Godwin is known for his novels of legendary figures placed in realistic historical settings, written in a lyrical yet precise prose style and sardonic humor. His retelling of parts of the Arthur legend, Firelord in 1980, Beloved Exile in 1984, and The Lovers: The Legend of Tristan and Yseult in 1999 (under the pseudonym Kate Hawks) is set in the 5th century during the collapse of the Roman empire, and his reinterpretation of Robin Hood (Sherwood, 1991, and Robin and the King, 1993) takes place during the Norman conquest and features kings William the Conqueror and William Rufus as major characters. His other well-known works include Waiting for the Galactic Bus (1988) and its sequel, The Snake Oil Wars, which is also known as The Snake Oil Variations, in 1989. These were humorous critiques of American pop culture and religion.
His short fiction has appeared in several anthologies. His short story "Influencing the Hell out of Time and Teresa Golowitz" was the basis of an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone.
Godwin was also at various times a radio operator, a research technician, a professional actor, an advertising man, a dishwasher and a maitre d' hotel.[citation needed]
In 2011, he was the Guest of Honor at the World Fantasy Con.[4] He was placed in a close care facility in 2012 due to a decline in his long- and short-term memory.[5] He died in 2013.[6]
Receptionedit
Reviewing Godwin's novel Sherwood (1991), James Idema stated "Once into Parke Godwin's absorbing and highly original account of the ancient story, an appealing new Robin Hood will come to life... With impressive skill and vivid imagination, he portrays a hero, from childhood to young manhood, who is altogether credible in human terms".[7]
Bibliographyedit
Darker Places, 1973
A Memory of Lions, 1976
A Cold Blue Light, 1983 (with Marvin Kaye) (Berkley Books, 1983)
The Fire When It Comes, 1984 (collection of short stories) (Hugo nominee)
The Last Rainbow, 1985
A Truce with Time, 1988
Invitation to Camelot, 1988 (editor)
Limbo Search, 1995
The Tower of Beowulf, 1995
Lord of Sunset, 1998
The Night You Could Hear Forever, 1999 (collection of short stories and one play, CD-ROM release only)
The novel A Cold Blue Light, 1983 (with Marvin Kaye), is sometimes listed as the third volume of the trilogy, but is unrelated. The third volume, Singer Among The Nightingales, was partially written by Godwin and Kaye before their respective deaths, but never completed.
The Lovers: The Legend of Trystan and Yseult, 1999 (as Kate Hawks)
The Firelord books deal with the Arthurian legend and events before and after the time of King Arthur. Firelord is about Arthur's rise and his relationship with his powerful wife, Guenevere. Beloved Exile follows Guenevere after Arthur's death as different factions fight for control of Britain. Godwin's third novel featuring Arthurian material, The Lovers: The Legend of Trystan and Yseult, was published in 1999 under the pseudonym Kate Hawks.
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For the 19th century journalist see Parke Godwin journalist Parke Godwin January 28 1929 June 19 2013 was an American writer 1 He won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella in 1982 for his story The Fire When It Comes 2 He was a native of New York City where he was born in 1929 3 He was the grandson of Harry Post Godwin citation needed Parke GodwinBorn 1929 01 28 January 28 1929New York City U S DiedJune 19 2013 2013 06 19 aged 84 Auburn California U S OccupationNovelistGenreScience fiction fantasy historical fictionNotable worksSherwood Firelord Waiting for the Galactic Bus The Fire When It Comes Contents 1 Works 2 Reception 3 Bibliography 3 1 The Masters of Solitude series 3 2 Firelord series 3 3 Snake Oil series 3 4 Robin Hood series 4 References 5 External linksWorks editGodwin is known for his novels of legendary figures placed in realistic historical settings written in a lyrical yet precise prose style and sardonic humor His retelling of parts of the Arthur legend Firelord in 1980 Beloved Exile in 1984 and The Lovers The Legend of Tristan and Yseult in 1999 under the pseudonym Kate Hawks is set in the 5th century during the collapse of the Roman empire and his reinterpretation of Robin Hood Sherwood 1991 and Robin and the King 1993 takes place during the Norman conquest and features kings William the Conqueror and William Rufus as major characters His other well known works include Waiting for the Galactic Bus 1988 and its sequel The Snake Oil Wars which is also known as The Snake Oil Variations in 1989 These were humorous critiques of American pop culture and religion His short fiction has appeared in several anthologies His short story Influencing the Hell out of Time and Teresa Golowitz was the basis of an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone Godwin was also at various times a radio operator a research technician a professional actor an advertising man a dishwasher and a maitre d hotel citation needed In 2011 he was the Guest of Honor at the World Fantasy Con 4 He was placed in a close care facility in 2012 due to a decline in his long and short term memory 5 He died in 2013 6 Reception editReviewing Godwin s novel Sherwood 1991 James Idema stated Once into Parke Godwin s absorbing and highly original account of the ancient story an appealing new Robin Hood will come to life With impressive skill and vivid imagination he portrays a hero from childhood to young manhood who is altogether credible in human terms 7 Bibliography editDarker Places 1973 A Memory of Lions 1976 A Cold Blue Light 1983 with Marvin Kaye Berkley Books 1983 The Fire When It Comes 1984 collection of short stories Hugo nominee The Last Rainbow 1985 A Truce with Time 1988 Invitation to Camelot 1988 editor Limbo Search 1995 The Tower of Beowulf 1995 Lord of Sunset 1998 The Night You Could Hear Forever 1999 collection of short stories and one play CD ROM release only Watch By Moonlight 2001 as Kate Hawks Prince of Nowhere 2011The Masters of Solitude series edit The Masters of Solitude 1978 with Marvin Kaye Wintermind 1982 with Marvin Kaye The novel A Cold Blue Light 1983 with Marvin Kaye is sometimes listed as the third volume of the trilogy but is unrelated The third volume Singer Among The Nightingales was partially written by Godwin and Kaye before their respective deaths but never completed Firelord series edit Firelord 1980 Beloved Exile 1984 The Lovers The Legend of Trystan and Yseult 1999 as Kate Hawks The Firelord books deal with the Arthurian legend and events before and after the time of King Arthur Firelord is about Arthur s rise and his relationship with his powerful wife Guenevere Beloved Exile follows Guenevere after Arthur s death as different factions fight for control of Britain Godwin s third novel featuring Arthurian material The Lovers The Legend of Trystan and Yseult was published in 1999 under the pseudonym Kate Hawks Snake Oil series edit Waiting for the Galactic Bus 1988 The Snake Oil Wars or Scheherazade Ginsberg Strikes Again 1989 also published under the title The Snake Oil Variations Robin Hood series edit Sherwood 1991 Historical novel with fantasy elements 7 Robin and the King 1993 also published under the title Return to Nottingham A Novel References edit Craig Paul May 15 1988 Godwin tale aims at wrong audience Modesto Bee pp F 5 Retrieved June 28 2011 World Fantasy Awards Archived September 22 2016 at the Wayback Machine Awardweb Godwin Parke 1929 Encyclopedia com World Fantasy Con Archived March 7 2012 at the Wayback Machine Parke Godwin s Health in Decline SF Site August 20 2012 Parke Godwin 1929 2013 File 770 Mike Glyer a b James Idema A New Robin Hood Chicago Tribune August 6 1991 Retrieved July 9 2019 External links editParke Godwin at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parke Godwin amp oldid 1167791094, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
