Broaddus, Maurice
Entry updated 8 November 2024. Tagged: Author.
(1970- ) UK-born teacher and author, in the USA from early childhood, who for most of his career has concentrated on fantasy and horror. He began to publish work of genre interest with "Since We Can Die But Once" in Deathgrip: Exit Laughing (anth 2006) edited by Walt Hicks; his best known work to date, the Knights of Breton Court sequence beginning with King Maker (2010), mixes Urban Fantasy and the Matter of Britain [see The Encyclopedia of Fantasy under links below]. Orgy of Souls (2010) with Wrath James White (1970- ), a horror writer, is a contribution to the "extreme horror" subgenre. Some of Broaddus's shorter work has been assembled as The Voice of Martyrs (coll 2016).
Broaddus is of sf interest initially for Buffalo Soldier (2017), an Alternate History tale set in a Steampunk America, the Jonbar Point being Britain's victory in the Revolutionary War. The protagonist, who comes from free Jamaica, hopes to find safe haven for a young boy who may possess Superpowers and is of interest to various parties, for mixed Political and Religious reasons. Broaddus had earlier used this venue in several stories, including "Pimp my Airship" (July 2009 Apex Magazine) and "Steppin' Razor" (February 2014 Asimov's). The novel Pimp My Airship (2019) is distant Near Future Space Opera, set mostly in the Solar System, with an emphasis on Mars; interstellar travel by Starship through Wormholes is possible. The series is structured so as to reflect and to advocate Afrofuturist concerns. [JC]
Maurice Gerald Broaddus
born London: 30 April 1970
works
series
The Knights of Breton Court
- King Maker (London: Angry Robot, 2010) [Knights of Breton Court: pb/Steve Stone]
- King's Justice (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Angry Robot, 2011) [Knights of Breton Court: pb/Steve Stone]
- King's War (Botley, Oxfordshire: Angry Robot, 2011) [Knights of Breton Court: pb/Steve Stone]
- The Knights of Breton Court (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Angry Robot, 2012) [omni of the above three: Knights of Breton Court: pb/Joey HiFi]
Naptown by Airship
- Pimp My Airship (Lexington, Kentucky: Apex Publications, 2019) [Naptown by Airship: pb/Godwin Akpan]
Astra Black
- Sweep of Stars (New York: Tor, 2022) [Astra Black: hb/Connor Sheehan]
- Breath of Oblivion (New York: Tor, 2024) [Astra Black: hb/]
individual titles
- Orgy of Souls (Lexington, Kentucky: Apex Publications, 2010) with Wrath James White [pb/D E Christman]
- Buffalo Soldier (New York: Tor.com, 2017) [pb/Jon Foster]
collections and stories
- Devil's Marionette (Milton, New Hampshire: Shroud Publishing, 2009) [novella: chap: pb/Steven C Gilberts]
- Bleed With Me (North Webster, Indiana: Delirium Books, 2011) [novella: pb/]
- I Can Transform You (Lexington, Kentucky: Apex Publications, 2010) [novella: pb/David Pearce]
- The Voice of Martyrs (Greenbelt, Maryland: Rosarium Publishing, 2016) [coll: pb/Arthur Hugot]
works as editor
series
Dark Faith
- Dark Faith (Lexington, Kentucky: Apex Publications, 2010) with Jerry Gordon [anth: Dark Faith: pb/Edith Walter]
- Dark Faith: Invocations (Lexington, Kentucky: Apex Publications, 2012) with Jerry Gordon [anth: Dark Faith: pb/Anderzak]
individual titles
- Streets of Shadows (Dayton, Ohio: Alliteration Ink, 2014) [anth: pb/Rhys Griffiths]
links
- Maurice Broaddus
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- The Encyclopedia of Fantasy: Arthur; Matter; Urban Fantasy.
- Picture Gallery
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