Michael Carroll is an Irish writer of novels and short stories for adults and children. He is best known for his series of superhero novels The New Heroes

The New Heroes

The New Heroes is a series of novels and short stories by Michael Carroll, first published in January 2006 by HarperCollins in the UK. The stories centre around realistic depictions of superhuman abilities manifesting in the world and the subsequent appearance of superheroes and villains...

 and his romantic fiction under the name Jaye Carroll.

Biography

After leaving school at sixteen, he worked as a postman. Following a knee injury, he moved into computer programming in 1985 at the age of nineteen. In 1990 he met his future wife, Leonia Mooney, at the National Irish Science Fiction Convention, Octocon

Octocon

Octocon is the name given to the National Irish Science Fiction Convention, held annually in October.- History :1989/1990: The convention was initiated by members of the Irish Science Fiction Association, and named by artist Peter McCanney, who created the convention's first logo.1995: Advertised...

. He was a co-founder of the small-press magazine PFJ, first published in October 1991. Having attended the Irish Science Fiction Association writing classes held by Irish author Michael Scott

Michael Scott (Irish author)

Michael Scott is an Irish author.Michael Scott is a seasoned and prolific writer of over 100 books during his 25 plus years of writing thus far...

, he decided to set his mind to becoming a full time writer, and finally did so in 1999.

Novels and novellas

• Moonlight (ISBN 978-0862783549, O'Brien Press, October 1993) Published in Italy as "Chi Ha Rapito Chiarodiluna" and in Canada as Clair-De-Lune
• She Fades Away (ISBN 978-1853716218, Poolbeg Press, April 1996)German: Die Schrift im Spiegel
• The Throwback (ISBN 978-1587153921, Cosmos Books, July 2001)
• Renegade (ISBN 978-1587153938, Cosmos Books, August 2001)

Pelicos Trilogy

• The Last Starship (ISBN 1-58715-389-0, Cosmos Books, July 2001. Originally published as ISBN 189775115X, Aran Book Publishers, June 1993)
• Reclaiming the Earth (ISBN 1-58715-390-4, Cosmos Books, July 2001)
• The Dead Colony (ISBN 1-58715-391-2, Cosmos Books, July 2001)

Published under the name Jaye Carroll

• If the Shoe Fits (978-1853719578 , Poolbeg, March 2000) Polish title: XXL (Amber, 2002)
• The Sweetest Feeling (ISBN 978-1842230497 , Poolbeg Press, July 2001) Polish title: Smak Zemsty (Amber, 2002)
• Loving the Stars (ISBN 978-1842230695 , Poolbeg Press, June 2002) Polish title: Gwiazda Estrady (Amber, 2003)
• Looking for Mr. Wrong (ISBN 978-1842231487 , Poolbeg Press, August 2004)

The New Heroes

The New Heroes

The New Heroes

The New Heroes is a series of novels and short stories by Michael Carroll, first published in January 2006 by HarperCollins in the UK. The stories centre around realistic depictions of superhuman abilities manifesting in the world and the subsequent appearance of superheroes and villains...

 series (known in America as Quantum Prophecy) includes:

• The Quantum Prophecy
  The Quantum Prophecy
  The Quantum Prophecy by Michael Carroll is the title of the first novel in The New Heroes series of books for young adults, published by HarperCollins in the United Kingdom....
  
  (ISBN 978-0007210923, HarperCollins, January 2006) USA title: The Awakening (ISBN 0399247254, Philomel Books, April 2007)
• Sakkara
  Sakkara (novel)
  Sakkara is a superhero novel by Michael Carroll, the second of the original New Heroes trilogy. The Gathering is the title in the US, where the series is known as Quantum Prophecy.-Plot summary:...
  
  (ISBN 978-0007210930 , HarperCollins, October 2006) USA title:The Gathering (ISBN 978-0399247262, Philomel Books, July 2008)
• Absolute Power (ISBN 978-0007210947 HarperCollins, July 2007)

Short stories

• The New Heroes: Superhuman(MaxEdDal Publications, November 2007) A collection of stories set in the universe of The New Heroes:
  • "A Decade Without Heroes"
  • "What I Did on My Holidays"
  • "The Offer"
  • "Pressure"
  • "The Footsoldiers"
  • "Out of Sight"
  • "Flesh and Blood"
  • "Scholarship Boy"
  • "One Million"

• Emerald Eye (ISBN 0-95347844-0, Aeon Press Books, 2005):
  • "In Dublin's Veracity" (Reprinted as part of the anthology. Originally published in Albedo 1 #7)

• FTL:
  • Issue 4 (1990): "The Hummingbirds" (First published fiction)
  • Issue 8 (1991): "Sight Out of Mind"
  • Issue 10 (1991): "Return of the Wanderers"

• Moonpaper:
  • March 1992: "A Victory of Love"
  • March and April 1994: "The Mirror"

• First Contact:
  • Volume 1, Issue 2 (December, 1992): "Fit the Last"
  • Issue 8 (1993): "A Sense of Great Pain"

• The Brentford Mercury:
  • Issue 1 (1993): "Hate Story"
  • Issue 2 (1995): "A Christmas Carroll" (As Michael Story)
  • Issue 12 (1998): "Jakes' Big Plan"
  • Issue 13 (1998): "Show Me a Place that Ain't Hell"
  • Issues 14-19 (1998–1999): "Ace Crikey: A Clear and Present Stranger" (Parts 1-6)
  • Issue 25 (2001): "Ace Crikey and the Reality Machine" (Originally published in Phase One #2)
  • Issues 30-32 (2002–2003): "Ace Crikey: You Can't Get There from Here" (Parts 1-3)

• Phase Three:
  • Issue 1 (1993): "Pelicos" (The basis for the trilogy of science fiction novels)

• Albedo 1
  • Issue 3 (1993): "Angels in Different Shapes"
  • Issue 7 (1995): "In Dublin's Veracity"

• Phase One
  • Issue 1 (1993): "On Glory Roads of Pure Delight"
  • Issue 2 (1994): "Ace Crikey and the Reality Machine"

• Shiver! (ISBN 1853713007 Poolbeg Press, January 1994):
  • "All Fall Down"
  • "Sweden: Riddarens grav"
  • "Ro, ro barnet"

• Chiller (ISBN 1853715123, Poolbeg Press, January 1995):
  • "The Sand"

• The Federation Times:
  • Summer 1995: "The Next Generation Game"

• Nightmares (ISBN 1853716324, Poolbeg Press, January 1996):
  • "Knick Knock"

• First Times (ISBN 1853717622, Poolbeg Press, 1997):
  • "Uneven Ground"

• Scream! No One Will Hear (ISBN 1853718785, Poolbeg, 1998):
  • "Last Night of the Holidays"

• Seekers (ISBN 9780861676002, Edco, the Educational Company of Ireland, 2000):
  • "Uneven Ground" (originally printed in First Times)

• The Last Starship (ISBN 1-58715-389-0, Cosmos Books, July 2001):
  • "Pelicos" (Reprinted as the short story that inspired the trilogy)

• Octocon
  Octocon
  Octocon is the name given to the National Irish Science Fiction Convention, held annually in October.- History :1989/1990: The convention was initiated by members of the Irish Science Fiction Association, and named by artist Peter McCanney, who created the convention's first logo.1995: Advertised...
  
   Programme Books:
  • 2001: "Hitting the Deck"
  • 2004: "The Sproutbank Show"

• Eurocon Programme Books
  • 1997: "The Heart of Apollo"

Articles

• 2000ADReview.co.uk:
  • Sprout columns (2003–present)

• Judge Dredd Megazine
  Judge Dredd Megazine
  Judge Dredd: The Megazine is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in October 1990. It is a sister publication to 2000 AD. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Dredd's locale Mega-City One.-Content:...
  
  
  • "Twenty Things to Remember when going to a Comic Convention" (Meg 245)
  • "Top Twenty extraordinary 'facts' about Alan Moore" (Meg 246)
  • "Top Twenty non-2000 AD related comics by 2000 AD creators" (Meg 250)

The Sprout Spinner

The Sprout Spinner is an interactive CD-ROM application made to accompany the The Brentford Mercury for SproutLore. The short stories written for it by Michael Carroll were all based upon songs by his favourite pop group, Alphaville. Two of the stories had been published in the Alphaville

Alphaville (band)

Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold , Bernhard Lloyd , and Frank Mertens Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum,...

 fanzine Moonpaper.

Comics

• "Overman" (with art by Johnny Rothwell, in Phase Two #2, 1994)
• "By the Book" (as Sprout, with art by Bolt-01, in FutureQuake
  FutureQuake
  FutureQuake is a British small press comic book founded by Arthur Wyatt, and edited from issue 5 onwards by Richmond Clements, David Evans, Mark Woodland and Edward Berridge. Issue 4 was edited by Clements, Evans and James Mackay...
  
  #4, 2005)
• "Deadline" (as Sprout, with art by Julia Bax, in FutureQuake
  FutureQuake
  FutureQuake is a British small press comic book founded by Arthur Wyatt, and edited from issue 5 onwards by Richmond Clements, David Evans, Mark Woodland and Edward Berridge. Issue 4 was edited by Clements, Evans and James Mackay...
  
  #5, 2005)
• Future Shocks
  Future Shocks
  Future Shocks is the name given to a long running series of short strips in the weekly comic 2000 AD in 1977. The name originates in a book titled Future Shock, written by Alvin Toffler, published in 1970.-Publishing history:...
  
  : "Back to the Führer" (with art by Gary Erskine
  Gary Erskine
  Gary Erskine is a Scottish comic book artist born in Paisley, near Glasgow in 1968.-Biography:Erskine started drawing work for fanzines while at art college and aspired to be a comic book artist. After sending samples of his work to Marvel UK he was eventually given Knights of Pendragon to draw on...
  
  , in 2000 AD #1566, 2007)
• "Tales of the GI: In the Dark" (with art by Bolt-01, webcomic, 2000AD Review)

• Tales From the Black Museum:
  • "Dead Man's Gum" (with art by Eva De La Cruz, in Judge Dredd Megazine
    Judge Dredd Megazine
    Judge Dredd: The Megazine is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in October 1990. It is a sister publication to 2000 AD. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Dredd's locale Mega-City One.-Content:...
    
    #298, May 2010)
  • "A Judge’s First Duty" (with art by Tiernen Trevallion, in Judge Dredd Megazine #302, September 2010)
  • "The Invisible Bullet" (with art by Nick Dyer, in Judge Dredd Megazine #304, November 2010)

• Judge Dredd
  Judge Dredd
  Judge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
  
  :
  • "Blood Culture" (with art by Jon Davis-Hunt, in Judge Dredd Megazine #306, January 2011)
  • "Salvage" (with art by David Roach
    David Roach (comics)
    David Roach is a British comic book artist and writer based in Wales, United Kingdom. Roach actively illustrates for many companies, including 2000AD, Panini Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Topps, and the gaming company Wizards of the Coast....
    
    , in 2000 AD #1715, January 2011)
  • "Creatures of Habit" (with art by Ben Willsher, in 2000 AD #1716, January 2011)
  • "In Control" (with art by Simon Fraser
    Simon Fraser (comics)
    Simon Fraser is a British comics artist and writer best known for his work on Nikolai Dante, a series he created with writer Robbie Morrison in 2000 AD.-Career:...
    
    , in 2000 AD #1717, January 2011)
  • "Caterpillars" (with art by Bryan Talbot
    Bryan Talbot
    Bryan Talbot is a British comic book artist and writer, born in Wigan, Lancashire, in 1952. He is best known as the creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and its sequel Heart of Empire.-Career:...
    
    , coloured by Alwyn Talbot, in 2000 AD #1730, April 2011)
  • "California Babylon" (with art by Ben Willsher, in 2000 AD #1731–1734, April–May 2011)

Television appearances

External links

• New Heroes / Quantum Prophecy official website
• Fractal Matter Interview with Michael Carroll