Parke Godwin
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| Parke Godwin | |
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| Born | January 28, 1929 |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genres | Science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction |
Parke Godwin (born January 28, 1929) is an American writer.[1] Godwin has also been a radio operator, a research technician, a professional actor, an advertising man, a dishwasher and a maitre d' hotel.
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[edit] Works
Godwin is known for his novels of legendary figures placed in realistic historical settings, written in a lyrical yet precise prose style and sardonic humor. His retelling of the Arthur legend, Firelord in 1980, Beloved Exile in 1984 and The Last Rainbow in 1985, is set in the 5th century during the collapse of the Roman empire, and his reinterpretation of Robin Hood (Sherwood, 1991, and Robin and the King, 1993) takes place during the Norman conquest and features kings William the Conqueror and William Rufus as major characters. His other well-known works include Waiting For The Galactic Bus (1988) and its sequel The Snake Oil Wars (1989), humorous critiques of American pop culture and religion.
His short fiction has appeared in several anthologies. His short story Influencing the Hell out of Time and Teresa Golowitz, was the basis of an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone.
Godwin has also been a radio operator, a research technician, a professional actor, an advertising man, a dishwasher and a maitre d' hotel.
[edit] Bibliography
- Darker Places, 1973
- A Memory of Lions, 1976
- A Cold Blue Light, 1983 (with Parke Godwin) (Berkley Books, 1983)
- The Fire When It Comes, 1984 (collection of short stories) (Hugo nominee)
- A Truce with Time, 1988
- Invitation to Camelot, 1988 (editor)
- Limbo Search, 1995
- The Tower of Beowulf, 1995
- Lord of Sunset, 1998
- Night You Could Hear Forever, 1999
- The Lovers: The Legend of Trystan and Yseult, 1999 (with Kate Hawks)
[edit] The Masters of Solitude trilogy
- The Masters of Solitude, 1978 (with Marvin Kaye)
- Wintermind, 1982 (with Marvin Kaye)
The novel A Cold Blue Light, 1983 (with Marvin Kaye) is sometimes listed as the third volume of the trilogy, but is unrelated; a third volume has never been published.
[edit] Firelord series
- Firelord, 1980
- Beloved Exile, 1984
- The Last Rainbow, 1985
[edit] Snake Oil series
- Waiting for the Galactic Bus, 1988
- The Snake Oil Wars: or Scheherazade Ginsberg Strikes Again, 1989 (also published under the title The Snake Oil Variations)
[edit] Robin Hood series
- Sherwood, 1991
- Robin and the King, 1993 (also published under the title Return to Nottingham: A Novel)
[edit] References
- ^ Craig, Paul (May 15, 1988). "Godwin tale aims at wrong audience". Modesto Bee: pp. F–5. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8AIjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WM4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=967,2481472&dq=parke-godwin&hl=en. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
