|
David Lee Stone (born 1978),〔(David Lee Stone ) at FantasticFiction.co.uk〕 is an English fantasy author best known for his series of books ''The Illmoor Chronicles''. He has also written under the pseudonyms David L. Stone, David Grimstone and Rotterly Ghoulstone. His books have been published in many countries and in several different languages. His publishers include Disney (US), Sony (Japan), Buena Vista (Italy), Hodder Headline (UK), Penguin Razorbill (USA), Open Road Integrated Media (USA), Instars Multimedia (China), Luitingh & Sithoff (Holland), Rocco (Brazil), Toymania (Russia), Pocket Jeunesse (France) and Baumhaus Verlag (Germany). ==Early work== David started writing at the age of 10 and was submitting manuscripts to publishers by the time he was 13. His first ever appearance in print was in the letters section of the science fiction comic 2000 AD in April 1993, and his first short story "The Dulwich Assassins" was published in Xenos magazine during April 1997. David soon began to write short stories, review columns and articles for many different magazines. Between 1997 and 2002, his work appeared in ''Interzone'', ''SFX'', Games Workshop's ''Citadel Journal'', ''The Edge'' and many others. "The Dulwich Assassins" was reprinted in ''Knights of Madness'', a fantasy anthology edited by Peter Haining that also contained stories by Terry Pratchett and Tom Sharpe. ==The Illmoor Chronicles== (2003-2014) In 2002, David's agent sold the first three books of his ''Illmoor Chronicles'' to UK publishing giant Hodder Headline. The series, which David had started creating in note-form when he was just 12 years old, went on to sell to Disney in the US, Sony in Japan and also in China, Russia, Japan, France, Italy, Brazil, Greece, Norway, Netherlands and Thailand. *''The Ratastrophe Catastrophe'' (2003) *''The Yowler Foul-up'' (2004) *''The Shadewell Shenanigans'' (2005) *''The Dwellings Debacle'' (2006) *''The Vanquish Vendetta'' (2006) *''The Coldstone Conflict'' (2007) In 2014, it was announced that the full series would be released on ebook in the USA by Open Road Integrated Media on 25 February 2014 and in the UK by Hodder Children's Books on 14 April 2014. ==Davey Swag== (2008) A pirate fantasy novel published in the UK only by Hodder Children's Books. ==The Gladiator Boy Series== (2009-2010) The first six books of David's 'Gladiator Boy' franchise were released as the first series in July, 2009. The first three books of the second series were released in February 2010, and the second three in April. Another three books were released in July, beginning the third series. The books were published in the UK by Hodder Children's Books and in the USA by Penguin Razorbill. Series 1(2009): *''1. A Hero's Quest'' *''2. Escape from Evil'' *''3. Stowaway Slaves'' *''4. The Rebels' Assault'' *''5. Rescue Mission'' *''6. The Blade of Fire'' Series 2(2010): *''7. The Living Dead'' *''8. The Raging Torrent'' *''9. The Three Ninjas'' *''10. The Insane Fury'' *''11. The White Snake'' *''12. The Golem Army'' Series 3(2010): *''13. The Screaming Void'' *''14. The Clone Warriors'' *''15. The Ultimate Evil'' It was announced in 2014 that the full series would be rebranded and repackaged by Hodder Children's Books into omnibus editions. These new versions will be published on 5 March 2014 in the UK. ==The Undead Ed Series== (2011-2012) The Undead Ed series was first released in May 2011. The three titles were published by Hodder Children's Books in the UK, Penguin Razorbill in the USA and are forthcoming from Baumhaus Verlag in Germany, due Summer 2015. In the USA, the series is written under Stone's 'Rotterly Ghoulstone' pseudonym. 1. Undead Ed and the Howling Moon (2011) 2. Undead Ed and the Demon Freakshow (2011) 3. Undead Ed and the Devil's Fingers (Undead Ed and the Fingers of Doom in the USA) (2012) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Lee Stone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|