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Rodica Bretin (born 6 November 1958) is a Romanian writer specialized in history and fantastic literature.

Rodica Bretin was born in Brasov and since 1982 is living in Bucharest. A renowned writer in Romania and Eastern Europe, Rodica Bretin has been a member of the Romanian Writers Union (USR) since 1991 and Fantasia Art Association (Cornwall, England) since 1996. She is also a scientific researcher, specialised in history, having participated at historical and archaeological campaigns in: Transylvania, Romania (1996), Languedoc, France (1998) and Milano, Italy (2002).

Works

Fiction books

  • The Holographic Effect (Effect Holografic) (Albatros Publishing House, 1985)
  • The White Hawk (Şoimul Alb) (Facla Publishing House, 1987)
  • The Giant (Uriaşul cel Bun) (Ion Creanga Publishing House, 1989)
  • The Neverending Road (Drumul fără Sfârşit) (Baricada Publishing House, 1991)
  • The One who Comes from the Shadow (Cel care vine din Urmă) (Baricada Publishing House, 1993)
  • The World of Hind (Lumea lui Hind) (Coresi Publishing House, 1998)
  • The Sand Man (Omul de Nisip) (Image Publishing House, 2000)
  • The Iron Maiden (Fecioara de Fier) (Coresi Publishing House, 2002; second edition, Pocket Book Publishing House, 2006; third edition Eagle Publishing House, 2015; fourth edition Tritonic Publishing House, 2017)
  • The City Without Past (Cetatea fără trecut) (Nemira Publishing House, 2015)
  • The Fortress (Fortăreaţa) (Tritonic Publishing House, 2016)
  • Men and Gods, volume 1 of The Protectors trilogy (Oameni şi Zei, volumul 1 din trilogia Protectorii) (Tritonic Publishing House, 2017)
  • The Stargate, volume 2 of The Protectors trilogy (Poarta Stelară, volumul 2 din trilogia Protectorii) (Tritonic Publishing House, 2018)
  • Elysium, volume 3 of The Protectors trilogy (Elysium, volumul 3 din trilogia Protectorii) (Tritonic Publishing House, 2019)
  • The House Without Books (Casa fără cărţi) (Pavcon Publishing House, 2020)

History books

  • The Files of the Impossible (Dosarele Imposibilului) (Pocket Book, 2003)
  • The Tunnel of Time (Tunelul Timpului) (Pocket Book, 2003)
  • The Witches' Gate (Poarta Vrăjitoarelor) (Pocket Book, 2004, Nemira Publishing House 2015)
  • Poltergeist: The Invisible Foes (Poltergeist: atacatori invizibili) (Pocket Book, 2005)
  • The Mystery of the Parallel Worlds (Misterul Lumilor Paralele) (Pocket Book, 2006)
  • Marooned in Time (Naufragiaţi în Timp) (Pocket Book, 2006)
  • Voyages in timp and parallel worlds (Călătorii în timp şi Lumi paralele) ( Nemira Publishing House 2015)
  • The Chronicles of the Impossible (Cronicile Imposibilului) ( Ed.ePublishers, 2015)
  • The Vikings - Warrior of the Nord (Războinicii Nordului) ( Ed.ePublishers, 2015)
  • Stir of Echoes (Ecouri din tenebre) ( Ed. Crux, 2016)

Anthologist

 Anthologist and translator of the mainstream/fantastic literature anthologies:
  • Chronicles from the Forbidden Worlds (2003)
  • Hunters of the Other World (2006)
  • Co-anthologist at the Antares anthologies with Dan Apostol, 4 volumes (1991–1995), about ancient civilisations, unexplained phenomena and fantastic literature.

Translation works

  • Dale Cooper, by S.Frost, 1993
  • Lady Chatterley's Lover, by D.H.Lawrence, 1993
  • La Feline Geante, by J.H.Rosny Aine, 1993
  • Dans le Ombre de la Guillotine, by O.LeBaron, 1994

Literary awards

  • Award for the Best Foreign Story for the fantastic story The Darkness, at the International Festival of Fantastic Art (Annecy, France, 1996)
  • Volaverunt Award for the fantastic story The Conquistador, at the Festival of Valencia (Spain, 2001)
  • Award for the Best Foreign Novel awarded by Fantasia Art Association (Cornwall, Great Britain, 2005) for the historical novel The Iron Maiden
  • The COLIN Award, 7-th edition, 2017, for The City Without Past, a fantastic short stories book.
  • The OPERA OMNIA Award, 40-th edition of the National Convention of Science Fiction, Romania, 2019.

See also

References

  1. "PRO SPES (Pentru speranta)" (in Romanian). Caiete Silvane. 19 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

Sources

  • John Clute, Peter Nicholls:The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Orbit, London, 1993
  • Nemira's Dictionary of Fantasy&Science-Fiction Romanian Writers, Nemira, Bucharest, 1999
  • CDB's Catalogue of Authors, Pocket Book Publishing House, Bucharest, 2006
  • Jean-Pierre Moumon: Antares Anthologies, La Valette, France, 1987 and 2008
  • The Historian, Truro, Cornwall, Great Britain, 2006
  • Romanian Writers Union site scriitorilor.ro/Bucharest/main-stream
  • Today's Romanian Writers, Gates of the Orient Publishing House, Iasi, 2011
  • Contemporary Romanian Writers , Arial Publishing House, Ploiești, Romania, 2013
  • Personalities from contemporary Romanian Women, Meronia Publishing House, Bucharest, 2013
  • Encyclopedia of Contemporary Romanian Writers from all over the World, Phoenix Publishing House, Chişinău, Moldova, 2020

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