Judith Merkle Riley

Infobox Writer
name = Judith Astria Merkle Riley


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pseudonym = Judith Merkle Riley
birthdate = Birth date and age|1942|1|14|mf=y
birthplace = Livermore, California, U.S.A.
nationality = American
occupation = Novelist
period = 1988 - 1999
genre = Romance
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debut_works = "A vision of light"
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relatives = Fred Merkle (uncle-abue), Theodore Charles Merkle (father), Ralph C. Merkle (brother)
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website = http://www.JudithMerkleRiley.com
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Judith Merkle Riley, née Judith Astria Merkle (b. January 14, 1942 in Livermore, California) was a U.S. writer of six historical romance novels from 1988 to 1999.

Biography

Judith Astria Merkle was born on January 14, 1942 and grew up in Livermore, California. Judith holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. She teaches in the Department of Government at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. From 1988 to 1999, Judith wrote six historical romance novels.

Her great-uncle was the famous baseball player Fred Merkle, her father, Theodore Charles Merkle ran Project Pluto, and her brother Ralph C. Merkle is a pioneer in public key cryptography, and more recently a researcher and speaker on molecular nanotechnology and cryonics.

Bibliography

Medieval Word of Margaret of Ashbury Series

#"A Vision of Light" (1988)
#"In Pursuit of the Green Lion" (1990)
#"The Water-devil" (1992)

ingle novels

*"The Oracle Glass" (1994)
*"The Serpent Garden" (1996)
*"The Master of All Desires" (1999)

References and sources

* [http://www.JudithMerkleRiley.com Judith Merkle Riley's Official Homepage]
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/judith-merkle-riley/ Judith Merkle Riley in FantasticFicton]

Persondata
NAME= Riley, Judith Merkle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Merkle, Judith Astria (birth name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Novelist
DATE OF BIRTH= January 14, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH= Livermore, California, U.S.A.
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