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'''John C. Wright''' (John Charles Justin Wright, born 1961) is an ] ] of ] and ] novels. A ] finalist (for the fantasy novel '']''), he was called "this fledgling century's most important new SF talent" by '']'' (after publication of his debut novel, '']'').{{verify source}} '''John C. Wright''' (John Charles Justin Wright, born 1961) is an ] ] of ] and ] novels. A ] finalist (for the fantasy novel '']''), he was called "this fledgling century's most important new SF talent" by '']'' (after publication of his debut novel, '']'').{{verify source}}

⚫ ==Personal History==
⚫ A former attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, he graduated from the ] at the ] in 1987. As an undergraduate, he studied the ] program at ] in 1984. He was admitted to the practice of law in three jurisdictions (], May 1989; ], December 1990; ], January 1994). His law practice was unsuccessful and drove him into bankruptcy soon thereafter. He then worked for the newspaper ''St. Mary's Today''. He currently works as a tech writer in ], where he lives with his wife, fellow author ] (], class of 1985), and their three children, named Orville, Roland, and Justinian Wright. At the age of 42, Wright converted from atheism to Christianity. In 2008 he converted to the Roman Catholic Church of which he approvingly stated "If ] had a church, they'd be Catholics."


==Novels== ==Novels==
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* "Peter Power Armor," (short story) ''Breach the Hull'', ed. Mike McPhail, Marietta, 2007. * "Peter Power Armor," (short story) ''Breach the Hull'', ed. Mike McPhail, Marietta, 2007.
* "One Bright Star to Guide Them," (short story) '']'', Vol. 116, #4 & 5, Whole No. 682, April/May 2009. * "One Bright Star to Guide Them," (short story) '']'', Vol. 116, #4 & 5, Whole No. 682, April/May 2009.

⚫ ==Personal History==
⚫ A former attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, he graduated from the ] at the ] in 1987. As an undergraduate, he studied the ] program at ] in 1984. He was admitted to the practice of law in three jurisdictions (], May 1989; ], December 1990; ], January 1994). His law practice was unsuccessful and drove him into bankruptcy soon thereafter. He then worked for the newspaper ''St. Mary's Today''. He currently works as a tech writer in ], where he lives with his wife, fellow author ] (], class of 1985), and their three children, named Orville, Roland, and Justinian Wright. At the age of 42, Wright converted from atheism to Christianity. In 2008 he converted to the Roman Catholic Church of which he approvingly stated "If ] had a church, they'd be Catholics."


==Interviews== ==Interviews==

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For other people named John Wright, see John Wright (disambiguation).
John C. Wright

John C. Wright (John Charles Justin Wright, born 1961) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels. A Nebula award finalist (for the fantasy novel Orphans of Chaos), he was called "this fledgling century's most important new SF talent" by Publishers Weekly (after publication of his debut novel, The Golden Age).

Personal History

A former attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, he graduated from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary in 1987. As an undergraduate, he studied the Great Books program at St. John's College of Maryland in 1984. He was admitted to the practice of law in three jurisdictions (New York, May 1989; Maryland, December 1990; Washington, DC, January 1994). His law practice was unsuccessful and drove him into bankruptcy soon thereafter. He then worked for the newspaper St. Mary's Today. He currently works as a tech writer in Virginia, where he lives with his wife, fellow author L. Jagi Lamplighter (St. John's College of Maryland, class of 1985), and their three children, named Orville, Roland, and Justinian Wright. At the age of 42, Wright converted from atheism to Christianity. In 2008 he converted to the Roman Catholic Church of which he approvingly stated "If Vulcans had a church, they'd be Catholics."

Novels

The Golden Age

War of the Dreaming

Chronicles of Chaos

Other Novels

Stories in the Night Land setting

  • "Awake in the Night," (novella) William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands: Eternal Love, edited by Andy W. Robertson, Wildside Press (December 2003).
  • "The Cry of the Night Hound," (novella) William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands: Nightmares of the Fall, also edited by Robertson (August 2007).
  • "Silence of the Night", as of 2008 only published here at Robertson's thenightland.co.uk website.
  • "The Last of All Suns," (novella) William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands: Nightmares of the Fall.

Other publications

  • "Farthest Man from Earth," (novella) Asimov's Science Fiction, Vol. 19 # 4 & 5, No.229-230, April 1995.
  • "Guest Law," (novella) Asimov's Science Fiction, Vol. 21 # 6, No.258, June 1997.
  • "Not Born a Man," (short story) Aberrations, #24, October 1994.
    • Reprinted in No Longer Dreams, ed. Danielle McPhail, Lite Circle, 2005.
  • "Forgotten Causes," (short story) Absolute Magnitude, #16, Summer 2001.
    • Reprinted in Breach the Hull, ed. Mike McPhail, Marietta, 2007.
  • "Father's Monument," (short story) No Longer Dreams, ed. Danielle McPhail, Lite Circle, 2005.
  • "The Kindred," (short story) No Longer Dreams, ed. Danielle McPhail, Lite Circle, 2005.
  • "Peter Power Armor," (short story) Breach the Hull, ed. Mike McPhail, Marietta, 2007.
  • "One Bright Star to Guide Them," (short story) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. 116, #4 & 5, Whole No. 682, April/May 2009.

Interviews

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