Mark Adlard
Mark Adlard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Marcus Adlard 19 June 1932 Seaton Carew, County Durham, England |
| Occupation | Author |
| Writing career | |
| Genres | Social science fiction Historical fiction |
| Notable works | Interface Volteface Multiface |
Peter Marcus "Mark" Adlard (born 19 June 1932) is an English novelist.
Born in Seaton Carew,[1] he is the son of Arthur Marcus Adlard, an auctioneer, and Ethel Leech. Adlard was educated at the University of London, Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Department of Education at Oxford.[1][2] Aside from writing, his career has consisted mainly of management jobs in the steel industry.[2]
Adlard's best-known works are the social science fiction novels Interface, Volteface, and Multiface.[3] published during the early 1970s. The novels concern Tcity, a 22nd-century domed megacity covering the entirety of the English North Eastern industrial area between the River Tyne and the River Tees.
A later novel, The Greenlander (1978) concerns the whaling industry in Northeast England during the early years of steam-powered shipping. This was intended to be the first of a series but, to date, no further volumes have been published.
References
- 1 2 Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, vol. 2, R. Reginald, 1979, p. 791
- 1 2 "About Mark Adlard". Attic Books. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ Al von Ruff. "Mark Adlard – Summary Biography". ISFDB. Retrieved 22 June 2008.