Тони Шиллито
Тони Шиллито | |
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Рожденный | Энтони Брюс Шиллито 28 марта 1955 г. Tailem Bend, Южная Австралия |
Занятие | Педагог |
Национальность | Австралийский |
Период | 1992-Present |
Жанр | Фантазия и молодой взрослый |
Примечательные работы | Последний волшебник (1995) Кровь (2002) Пойманный в фарах (2003) |
Примечательные награды | в шорт -лист . Вступил Премия Aurealis Award (Best Fantasy 2002) - кровь: кровь: первая ашуакская хроника Примечательно читать CBC Детская книга года для пожилых читателей (2003) - поймана в фарах |
Spouse | Francesca Megen Stropin |
Children | Jaimee Shillitoe Kim Shillitoe Leah Stropin |
Тони Шиллито - австралийский писатель фэнтези.
Его первый роман Guardians был опубликован в 1992 году Пан Макмиллан . Это была первая часть трилогии Андракис , Вскоре за которым следует Kingmaker и Dragonlords в 1993 году. Трилогия была частично переписана для издания 2006 года.
В 1995 году Shillitoe опубликовал подростковую фантазию « Последний волшебник» , который был включен в шорт -лист в первой премии Aurealis Awards за лучший фантастический роман. Несколько рассказов и монолога пьесы были опубликованы в различных антологиях в период с 1996 по 1998 год.
В 1999 году Шиллито опубликовал свой первый молодой роман для взрослых, Joy Ride с Wakefield Press . Расположенный в Аделаиде в середине 1990-х годов и вдохновленный настоящей новостной историей, в которой два мальчика украли автобус и провели его на юго-восточной автостраде . Роман был народно получен подростками и молодыми людьми, но презирал большинство пожилых читателей и не получал позитивной рекламы. Он использовался в школах, а также в исправительных учреждениях в качестве текста для реабилитации молодых мужчин.
Shillitoe returned to the fantasy genre in 2002 when HarperCollins released Blood, the first book in the Ashuak Chronicles. Blood was also short-listed for Best Fantasy Novel in the Aurealis Awards in 2002. Passion and Freedom completed the Ashuak Chronicle trilogy in 2003.
2003 also saw the release of Shillitoe's second young adult novel, Caught in the Headlights, which was listed as a "Notable Book for Older Readers" by the Children's Book Council, and it has subsequently appeared on Premier's Reading Lists in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. In contrast with the previous novel Joy Ride, this novel espouses a more conventional moral attitude. Caught in the Headlights has been successful. It also reflects the author's zero tolerance for drugs, drawn from the experiences of several close friends who fell victim to drug use.
In 2006 Shillitoe released the first novel in a new fantasy series, the Dreaming in Amber quartet, published by HarperCollins. The second book, A Solitary Journey, was also released in 2006. Prisoner of Fate followed in June 2007 and the final book, The Demon Horsemen, was published in July 2008.
Body of works
[edit]Andrakis Trilogy
[edit]- Guardians (The Waking Dragon) (1992/2006)
- Kingmaker (The Maker of Kings) (1993/2006)
- Dragon Lords (The Dragonlord War) (1993/2006)
The Andrakis fantasy series follows the interwoven fates of the central characters, Andra – a warrior with a prophetic future, and A Ahmud Ki – a sorcerer determined to become a dragonlord. The Andrakis world and many of the characters originated from a host of Dungeons and Dragons style games that Shillitoe created and ran for several playing groups throughout the 1980s. The series enjoyed a run of success, although the third book struggled to make sales, perhaps because its unique cover design made it seem not to belong to the first two books [citation needed].
The Ashuak Chronicles
[edit]- Blood (2002)
- Passion (2003)
- Freedom (2003)
The central character of the series, Alwyn, is loosely based on Gandhi and Christ because the character tries to resolve the conflicts of his world through reason and passive resistance.
Dreaming in Amber
[edit]- The Amber Legacy (2006)
- A Solitary Journey (2006)
- Prisoner of Fate (2007)
- The Demon Horsemen (2008)
Book one, The Amber Legacy, focuses on the fate of Meg farmer, a 16yo girl who discovers that she has inherited magical skill for her line of ancestors and is the only person who can intervene in the impending doom facing her people.
The story follows Meg's life journey from age sixteen to her seventies as she is caught up in world-changing events despite her efforts to stay out of them. The series also brings back to life a key character from the original Andrakis series – A Ahmud Ki – who has a chance to redeem himself. All ten of Shillitoe's fantasy novels – the Andrakis trilogy, the Ashuak Chronicles trilogy, and the Dreaming in Amber quartet – are drawn together into a single saga by the Dreaming in Amber series.
Other works
[edit]- The Last Wizard (1995)
- Joy Ride (1999)
- Caught in the Headlights (2003)
- Tales of the Dragon (2006) (A collation of previous stories)
- In My Father's Shadow (2015)
- The Need (2015)
- The Red Heart (2016), short story collection
Short stories
[edit]- "The Innkeeper" (1996) in Dream Weavers (ed. Paul Collins)[1]
- "Jammin' (1997) in The Girl Who Married a Fly (ed. Michael Hyde)
- "The Book of Lore" (1998) in Fantastic Worlds (ed. Paul Collins)[2]
- "The Lure" (1998) in Solo Spots (ed. Chris Tugwell and Ruth Starke)
- "Assassin" (1999) in Harbinger #2
- "Virtual God" (2000) in Altair #5 (ed. Robert N. Stephenson, Jim Deed & Andrew Collings)[3]
- "The Mother Anger" (2000) in Altair #6 & 7 (ed. Robert N. Stephenson, Jim Deed & Andrew Collings)[3]
- "The Sculptor" (2000) in Altair #6 & 7 (ed. Robert N. Stephenson, Jim Deed & Andrew Collings)[3]
- "Hope" (2015) in From Out of the Darkness (ed. Robert N. Stephenson)
Awards and nominations
[edit]Aurealis Awards
[edit]Fantasy division
Facts
[edit]After Martin Middleton, Tony Shillitoe was the second Australian author to be given a contract for an adult fantasy series in Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ "Contents Lists". Locus Online. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ "Contents Lists". Locus Online. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Contents Lists". Locus Online. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ "1995 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
- ^ "2002 Aurealis Awards" . Локус онлайн . Получено 14 марта 2008 года .