He received the Sue Tyler Friedman Medal in 1990 for his work in the history of geology.
Born in Sheffield, England, he wrote The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse series of novels (1990-1993) in the vein of The Lord of the Rings.
They were set in a fictional land of Rockall based upon the small real island of the same name northwest of Scotland and Ireland.
Following his death, William Sarjeant Park in the city of Saskatoon's Willowgrove neighborhood was named in his honor.
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