John C. Hocking

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John C. Hocking
Born1960 (age 63–64)
OccupationNovelist, short story author
GenreFantasy
Notable worksConan and the Emerald Lotus

John C. Hocking (born 1960) is an American fantasy writer, the author of a Conan novel published by Tor Books and a number of short stories. One of his stories, "The Face in the Sea", won the 2009 Harper's Pen Award for Sword and Sorcery fiction.[1]

Writing career

According to Hocking, he wrote his Conan novel

Conan Properties, which was "sufficiently pleased with the book that they wanted to use it to attract a new publisher for Conan and try to break into hardcover." Publication of it and a third Conan novel Hocking had started were canceled due to a change in ownership of Conan Properties.[2]

Hocking has since published a number of fantasy stories, most forming a series featuring the original character Brand the Viking.

Bibliography

Conan series

Short stories

Brand the Viking

  • "Vali's Wound" (2004)
  • "The Face in the Sea" (2009)
  • "The Bonestealer's Mirror" (2010)

Other

  • "A River Through Darkness and Light" (2011)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "The Harper's Pen Award (2009)". The Sorcerers Guild.
  2. ^ a b Jones, Howard Andrew (January 2005). "Interview with John C. Hocking". Sword & Sorcery. Pitch Black Books. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011.

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