)
Other novelsEdit
- Fade-Out (1975)<ref>And intrepid Americans contend with an Alien Force, Chicago Tribune (13 July 1975) (review)</ref>
- Mission (1981)
- Xan (1986)
- Star Wartz: Tales of Adventure from the Rimworld (1995)
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