The Writers of Wales Database

LEBBON, TIM

Tim Lebbon is a writer of horror, fantasy and dark fiction. Born in 1969 in London, he grew up in Devon and later Newport. He has won the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction in 2001 and the 2007 August Derleth Award from the British Fantasy Society for best novel of the year. As well as the numerous novels and short story collections he has had published, Tim has contributed to various magazines including Horror Express, Night Visions and Dark Discoveries. He now lives in Goytre in Monmouthshire with his wife and two children.

Reviews:
With respect to The Island (Allison & Busby, 2009)

"…Definitely a series to watch - 4 stars' SFX Magazine 'Indiana Jones meets The Twilight Zone…"
SFFWorld.com


With respect to The Thief of Broken Toys (ChiZine, 2010)

"…A writer at the height of his powers…"
Ramsey Campbell

"…Tim Lebbon is one of the most exciting and original talents on the horror scene…"
Graham Joyce


Selected Publications:
Mesmer (Tanjen, 1997)
Faith in the Flesh (RazorBlade Press, 1998)
White (Mot Press, 1999)
Naming of Parts (PS Publishing, 2000)
Hush (Razorblade Press, 2000)
As the Sun Goes Down (Night Shade Books, 2000)
Face (Night Shade Books, 2001)
The Nature of the Balance (Leisure Books, 2001)
Until She Sleeps (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2002)
Changing of Faces (PS Publishing, 2003)
Exorcising Angels (Earthling Publications, 2003)
Fears Unnamed (Leisure Press, 2004)
Desolation (Leisure Press, 2005)
Beserk (Leisure Press, 2006)
Dusk (Spectra Books, 2006)
Hellboy: Unnatural Selection (Pocket Books, 2006)
30 Days of Night (Panini Verlags Gmbh, 2007)
Dawn (Spectra Books, 2007)
The Everlasting (Leisure Press, 2007)
A Whisper of Southern Lights (Necessary Evil Press, 2008)
After the War: Two Tales of Noreela (Subterranean Press, 2008)
Fallen (Spectra Books, 2008)
The Reach of Children (Humdrumming, 2008)
Hellboy: The Fire Wolves (Dark Horse, 2009)
The Island (Allison & Busby, 2009)
The Thief of Broken Toys (ChiZine, 2010)
Echo City (Spectra Books, 2010)
The Cabin in the Woods: Official Movie Novelization (Titan Books, 2011)
The Heretic Land (Orbit, 2012)
 
Contributed to:
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases (contributor) (Night Shade Books, 2003)
The Black Spiral: Twisted Tales of Terror (contributor) (Cyber-Pulp, 2003)
Dead Cat Traveling Circus of Wonders and Miracle Medicine Show (contributor) (Bedlam Press, 2006)
Mind the Gap: Novel of the Hidden Cities (co-writer) (Bantam Books, 2008)
The Second Humdrumming Book of Horror Stories: Selected by Ian Alexander Martin (contributor) (Humdrumming, 2008)
The Map of Moments: A Novel of the Hidden Cities (co-writer) (Spectra Books, 2009)
The Chamber of Ten (co-writer) (Spectra Books, 2010)
The Secret Journeys of Jack London, Book One: The Wild (co-writer) (HarperCollins, 2011)
The Shadow Men (co-writer) (Spectra, 2011)



The Island (Allison & Busby, 2009)

Kel Boon thinks he has managed to escape his past as an agent in the secret organization the Core, protecting the blissfully unaware Noreelans from the threat of the lizard-like Strangers - creatures from beyond the known world capable of untold destruction. In the sleepy fishing village of Pavmouth Breaks, Kel has become the woodcarver, leaving fighting behind and forming a tentative relationship with trainee witch Namior. But a storm is brewing and at its center the witches sense something dark, and deadly. What follows in the wake of the storm threatens the Noreelans' very way of life, forcing them to face the fact that life exists beyond the shores of Noreela, and not all of it is friendly. With the people and land he loves in terrible danger, Kel quickly realizes that he cannot escape his past, or his destiny.

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