Robert Edric

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Robert Edric (born 1956) is the pseudonym of Gary Edric Armitage, a British novelist born in Sheffield.

His trilogy of detective novels, Cradle Song, Siren Song, and Swan Song, also know as the "Song Cycle" are set in the city of Hull.

[edit] 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)

[edit] External links

• Telegraph Arts article, July 2003
• Guardian article, June 2006