George Mann (writer)

George Mann
Born
Lincolnshire, England
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.