George C. Chesbro

George C. Chesbro (June 4, 1940 – November 18, 2008^[1]) was an American author of detective fiction. His most notable works feature '"Dr. Robert "Mongo the Magnificent" Fredrickson"'. He also wrote the novelisation of the movie The Golden Child starring Eddie Murphy.

Chesbro was born in Washington, D.C. He worked as a special education teacher at Pearl River and later at Rockland Psychiatric Center, where he worked with troubled teens. Chesbro was married and had a son, a daughter and two stepdaughters.^[2]

Bibliography

The Mongo Series

Shadow of a Broken Man 1977 (ISBN 0-671-22696-7)
City of Whispering Stone 1978 (ISBN 0-9674503-1-4)
An Affair of Sorcerers 1979 (ISBN 0-671-24625-9)
The Beasts of Valhalla 1985 (ISBN 0-689-11516-4)
Two Songs This Archangel Sings 1987 (ISBN 0-689-11659-4)
The Cold Smell of Sacred Stone 1988 (ISBN 0-689-11913-5)
Second Horseman Out of Eden 1989 (ISBN 0-689-11979-8)
The Language of Cannibals 1990 (ISBN 0-892-96394-8)
In the House of Secret Enemies 1990 (ISBN 0-892-96395-6)
The Fear in Yesterday's Rings 1991 (ISBN 0-892-96396-4)
Dark Chant in a Crimson Key 1992 (ISBN 0-892-96463-4)
An Incident at Bloodtide 1993 (ISBN 0-892-96464-2)
Bleeding in the Eye of a Brainstorm 1995 (ISBN 1-930253-13-3)
Dream of a Falling Eagle 1996 (ISBN 1-930253-14-1)
Lord of Ice and Loneliness 2003 (ISBN 978-2-7436-1532-1) French translation, not published in the US.

The Chant series

Chant 1986
Chant: Silent Killer 1987
Chant: Code of Blood 1987

The Veil Series

Veil 1986
Jungle of Steel and Stone 1988

Other Novels

Bone - Mysterious Press, 1989
The Golden Child - Pocket, 1986
Turn Loose The Dragons - Ballantine, 1982
Crying Freeman - Rivages, 1999 (French translation, novelisation of French film)
King's Gambit - New English Library, 1976
The Keeper - Apache Books Publications, 2001
Prism: A Memoir As Fiction - Apache Books Publications, 2001

Short-Story Collections

Strange Prey - Apache Beach Publications, 2004
Lone Wolves - Apache Beach Publications, 2003

References

^ Weinman, Sarah. George Chesbro, R.I.P. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, November 19, 2008.
^ Washington Post obituary, 26 November 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2011

External links

Dangerous Dwarf, George Chesbro's official site
Inkwell Newswatch Chesbro Interview Archived 2014-06-23 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Weinman, Sarah. George Chesbro, R.I.P. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, November 19, 2008.

[2] Washington Post obituary, 26 November 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2011

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