Chris Willrich (born August 28, 1967, in Mount Vernon, Washington) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his stories about Persimmon Gaunt and Imago Bone. His work has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Black Gate, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Flashing Swords!, The Mythic Circle, and Strange Horizons.
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| Born | August 28, 1967 Mount Vernon, Washington, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | science fiction and fantasy |
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Biography
editWillrich is from Washington State originally, and now lives with his family in Silicon Valley. He majored in English and has worked as a children's librarian.
Bibliography
editGaunt and Bone Novels
edit- The Scroll of Years (Pyr - 2013)
- The Silk Map (Pyr - 2014)
- The Chart of Tomorrows (Pyr - 2015)
Gaunt and Bone Short Stories
edit- The Thief with Two Deaths (Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 2000)[1]
- King Rainjoy's Tears (2002)
- Penultima Thule (2006)
- A Wizard of the Old School (2007)
- The Sword of Loving Kindness (2008) - appeared as a serialization in Beneath Ceaseless Skies:
- The Mermaid and the Mortal Thing (Lightspeed Magazine - 2012)[4]
Pathfinder Tales
editWillrich wrote a Novel and a short story in the Pathfinder universe.
Poetry
edit- The Vampire Astronomer (2012)[7]
Short fiction
edit- Little Death (Asimov's Science Fiction - 1994)
- Count to One (Asimov's Science Fiction - 2003)
- Sails the Morne (Asimov's Science Fiction - 2009)
- The Lions of Karthagar (Black Gate - 2011)
- The Mote-Dancer and the Firelife (Beneath Ceaseless Skies - 2012)[8]
- How the Wicker Knight Would Not Move (Beneath Ceaseless Skies - 2012)[9]
- Grand Tour (Fantasy & Science Fiction - 2012)
- Star Soup (Asimov's Science Fiction - 2012)
- Waiting for a Me Like You (Fantasy & Science Fiction - 2012)
- What Lies in Ice (Tales from the Magician's Skull - 2017)
- Shadowdrop (Beneath Ceaseless Skies - 2018)[10]
- Fragments from the Library of Cygnus X-1 (Asimov's Science Fiction - 2019)
- On Magog's Pond (Beneath Ceaseless Skies - 2022)[11]
References
edit- ^ "Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2000 (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, #585)". Goodreads.
- ^ "The Sword of Loving Kindness, Pt. I". Beneath Ceaseless skies. Firkin Press. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "The Sword of Loving Kindness, Pt. II". Beneath Ceaseless skies. Firkin Press. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "The Mermaid and the Mortal Thing". Lightspeed Magazine. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "The Dagger of Trust". Goodreads. Goodreads, Inc. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "The Cloak of Belonging". PathfinderWiki. Paizo Inc. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "The Vampire Astronomer". Strange Horizons. Strange Horizons. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "The Mote-Dancer and the Firelife". Beneath Ceaseless skies. Firkin Press. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "How the Wicker Knight Would Not Move". Beneath Ceaseless skies. Firkin Press. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Shadowdrop". Beneath Ceaseless skies. Firkin Press. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "On Magog's Pond". Beneath Ceaseless skies. Firkin Press. Retrieved 29 October 2022.