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Adrian Cole

(Christopher Synnot)

(b.1949)

Adrian Cole was born in Plymouth, Devonshire in 1949. He is currently the Director of College Resources in a large secondary school in Bideford, where he now lives with his wife, Judy, son Sam, and daughter Katia. He remains best known for his Dream Lords trilogy as well las his young adult novels, Moorstones and The Sleep of Giants.

Awards: BFA (2015) see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy

Series

Dream Lords
   1. A Plague of Nightmares (1977)
     aka Rebellion
   2. Lord of Nightmares (1975)
   3. Bane of Nightmares (1976)

Omaran Saga
   1. A Place Among the Fallen (1986)
   2. Throne of Fools (1987)
   3. The King of Light and Shadows (1988)
   4. The Gods in Anger (1988)

Star Requiem
   1. Mother of Storms (1989)
   2. Thief of Dreams (1989)
   3. Warlord of Heaven (1990)
   4. Labyrinth of Worlds (1990)

Voidal
   1. Oblivion Hand (2001)
   2. The Long Reach of Night (2011)
   3. The Sword of Shadows (2011)

Nick Nightmare
1. Nick Nightmare Investigates (2019)
2. Nightmare Cocktails (2020)

War on Rome
1. Arminius, Bane of Eagles (2022)
2. Germanicus, Lord of Eagles (2023)

Novels

   Madness Emerging (1976)
   Paths in Darkness (1977)
   Wargods of Ludorbis (1981)
   The Lucifer Experiment (1981)
   Moorstones (1982)
   The Hand of the Voidal (1984)
   The Sleep of Giants (1984)
   Blood Red Angel (1993)
   Storm Over Atlantis (2001)
   Night of the Heroes (2011)
   The Shadow Academy (2014)

Collections

   Young Thongor (2012) (with Lin Carter and Robert M Price)
   Tough Guys (2016)
   Weirdbook 33 (2016) (with others)
   Elak, King of Atlantis (2020) (with Bob McLain)
   Elak, Warrior of Atlantis (2024)

Novellas and Short Stories

The Coming Of The Voidal (1976)
Longbore The Inexhaustible (1978)

Series contributed to

Eberron : War-Torn
1. The Crimson Talisman (2005)

Books containing stories by Adrian Cole

Tales from the Magician's Skull #5 (2024)
(Tales from the Magician's Skull, book 5)

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8 (2024)
(Tales of Heroic Fantasy, book 8)
edited by
David A Riley

Die By the Sword Volume II (2024)
edited by
D M Ritzlin

More books

Awards

2015 British Fantasy Award for Best Collection : Nick Nightmare Investigates

Award nominations

	1980 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : First Make Them Mad
	1976 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Plague of Nightmares

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