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Russell Kirkpatrick was a New Zealand fantasy author, cartographer, photographer and geography lecturer. Born in Christchurch, he earned a PhD in geography from the University of Canterbury and specialised in cartography, particularly the representation of social and human relationships through maps.
Kirkpatrick contributed to several major atlas projects. He was deputy editor of the New Zealand Historical Atlas and wrote the Contemporary Atlas of New Zealand and Degrees of Deprivation in New Zealand: An Atlas of Socioeconomic Difference. He also wrote and photographed Walk to Waterfalls.
His first novel, Across the Face of the World, was published in 2004 and began the Fire of Heaven trilogy. He subsequently wrote the Broken Man trilogy, also published as the Husk trilogy, whose three books each won the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Novel. His later fiction included Silent Sorrow, the opening novel in the Book of Remezov series.
Kirkpatrick taught geography at the University of Waikato from 2000 to 2014 and later lectured at the University of Canberra. He died in Canberra in June 2026.
Kirkpatrick contributed to several major atlas projects. He was deputy editor of the New Zealand Historical Atlas and wrote the Contemporary Atlas of New Zealand and Degrees of Deprivation in New Zealand: An Atlas of Socioeconomic Difference. He also wrote and photographed Walk to Waterfalls.
His first novel, Across the Face of the World, was published in 2004 and began the Fire of Heaven trilogy. He subsequently wrote the Broken Man trilogy, also published as the Husk trilogy, whose three books each won the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Novel. His later fiction included Silent Sorrow, the opening novel in the Book of Remezov series.
Kirkpatrick taught geography at the University of Waikato from 2000 to 2014 and later lectured at the University of Canberra. He died in Canberra in June 2026.
Genres: Fantasy
Series
Fire of Heaven
1. Across the Face of the World (2004)
2. In the Earth Abides the Flame (2004)
3. The Right Hand of God (2005)
1. Across the Face of the World (2004)
2. In the Earth Abides the Flame (2004)
3. The Right Hand of God (2005)
Non fiction show
Russell Kirkpatrick recommends
Slights (2009)
Kaaron Warren
"Powerfull stuff. So powerful, in fact, that my throat was hurting with my attempts to keep my emotions under control. I was completely drawn in, totally immersed. I felt ill much of the time."
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