Miroslav Žamboch

Czech physicist and author (born 1972)

Miroslav Žamboch (born 13 January 1972) is a Czech physicist and author known for writing novels and short stories in the science fiction and fantasy genres.^[1]

A native of the Moravian town of Hranice, Miroslav Žamboch graduated with a degree in physics from the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague. He works at the Institute for Nuclear Studies and, since the mid-1990s, has written over twenty novels and several collections of short stories.

In 2011, upon the occasion of his work translation to Korean, he has been described as a representative of the most recent generation of Czech science fiction and fantasy writers.^[2] As of 2013 at least seventeen of his books have been translated into Polish.^[3]

Žamboch is also known as an outdoorsman and physical fitness enthusiast, having participated in judo exhibitions, amateur boxing, mountain climbing and downhill cycling.

Selected works

Series

series Knižní (5 books as of 2014)
series Bakly (5 books as of 2014)
series Agent John Francis Kovář (11 books as of 2014)

Books not part of a series

Poslední bere vše, Poutník, 2000
Seržant, Poutník, 2002
Meč proti sekeře, 2003
Megapolis, 2004
Líheň, two part novel:
- Part 1.: Smrt zrozená v Praze, Wolf Publishing, 2004 (ISBN 80-239-3757-X),
- Part 2.: Královna smrti, Wolf Publishing, 2005 (ISBN 80-239-4476-2),
- Líheň, both parts, Triton, 2009 (ISBN 978-80-7387-277-9),
Na křídlech tornáda, 2004
Jennifer, Triton, Prague 2005, micro novel
Maverick – Pěšec na odpis, Triton, Prague 2006, micro novel
Basil – valašský vojvoda, Triton, Prague 2006, micro novel
Drsný spasitel, 2007
Predátoři, 2007
Dlouhý sprint s ozvěnou, 2009
Visio in Extremis, 2011
Živí a mrtví, Freetim(e)publishing, Prague 2011, short stories, (ISBN 978-80-87538-22-7)
Ve službách klanu, 2013
Zakuti v oceli, Triton, Prague 2016, (ISBN 978-80-7553-175-9).

References

^ Žamboch is discussed in each of the two genres in Červenák, Ďuro (2004). Čas psanců: sborník fantasy a SF povídek (Time Outlaws: Anthology of Fantasy and SF Stories). Prague: Triton. pp. 63 and 217. ISBN 80-7254-525-6.
^ "Anthology of modern Czech science fiction published in Korean". Embassy of the Czech Republic in Seoul. 22 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014.
^ "Guests: Miroslav Žamboch". Pyrkon Convention. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

External links

(in Czech) Miroslav Žamboch's personal website including biographical information and list of works
(in Czech) Biographical sketch of Miroslav Žamboch, including a photograph, on SCIFIWORLD
(in Czech) A chronological list of 19 articles edited by Miroslav Žamboch for Fantasy Planet)
(in Czech) Miroslav Žamboch's entry at LEGIE, the scifi and fantasy book database