Robert Adams (science fiction writer)


Franklin Robert Adams, who wrote as Robert Adams, was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, and formerly a career soldier. He is best known for his Horseclans books.

Writings

Robert Adams is known primarily for his post-apocalyptic fiction. His first book Coming of the Horseclans, published in 1975, was the first of his post-apocalyptic works that drew in readers, and launched his entire Horseclans series. The series is notable for having a detailed world and labyrinthine timeline. The Horseclans series became his overall best-known works. While he never completed the series, he wrote 18 novels in the Horseclans series before his death.
From 1979 to 1989, Adams published several books as part of the Castaways in Time book series. They used some elements of the "Horseclans" novels. While not as popular as the Horseclans series, it has a cult following for its unique premises.
Beginning in 1985, Adams published several anthologies which he co-edited with a number of editors including Martin H. Greenberg, Pamela Crippen Adams, and Charles G. Waugh.
He later began publishing The Stairway to Forever book series in 1988, but only was able to complete two books in the series before his death.
Adams' style includes a violent, almost non-stop action focus, and a meticulous detail for matters both historical and military. As some of his series went on he went on digressions expounding on various topics from a conservative and libertarian viewpoint.
Adams died in Apopka, Florida on January 4, 1990.

Availability

Some of Adams's works, which ceased being printed after his death, have been reissued by Mundania Press.

Horseclans

  1. The Coming of the Horseclans
  2. Swords of the Horseclans
  3. Revenge of the Horseclans
  4. A Cat of Silvery Hue
  5. The Savage Mountains
  6. The Patrimony
  7. Horseclans Odyssey
  8. The Death of a Legend
  9. The Witch Goddess
  10. Bili the Axe
  11. Champion of the Last Battle
  12. A Woman of the Horseclans
  13. Horses of the North
  14. A Man Called Milo Morai
  15. The Memories of Milo Morai
  16. Trumpets of War
  17. Madman's Army
  18. The Clan of the Cats

    Castaways in Time

  19. Castaways in Time
  20. The Seven Magical Jewels of Ireland
  21. Of Quests and Kings
  22. Of Chiefs and Champions
  23. Of Myths and Monsters
  24. Of Beginnings and Endings

    Stairway to Forever

  25. The Stairway to Forever
  26. Monsters and Magicians
  27. Guideposts to Danger

    Anthologies edited

Magic in Ithkar (with [Andre Norton])

  1. Magic in Ithkar
  2. Magic in Ithkar 2
  3. Magic in Ithkar 3
  4. Magic in Ithkar 4

    Other

General sources