Paul Genesse

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Paul Genesse
Paul Genesse at Mountain-Con III in 2007 headshot.png
Genesse at Mountain-Con III in 2007
Born1973 (age 4748)
Occupation Registered nurse, writer
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Northern Arizona University
Genre Fantasy
Spouse Tammy Lyn Feintuch
Website
paulgenesse.com

Paul Genesse (born 1973) is a writer of young adult fantasy novels and a cardiac unit nurse at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. [1] [2] His first book, The Golden Cord, was a best seller for Five Star Publishing. [1] [2]

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Biography

Genesse graduated from Beatty High School in 1992 in Beatty, Nevada. [3] While attending high school, Genesse decided he wanted to become a nurse. [4] He graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor's degree in nursing from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, [1] [2] where he also took multiple writing classes. [5]

His writing has been influenced by television series such as M*A*S*H and China Beach , [4] as well as The Lord of the Rings series by J. R. R. Tolkien. [4]

He currently lives in South Jordan, Utah.

Works

Iron Dragon series

Genesse has published two volumes of his Iron Dragon series through Five Star Publishing, [1] the science fiction and fantasy imprint of the publishing house Gale. The third book in the series was published through Iron Dragon Books. The first volume was a best seller for the publisher, [1] and was reprinted multiple times. [2] There are five books in the series.

  1. The Golden Cord (April 16, 2008, Five Star, ISBN   1-59414-659-4)
  2. The Dragon Hunters (May 15, 2009, Five Star, ISBN   1-59414-825-2)
  3. The Secret Empire (January 14, 2012, Iron Dragon, ISBN   0-9850038-0-4)
  4. The Crystal Eye (forthcoming, Iron Dragon)
  5. The Iron Brotherhood (finale, forthcoming, Iron Dragon)

Short works

He has also published a number of short stories in various anthologies and magazines.

As editor

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Girdler, Darci (August 7, 2008). "South Jordan author publishes first novel in fantasy series". South Valley Journal. The Valley Journals: 27.
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  4. 1 2 3 "Working with Heroes". Northern Arizona University . Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  5. "Working with Heroes". Northern Arizona University . Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  6. Genesse, Paul (January 17, 2011). "The Cost of a Tasmanian Tiger". The Chain Story. Retrieved September 27, 2011.