Jennifer Rardin
Jennifer Rardin | |
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Born | Jennifer Pringle April 28, 1965 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | September 20, 2010 | (aged 45)
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | Bachelor's degree |
Alma mater | Eastern Illinois University |
Genre | Urban fantasy |
Notable works | Jaz Parks series |
Spouse | Kirk Rardin |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Erin Pringle (sister) |
Jennifer Rardin (April 28, 1965 – September 20, 2010) was an American urban fantasy author, known for writing the Jaz Parks series.[1][2]
Background
[edit]She was born in Evansville, Indiana on April 28, 1965, to James and Carol Pringle and started writing at age 12.[3] She graduated from Casey-Westfield high school and in 1987, received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Eastern Illinois University.[3] She married Kirk Rardin in 1986 and wrote three unpublished fantasy novels before starting the Jaz Parks series.[3] Rardin died on September 20, 2010.[4][5] Earlier that year, before her death, Rardin had announced that she would be working on a new book entitled Book Club Of The Damned.[6]
Her writing influences include Laurell K. Hamilton.[7]
Bibliography
[edit]Jaz Parks series
[edit]- Once Bitten, Twice Shy (2007)[8][9]
- Another One Bites the Dust (2007)[10][11][12]
- Biting the Bullet (2008)[13][14]
- Bitten to Death (2008)[15]
- One More Bite (2009)
- Bite Marks (2009)
- Bitten in Two (2010)
- The Deadliest Bite (2011)[16]
Jaz Park novellas
[edit]- Scouting Jasmine (2011)
- The Golem Hunt (2011)
- An Evening for Vayl and Jaz (2011)
Other short stories
[edit]- The Minion Chronicles: Paul and Brady Get Hoodoo with the Voodoo (2011)
- Zombie Jamboree (2011)
References
[edit]- ^ "Locus November 2010 • Issue 598". Locus Magazine. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Author Spotlight: Jennifer Rardin". RT Book Reviews. No. 286. December 2007. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Holland, Steve (15 November 2010). "Jennifer Rardin obituary". London: Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "R.I.P. Jennifer Rardin". Suvudu. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "2010 in review". Rob Daily News. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "JENNIFER RARDIN IS BRINGING BOOK CLUB MONSTERS TO LIFE!". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST". RT Book Reviews. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Review: Once Bitten, Twice Shy: A Jaz Parks Novel". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Review: Once Bitten, Twice Shy". Booklist. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Reviews: Jaz Parks series". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Review: Another one bites the dust". Library Journal. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Review:Another One Bites the Dust". Booklist. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Review: Biting the bullet". Library Journal. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Review: Biting the Bullet". Booklist. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Review: Bitten to Death". SF Site. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Review: The Deadliest Bite". Library Journal. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
External links
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- Writers from Evansville, Indiana
- People from Crawford County, Illinois
- 21st-century American novelists
- American women novelists
- Novelists from Illinois
- 1965 births
- 2010 deaths
- American women science fiction and fantasy writers
- Urban fantasy writers
- American fantasy writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 20th-century American novelists
- 20th-century American women writers
- Novelists from Indiana
- American novelist, 1960s birth stubs