- Lincoln Child
Lincoln Child (born 1957) is an
author oftechno-thriller and horrornovel s. Often paired with writing partnerDouglas Preston , many of their novels have become bestsellers and one, "Relic", was adapted into a feature film. Child and Preston's books are known for their thorough research.Born in
Westport, Connecticut , but now aNew Jersey resident, Child graduated fromCarleton College inNorthfield, Minnesota , with a major in English.Soon afterwards in 1979, he secured a job as an editorial assistant at
St. Martin's Press . By 1984, Child would achieve the position as full editor. While in this position, Child edited hundreds of books, most titles being American and Englishfiction .In 1987 after founding the company's mass-market horror division, Child left the St. Martin's Press to become a Systems Analyst at
MetLife . While in this position, Child's first novel, "Relic", was published. He left the company a few years later to write full time.Child is now a resident of
Morristown, New Jersey . [Rohan, Virginia. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22386886.html "THE MONSTER ON THE DOODLE PAD -- LINCOLN CHILD'S `THE RELIC' IS THE PRODUCT"] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",January 28 ,1997 . AccessedDecember 5 ,2007 . "When Lincoln Child was just a lad, his mother handed him a big black notebook. First, he doodled in the front. Then, the Morristown novelist recalls, 'I turned to the back, and I drew something so frightening I could never look at it again.'"]Novels with Douglas Preston
The Pendergast novels
* "Relic" (1995)
* "Reliquary" (1997)
* "The Cabinet of Curiosities " (2002)
* "Still Life with Crows " (2003)
* "Diogenes Trilogy"
** "Brimstone" (2004)
** "Dance of Death" (2005)
** "The Book of the Dead" (2006)
* "The Wheel of Darkness " (2007)
* "Cemetery Dance" (forthcoming in 2009)Other novels
* "
Mount Dragon " (1996)
* "Riptide" (1998)
* "Thunderhead" (1999)
* "The Ice Limit " (2000)olo works
* "Utopia" (2002)
* "Death Match " (2004)
* "Deep Storm " (2007)
* "Terminal Freeze " (2009)ee also
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List of horror fiction authors
*Agent Pendergast
*Vincent D'Agosta References
External links
* [http://www.prestonchild.com/ The Official Douglas Preston - Lincoln Child Web Site]
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