Robert Adams

Robert Adams (1932-1990) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, best known for his "Horseclans" books. 

He was a career soldier whose Horseclans series drew on his military background to lend verisimilitude to the exploits of 26th Century of immortal mutant warriors in a balkanized North America. The Coming of the Horseclans (1975) was the first of 18 novels in the sequence, which ended, with The Clan of the Cats (1988), only on account of the author’s death.

His non-Horseclans work included two other series. Castaways in Time (1980) and its five sequels were a mix of alternate history and time travel. The Stairway to Forever and Monsters and Magicians (both 1988) were the only volumes to appear of a projected fantasy series.

Adams also co-edited several anthologies, among them Barbarians (1985, with Martin H. Greenberg and Charles H. Waugh), four Magic in Ithkar volumes (1985-87, with Andre Norton), Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds (1987, with Pamela Crippen Adams and Martin H. Greenberg) and Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers (1988, same co-editors).

Selected Bibliography

Horseclans

1. The Coming of the Horseclans (1975)
2. Swords of the Horseclans (1976)
3. Revenge of the Horseclans (1977)
4. A Cat of Silvery Hue (1979)
5. The Savage Mountains (1979)
6. The Patrimony (1980)
7. Horseclans Odyssey (1981)
8. The Death of a Legend (1981)
9. The Witch Goddess (1982)
10. Bili the Axe (1982)
11. Champion of the Last Battle (1983)
12. A Woman of the Horseclans (1983)
13. Horses of the North (1985)
14. A Man Called Milo Morai (1986)
15. The Memories of Milo Morai (1986)
16. Trumpets of War (1987)
17. Madman's Army (1987)
18. The Clan of the Cats (1988)

Castaways in Time

1. Castaways in Time (1980)
2. The Seven Magical Jewels of Ireland (1984)
3. Of Kings and Quests (1986)
4. Of Chiefs and Champions (1987)
5. Of Myths and Monsters (1988)
6. Of Beginnings and Endings (1989)

Stairway to Forever

1. The Stairway to Forever (1988)
2. Monsters and Magicians (1988)
3. Guideposts to Danger (1988)

Anthologies edited

Magic in Ithkar (with Andre Norton)

1. Magic in Ithkar (1985)
2. Magic in Ithkar 2 (1985)
3. Magic in Ithkar 3 (1987)
4. Magic in Ithkar 4 (1987)

Others

• Barbarians (1986) (with Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh)
• Barbarians II (1987) (with Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh)
• Friends of the Horseclans (1987)
• Friends of the Horseclans II (1989)
• Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds (1987)
• Hunger for Horror (1988) (with Pamela C. Adams)
• Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers (1988)
• Alternatives (1989)
• Phantom Regiments (1990) (with Martin H. Greenberg)

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