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James Cawthorn was born in Gateshead on 21 December 1929 and died 2 December 2008. He was a critic, a writer and an illustrator, associated through much of his career with Michael Moorcock.
| James Cawthorn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 December 1929  Gateshead |
| Died | 2 December 2008 (aged 78) Gateshead |
| Occupation | Illustrator |
In the 1960s he was the illustrator for covers for the New_Worlds magazine.
In the early 70s James Cawthorn published his oversized graphic novel Stormbringer with Savoy Books.[1] about Elric of Melniboné. He also made maps for Michael Moorcock's works (like in The Fantastic Swordsmen).
In 1977 he created adverts for the science-fiction bookshop Dark They Were and Golden Eyed, which were published in Time Out.
He wrote the novel The Crystal and the Amulet, published in 1986.
Partial bibliography
edit- Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (London: Xanadu Publications, 1988, ISBN 0-947761-24-1; Carroll & Graf, 1988, ISBN 0-88184-335-0), by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock)
- Fantasy: The 101 Best Books (Gateway/Orion Publishers, 2017, ISBN 978-1-4732-1984-7 with Michael Moorcock revised and reissued)
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Stormbringer". Savoy Book Store., ISBN 0-7045-02267
External links
edit- James Cawthorn at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- James Cawthorn at the Encyclopedia of Fantasy
- James Cawthorn at the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
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