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Robert Edric (born 14 April 1956) is the pseudonym of Gary Edric Armitage, a British novelist born in Sheffield. Nick Rennison has suggested that Edric might be "the finest and most adventurous writer of historical fiction of his generation".[1]

Robert Edric
Born	Gary Edric Armitage (1956-04-14) 14 April 1956 (age 66) Sheffield, England
Pen name	Robert Edric
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Hull
Notable awards	James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1985)
Spouse	Sara Jones ​ (m. 1978)​

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.

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 Prize
• 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)
• The Lives of the Savages (2010)
• The London Satyr (2011)
• The Devil's Beat (2012)
• The Monster's Lament (2013)
• Sanctuary (2014)
• Field Service (2015)
• The Wrack Line (2016)
• Mercury Falling (2018)

References

External links

• Telegraph Arts article, July 2003^{[dead link]}
• Guardian article, History's half-light, June 2006
• Guardian article, My Own Worst Enemy by Robert Edric review – immersive account of a 60s Sheffield boyhood, February 2022
• Robert Edric Archive, University of East Anglia

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