Mark Adlard
| Mark Adlard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Peter Marcus Adlard 19 June 1932 Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, County Durham, England |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | English |
| Genre |
Social science fiction Historical fiction |
| Notable works |
Interface Volteface Multiface |
Mark Adlard was born Peter Marcus Adlard is an English novelist. He was born in Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, County Durham, England on 19 June 1932.[1]
His best-known works are the social science fiction novels Interface, Volteface, and MultiFace.[1] published in the early 1970s. The novels concern T-city, a 22nd-century domed megacity covering the entirety of the English North Eastern industrial area between the River Tyne and the River Tees.
A later novel, The Greenlander (1978) concerns the whaling industry in Northeast England during the early days of steam-powered shipping. This was intended to be the first of a series but, to date, no further volumes have appeared.
References
- 1 2 Al von Ruff. "Mark Adlard - Summary Biography". ISFDB. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
External links
- Mark Adlard at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- "The Prescience of Mark Adlard" by L.J. Hurst, discussing the trilogy
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