Tom Holt

	Caption	pseudonym =
	Occupation	Writer
	Nationality	British
	Period	1987-present
	Genre	Humorous Fantasy , Historical

Tom Holt (born Thomas Charles Louis Holt September 13 1961 in London ) is a British novelist. He is the son of novelist Hazel Holt , and was educated at Westminster School and Wadham College, Oxford .

Holt's works include Mythopoeic novels which parody or take as their theme various aspects of mythology, history or literature and develop them in new and often humorous ways. He has also produced a number of "straight" Historical Novels writing as Thomas Holt. Steve Nallon collaborated with Holt to write ''I, Margaret'', an unauthorized biography of Margaret Thatcher published in 1989 .

NOVELS

Humorous fantasy

'' Expecting Someone Taller '' ( 1987 ), based on the mythology of Wagner 's '' Der Ring Des Nibelungen ''

'' Who's Afraid Of Beowulf? '' ( 1988 ), based on Norse Mythology and history

'' Flying Dutch '' ( 1991 ), based on the story of the Flying Dutchman

''Ye Gods!'' ( 1992 ), based on elements of Greek Mythology including a parody of Heracles

'' Overtime '' ( 1993 ), based on the Legend Of Blondel combined with Time Travel

'' Here Comes The Sun '' ( 1993 ), based loosely on the Celestial Bureaucracy reinterpreted along the lines of the British Civil Service

''Grailblazers'' ( 1994 ), based on Arthurian romance and the quest for the Holy Grail

''Faust Among Equals'' ( 1994 ), an imagined continuation of the story of Faust

''Odds & Gods'' ( 1995 ), which features assorted Pantheons and their adventures after "retirement"

''Djinn Rummy'' ( 1995 ), based on the antics of various bottle-trapped djinn along the lines of a modern Aladdin

''My Hero'' ( 1996 ), a Pastiche of various genres. One of the main characters is Hamlet

'' Paint Your Dragon '' ( 1996 ), based on the legend of St George

''Open Sesame'' ( 1997 ), based on the Arabian Nights

'' Wish You Were Here '' ( 1998 )

''Only Human'' ( 1999 )

'' Snow White And The Seven Samurai '' ( 1999 ), based on the Fairy Tale s of the Brothers Grimm

''Valhalla'' ( 2000 ), based on Norse Mythology

'' Nothing But Blue Skies '' ( 2001 ), which features Chinese Dragon s

''Falling Sideways'' ( 2002 )

''Little People'' ( 2002 ), based on Faery legends

Featuring J.W. Wells, the magic firm from '' The Sorcerer '' by Gilbert & Sullivan :

---''The Portable Door'' ( 2003 )

---''In Your Dreams'' ( 2004 )

---''Earth, Air, Fire, and Custard'' ( 2005 )

---''You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps'' ( 2006 )

''Someone Like Me'' ( 2006 )

''Barking'' ( 2007 ), based on mythology including vampire/werewolf legends

Historical

Using Thomas Holt as author name.

''The Walled Orchard'' ( 1997 ), which was originally published in two parts as ''Goatsong'' ( 1989 ) and ''The Walled Orchard'' ( 1990 )

''Alexander At The World's End'' ( 1999 )

''Olympiad'' ( 2000 )

''Song for Nero'' ( 2003 )

''Meadowland'' ( 2005 )

Other

continuations of E. F. Benson 's "Lucia" series set in Tilling

---''Lucia In Wartime'' ( 1985 ) fiction

---''Lucia Triumphant'' ( 1986 ) fiction

PARODIES OF MUSICAL WORKS

"Impractical Man" — a parody of the song "Practical Man" by Pete Atkin and Clive James .

EXTERNAL LINKS

official site – official website run by Holt's publisher

Interview at SFFWorld.com

	CATEGORIES ABOUT TOM HOLT

	1961 births

	living people

	british novelists

	english fantasy writers

	english historical novelists

	writers of historical fiction set in antiquity

	old westminsters

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