Rodica Bretin

Rodica Bretin (born 6 November 1958) is a Romanian writer^[1] specialized in history and fantastic literature.

Rodica Bretin was born in Brasov and since 1982 is living in Bucharest. A renowned writer in Romania and Eastern Europe, Rodica Bretin has been a member of the Romanian Writers Union (USR) since 1991 and Fantasia Art Association (Cornwall, Great Britain) since 1996. She is also a scientific researcher, specialised in history, having participated at historical and archaeological campaigns in: Transylvania, Romania (1996), Languedoc, France (1998) and Milano, Italy (2002).

Works

Fiction books The Holographic Effect (Effect Holografic) (Albatros Publishing House, 1985) The White Hawk (Soimul Alb) (Facla Publishing House, 1987) The Giant (Uriasul cel Bun) (Ion Creanga Publishing House, 1989) The Neverending Road (Drumul fara Sfarsit) (Baricada Publishing House, 1991) The One who Comes from the Shadow (Cel care vine din Urma) (Baricada Publishing House, 1993) The World of Hind (Lumea lui Hind) (Coresi Publishing House, 1998) The Sand Man (Omul de Nisip) (Image Publishing House, 2000) The Iron Maiden (Fecioara de Fier) (Coresi Publishing House, 2002; second edition, Pocket Book Publishing House, 2006; third edition Eagle Publishing House, 2015) The City Without Past (Cetatea fără trecut) (Nemira Publishing House, 2015)

History books The Files of the Impossible (Dosarele Imposibilului) (Pocket Book, 2003) The Tunnel of Time (Tunelul Timpului) (Pocket Book, 2003) The Witches' Gate (Poarta Vrajitoarelor) (Pocket Book, 2004, Nemira Publishing House 2015) Poltergeist: The Invisible Foes (Poltergeist: atacatori invizibili) (Pocket Book, 2005) The Mystery of the Parallel Worlds (Misterul Lumilor Paralele) (Pocket Book, 2006) Marooned in Time (Naufragiati in Timp) (Pocket Book, 2006) Voyages in timp and parallel worlds (Calatorii in timp si Lumi paralele, Nemira Publishing House 2015) The Chronicles of the Impossible (Cronicile Imposibilului, Ed.ePublishers, 2015) The Vikings - Warrior of the Nord (Razboinicii Nordului, Ed.ePublishers, 2015)

Anthologist

• Anthologist and translator of the mainstream/fantastic literature anthologies:
• Chronicles from the Forbbiden Worlds (2003)
• Hunters of the Other World (2006)
• Co-anthologist at the Antares anthologies with Dan Apostol, 4 volumes (1991–1995), specialised on ancient civilisations, unexplained phenomena and fantastic literature.

Translation works

• Dale Cooper, by S.Frost, 1993
• Lady Chatterley's Lover, by D.H.Lawrence, 1993
• La Feline Geante, by J.H.Rosny Aine, 1993
• Dans le Ombre de la Guillotine, by O.LeBaron, 1994

Literary Awards

• Award for the Best Foreign Story for the fantastic story The Darkness, at the International Festival of Fantastic Art (Annecy, France, 1996)
• Volaverunt Award for the fantastic story The Conquistador, at the Festival of Valencia (Spain, 2001)
• Award for the Best Foreign Novel awarded by Fantasia Art Association (Cornwall, Great Britain, 2005) for the historical novel The Iron Maiden

See also

• List of Romanian writers

References

• John Clute, Peter Nicholls:The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Orbit, London, 1993
• Nemira's Dictionary of Fantasy&Science-Fiction Romanian Writers, Nemira, Bucharest, 1999
• CDB's Catalogue of Authors, Pocket Book Publishing House, Bucharest, 2006
• Jean-Pierre Moumon: Antares Anthologies, La Valette, France, 1987 and 2008
• The Historian, Truro, Cornwall, Great Britain, 2006
• Romanian Writers Union site scriitorilor.ro/Bucharest/main-stream
• Today's Romanian Writers, Gates of the Orient Publishing House, Iasi, 2011
• Contemporanian Romanian Autors, Arial Publishing House, Ploiești, Romania, 2013
• Personalities from contemporary romanian women, Meronia Publishing House, Bucharest, 2013

References

1. "PRO SPES (Pentru speranta)" (in Romanian). Caiete Silvane. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2011.