M. J. Engh
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. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Jane Beauclerk |
| Genres | Science fiction, history |
| Notable work | Arslan |
| Website | www |
Mary Jane Engh (born Mary Jane Gholson; January 26, 1933 – July 11, 2024), known as M. J. Engh, was an American science fiction author, librarian and independent Roman scholar.[1][2]
Engh was born in McLeansboro, Illinois.[1] Her first science fiction stories were published under the pseudonym "Jane Beauclerk".[1] She is best known for her 1976 novel Arslan, about an invasion of the United States. Reviewer Algis Budrys called Arslan "a genuine work of speculative political science".[2] Wheel of the Winds (1988), Engh's second science fiction novel, is about humans exploring a planet inhabited by humanoid creatures.[2] Rainbow Man (1993) focuses on a woman who settles on an alien world and who must deal with its culture's rules about gender.[2]
In 2009, Engh was named Author Emerita by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.[3]
Engh died in Garfield, Washington on July 11, 2024, at the age of 91.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]- Arslan (Warner Books, 1976; Arbor House, 1987). Published in UK as A Wind from Bukhara (Grafton, 1989).
- The House in the Snow (Franklin Watts/Orchard, 1987). Illustrated by Leslie W. Bowman.
- Wheel of the Winds (Tor Books, 1988)
- Rainbow Man (Tor Books, 1993)
- In the Name of Heaven: 3000 Years of Religious Persecution (Prometheus Books, 2007)
Awards and honors
[edit]- 1994: Longlisted for James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award for Rainbow Man
- 1994: Nominated for Prometheus Award for Rainbow Man
- 2009: Named Author Emerita by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 locusmag (2024-08-14). "M.J. Engh (1933-2024)". Locus Online. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- 1 2 3 4 Bartter, Martha A. (1996). "Engh, M(ary) J(ane)". In Pederson, Jay P. (ed.). St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers. London: St. James Press. pp. 307–308. ISBN 1558621792.
- 1 2 M.J. Engh Named 2009 Author Emerita Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, SF Signal, August 23, 2008
- ↑ "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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