M. J. Engh Explained

M. J. Engh
Pseudonym:	Jane Beauclerk
Birth Name:	Mary Jane Engh
Birth Date:	26 January 1933
Birth Place:	McLeansboro, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:	Garfield, Washington, U.S.
Occupation:	Writer
Nationality:	American
Genre:	Science fiction, history
Notableworks:	Arslan

Mary Jane Engh (January 26, 1933 – July 11, 2024) was an American science fiction author and Roman scholar. In 2009, Engh was named Author emerita by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.^[1] She is best known for her 1976 novel Arslan, about an invasion of the United States. Born Mary Jane Gholson in McLeansboro, Illinois on January 26, 1933,^[2] Engh died in Garfield, Washington on July 11, 2024, at the age of 91.^[3]

Bibliography

Science fiction and fantasy

• Arslan (a.k.a. A Wind from Bukhara), 1976
• The House in the Snow, 1987 (illustrated by Leslie W. Bowman)
• Wheel of the Winds, 1988
• Rainbow Man, 1993

Non-fiction

• In the Name of Heaven: 3000 Years of Religious Persecution
• Femina Habilis: A Biographical Dictionary of Active Women in the Ancient Roman World from Earliest Times to 527 CE, co-authored with Kathryn E. Meyer

External links

• • Review of Arslan at Special Circumstances
• Review of Rainbow Man by Jo Walton: "In the end it’s not sex but religion that gets Liss [the protagonist] into real trouble ... "

Notes and References

1. http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2008/08/mj-engh-named-2009-author-emerita/ M.J. Engh Named 2009 Author Emerita
2. https://locusmag.com/2024/08/m-j-engh-1933-2024/ M.J. Engh (1933-2024)
3. Web site: Mary Engh Obituary . KXLY via Legacy.com . July 30, 2024 . July 31, 2024.