Mark Chadbourn

Mark Chadbourn is a highly acclaimed horror and science-fiction author, who has won the British Fantasy Award twice in his career. Born and raised in the English Midlands within a mining community, Chadbourn developed an interest in storytelling from a young age. After completing his university education with a degree in Economic History from Leeds, he became a successful journalist, writing for some of the UK's most prestigious national newspapers. His first short story won the Best New Author award from Fear magazine, which led him to quit journalism and focus on his passion for writing.

Chadbourn's work is known for transcending genre boundaries, with a particular emphasis on supernatural and fantasy themes. His debut novel, Underground, is a supernatural thriller set in the coalfields of his youth, which drew from his personal experiences growing up in a mining community. Since then, he has become a bestselling author, with his epic and imaginative novels published in numerous countries around the world. In addition to his successful career as a novelist, Chadbourn has also established himself as a screenwriter, with many hours of produced work for British television. He is currently developing new shows for the UK and US markets.

Chadbourn's expertise in British folklore and mythology is evident in his writing, and he has held several varied and colorful jobs in the past, including independent record company boss, band manager, production line worker, engineer's 'mate,' and media consultant. He has traveled extensively around the world but has since settled in a rambling house in the middle of a forest near where he was born. Chadbourn is also known by his historical fiction pseudonym James Wilde, under which he has published several successful novels. He currently divides his time between London and New York, two cities he loves.
Age of Misrule Books
# Title Year
1 World's End 1999
2 Darkest Hour 2000
3 Always Forever 2002
Dark Age Books
# Title Year
1 The Devil in Green 2002
2 The Queen of Sinister 2005
3 The Hounds of Avalon 2005
Hellboy Graphic Novel Books
# Title Year
1 The Lost Army 2001
2 The Bones of Giants 2001
3 Odd Jobs 2001
4 Odder Jobs 2004
5 On Earth As It Is In Hell 2005
6 Unnatural Selection 2006
7 The God Machine 2006
8 The Dragon Pool 2007
9 Emerald Hell 2008
10 Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2008
11 Oddest Jobs 2008
12 The All-Seeing Eye 2008
13 The Fire Wolves 2009
14 Lobster Johnson 2009
15 The Ice Wolves 2009
16 An Assortment of Horrors 2017
Kingdom of the Serpent Books
# Title Year
1 Jack of Ravens 2006
2 The Burning Man 2009
3 Destroyer of Worlds 2009
Swords of Albion Books
# Title Year
1 The Silver Skull / The Sword of Albion 2009
2 The Scar-Crow Men 2011
3 The Devil's Looking Glass 2012
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The Underground 1993
2 Nocturne 1994
3 The Eternal 1996
4 Testimony 1996
5 Scissorman 1997
6 The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke 2002
7 Lord of Silence 2013
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Whisper Lane 2006
Negative Burn Anthology Books
# Title Year
1 Negative Burn: Desperado 2005
2 Negative Burn 2009 2009
Raven Chronicles Anthology Books
# Title Year
1 Raven Chronicles, Volume Four: Fact and Fiction 2017
Ancient Egypt Books (with Wilbur Smith)
# Title Year
1 River God 1994
2 The Seventh Scroll 1995
3 Warlock 1995
4 The Quest 2007
5 Desert God 2014
6 Pharaoh 2016
7 The New Kingdom 2021
8 Titans of War 2022
9 Testament 2023
Ancient Egypt Series in Chronological Order
# Title Year
1 River God 1994
2 Desert God 2014
3 Pharaoh 2016
4 Warlock 1995
5 The Quest 2007
6 The Seventh Scroll 1995
7 The New Kingdom 2021
8 Titans of War 2022
9 Testament 2023
Mark Chadbourn Anthologies
# Title Year
1 The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8 1997
2 The Children of Cthulhu 2003
3 Negative Burn Very Best From 1993-1998 2005
4 Negative Burn: Desperado 2005
5 The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration 2006
6 Best New Horror 18 2007
7 Masked 2010
8 Wonderland 2019
9 Twice Cursed 2023