M. J. Engh

Summary

Mary Jane Engh (born January 26, 1933, McLeansboro, Illinois)[1] is a science fiction author and Roman scholar. In 2009, Engh was named Author emerita by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.[2] She is best known for her 1976 novel Arslan, about an invasion of the United States.

M. J. Engh
BornMary Jane Engh
January 26, 1933
McLeansboro, IL
Pen nameJane Beauclerk
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
GenreScience fiction, History
Notable worksArslan
Website
www.mjengh.com

Bibliography edit

Science fiction and fantasy edit

  • Arslan (a.k.a. A Wind from Bukhara), 1976
  • The House in the Snow, 1987 (illustrated by Leslie W. Bowman)
  • Wheel of the Winds, 1988
  • Rainbow Man, 1993

Non-fiction edit

  • In the Name of Heaven: 3000 Years of Religious Persecution
  • Femina Habilis: A Biographical Dictionary of Active Women in the Ancient Roman World from Earliest Times to 527 CE, Co-authored with Kathryn E. Meyer

References edit

  1. ^ Biographical data @ ISFDb
  2. ^ M.J. Engh Named 2009 Author Emerita Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, SF Signal, August 23, 2008

External links edit

  • M. J. Engh at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  • Review of Arslan at Special Circumstances
  • Review of Rainbow Man by Jo Walton: "In the end it’s not sex but religion that gets Liss [the protagonist] into real trouble ... "