# William Barnwell

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{{Short description|American writer (born 1943)}}
'''William Barnwell''' (born 1943) is an American author of science fiction, and of other genres. He has written the ''Blessing Trilogy'', set in a future Ireland, and which has [metaphysical](/source/metaphysics) content. It was praised by [Andre Norton](/source/Andre_Norton), while [Peter Nicholls](/source/Peter_Nicholls_(writer)) stated that Barnwell wrote like "a member of a [pseudoscience](/source/pseudoscience) [cult](/source/cult)." In 1985, Barnwell wrote ''Book of the Romes'', a [prequel](/source/prequel) to the ''Blessing Trilogy'', a historical novel with science fiction/fantasy elements.

==Partial bibliography==
*''[The Blessing Papers](/source/The_Blessing_Papers)'', UK: [Colin Smythe](/source/Colin_Smythe), 1979. US: [Pocket Books](/source/Pocket_Books), 1980
*''[Imram](/source/Imram_(novel))'', [Timescape Books](/source/Timescape_Books)/Pocket Books, 1981
*''[The Sigma Curve](/source/The_Sigma_Curve)'', Timescape/Pocket Books, 1981
*''Book of the Romes'', 1985
*Scheme of the Month Club, 2001
*Jubilee Account, 2019

==See also==
*[Immram](/source/Immram)

==References==
*''[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction](/source/The_Encyclopedia_of_Science_Fiction)'', page 92.

==External links==
*[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/william-barnwell/blessing-papers.htm Fantastic Fiction: The books of William Barnwell]
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*[http://www.williambarnwell.net/ Barnwell website]
*[http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barnwell_william Encyclopedia of Science Fiction article] by [Peter Nicholls](/source/Peter_Nicholls_(writer))

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