Simon R. Green
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Simon Richard Green (born 25 August 1955) is an English science fiction and fantasy author.
Green was born in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. He holds a degree in modern English and American literature from the University of Leicester. He writing in 1973, sold his first story "Manslayer" in 1976, and published his first full-length work, Awake, Awake, Ye Northern Winds in 1979. In 1988 he sold seven novels, and in 1989, he received a commission to write the novelization of the Kevin Costner film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, which has sold more than 370,000 copies. In the 1990s, Green was publishing regularly through Victor Gollancz Ltd.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Green's novels have been described as fantasy set in contemporary urban settings "that are slightly off",<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> as well as a "writer of both space opera and heroic fantasy."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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- Simon R. Green Official Site (archived)
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