Robert Edric

Robert Edric is the pseudonym of Gary Edric Armitage, a British novelist born in Sheffield. Nick Rennison has suggested that Edric might be "the finest and most adventurous writer of historical fiction of his generation".
His trilogy of detective novels, Cradle Song, Siren Song, and Swan Song, also known as the "Song Cycle," are set in the city of Hull.

Works

Winter Garden – winner, 1985 James Tait Black AwardA New Ice Age – runner up, 1986 Guardian Fiction AwardA Lunar Eclipse In The Days of the American Museum The Broken Lands Hallowed Ground The Earth Made of Glass Elysium In Desolate Heaven The Sword Cabinet The Book of the Heathen Peacetime – long listed, 2002 Man Booker PrizeCradle Song Siren Song Swan Song The Mermaids Gathering the Water – long listed, 2006 Man Booker PrizeThe Kingdom of Ashes In Zodiac Light Salvage The Lives of the Savages The London Satyr The Devil's Beat The Monster's Lament Sanctuary Field Service The Wrack Line

''Mercury Falling''