Rodica Bretin


Rodica Bretin is a Romanian writer specialized in history and fantastic literature.
Rodica Bretin was born in Brașov and since 1982 lives in Bucharest. A renowned writer in Romania and Eastern Europe, she has been a member of the Romanian Writers Union since 1991 and Fantasia Art Association since 1996. She is also a scientific researcher, specialised in history, having participated at historical and archaeological campaigns in: Transylvania, Romania, Languedoc, France and Milan, Italy.

Works

Fiction books

  • Holographic Effect
  • The White Hawk
  • The Giant
  • Neverending Road
  • The One who Comes from the Shadow
  • World of Hind
  • The Sandman
  • Iron Maiden
  • The City Without Past
  • The Fortress
  • Men and Gods, volume 1 of The Protectors trilogy
  • The Stargate, volume 2 of The Protectors trilogy
  • Elysium, volume 3 of The Protectors trilogy
  • The House Without Books
  • The Twilight of the Chosen People
  • Tigers Dream in Colors
  • The Protectors
  • ''The Five O'Clock Cat''

History books

  • Files of the Impossible
  • The Time Tunnel
  • The Witches' Gate
  • Poltergeist: The Invisible Foes
  • The Mystery of Parallel Worlds
  • Lost in Time
  • Voyages in Time and Parallel Worlds
  • Chronicles of the Impossible
  • The Vikings - Warrior of the Nord
  • Echoes from Beyond
  • The Last Frontier
  • ''The Vikings''

Anthologist

Anthologist and translator of the mainstream/fantastic literature anthologies:
  • Chronicles from the Forbidden Worlds
  • Hunters of the Other World
  • Co-anthologist at the Antares anthologies with Dan Apostol, 4 volumes, about ancient civilisations, unexplained phenomena, and fantastic literature.

Translation works

  • Dale Cooper, by S. Frost, 1993
  • Lady Chatterley's Lover, by D. H. Lawrence, 1993
  • La Feline Geante, by J.-H. Rosny aîné, 1993
  • Dans le Ombre de la Guillotine, by O. LeBaron, 1994

Literary awards

Award for the Best Foreign Story for the story The Darkness, at the International Festival of Fantastic Art Volaverunt Award for the story The Conquistador, at the Festival of Valencia The Best Foreign Novel awarded by Fantasia Art Association for the historical novel The Iron MaidenThe COLIN Award, at the 7th edition, 2017, for The City Without Past, a short story book.The OPERA OMNIA Award, at the 40th edition of the National Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, Romania, 2019.Honorable Mention, 2021, for the story Requiem for a Revolver at the Writers of the Future contest.The Novelette Award, at the 43rd National Science-fiction and Fantasy Convention, 2022, for the story Twilight of the Chosen Ones from the volume with the same title. The Prose Prize, awarded in 2022 by the Association Buna Vestire and the Brasov branch of the writers' union for the volume Twilight of the Chosen Ones, Creator Publishing House, Brasov, 2021.The Fiction Award, 2023, for the story the Eight Death published in The Fiction Magazine in 2022.Honorable Mention, 2023, for the story The American Dream at the Writers of the Future contest.The Prize of the LIBRIS Literary Magazine for Prose, in 2023.