Patrick Tilley (4 July 1928 – 25 May 2020) was a British
science fiction
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author best known for ''
The Amtrak Wars'' series of books – a futureworld epic set on the eve of the fourth millennium in a world emerging from the ravages of a dimly understood global holocaust. The name "Amtrak" – appropriated by a specific group of survivors – is a name remembered from what is called "The Old Time".
Tilley died on 25 May 2020 after a short illness.
Bibliography
The Amtrak Wars
# ''Cloud Warrior'' (1983)
# ''First Family'' (1985)
# ''Iron Master'' (1987)
# ''Blood River'' (1988)
# ''Death-Bringer'' (1989)
# ''Earth-Thunder'' (1990)
Other novels
* ''Fade-Out'' (1975)
And intrepid Americans contend with an Alien Force
''Chicago Tribune'' (13 July 1975) (review)
* ''Mission'' (1981)
* ''Xan'' (1986)
* ''Star Wartz: Tales of Adventure from the Rimworld'' (1995)
References
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1928 births
2020 deaths
British science fiction writers
British fantasy writers
British male novelists
Alumni of King's College, Newcastle
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