George Mann (writer)

George Mann
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)novelist and editor
Notable workNewbury and Hobbes
Ghosts of Manhattan
The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction
Doctor Who novel series

George Mann is a British author and editor, primarily in genre fiction, and is best known for his alternate history detective novel series Newbury and Hobbes (2008-2019) and The Ghosts action science fiction noir novels (2010-2017), a book series set in the same universe.[1]

Mann works in Nottinghamshire and lives in Lincolnshire, England.[2] He is a former editor of Outland Magazine, and has also edited a number of anthologies, including The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction (Volumes 1, 2 and 3), The Solaris Book of New Fantasy[3] and two retrospective collections of Sexton Blake stories, Sexton Blake, Detective, which has an introduction by Michael Moorcock and Sexton Blake, Crime Fighter.[4]

Mann is the author of The Human Abstract,[5] The Severed Man, a novella in the series the Time Hunter, and co-author of the series finale, Child of Time.[6] He has also written numerous short stories, and original Doctor Who novels. In 2011 he wrote a new Sherlock Holmes audiobook as well.[7] The novels The Affinity Bridge and The Osiris Ritual marked the beginning of his Newbury and Hobbes detective series.

  1. ^ Spry, Jeff (29 October 2019). "Exclusive Preview: Titan's New Steampunk Fantasy, Newbury & Hobbes: The Undying". Syfy Wire. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ Harrison, Adelle (17 January 2011). "Alt Fiction Weekender". Left Lion Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2012. In February, we have... Nottinghamshire's own steampunk writer George Mann taking part
  3. ^ "authors/". Solaris Books.
  4. ^ "About George Mann /". Snowbooks. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011.
  5. ^ "The Human Abstract". Telos Publishing. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Time Hunter Novellas". Telos Publishing. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011.
  7. ^ "The Reification of Hans Gerber". bigfinish.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.