Now in its second edition, To Build a Tunnel is the first book of the trilogy, The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier. This fantasy will be enjoyed by youth ages 10 or 11 and up, as well as adults. Younger readers enjoy the adventure. Adults see the a
A prequel to "The Dragon and The Rose" Part 1 "The Turning Point" and Part 2 "The Confrontation". "Come the Realms of Winter" will take you to the time when the complex tangle of relationships in the Royal House of Calmora were forged during a civi
My newest novel, Deva and the Soul-Catcher, is for teens and families who love nature and care about the environment.
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I have a PhD in comparative literature and have taught in colleges for many years. My main influences have been authors of speculative fiction such as C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, and Marion Zimmer Bradley, Herman Melville and Vladimir Nabokov, whose command of language and style is great enough to make any author weep with envy, are my two favorite writers.
In my most recent fiction, I have dwelled on themes that are crucial for the future of humanity--the dangers of climate change and the importance of spiritually-based cooperation between cultures. I have tried to make difficult and often controversial material accessible to young readers and to stimulate the idealism that makes them the dreamers, movers, and shakers that I know they are or can become.
Birth Place
St. Louis, MO U.S.
Accomplishments
My novel, The Sai Prophecy won a national award for "visionary fiction." (NAPRA conference, 1999)
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