Russell Kirkpatrick is a geography lecturer and a novelist. He holds a PhD in geography from the University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...

, and currently lectures at the University of Waikato

University of Waikato

The University of Waikato is located in Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand, and was established in 1964. It has strengths across a broad range of subject areas, particularly its degrees in Computer Science and in Management...

 in Hamilton. He has worked on six atlas projects and is currently working on his seventh (an atlas of Bahrain).

He has written two well received fantasy trilogies, Fire of Heaven

Fire of Heaven

Fire of Heaven is a fantasy trilogy by Russell Kirkpatrick. Its three volumes are Across the Face of the World, In the Earth abides the Flame and The Right Hand of God .- Across the Face of the World :...

and Husk.

Fire of Heaven trilogy

• Across the Face of the World (2005)
• In the Earth Abides the Flame (2005)
• The Right Hand of God (2006)

Broken Man/Husk Trilogy

• Path of Revenge (2006)
• Dark Heart (2008)
• Beyond The Wall Of Time (2009)

Awards

Kirkpatrick has won two Sir Julius Vogel Award

Sir Julius Vogel Award

The Sir Julius Vogel Awards are awarded each year at the New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in New Zealand science fiction, fantasy, horror, and science fiction fandom...

s (New Zealand science fiction and fantasy awards) for Best Novel - Adult, for Path of Revenge in 2008, and Dark Heart in 2009.

External links

• Voyager Online