Order of Hainish Books
The Hainish Cycle is a series of soft science fiction novels and short fiction by American author Ursula K. Le Guin. Eons ago, the Hainish people colonized many different worlds, including Terra (we know it as “Earth”), but their civilization collapsed and the knowledge that other human worlds existed was lost. The series explores alternative anthropological and sociological ideas. (more…)
Order of Ursula K. Le Guin Books
Ursula K. Le Guin is an American author of science fiction, fantasy and children’s books, as well as a poet. Her trademarks involving imagining new worlds with unique politics, environments, genders, religions, sexualities and cultures. Ursula is best known for her Hainish and Earthsea series. Her influences include Philip K. Dick, J.R.R. Tolkien, Leo Tolstoy, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling and Norse mythology. She has influenced authors like Neil Gaiman, Iain Banks and Christopher Paolini. (more…)
Order of J.D. Salinger Books
J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) was an American author, best known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger created his Holden Caulfield character in the short story Slight Rebellion off Madison and after World War II, began working on his signature novel. The Catcher in the Rye was originally written for adults, but became popular with young adults for its themes of teenage angst, confusion and rebellion. Salinger lived most of his life trying to escape the public eye. He died in 2010 of natural causes. (more…)
Order of Jeeves Books
Jeeves is a main character in a series of comic short stories and novels by English author/humourist P.G. Wodehouse. The term “Jeeves” as a generic butler name originated with this character created by Wodehouse and is now listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. The character is the valet of Bertie Wooster, often getting the rich employer out of sticky situations with a clever plan. The character was portrayed by Stephen Fry in the ITV series Jeeves and Wooster (with the latter being played by Hugh Laurie). (more…)
Order of Blandings Castle Books
Blandings Castle is a series of comic stories and novels by British humourist P.G. Wodehouse. The castle is located in Blandings, Shropshire, England. The main character of the series is Lord Emsworth, the absent-minded head of the Threepwood family. He has nine living sisters, a brother, three children and several in-laws that occupy the castle. (more…)
Order of P.G. Wodehouse Books
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975) was an English author of comic short stories and novels, best known for his Jeeves and Blandings Castle series. Widely considered a master of prose in the English language, the prolific author was admired by fellow contemporary authors such as Hilaire Belloc, Evelyn Waugh and Rudyard Kipling and modern authors such as Douglas Adams, J.K. Rowling and John le Carre. His writing style is known for mixing London clubroom slang with more elegant English. Wodehouse was passionate about golf, which is the subject of many of his stories (such as The Oldest Member), where all of the characters are consumed by the sport. (more…)
Order of Lucy Stone Books
Lucy Stone is the heroine of a series of cozy mystery novels by American novelist Leslie Meier. Lucy Stone is a newspaper reporter in Tinker’s Cove, Maine (a fictional town – don’t try to Google it). She lives in an old farmhouse with her husband Bill and their four children. Interestingly, although her children have aged, Lucy’s aging appears to have stopped at 40. (more…)
Order of Leslie Meier Books
Leslie Meier is an American author of cozy mystery novels. Leslie was looking to teach high school English, but ended up submitting a paper to a magazine, which got published. Thus far in her career, she has focused exclusively on her Lucy Stone character. Her stories are based on her real-life experiences as a mother and working as a newspaper reporter. Leslie lives in Cape Cod with her husband. She has two grandchildren. (more…)
Order of Quantum Logic Books
The Quantum Logic series is a series of hard science fiction novels by American author Greg Bear. The series is a merger of two smaller series – Queen of Angels and Quantico. The series address issues such as crime, guilt and punishment in society. (more…)
Order of Greg Bear Books
Greg Bear is an American author of hard science fiction, addressing such themes as galactic conflict, artificial universes, consciousness and accelerated evolution. He has also written in the thriller and fantasy genres. Greg has acted as a consultant for NASA, the U.S. Army, the State Department, the International Food Protection Association and Homeland Security for various matters. He is the son-in-law of fellow sci-fi author Poul Anderson. (more…)