Patrick Alfred Tilleyhttps://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/wA6p1efSPxFNApRAwISFR8r0FLM/appointments (4 July 1928 – 25 May 2020) was a British science fiction author best known for The Amtrak Wars series of books – a futureworld epic set on the eve of the fourth millennium in a world emerging from the ravages of a dimly understood global holocaust.Traditionalist and libertarian themes in science fiction and fantasy: Part Six – Some notable SF works, ESR, 28 September 2009 The name "Amtrak" – appropriated by a specific group of survivors – is a name remembered from what is called "The Old Time".
Outside his authorship, Tilley worked as a graphic designer until 1968, then as a film scriptwriter. He and his wife lived in Gwynedd, Wales.The Amtrak Wars: Deathbringer, Patrick Tilley, Orbit Books, 1998, front matter He died on 25 May 2020 after a short illness.Ansible newsletterEncyclopedia of Science Fiction
Bibliography The Amtrak Wars Cloud Warrior (1983) First Family (1985) Iron Master (1987) Blood River (1988) Death-Bringer (1989) Earth-Thunder (1990)
Other novels Fade-Out (1975)And intrepid Americans contend with an Alien Force, Chicago Tribune (13 July 1975) (review) Mission (1981) Xan (1986) Star Wartz: Tales of Adventure from the Rimworld (1995)
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