Judith Merkle Riley
Judith Merkle Riley | |
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| Born | Judith Astria Merkle January 14, 1942 Brunswick, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 2010 (aged 68) Claremont, California, U.S. |
| Pen name | Judith Merkle Riley |
| Occupation | Teacher, novelist |
| Period | 1988–1999 |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Fred Merkle (great-uncle) Ralph C. Merkle (brother) |
Judith Merkle Riley (January 14, 1942 – September 12, 2010) was an American writer, teacher and academic who wrote six historical romance novels.
Biography[edit]
Judith Astria Merkle was born in 1942 and grew up in Livermore, California. Her great-uncle was baseball player Fred Merkle. Her father, Theodore Charles Merkle, ran Project Pluto, and her brothers, Ted Merkle DVM is a well respected veterinarian serving Shasta County, Ralph is a pioneer in public key cryptography, and more recently a researcher and speaker on molecular nanotechnology and cryonics. She earned a MA from Harvard University and held a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and taught in the Department of Government at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.[1]
She wrote six historical fiction novels, starting in 1988.[1]
She was married and had two children, a daughter Elizabeth and a son Marlow.[1]
Riley died on September 12, 2010, from ovarian cancer.[1]
Bibliography[edit]
Medieval World of Margaret of Ashbury series[edit]
- A Vision of Light (1988) ISBN 978-0307237873
- In Pursuit of the Green Lion (1990) ISBN 978-0307237880
- The Water-devil (2007) ISBN 978-0307237897
Single novels[edit]
- The Oracle Glass (1994) ISBN 978-1402270581
- The Serpent Garden (1996) ISBN 978-0307395368
- The Master of All Desires (1999) ISBN 978-1402270611
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Dennis McClellan (September 22, 2010). "Judith Merkle Riley dies at 68; noted professor and author of bestselling historical novels". Los Angeles Times.
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