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Poul Anderson (1926-2001) was an American author of science fiction as well as fantasy and historical fiction. He started writing during a Golden Age of the sci-fi. With a degree in physics, Poul’s science fiction was always grounded in science. His characters were well-developed, thoughtful and larger-than-life. Poul is the father-in-law of fellow sci-fi author […]
Tim Ellis is an English author of several different genres, including crime fiction, historical fiction and thrillers (to name a few). He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps for 22 years and made Regimental Sergeant Major. He then worked in a few positions in education before retiring to write fiction full-time. He writes several […]
Tatiana de Rosnay is a French author of historical and women’s fiction. Tatiana is of English, French and Russian descent and is fluent in both French and English. Her novels have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Her novel Sarah’s Key has been adapted to film, starring Kristin Scott-Thomas. Tatiana lives in Paris and is […]
The Trailblazer series is a series of Christian historical fiction for children by American authors Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson. The series focuses on various real-life Christian heroes throughout history. Each book has a biographical overview of the character and explains what parts of the story are fiction and non-fiction.
Neta Jackson is an American author of Christian fiction, historical fiction and non-fiction books, often for children. The daughter of a Christian school principal, Neta moved all over the United States until her family settled in Seattle. She says that as a child, she always had her nose in a book and wrote a story […]
The White Indian series is a series of historical fiction novels written under the house name Donald Clayton Porter (Noel B. Gerson). The series was edited by Book Creations, Inc. and mixes soap opera with lots of action (and the editors never let historical accuracy get in the way of a good story).
Noel Bertram Gerson (1914-1988) was an American author of largely historical fiction and non-fiction. An extremely prolific author, he wrote many biographies and biographical novels about many historical figures, such as Theodore Roosevelt, John Hancock, Sam Houston, Andrew Johnson, Henry Hudson, Mary Shelley, Captain John Smith and many others. He also wrote Western fiction under […]
Anna Jacobs is an English-Australian author of historical, romantic and modern fiction as well as sci-fi/fantasy. She writes under this name, her real name of Sherry-Anne Jacobs and as Shannah Jay. She has won the Australian Romantic Novel of the Year award for her novel Pride of Lancashire in 2006 and has been shortlisted many […]
Zane Grey (1872-1939) was an American author of Western adventure novels and short stories. He was a very prolific author and one of the first authors to become a millionaire. Over 100 films have been based on his stories. His best-known novel is Riders of the Purple Sage. Grey was an avid fisherman and wrote […]
John Pearce is the central character in a series of historical naval fiction by Scottish author David Donachie. Set in the late 18th century, Pearce is a young firebrand who has been taken from Pelican tavern to aboard the deck of the war-bound HMS Brilliant.