Order of Psychotechnic League Books
The Psychotechnic League is a series of science fiction by American author Poul Anderson. The series begins with a nuclear war in the 1950s that nearly destroys civilization. In its aftermath, psychodynamics is created in order to predict and guide the future course of social evolution. (more…)
Order of Poul Anderson Books
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 Greg Bear. (more…)
Order of Beautiful Creatures Books
Beautiful Creatures (also known as the Caster Chronicles) is a series of fantasy novels by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Set in the fictional town of Gatlin, South Carolina, the series follows Ethan Wate – a 16 year-old sophomore. Ethan soon meets Lena, a Caster (one who has the ability to use magic) who must soon be claimed by either the Light or the Dark on her 16th birthday. (more…)
Order of Kami Garcia Books
Kami Garcia is an American author of YA fantasy novels, most notably the Beautiful Creatures books that she co-authored with Margaret Stohl. Although her roots are in the South, Kami grew up in Washington DC, where she wore black and wrote poetry in her spiral notebook. She is very superstitious and a strong believer in the paranormal. Before Kami became an author, she got her MA in education and taught for 14 years. Kami lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two children and their dogs. (more…)
Order of Christopher Reich Books
Christopher Reich is an American author of thriller novels. Before becoming a published novelist, Christopher got graduated from Harvard and Georgetown University with a degree in international economics. After working as a stock broker for two years, he quit and got his MBA at the University of Texas. He then moved to Switzerland and worked for the Union Bank of Switzerland. After seven years in Switzerland, Reich decided to start writing a novel, despite the fact that he’d never written a short story nor taken any English classes in college. (more…)
Order of Nick Travers Books
Nick Travers is the main character in a detective fiction series by American novelist Ace Atkins. Travers is an ex-football player who played for the New Orleans Saints who now teaches the blues at Tulane University in Louisiana. When a colleague disappears, Travers makes the transition into amateur sleuth. (more…)
Order of Ace Atkins Books
Ace Atkins is an American author of crime fiction as well as a former journalist. Before publishing his first novel, Atkins worked as a crime reporter for The Tampa Tribune, where he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of the Nick Travers series, the Quinn Colson series and has taken over on the late Robert B. Parker‘s Spenser series. Atkins lives on a farm in Oxford, Mississippi with his family. (more…)
Order of Lou Mason Books
Lou Mason is the protagonist in a series of legal thriller novels by American author Joel Goldman. Lou is a lawyer whose family has lived in Kansas City for four generations. An orphan since he was three, Lou was raised by his aunt, Claire Mason, and her partner and homicide detective Harry Ryman. Mason is described as “powerful, sexy man, more than six feet of hard muscle and once a keen rugby player.” He’s loyal with a sarcastic sense of humour and loves to banter. (more…)
Order of Joel Goldman Books
Joel Goldman is an American novelist of legal thriller and crime fiction novels. He writes the Lou Mason and Alex Stone series. Before becoming an author, Joel spent 28 years as a trial lawyer. He began writing when a law partner complained about a fellow partner, so Joel suggested writing a murder mystery, kill him off in the first chapter and spend the rest of the novel figuring out who did it. Joel is a lifelong resident of Kansas City. (more…)
Order of Jack Daniels Books
Jack Daniels is the protagonist in a series of mystery/suspense novels and stories by American author J.A. Konrath. Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels is a Chicago cop. She is hardboiled, obsessed with her work, unable to commit emotionally and relies on an unhealthy dose of caffeine. (more…)