Robert Edric
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Robert Edric is the pseudonym of Gary Edric Armitage, a British novelist born in Sheffield
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His trilogy of detective novels, Cradle Song, Siren Song, and Swan Song, also known as the "Song Cycle," are set in the city of Hull
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Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
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His trilogy of detective novels, Cradle Song, Siren Song, and Swan Song, also known as the "Song Cycle," are set in the city of Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
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Works
- Winter Garden (1985) – winner, 1985 James Tait Black Award
- A New Ice Age (1986) – runner up, 1986 Guardian Fiction Award
- A Lunar Eclipse (1989)
- In The Days of the American Museum (1990)
- The Broken Lands (1992)
- Hallowed Ground (1993)
- The Earth Made of Glass (1994)
- Elysium (1995)
- In Desolate Heaven (1997)
- The Sword Cabinet (1999)
- The Book of the Heathen (2000)
- Peacetime (2002) – long listed, 2002 Man Booker PrizeMan Booker PrizeThe Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally assured of international renown and...
- Cradle Song (2003)
- Siren Song (2004)
- Swan Song (2005)
- The Mermaids (2006)
- Gathering the Water (2006) – long listed, 2006 Man Booker Prize
- The Kingdom of Ashes (2007)
- In Zodiac Light (2008)
- Salvage (2010)