A. A. Attanasio

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A. A. Attanasio
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BornAlfred Angelo Attanasio
(1951-09-20) September 20, 1951 (age 72)
Newark, New Jersey, US
Pen nameAdam Lee
OccupationWriter
GenreScience fiction, Fantasy
Website
www.aaattanasio.com

Alfred Angelo Attanasio (born September 20, 1951) is an American fantasy and science fiction author. His science fiction novel Radix , winner of the French literary award, the Prix Cosmos 2000, was also nominated for the 1981 Nebula Award for Best Novel. Three more novels followed, In Other Worlds, Arc of the Dream, and The Last Legends of Earth; the four books, together, comprising the critically acclaimed Radix Tetrad. His other novels include historical fiction (Wyvern and Kingdom of the Grail: Servant of Birds), Arthurian epics (The Perilous Order), paranormal romance (The Moon's Wife), fantasy (The Dominions of Irth), a Paleolithic saga (Hunting the Ghost Dancer), crime drama (Silent), science fiction (Solis, Centuries), Wiccan adventure (Killing with the Edge of the Moon), and Young Adult novels (The Conjure Book and Brave Tails). He has published three collections of short fiction: Beastmarks, Twice Dead Things, and Demons Hide Their Faces. He also writes under the name Adam Lee.

Contents

Bibliography (full-length works)

Novels

Radix Tetrad

Arthur series

Dominions of Irth (writing as Adam Lee)

Bibliography (short works)

Anthologies containing his short works

Essays

Novellas/Novelettes

Short stories

Short story collections

Awards

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References

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