Chris Beckett (2) (1955–)
Author of Dark Eden
For other authors named Chris Beckett, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Chris Beckett is lecturer in Social Work at Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge
Series
Works by Chris Beckett
Atomic Truth 6 copies
La Macchina [short fiction] 6 copies
Day 29 [short fiction] 4 copies
Two Thieves (novelette) 4 copies
The Welfare Man 4 copies
Greenland 4 copies
Johnny's New Job 3 copies
Poppyfields 3 copies
Marcher [short story] 3 copies
Rat Island 3 copies
The peacock cloak [short fiction] 3 copies
The caramel forest [short fiction] 3 copies
Our Land (short story) 2 copies
The dessicated man [short fiction] 2 copies
The circle of stones [short fiction] 2 copies
Tammy Pendant 2 copies
To Become a Warrior {short story} 2 copies
The Perimeter 2 copies
Valour 1 copy
Study Guide for Child Protection: An Introduction: An Introduction by Beckett, Chris, ISBN 9781412920919 (2011) 1 copy
Sons of Eden 1 copy
When Will We Get There? 1 copy
The Welfare Man Retires 1 copy
The warrior Half and Half 1 copy
Associated Works
2001: An Odyssey in Words: Celebrating the Centenary of Arthur C. Clarke's Birth (2018) — Contributor — 54 copies
Stories of Hope and Wonder: In Support of the UK's Healthcare Workers (2020) — Contributor — 11 copies
Newcon Press Sampler — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1955
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Education
- University of Bristol (BSc) (psychology) (1977)
University of Wales (CQSW) (1981)
Goldsmith's College, University of London (Diploma in Advanced Social Work) (1977)
Anglia Ruskin University (MA) (English Studies) (2005) - Occupations
- social worker
Senior Lecturer in Social Work - Organizations
- Anglia Ruskin University
University of East Anglia - Short biography
- Chris Beckett was born in Oxford, England in 1955, and now lives in Cambridge, England. He has published three novels: Dark Eden, The Holy Machine and Marcher. He has been publishing short stories in the UK and the US, since 1990, and his short story collection, The Turing Test, won the Edge Hill Short Fiction Award in 2009, the UK's only national prize for single-author short-story collections.
His new short story collection, The Peacock Cloak, will be appearing at Easter 2013.
Chris Beckett works part-time as a lecturer in social work and he also writes text books on social work, in which he tries to use his experience of story telling to make the writing readable and lively. [adapted 7/23/2013 from Amazon.com]
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Reviews
Mother of Eden by Chris Beckett
I thought I really liked Dark Eden. And then I listened to Mother of Eden and liked it even more! John Redlantern was a fascinating character, but not terribly endearing. Starlight and Greenstone were both just so charming, in spite of their flaws. This world, the characters, and the story are all so fascinating and the narration is excellent. I am so sad I have to wait 2 monhts for Daughter of Eden! I can't wait!
The reviews for this here seem to be quite mixed, with some people loving it and some thinking it was overrated. I fall firmly into the former camp. This was a truly excellent sci fi novel, well conceived and constructed, beautifully imagined and full of great characters. Really first class
Hauntingly creepy and insightful. Flawed people floundering in a psychologically hostile territory. Everything is wrong, and nothing is solved. Form follows function.
It's hard to believe that this book is by the same author as Dark Eden or Beneath The World, A Sea. This is a political thriller potboiler with a little doom pasted on. The writing is really pedestrian compared to the prose in Dark Eden or Beneath The World, A Sea. If this was the first book I encountered by Chris Beckett, I would never read another of his books. I don't know if he's aiming for a different market, or this is supposed to be young adult, or what, but it's just not good writing, compared to those other books I mentioned. Both of them were haunting and will stay with me for years. This one is already mostly forgotten.… (more)
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