Michael Cobley
| Michael Cobley | |
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| Born |
9 October 1959 Leicester, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Science fiction writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde |
| Notable works | Shadowking trilogy, Humanity's Fire series |
| Website | |
| www |
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Michael Cobley, born on 10 October 1959, is a science fiction and fantasy author born in Leicester, England but living since the age of seven in Glasgow, Scotland.
Michael Cobley was born in Leicester but moved to Glasgow at the age of seven.
While studying engineering at the University of Strathclyde, he used to work as a DJ; at the same time, he wrote rants for the University paper under the pen-name of Phaedrus.
He has published five novels, a collection of short stories and several reviews and essays.
He has a strong interest in politics.
Cobley, who is a member of the Glasgow Science Fiction Writers Circle, admits to have been influenced by diverse writers such as Frank Herbert, David Brin, Iain Banks, Ken MacLeod and Vernor Vinge, but also by music (Dmitri Shostakovich, Yes, Blue Öyster Cult, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Monster Magnet) and TV shows (Firefly, Babylon 5, the most recent series of Battlestar Galactica).
Cobley published his first novel, Shadowkings, in 2001 for Earthlight, a now-defunct imprint of Simon & Schuster. This was followed by Shadowgod and Shadowmasque, that was nominated by the British Fantasy Society for the best novel of the year award won that year by Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys to complete the so-called "Shadowkings Trilogy". The trilogy was also published in Germany by Heyne (a division of Random House), all its volumes translated by Wolfgang Thon.
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