Patrick Tilley (4 July 1928 – 25 May 2020) was a British science fiction author best known for The Amtrak Wars series of books – a futureworld epic set on the eve of the fourth millennium in a world emerging from the ravages of a dimly understood global holocaust. The name "Amtrak" – appropriated by a specific group of survivors – is a name remembered from what is called "The Old Time".
Tilley died on 25 May 2020 after a short illness.
Bibliography
The Amtrak Wars
Cloud Warrior (1983) First Family (1985) Iron Master (1987) Blood River (1988) Death-Bringer (1989) Earth-Thunder (1990)
Other novels
Fade-Out (1975) Mission (1981) Xan (1986) Star Wartz: Tales of Adventure from the Rimworld (1995)