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Christopher Paolini is an American author of young adult fantasy novels. His series is called the Inheritance Cycle. Christopher was home-schooled by his parents growing up. After graduation, he began writing. His break came when Carl Hiaasen‘s stepson read his novel Eragon and Hiaasen brought it to the publisher Knopf’s attention. Christopher considers several authors, […]
Inspector Alan Grant is the central character in a series of mystery novels by Scottish novelist Josephine Tey. Grant is an inspector with Scotland Yard. The most famous novel of the series, The Daughter of Time, was named the greatest mystery novel of all time by the Crime Writers’ Association in 1990.
Josephine Tey was the pen name of Scottish author Elizabeth Mackintosh (1896-1952), who wrote mystery novels. She also wrote historical fiction as Gordon Daviot. She came up with the pen name “Josephine Tey” from her mother’s first name (Josephine) and her grandmother’s maiden name (Tey). She is best known for her novel The Daughter of […]
The Baseball Card Adventures is a series of children’s novels by American author Dan Gutman. The series is about a Joe Stoshack, a boy who can travel through time whenever he touches an old baseball card. He will end up in the year the card is from, near the player on the card.
My Weird School is a series of children’s novels by American author Dan Gutman, written for new readers. The series takes place at Ella Mentry School, where all of the adults are weird. The main characters are A.J., a student who hates school, and Andrea, who loves school… and just about everything else. The series […]
Dan Gutman is an American author of children’s novels and non-fiction books. Many of his books are in his My Weird School series (and its sequel series) as well as his Baseball Card Adventures series. Infact, as a life-long baseball fan, baseball is a regular theme in his books. He has also expanded into writing […]
The Gap Cycle is a series of science fiction novels by American author Stephen R. Donaldson. The series is set in the future where the human race has been pushed out into space in order to find new resources. An alien species called the Amnion trade ores for technology with the humans.
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is a series of high fantasy novels by American author of Stephen R. Donaldson. Thomas Convenant is a cynical writer who suffers from leprosy. His fate is to become the saviour of an alternate world called The Land. The Land has varied geography, races, cultures and history, giving the series […]
Stephen R. Donaldson is an American novelist of fantasy, sci-fi and mystery novels. His work is complex, abstract and bleak with a lot of imagination, vivid characterizations and rapid pace. The work he is most well-known for his Thomas Covenant series. He has another major series called the Gap Cycle. He also writes under the […]
Thrush Green is a series of novels by English author Miss Read (Dora Jessie Saint). The series is set in a village on the English countryside known as Thrush Green. The village neighbours Read’s other series, Fairacre. The series is a social comedy, full of gentle humour and social commentary (albeit subtle).