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M. J. Engh

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M. J. Engh
Born
Mary 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 (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

  • 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

References

  1. locusmag (2024-08-14). "M.J. Engh (1933-2024)". Locus Online. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  2. 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.
  3. M.J. Engh Named 2009 Author Emerita Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, SF Signal, August 23, 2008
  4. "Mary Engh Obituary". KXLY via Legacy.com. July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.