Franklin Robert Adams was an American

United States

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 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...

 and fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 writer, formerly a career soldier. He is best known for his "Horseclans

Horseclans

Horseclans is a science fiction series by Robert Adams, set in a North America that had been thrown back to a medieval level by a full-scale nuclear war.-Background:...

" books. He wrote as Robert Adams, an abbreviation of his complete name.

Writings

Adams was an author especially of post-catastrophe novels. His Horseclans novels are of this type, with a detailed world-view (many of his Horseclans books are so cross-referenced that they make sense only when read in sequential order).

Adams' style includes a violent, almost non-stop action, meticulous detail for matters historical and military, strong description, and digressions expounding on various topics from a conservative and libertarian viewpoint.

Availability

His works, which ceased being printed after his death, are presently being reissued by Mundania Press.

Horseclans

1. The Coming of the Horseclans (1975)
2. Swords of the Horseclans (1976)
3. Revenge of the Horseclans (1977)
4. A Cat of Silvery Hue (1979)
5. The Savage Mountains (1979)
6. The Patrimony (1980)
7. Horseclans Odyssey (1981)
8. The Death of a Legend (1981)
9. The Witch Goddess (1982)
10. Bili the Axe (1982)
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 (1980)
2. The Seven Magical Jewels of Ireland (1984)
3. Of Quests and Kings (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 (1988)
3. Guideposts to Danger (unpublished)

Magic in Ithkar (with Andre Norton)

1. Magic in Ithkar
   Magic in Ithkar
   Magic in Ithkar is an shared world anthology of fantasy stories edited by Andre Norton and Robert Adams. It was first published as a trade paperback by Tor Books in May 1985...
   
   (1985)
2. Magic in Ithkar 2
   Magic in Ithkar 2
   Magic in Ithkar 2 is an shared world anthology of fantasy stories edited by Andre Norton and Robert Adams. It was first published as a trade paperback by Tor Books in December 1985...
   
   (1985)
3. Magic in Ithkar 3
   Magic in Ithkar 3
   Magic in Ithkar 3 is an shared world anthology of fantasy stories edited by Andre Norton and Robert Adams. It was first published as a trade paperback by Tor Books in October 1986...
   
   (1987)
4. Magic in Ithkar 4
   Magic in Ithkar 4
   Magic in Ithkar 4 is an shared world anthology of fantasy stories edited by Andre Norton and Robert Adams. It was first published as a paperback by Tor Books in July 1987....
   
   (1987)

Other

• Barbarians (1986), ed. (with Martin H. Greenberg
  Martin H. Greenberg
  Martin Harry Greenberg was an American speculative fiction anthologist and writer.-Biography:Dr. Martin H. Greenberg was born March 1, 1941, to Max and Mae Greenberg in South Miami Beach, Florida...
  
   and Charles G. Waugh)
• Barbarians II (1987), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams and Martin H. Greenberg)
• Friends of the Horseclans (1987), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams)
• Friends of the Horseclans II (1989), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams)
• Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds (1987), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams and Martin H. Greenberg)
• Hunger for Horror (1988), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams and Martin H. Greenberg)
• Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers (1988) (with Pamela Crippen-Adams and Martin H. Greenberg)
• Alternatives (1989) (with Pamela Crippen-Adams)
• Phantom Regiments (1990), ed. (with Pamela Crippen-Adams and Martin H. Greenberg)

Sources

• New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors

External links

• Bibliography