Robert Adams
(Franklin Robert Adams)
(1932 - 1990)Franklin Robert Adams (August 31, 1933 - January 4, 1990) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, formerly a career soldier. He is best known for his "Horseclans" books. He wrote as Robert Adams, an abbreviated form of his full name.
Adams was an early pioneer of the post-holocaust novel. His Horseclans novels are precursors to many of today's attempts at this type of story, many of which do not exhibit his painstakingly detailed world view or extraordinary plot follow-through (many of his Horseclans books are so interlinked that they make sense only when read in order; he did not create many "stand alone" books in the series).
Hallmarks of Adams' style include a focus on violent, non-stop action, meticulous detail in matters historical and military, strong description, and digressions expounding on various subjects from a conservative and libertarian viewpoint.
Series
Horseclans
1. The Coming of the Horseclans (1975)
2. Swords of the Horseclans (1977)
3. Revenge of the Horseclans (1977)
4. A Cat of Silvery Hue (1979)
5. The Savage Mountains (1980)
6. The Patrimony (1980)
7. Horseclans Odyssey (1981)
8. The Death of a Legend (1981)
9. The Witch Goddess (1982)
10. Bili the Axe (1983)
11. Champion of the Last Battle (1983)
12. A Woman of the Horseclans (1983)
13. Horses of the North (1985)
14. A Man Called Milo Morai (1986)
15. The Memories of Milo Morai (1986)
16. Trumpets of War (1987)
17. Madman's Army (1987)
18. The Clan of the Cats (1988)
1. The Coming of the Horseclans (1975)
2. Swords of the Horseclans (1977)
3. Revenge of the Horseclans (1977)
4. A Cat of Silvery Hue (1979)
5. The Savage Mountains (1980)
6. The Patrimony (1980)
7. Horseclans Odyssey (1981)
8. The Death of a Legend (1981)
9. The Witch Goddess (1982)
10. Bili the Axe (1983)
11. Champion of the Last Battle (1983)
12. A Woman of the Horseclans (1983)
13. Horses of the North (1985)
14. A Man Called Milo Morai (1986)
15. The Memories of Milo Morai (1986)
16. Trumpets of War (1987)
17. Madman's Army (1987)
18. The Clan of the Cats (1988)
Castaways in Time
1. Castaways in Time (1979)
2. The Seven Magical Jewels of Ireland (1985)
3. Of Kings and Quests (1986)
4. Of Chiefs and Champions (1987)
5. Of Myths and Monsters (1988)
6. Of Beginnings and Endings (1989)
1. Castaways in Time (1979)
2. The Seven Magical Jewels of Ireland (1985)
3. Of Kings and Quests (1986)
4. Of Chiefs and Champions (1987)
5. Of Myths and Monsters (1988)
6. Of Beginnings and Endings (1989)
Stairway to Forever
1. The Stairway to Forever (1988)
2. Monsters and Magicians (1989)
3. Guideposts to Danger (1990)
1. The Stairway to Forever (1988)
2. Monsters and Magicians (1989)
3. Guideposts to Danger (1990)
Anthology series
Magic in Ithkar (with Andre Norton)
1. Magic in Ithkar (1985)
2. Magic in Ithkar 2 (1985)
3. Magic in Ithkar 3 (1986)
4. Magic in Ithkar 4 (1987)
1. Magic in Ithkar (1985)
2. Magic in Ithkar 2 (1985)
3. Magic in Ithkar 3 (1986)
4. Magic in Ithkar 4 (1987)
Anthologies edited
Barbarians (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
Friends of the Horseclans (1987)
Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds (1987)
Barbarians II (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
Hunger for Horror (1988) (with Pamela C Adams)
Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers (1988)
Alternatives (1989)
Phantom Regiments (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Friends of the Horseclans (1987)
Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds (1987)
Barbarians II (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
Hunger for Horror (1988) (with Pamela C Adams)
Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers (1988)
Alternatives (1989)
Phantom Regiments (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Anthologies containing stories by Robert Adams
Short stories
| Shaggy Vengeance (1984) |
Robert Adams recommends
Conan the Raider (1986) (Adventures of Conan) Leonard Carpenter "Rousing adventure and nonstop action. A winner!" | Tamaruq (2015) (Osiris Project, book 3) E J Swift "Swift is a ridiculously talented writer." | Europe at Midnight (2015) (Europe, book 2) Dave Hutchinson "One of the best novels I've read in a long time." | |
The 1000 Year Reich (2016) Ian Watson "One of the genre's unassailable greats." | You Don't Belong Here (2016) Tim Major "A beautifully-written, cleverly unsettling puzzle-box of a novel." |
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