The Lively Lives of Crispin Mobey (by 'Gabriel Quyth') (1988) : 'A novel of the hilarious chronicle of the exploits of an all-too-zealous missionary.' Mostly assembled from a series of short stories published under Jennings's real name in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1972–1979.

Also released in paperback, split into a trilogy: The Road Show, The Center Ring and The Grand Promenade.

Spangle (1987) : A chronicle of the lives of circus entertainers.

The Journeyer (1984) : An account of the travels of Marco Polo to the Far East.

Sow the Seeds of Hemp (1976) : about a fire-breathing preacher in Mississippi.

The Terrible Teague Bunch (1975) : about a gang of Texas outlaws at the tail end of the Old West.

Aztec Autumn (1997), a story of the Aztecs following the Spanish conquest.Īdditional books in the series ( Aztec Blood, 2002 Aztec Rage, 2006 Aztec Fire, 2008 Aztec Revenge, 2012) were written by Robert Gleason, Jennings's former editor, and Junius Podrug.

Aztec (1980) : A story of the Aztec empire just before and during the arrival of the Spaniards.

Gary Jennings died in February 1999 in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, aged 70, from heart failure. He also produced a number of novels for younger readers, such as A Rope in the Jungle and a history of the occult Black Magic, White Magic. Jennings' novels are well-researched: he lived for 12 years in Mexico to research the Aztec novels, traveled the Balkans while researching Raptor, and joined nine circus troupes during the writing of Spangle. His novels were known for their historical detail and occasionally graphic content. Biography īorn September 20, 1928, in Buena Vista, Virginia, to Glen Edward and Vaughnye May Jennings, Gary Jennings attended little formal school after graduating from Eastside High School (of Lean on Me fame) in Paterson, New Jersey, and was mostly self-educated thereafter. In 1980, after the successful novel Aztec, he specialized in writing adult historical fiction novels. Gary Jennings (Septem– February 13, 1999) was an American author who wrote children's and adult novels.

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