Stan Nicholls
Encyclopedia
Stan Nicholls has been a full-time writer since 1981. He is the author of many novels and short stories but is best known for the internationally acclamied Orcs: First Blood series.
His journalism has appeared in The Guardian
, the Independent, The Daily Mirror, Time Out, Sight and Sound, Rolling Stone
, SFX and Locus among many others. Nicholls has worked for a number of specialists and general book shops including Dark They Were, And Golden Eyed
and was the first manager of the London branch of Forbidden Planet
.
s. In 2007, Nicholls was awarded the Le'Fantastique Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions to Literature at the Trolls & Legendes Festival in Mons, Belgium. His 2008 novel Orcs Bad Blood 1: Weapons of Magical Destruction was nominated for the inaugural David Gemmell
Legend Award for best fantasy novel.
Following on from "Weapons of Magical Destruction", part 2 in the "Bad Blood" Series, entitled "Army of Shadows" was released in October 2009. The final book in the trilogy is to be called "Bad Blood: Inferno" and will be released 29 December 2011. A graphic novel, based in the "Orcs" universe is set for release in 2010/2011
He currently lives in the West Midlands
with his wife, science fiction
author Anne Gay.
His journalism has appeared in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, the Independent, The Daily Mirror, Time Out, Sight and Sound, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, SFX and Locus among many others. Nicholls has worked for a number of specialists and general book shops including Dark They Were, And Golden Eyed
Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed (bookshop)
Dark They Were And Golden Eyed in London was the largest science fiction bookshop and comic store in Europe during the 1970s. Specialising in science fiction, occultism, and Atlantis, the central London shop also played a key role in bringing American underground comics to the UK...
and was the first manager of the London branch of Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet (bookstore)
Forbidden Planet is the trading name of two separate science fiction, fantasy and horror bookshop chains across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States of America, after the feature film of the same name....
.
Awards
The first two books in the Orcs: First Blood series, Bodyguard of Lightning and Legion of Thunder, received best novel nominations at the 1999 British Fantasy AwardBritish Fantasy Award
The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society and were first awarded in 1971. The membership of the BFS vote to determine recommendations, short-lists and winners of the awards...
s. In 2007, Nicholls was awarded the Le'Fantastique Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions to Literature at the Trolls & Legendes Festival in Mons, Belgium. His 2008 novel Orcs Bad Blood 1: Weapons of Magical Destruction was nominated for the inaugural David Gemmell
David Gemmell
David Andrew Gemmell was a bestselling British author of heroic fantasy. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write over thirty novels. Best known for his debut, Legend, Gemmell's works display violence, yet also explore...
Legend Award for best fantasy novel.
Following on from "Weapons of Magical Destruction", part 2 in the "Bad Blood" Series, entitled "Army of Shadows" was released in October 2009. The final book in the trilogy is to be called "Bad Blood: Inferno" and will be released 29 December 2011. A graphic novel, based in the "Orcs" universe is set for release in 2010/2011
He currently lives in the West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
with his wife, science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
author Anne Gay.