Rodica Bretin
Rodica Bretin (born 6 November 1958) is a Romanian writer[1] specialized in history and fantastic literature.
Rodica Bretin was born in Brasov and since 1982 is living in Bucharest. A renowned writer in Romania and Eastern Europe, Rodica Bretin has been a member of the Romanian Writers Union (USR) since 1991 and Fantasia Art Association (Cornwall, Great Britain) since 1996. She is also a scientific researcher, specialised in history, having participated at historical and archaeological campaigns in: Transylvania, Romania (1996), Languedoc, France (1998) and Milano, Italy (2002).
Works
Fiction books
- The Holographic Effect (Effect Holografic) (Albatros Publishing House, 1985)
- The White Hawk (Soimul Alb) (Facla Publishing House, 1987)
- The Giant (Uriasul cel Bun) (Ion Creanga Publishing House, 1989)
- The Neverending Road (Drumul fara Sfarsit) (Baricada Publishing House, 1991)
- The One who Comes from the Shadow (Cel care vine din Urma) (Baricada Publishing House, 1993)
- The World of Hind (Lumea lui Hind) (Coresi Publishing House, 1998)
- The Sand Man (Omul de Nisip) (Image Publishing House, 2000)
- The Iron Maiden (Fecioara de Fier) (Coresi Publishing House, 2002;second edition, Pocket Book Publishing House, 2006)
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History books
- The Files of the Impossible (Dosarele Imposibilului) (Pocket Book, 2003)
- The Tunnel of Time (Tunelul Timpului) (Pocket Book, 2003)
- The Witches' Gate (Poarta Vrajitoarelor) (Pocket Book, 2004)
- Poltergeist: The Invisible Foes (Poltergeist: atacatori invizibili) (Pocket Book, 2005)
- The Mystery of the Parallel Worlds (Misterul Lumilor Paralele) (Pocket Book, 2006)
- Marooned in Time (Naufragiati in Timp) (Pocket Book, 2006)
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Anthologist
- Anthologist and translator of the main-stream/fantastic literature anthologies:
- Chronicles from the Forbbiden Worlds (2003)
- Hunters of the Other World (2006)
- Co-anthologist at the Antares anthologies with Dan Apostol, 4 volumes (1991–1995), specialised on ancient civilisations, unexplained phenomena and fantastic literature.
Translation works
- Dale Cooper, by S.Frost, 1993
- Lady Chatterley's Lover, by D.H.Lawrence, 1993
- La Feline Geante, by J.H.Rosny Aine, 1993
- Dans le Ombre de la Guillotine, by O.LeBaron, 1994
Literary Awards
- Award for the Best Foreign Story for the fantastic story The Darkness, at the International Festival of Fantastic Art (Annecy, France, 1996)
- Volaverunt Award for the fantastic story The Conquistador, at the Festival of Valencia (Spain, 2001)
- Award for the Best Foreign Novel awarded by Fantasia Art Association (Cornwall, Great Britain, 2005) for the historical novel The Iron Maiden
See also
References
- John Clute, Peter Nicholls:The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Orbit, London, 1993
- Nemira's Dictionary of Fantasy&Science-Fiction Romanian Writers, Nemira, Bucharest, 1999
- CDB's Catalogue of Authors, Pocket Book Publishing House, Bucharest, 2006
- Jean-Pierre Moumon: Antares Anthologies, La Valette, France, 1987 and 2008
- The Historian, Truro, Cornwall, Great Britain, 2006
- Romanian Writers Union site www.uniunea scriitorilor.ro/Bucharest/main-stream
- Today's Romanian Writers, Gates of the Orient Publishing House, Iasi, 2011
- Contemporanian Romanian Autors, Arial Publishing House, Ploiești, Romania, 2013
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