Martin Millar
Martin Millar | |
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland |
Pen name | Martin Scott |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | British |
Period | 1980s-Present |
Genre | Pulp noir, Fantasy |
Notable awards | World Fantasy Award, 2000 |
Website | |
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Martin Millar is a Scottish writer from Glasgow who is now resident in London. Under the pseudonym Martin Scott he has authored the Thraxas series of fantasy novels, for the eponymous inaugural volume of which he won the World Fantasy Award for best novel.
Overview
The novels he writes under his own name focus upon urban decay and British subcultures, and the impact these have on a range of characters, both realistic and supernatural. There are elements of magical realism. Some of them are set in Brixton, Millar's one-time place of residence; many are at least semi-autobiographical, and Love and Peace with Melody Paradise and Suzy, Led Zeppelin and Me both feature Millar himself as a character.
His Thraxas novels combine secondary world fantasy and pulp noir thriller. In 2000, he received the World Fantasy Award for best for the first installment, Thraxas.[1]
Bibliography
Novels
- Milk, Sulphate and Alby Starvation (1987) ISBN 0-947795-91-X
- Lux the Poet (1988) ISBN 0-947795-67-7
- Ruby & The Stone Age Diet (1989) ISBN 0-947795-24-3
- The Good Fairies of New York (1992) ISBN 1-85702-076-6
- Dreams of Sex and Stage Diving (1994) ISBN 1-85702-213-0
- Love and Peace with Melody Paradise (1998) ISBN 0-14-024876-5
- Suzy, Led Zeppelin and Me (2002) ISBN 1-899598-22-7
- Lonely Werewolf Girl (2007) ISBN 0-9554984-0-6
- Curse of the Wolf Girl (2010) ISBN 0-9802260-5-8 (US) ISBN 0-7499-4288-6 (UK) originally titled Queen Vex [2]
- The Anxiety of Kalix the Werewolf (2013) ISBN 978-0349400556 [3]
- The Goddess of Buttercups and Daisies (2015) ISBN 978-0349407142
- Kink Me Honey (2016) ISBN 978-1535009898
- Supercute Futures (2018) ISBN 978-0349419343
- Simulation Bleed (2020) ISBN 979-8662626287
- Supercute Second Future (2022 ) ISBN 979-8836752989
Omnibus
- The Collected Martin Millar (1998) ISBN 1-85702-910-0 (Contains Lux the Poet, Ruby and the Stone Age Diet and The Good Fairies of New York)
Graphic novels
- Lux and Alby Sign on and Save the Universe (illustrated by Simon Fraser) 1999 ISBN 1-899866-24-8
Novelization
- Tank Girl (1994) (based on the 1995 film baed upon the title comics character) ISBN 0-14-024876-5
Dramatisation
- Emma (based upon Emma by Jane Austen, with Doon MacKichan) 2001 ISBN 1-85459-499-0
Short fiction contained in anthologies
- "How Sunshine Star-Traveller Lost His Girlfriend" (in Disco Biscuits , 1997, edited by Sarah Champion)
- "Radiant Flower of the Divine Heavens (in Disco 2000, 1998 edited by Sarah Champion)
Novels as Martin Scott
- Thraxas (winner of the 2000 World Fantasy Award)
- Thraxas and the Warrior Monks
- Thraxas at the Races
- Thraxas and the Elvish Isles
- Thraxas and the Sorcerers
- Thraxas and the Dance of Death
- Thraxas at War
- Thraxas Under Siege
- Thraxas and the Ice Dragon
- Thraxas and the Oracle
- Thraxas of Turai ISBN 978-1792849992
- Thraxas meets his Enemies ISBN 979-8421592259
References
External links
- Author's website
- Author's blog
- 2002 interview with the author
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- The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip (1975)
- Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson (1976)
- Doctor Rat by William Kotzwinkle (1977)
- Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber (1978)
- Gloriana by Michael Moorcock (1979)
- Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn (1980)
- The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe (1981)
- Little, Big by John Crowley (1982)
- Nifft the Lean by Michael Shea (1983)
- The Dragon Waiting by John M. Ford (1984)
- Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock / Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (1985)
- Song of Kali by Dan Simmons (1986)
- Perfume by Patrick Süskind (1987)
- Replay by Ken Grimwood (1988)
- Koko by Peter Straub (1989)
- Lyonesse: Madouc by Jack Vance (1990)
- Only Begotten Daughter by James K. Morrow / Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (1991)
- Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon (1992)
- Last Call by Tim Powers (1993)
- Glimpses by Lewis Shiner (1994)
- Towing Jehovah by James K. Morrow (1995)
- The Prestige by Christopher Priest (1996)
- Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack (1997)
- The Physiognomy by Jeffrey Ford (1998)
- The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich (1999)
- Thraxas by Martin Scott (2000)
- Declare by Tim Powers / Galveston by Sean Stewart (2001)
- The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin (2002)
- The Facts of Life by Graham Joyce / Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip (2003)
- Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton (2004)
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2005)
- Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (2006)
- Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe (2007)
- Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay (2008)
- The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford / Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (2009)
- The City & the City by China Miéville (2010)
- Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (2011)
- Osama by Lavie Tidhar (2012)
- Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (2013)
- A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar (2014)
- The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell (2015)
- The Chimes by Anna Smaill (2016)
- The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North (2017)
- Jade City by Fonda Lee / The Changeling by Victor LaValle (2018)
- Witchmark by C. L. Polk (2019)
- Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender (2020)
- Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson (2021)
- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (2022)
- Saint Death's Daughter by C. S. E. Cooney (2023)