Andy Remic
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Born | Manchester, UK |
Occupation | Author, teacher and filmmaker |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | British |
Education | PhD |
Alma mater | Manchester University & Edge Hill University |
Genre | Thrillers, science fiction and military science fiction |
Notable awards | BA (Hons), PG Cert, PhD |
Children | Two |
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Andy Remic is a British author of thrillers, science fiction and military science fiction.[1] He is also an indie filmmaker.
Career[]
Remic was first published in 2003 through Orbit Books with his fast-paced action SF thriller, Spiral, and has since written over twenty novels including the Clockwork Vampire Chronicles, a fantasy series, The Blood Dragon Empire grimdark fantasy novels, and A Song For No Man's Land, dark fantasy set during the First World War. His books have been translated into six languages. Remic previously worked as an English teacher at Counthill School and Branston Community Academy in Branston, Lincolnshire, England.[2][3] Remic writes and directs indie films, originally for the UK-based independent film company Anarchy Films, now for RAM films, and in 2015 released his directorial debut film Impurity. Recently he made films about the iconic ZX Spectrum computer, notably Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict which received "Pick of the Month" in Retro Gamer Magazine, followed by Spectrum Addict: LOAD "FILM2" in 2018.
Remic wrote a number of computer games when he was a child, including several text adventures for the ZX Spectrum in the 1980s and early 1990s. Some of these appeared on the cover-mounted cassettes that accompanied Crash magazine, and others were sold by mail order. Many of his games were produced under the name Psychedelic Hedgehog Software.[4] In 2018 Remic achieved a dream to meet many Spectrum heroes such as Roger Kean, Oliver Frey, Clive Townsend, Jon Ritman, John Hare, Steve Turner, Gary Bracey, Simon Butler, Jim Bagley and many other Spectrum veterans whilst making his documentary feature films.[citation needed]
Bibliography[]
Spiral[]
- Spiral (Orbit, 2003, ISBN 1841491470)
- Quake (Orbit, 2004, ISBN 1841492043)[5]
- Warhead (Orbit, 2005, ISBN 1841491748)
Combat K[]
- War Machine (Solaris, 2007, ISBN 1844166163)[6][7]
- BioHell (Solaris, 2009, ISBN 1844166503)[8]
- Hardcore (Solaris, 2010, ISBN 1844167933)
- Cloneworld (Solaris, 2011, ISBN 1906735573)
Clockwork Vampire Chronicles[]
- Kell's Legend (Angry Robot, 2010, ISBN 0857660160)[9]
- Soul Stealers (Angry Robot, 2010, ISBN 0857660667)
- Vampire Warlords (Angry Robot, 2011, ISBN 0857661051)
- Omnibus (Angry Robot, 2012, ISBN 085766204X)
Rage of Kings[]
- The Iron Wolves (Angry Robot, 2014, ISBN 0857663542)[10][11][12]
- The White Towers (Angry Robot, 2014, ISBN 0857663577)
A Song for No Man’s Land[]
- A Song for No Man’s Land (Tor-Forge, 2016)
- Return of Souls (Tor-Forge, 2016, ISBN 978-0-76538-402-7)[13]
- The Iron Beast (Tor-Forge, 2016)
Standalone works[]
- Serial Killers Incorporated (Anarchy Books, 2011, ISBN 978-1-908328-00-7)
- SIM (Anarchy Books, 2011, ISBN 978-1-908328-08-3)
- Theme Planet (Solaris Books, 2012, ISBN 978-1-90799-211-7)
- Toxicity (Solaris Books, 2012, ISBN 978-1-78108-003-0)
Anthologies[]
- Legends 2: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell (NewCon Press, 2015, ASIN B00YMDLVQ8)
Filmography[]
- Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict
- Spectrum Addict Load "Film2"
- Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict 2.5 The Lost Tapes
- 8-Bit wars (in production)
References[]
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Andy Remic". SF Signal. 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "Lincoln students play unique part in nostalgic computing film". The Lincolnite. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "Lincoln school teacher films ZX Spectrum documentary with help from his pupils". Lincolnshire Echo. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "Psychedelic Hedgehog Software games list". World of Spectrum. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ "Quake by Andy Remic (review)". SFcrowsnest. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ Brown, Eric (2007-11-17). "Science fiction roundup: Nov 17". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "REVIEW: War Machine by Andy Remic". SF Signal. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "The SF Site Featured Review: Biohell". SF Site. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "REVIEW: Kell's Legend by Andy Remic". SF Signal. 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "My Kingdom For a Horse: The Iron Wolves by Andy Remic (review)". Tor.com. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "The Iron Wolves". The Library Journal/Book Verdict. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: The Iron Wolves by Andy Remic". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Return of Souls by Andy Remic". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
External links[]
- English science fiction writers
- Writers from Manchester
- Living people
- 1971 births
- English male novelists