Miroslav Žamboch Explained

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,
  • Part 2.: Královna smrti, Wolf Publishing, 2005,
  • Líheň, both parts, Triton, 2009,
• 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,
• Ve službách klanu, 2013
• Zakuti v oceli, Triton, Prague 2016, .

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Žamboch is discussed in each of the two genres in Book: Červenák, Ďuro. 2004. Čas psanců: sborník fantasy a SF povídek (Time Outlaws: Anthology of Fantasy and SF Stories). Triton. Prague. 63 and 217. 80-7254-525-6.
2. Web site: Anthology of modern Czech science fiction published in Korean. 22 August 2011. Embassy of the Czech Republic in Seoul . https://web.archive.org/web/20140615011851/http://www.mzv.cz/seoul/en/news_and_activities/seoul_anthology_of_modern_czech_science.html. 15 June 2014. live.
3. Web site: Guests: Miroslav Žamboch. Pyrkon Convention. https://web.archive.org/web/20130609033712/http://pyrkon.pl/2013en/index.php?go2=guests#zamboch. 9 June 2013. dead. 10 June 2014.