E. E. Knight

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E. E. Knight
Born (1965-03-07) March 7, 1965 (age 58)
La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationWriter, instructor
Period2003–present
Genre Science fiction, Fantasy
Notable works Vampire Earth
Age of Fire
Notable awards Compton Crook Award
2004 Way of the Wolf – Novel

Darrell Award Winner for Best Novel
2004 Way of the Wolf – Novel

Contents

Dal Coger Memorial Hall of Fame
2007 Valentine's Exile – Novel

E. E. Knight (born March 7, 1965) is the pen name for American science fiction and fantasy writer Eric Frisch, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota and now resides in Oak Park, Illinois, with his wife and children. [1]

In May 2007, he donated his archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University. [2]

Bibliography

Vampire Earth series

Age of Fire series

Dragoneer Academy series

Standalone Novels

Series

Vampire Earth

In the Vampire Earth series, aliens from a world known as Kur have taken over the world, destroying human society and enslaving the survivors. The novels follow the life of David Valentine, a young man who enlists with Southern Command, one of the few remnants of the old U.S. government scattered around, as he follows his heart even when it conflicts with orders.

Age of Fire

The Age of Fire series takes place in a world where dragons exist, but are becoming extinct. Civilization is under attack by barbarians from the north. Each of the first three novels in the series follows the life of one of three dragon siblings from fireless hatchlings to soaring dragons. The next three books follow the dragon siblings as they attempt to bring dragons back to the world.

Dragoneer Academy

The Dragoneer Academy series is a subsequent series that takes place in the same world as Age of Fire, years later. In the Dragoneer Academy a young girl, Ileth, applies to become a Novice in the Serpentine Academy in order to become a Dragon Rider. There she meets a very old dragon who, while not explicitly revealed by name, is very likely DharSii from the Age of Fire series.

Awards

Interviews

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References

  1. eeknight: The Sprog is Sprung Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection Archived June 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Northern Illinois University
  3. Bohemian Word Werks Archived 2006-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Dragon Rule: Book Five of The Age of Fire: E.E. Knight: 9780451462954: Amazon.com: Books
  5. "Compton Crook Award Winners". Baltimore Science Fiction Society . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  6. Darrell Awards - Winners page - Midsouth Regional Literacy Awards for Best SF, Fantasy, Horror Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Coger Memorial Hall of Fame - presented by the Darrell Awards Jury Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine