BOWES, Richard (Dirrane)

(1944-)

   US writer whose novels evoke a congested, magically altered New York. Warchild (1986) and its sequel, Goblin Market (1988), set in an ALTERNATE-WORLD version of the city, follow the growth and adventures of a telepathic teenager who finds himself involved in time wars with a variety of exorbitant friends and foes. Feral Cell (1987), set at the end of the 20th century, carries its ageing hero into a millennial conflict between Good and Evil, seen in fantasy terms that evoke the New York of writers like John CROWLEY and Mark HELPRIN. RB's first books are, perhaps, insufficiently well organized; more are awaited.

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