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He was born to Robert Eugene Lawhead and Lois Rowena Bissell Lawhead at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska . In 1968, Lawhead graduated from Kearney High and entered Kearney State College as an Art major. In 1969, while at Kearney State College, he wrote a weekly humour column for the College Newspaper and was a frequent contributor of Poetry and Short Stories to ''The Shore Anthology'' and ''The Antler''. Lawhead met Alice Slaikeu in 1971 and married her in 1972. He graduated from Kearney State College in 1973 with B.A. in Art and then went on to enroll in Northern Baptist Theological Seminary for the winter semester of 1975. In 2003, Stephen received an honorary doctorate from the University of Nebraska in Kearney. In 1976, Lawhead became an editorial assistant for Campus Life Magazine . Beginning in 1981, Lawhead began to author novels, initially fantasy and science fiction in collaboration with Christian musician, Jeff Johnson . In 1986, he moved to Oxford , England to do research for The Pendragon Cycle , a reinterpretation of the legend of King Arthur in a Celt ic setting combined with elements of Atlantis . Heavily rooted in the original Celtic source material which gave rise to the later and more familiar versions of the Arthurian Legend , the series has received widespread critical acclaim for its creative retelling of the Arthur legend and historical credibility. The first book in the series, '' Taliesin '', won the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association 's Gold Medallion Award for Fiction in 1988. Lawhead's research for The Pendragon Cycle sparked an interest in Celtic history and culture, especially Celtic Christianity , topics which have featured prominently in his work ever since. ''The ''. In 2003 Lawhead published the novel ''Patrick: Son of Ireland'', which follows the historical life of Saint Patrick (and was arguably a prequel of ''Byzantium'', as it deals with the same order of monks, the Cele De ). His latest project is the '''King Raven'' trilogy - an authentic retelling of the Robin Hood legend. Lawhead's family also seem to have a talent for writing. Alice Slaikeu Lawhead co-wrote the ''Pilgrims Guide to the New Age'' and has written several works of non-fiction. His eldest son Ross Lawhead is co-author of the ''Hero!'' series. Stephen and Alice have one other son Drake Lawhead, to whom Stephen dedicated ''The Warlords of Nin'', the second book in the ''Dragon King Trilogy''. LIST OF NOVELS Many of his books are in series following a common theme: Dragon King trilogy:
Empyrion Saga: The Pendragon Cycle :
The Song Of Albion : The Celtic Crusades: '''King Raven Trilogy !Hero (With Ross Lawhead):
He has also written several stand-alone novels:
CHILDREN'S FICTION The Brown Ears Books:
The Howard Books
The Riverbank Series
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BOOKS CONTRIBUTED TO Lawhead has also contributed essays or chapters to several books. His essay "," which describes the impact Tolkien's writings had on him, is featured in the following titles:
Lawhead contributed a chapter on "Christ the King" in ''Epiphanies: Stories for the Christian Year'' ( 1992 - ed. Eugene Peterson and Emilie Griffin), a collection of writings structured around the calender of Christian holy days. His wife, Alice Slaikeu Lawhead, also contributed the chapter reflecting on Advent . Lawhead has contributed to one fictional compilation, writing a chapter in the serial mystery novel ''Carnage at Christhaven'' ( 1989 - ed. William Griffin). EXTERNAL LINKS |
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