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Douglas Reeman is a British author of historical naval fiction, both under his real name and as Alexander Kent. In real life, Reeman enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1940 when he was 16 and served during World War II and the Korean War. He writes the Richard Bolitho series as well as the Blackwood […]
William W. Johnstone (1938-2004) was an American author of western, horror and survivalist novels. An extremely prolific writer, he would end up writing nearly 200 books in a wide variety of genres. He is best known for his Mountain Man, Ashes and Eagles series. Following his death in 2004, his nephew J.A. Johnstone was carefully […]
Hosteen Storm is a series of science fiction adventure novels by American author Andre Norton, largely collaborated with New Zealand novelist Lyn McConchie. The series follows an ex-soldier named Hosteen Storm, who runs with a group of genetically altered animals that he can communicate with telepathically. The series is also known as the Beast Master […]
Andre Norton (1912-2005) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy. She wrote for both adults and young adults. She was the first female to win the Gandalf Grand Master Award in 1977 and was also awarded the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award from the SFWA in 1983. Norton started out writing historical […]
Horatio Hornblower is the protagonist in a series of naval adventure novels by English novelist C.S. Forester. The series is set during the Napoleonic Wars. Horatio begins the series as a junior captain with the Royal Navy on a secret mission to Central America. As the series goes on, he moves up the ranks of […]
C.S. Forester was the pen name of English novelist Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (1899-1966), who wrote naval adventure novels and stories. He is best known for his Horatio Hornblower series as well as his novel The African Queen, the latter of which was adapted to film by legendary director John Huston in 1951. When Forester […]
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 […]
The Boy Fortune Hunters series is a series of young adult adventure novels by American novelist L. Frank Baum, using the pseudonyms of Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald and later Floyd Akers. Unlike most of Baum’s work, the series is told in first person narrative by the protagonist, 16 year-old Sam Steele. Sam’s father is a sea […]
Oz is a fantasy franchise created by American author L. Frank Baum that spans various mediums, including books, movies, stageplays, video games, comic books and more. The franchise was created with the L. Frank Baum novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which was adapted to the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz. In it, […]
L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American author of children’s literature and fantasy novels. He is most famous for creating the Land of Oz, including The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which was made into one of the most-watched classic films of all time, The Wizard of Oz. He would follow that novel up with 13 […]