Christopher Hinz
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Christopher Hinz is an American
writer best known for the Paratwa science fiction trilogy. Hinz has also written comic book
for DC Comics
and Marvel Comics
. He won the Compton Crook Award
in 1988 for his novel Liege-Killer.
Hinz's Paratwa Trilogy consists of Liege-Killer (1987), Ash Ock (1989) and The Paratwa (1991). His nine issue comic book series titled Gemini Blood
published under the Helix
imprint of DC Comics
. With illustrations from Tommy Lee Edwards
, the comics deal with the same themes and with similar characters as the Paratwa Trilogy and it ran from 1996 to 1997. His book, Anachronisms (1988), was published in the wake of the critical acclaim garnered by Liege-Killer. It is not related to the Trilogy. He also co-created and wrote the Dead Corps
four issue limited series for Helix, and a 10 issue story arc for Marvel's Blade
which comprised Volume 2 of the series.
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writer best known for the Paratwa science fiction trilogy. Hinz has also written comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
for DC Comics
DC Comics
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and Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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. He won the Compton Crook Award
Compton Crook Award
The Compton Crook Award is presented to the best first novel of the year in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc, at their annual Baltimore-area science fiction convention, Balticon, held on Memorial Day weekend in the...
in 1988 for his novel Liege-Killer.
Hinz's Paratwa Trilogy consists of Liege-Killer (1987), Ash Ock (1989) and The Paratwa (1991). His nine issue comic book series titled Gemini Blood
Gemini Blood
Gemini Blood is a nine-issue comic book series published by DC Comics under its Helix imprint. Dated from September 1996 to May 1997, the series was written by Christopher Hinz and illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards...
published under the Helix
Helix (comics)
Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and science fantasy imprint of DC Comics, launched in 1996 and discontinued in 1998. Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and science fantasy imprint of DC Comics, launched in 1996 and discontinued in 1998. Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and...
imprint of DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
. With illustrations from Tommy Lee Edwards
Tommy Lee Edwards
Tommy Lee Edwards is an American illustrator. Edwards' varied portfolio includes works created in the realm of comics, video-games, books, advertising, film, and animation.-Career:...
, the comics deal with the same themes and with similar characters as the Paratwa Trilogy and it ran from 1996 to 1997. His book, Anachronisms (1988), was published in the wake of the critical acclaim garnered by Liege-Killer. It is not related to the Trilogy. He also co-created and wrote the Dead Corps
Dead Corps
Dead Corps, subtitled Dead Corpse is a four-issue comic book mini-series published in 1998 under the short-lived DC Comics imprint, Helix...
four issue limited series for Helix, and a 10 issue story arc for Marvel's Blade
Blade
A blade is that portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with a cutting edge and/or a pointed tip that is designed to cut and/or puncture, stab, slash, chop, slice, thrust, or scrape animate or inanimate surfaces or materials...
which comprised Volume 2 of the series.
Books
- Hinz, Christopher. Liege-KillerLiege-KillerLiege Killer is the first book in a science fiction trilogy written by American writer Christopher Hinz. The book and its sequels Ash Ock and The Paratwa are set in Human Colonies in orbit around a desolated post apocalyptic Earth....
/ Christopher Hinz. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin’s Press, c1987. 458 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0-312-00065-0 - Hinz, Christopher. Ash Ock : the Paratwa saga, book two / Christopher Hinz. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin’s Press, c1989. 308 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0-312-03291-9
- Hinz, Christopher. The Paratwa / Christopher Hinz. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 1991. 404 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0-312-05489-0
- Hinz, Christopher. Anachronisms / Christopher Hinz. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin’s Press, c1988. 304 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0-312-01729-4