M. J. Engh

American novelist (1933–2024)
M. J. Engh
BornMary Jane Engh
(1933-01-26)January 26, 1933
McLeansboro, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 11, 2024(2024-07-11) (aged 91)
Garfield, Washington, U.S.
Pen nameJane Beauclerk
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
GenreScience fiction, history
Notable worksArslan
Website
www.mjengh.com

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

Science fiction and fantasy

  • 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

  • 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

  1. ^ M.J. Engh Named 2009 Author Emerita Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, SF Signal, August 23, 2008
  2. ^ M.J. Engh (1933-2024) Locus Magazine
  3. ^ "Mary Engh Obituary". KXLY via Legacy.com. July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  • 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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