Glen Craney
Autore di The Spider and the Stone
Sull'Autore
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(eng) same author: Glen Craney
Opere di Glen Craney
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Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Istruzione
- Hanover College
Indiana University School of Law
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism - Attività lavorative
- novelist
Screenwriter
journalist
lawyer - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Nicholl Fellowship for Screenwriting, awarded by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences; Honorable Mention for Book of the Year in Historical Fiction by Foreword Magazine; NIEA Book of the Year winner in Fiction; Da Vinci Eye Award Finalist; Eric Hoffer Award Finalist and Honorable Mention winner; IPPY Silver Award Winner; Nautilus Silver Award winner
- Breve biografia
- Glen Craney is a screenwriter, novelist, journalist, and lawyer.
After attending Indiana University School of Law, he clerked for the Indiana Court of Appeals and the U.S. Federal District Court. A sabbatical from private trial practice took him to Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and Union Theological Seminary. Two years later, he joined the Washington press corps to cover national politics and Iran-contra for Congressional Quarterly magazine.
In 1992, he moved to California to write movie scripts. His feature screenplay Whisper the Wind, about the Navajo codetalkers of World War II, was awarded the Nicholl Fellowship prize by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences.
His debut novel, The Fire and the Light, has been named Best New Fiction of 2009 by the National Indie Excellence Awards and was recognized as a Finalist and an Honorable Mention Winner for Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year . - Nota di disambiguazione
- same author: Glen Craney
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 7
- Utenti
- 178
- Popolarità
- #120,889
- Voto
- 4.3
- Recensioni
- 37
- ISBN
- 14
Start with a little genetic engineering, add in ancient DNA, combine it with Meteors and Molecular Biology and an insanely fanatical evangelical Christian and you've got a book you cannot put down.
Marly McKinley is a professor of science with a rather strange hobby. She collects and sells pieces of meteorites for big money on the side.
Cas Fielding is a "retired" field agent, former intelligence ops Captain who is more than a little strange. He can't seem to keep his mouth shut and, when approached by his former employer, reluctantly agrees to reengage with the agency.
Trotting the globe from Texas to Istanbul, from Mecca to Jerusalem, Cas and Marley are assaulted, kidnapped, shot,knifed and jailed in the pursuit of the truth behind a malevolent scheme.
Although The Lucifer Genome starts out a bit slowly, once it gets going, the action never stops. Racing to an unforseen conclusion, you'll find yourself looking up at the clock to find you've read all night long.… (altro)