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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. 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, Engh died in Garfield, Washington on July 11, 2024, at the age of 91.

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

References

1. M.J. Engh Named 2009 Author Emerita Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, SF Signal, August 23, 2008
2. M.J. Engh (1933-2024) Locus Magazine
3. "Mary Engh Obituary". KXLY via Legacy.com. July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.

External links

• M. J. Engh at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• 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 into real trouble ... "

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