M. J. Engh
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| Born | Mary Jane Engh January 26, 1933 McLeansboro, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 2024 (aged 91) Garfield, Washington, U.S. |
| Pen name | Jane Beauclerk |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Science fiction, history |
| Notable works | Arslan |
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Mary Jane Engh (January 26, 1933 – July 11, 2024) was an American science fiction author and Roman scholar. In 2009, Engh was named Author emerita by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.[1] She is best known for her 1976 novel Arslan, about an invasion of the United States. Born Mary Jane Gholson in McLeansboro, Illinois on January 26, 1933,[2] Engh died in Garfield, Washington on July 11, 2024, at the age of 91.[3]
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]- ^ M.J. Engh Named 2009 Author Emerita Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, SF Signal, August 23, 2008
- ^ M.J. Engh (1933-2024) Locus Magazine
- ^ "Mary Engh Obituary". KXLY via Legacy.com. July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
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 ... "
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