Order of Tina Boyd Books
Tina Boyd is the protagonist in a series of crime thriller novels by British novelist Simon Kernick. Tina Boyd is a detective based in London, England. (more…)
Order of Solar Cycle Books
The Solar Cycle is a series of science fiction/fantasy novels by American author Gene Wolfe. The series is broken up into multi-volume novels: The Book of the New Sun, The Book of the Long Sun and The Book of the Short Sun. The Book of the New Sun is set in far in the future, where a torturer named Severian is exiled for showing compassion. The Book of the Long Sun follows a priest of small parish who gets involved in politics and a revolution. The Book of the Short Sun is about those who are colonizing two new planets. (more…)
Order of Gene Wolfe Books
Gene Wolfe is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels and stories. He writes the Urth/Solar Cycle series. Wolfe is known for his dense and allusive prose and the influence his Catholic faith has on his work. Unlike popular conventions, his first-person narrators are sometimes unreliable. Wolfe once wrote to Neil Gaiman, “My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure.” He has won numerous Nebula, Locus and World Fantasy awards, plus several other awards. Wolfe still resides in his home state of Illinois. (more…)
Order of Mark Sava Books
Mark Sava is the protagonist in a series of spy thriller novels by American author Dan Mayland. Mark Sava is a former CIA station chief of Azerbaijan who now is living an easier life working as a university professor in Baku. (more…)
Order of Anne Frasier Books
Anne Frasier is the pen name of American author Theresa Weir, who writes novels in numerous genres. She writes the Elise Sandburg, Land of the Dead and the Cool Cats Trilogy. Frasier was born in Burlington, Iowa. Her parents divorced when she was young and she spent her childhood in poverty and moving across the country. After graduating from high school, Anne worked as a waitress, a factory worker, a secretary and a bartender. While working as a bartender, she met her future husband and began writing. Anne likes creating characters with imperfections, but come out ahead in the end. (more…)
Order of Kim Stanley Robinson Books
Kim Stanley Robinson is an American author of science fiction and alternate history novels. He is the author of the Three Californias, Mars and Capital Code (or Science in the Capital) trilogies. Robinson attended the University of California, San Diego and earned his B.A. in literature. The next year, he earned his M.A. in English from Boston University. Then, he returned to UC San Diego to get his PhD. Common themes in Robinson’s work include ecology and capitalism; his novels are known for their anti-capitalist stance. Kim is married to environmental chemist Lisa Howland Nowell, who he has two sons with. He lives in California. (more…)
Order of It Girl Books
The It Girl is a series of young adult novels created by American novelist Cecily von Ziegesar. The series is a spin-off of her popular Gossip Girl series. The series follows Jenny Humphrey from the Gossip Girl series as she leaves Constance Billard for Waverly Academy in New York’s horse country. She’s looking to leave her wild side behind at Constance Billard School, but she’ll have to deal with her self-centered roommates Callie Vernon and Brett Messerschmidt. (more…)
Order of Gossip Girl Books
Gossip Girl is a series of young adult novels by American novelist Cecily von Ziegesar. The series follows the lives of the privileged teenage girls of Constance Billard School for Girls – a private school in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The stories of the girls, such as Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen, are told by a blogger by the name of Gossip Girl. There is also a spin-off series called The It Girl, a sub-series entitled Gossip Girl: The Carlyles and a manga series. The Gossip Girl series was adapted to the teen drama TV series of the same name on The CW. (more…)
Order of Cecily Von Ziegesar Books
Cecily von Ziegesar is an American author of young adult novels. She writes the Gossip Girl and It Girl series. A descendant of German nobility, Cecily grew up in New York City and attended The Nightingale-Bamford School. The private school would become the basis of her Gossip Girl series, which became not only a book series, but a television series. Cecily lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, their children and pets. (more…)
Order of Callaways Books
The Callaways is a series of contemporary romance novels by American novelist Barbara Freethy. The Callaway family was born and bred to protect. Each book in this series follows a different member of the eight-sibling Irish-American Callaway family and their romantic adventures. (more…)