Christopher Priest (novelist)

Christopher Priest
Christopher Priest in 2019
Priest in 2019
Born(1943-07-14)14 July 1943
Cheadle, Cheshire, England
Died2 February 2024(2024-02-02) (aged 80)
Pen nameJohn Luther Novak, Colin Wedgelock
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
Period1966–2024
GenreFantasy, horror, science fiction, slipstream
Notable works
Notable awardsSee below
Spouse
(1981⁠–⁠1987)
(1988⁠–⁠2011)
(m. 2023)
Children2
Website
christopher-priest.co.uk

Christopher Mackenzie Priest (14 July 1943 – 2 February 2024) was a British novelist and science fiction writer. His works include Fugue for a Darkening Island (1972), The Inverted World (1974), The Affirmation (1981), The Glamour (1984), The Prestige (1995), and The Separation (2002).

Priest was strongly influenced by the science fiction of H. G. Wells and in 2006 was appointed Vice-President of the international H. G. Wells Society.