Writer of fantasy and sci-fi literature. He is the author of several dozen short stories, novellas and novels, one of which has also been published in Polish. He was born in Hranice on 13 January 1972.
Miroslav Žamboch
Dirty Saviour
Drsný spasitel
Visio in Extremis
Visio in Extremis
Sergeant
Seržant
Wihout Mercy
Bez slitování
Title | Publisher | Year | Selected published translations | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|
In the Services of the Clan (Ve službách klanu) | Triton | 2013 | ||
O olši, která nikdy nic nevzdala | Triton | 2012 | ||
On Your Own (Na vlastní pěst) | Triton | 2012 | ||
The Smuggler (Pašerák) | Triton | 2012 | ||
Dirty Saviour (Drsný spasitel) | Triton | 2012 | PL | |
Visio in Extremis (Visio in Extremis) | Triton | 2011 | ||
Hitman (Hitman) | Triton | 2010 | ||
Megapolis (Megapolis) | Triton | 2010 | ||
A Time to Live, A Time to Kill (Čas žít, čas zabíjet) | Triton | 2010 | ||
The Long Sprint with Echo (Dlouhý sprint s ozvěnou) | Triton | 2009 | ||
On Sharp Blades (Na ostřích čepelí) | Poutník | 2009 | ||
The Incubator (Líheň) | Triton | 2009 | PL | |
JFK 13 – Cursed Legends – A Woman’s Game (JFK 13 - Prokletí legendy - Dámská hra) | Triton | 2008 | ||
The Lone Wolf (Koniáš - Vlk samotář) | Triton | 2008 | ||
Man on the Trail (Koniáš - Muž na stezce) | Triton | 2008 | ||
Predators (Predátoři) | Triton | 2007 | ||
Basil – The Wallachian Voivod (Basil - valašský Vojvoda) | Triton | 2006 | ||
Maverick – The Written-Off Pawn (Maverick - Pěšec na odpis) | Triton | 2006 | ||
On the Wings of a Tornado (Na křídlech tornáda) | Klub Julese Vernea | 2004 | ||
Sergeant (Seržant) | Klub Julese Vernea | 2004 | PL | |
Wihout Mercy (Bez slitování) | Klub Julese Vernea | 2003 |
In the Services of the Clan
Ve službách klanu
O olši, která nikdy nic nevzdala
On Your Own
Na vlastní pěst
The Smuggler
Pašerák
Dirty Saviour
Drsný spasitel
Visio in Extremis
Visio in Extremis
Hitman
Hitman
Megapolis
Megapolis
A Time to Live, A Time to Kill
Čas žít, čas zabíjet
The Long Sprint with Echo
Dlouhý sprint s ozvěnou
On Sharp Blades
Na ostřích čepelí
The Incubator
Líheň
JFK 13 – Cursed Legends – A Woman’s Game
JFK 13 - Prokletí legendy - Dámská hra
The Lone Wolf
Koniáš - Vlk samotář
Man on the Trail
Koniáš - Muž na stezce
Predators
Predátoři
Basil – The Wallachian Voivod
Basil - valašský Vojvoda
Maverick – The Written-Off Pawn
Maverick - Pěšec na odpis
On the Wings of a Tornado
Na křídlech tornáda
Sergeant
Seržant
Wihout Mercy
Bez slitování
He graduated in nuclear physics and began publishing in magazines in the mid-90s. His book debut was the collection of three fantasy stories Poslední bere vše (Last Man Standing, Klub Julese Vernea, 2000). This was followed by a novel in the style of military sci-fi, Seržant (Sergeant, Klub Julese Vernea, 2002), which was also translated into Polish.
Žamboch is the author of a number of one-off stories and novellas, but he is best known for his series. The first of his “unifying” heroes was Koniáš, who featured in his first short story Zpověď válečníka (Confessions of a Warrior, 1995). He goes on to appear in the novel Na ostřích čepelí (On Sharp Blades, Poutník, 2001), the collection of short stories Ostří oceli (Blade of Steel, Fantom Print, 2002), the novella published in a miniature format Konec vlka samotáře (End of the Lone Wolf, Triton, 2005), the collection Muž na stezce (Man on the Trail, Triton, 2008) and the novel Vlk samotář (The Lone Wolf, Triton, 2008).
Žamboch is also well known as the author of the Czech equivalent of Mark Stone’s series of stories. He created the character Agent John Francis Kovář (it is not by chance that he has the initials JFK), but he also made it available to other authors, so the individual volumes in the series Kovářovy osudy (The Fortunes of Kovář) are written by different authors. At present there are 35 of them, and volumes 1 – 4 as well as 6, 7, 13, 14, 22 and 28 were written by Žamboch together with Jiří Walker Procházka. Kovář is a veteran soldier who has also seen service in NATO, and after leaving it he joins a special unit which intervenes in parallel worlds in the past and in the future.