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Lincoln Child (born October 13, 1957) is an American author of techno-thriller and Horror fiction novels. Though he is most well known for his collaborations with Douglas Preston (including the Agent Pendergast series and the Gideon Crew series, among others), he has also written eight solo novels, including the Jeremy Logan series. Over twenty of the collaborative novels and most of his solo novels have become New York Times bestsellers, some reaching the #1 position. Child and Preston's first novel together, Relic, was adapted into a feature film. Their books are notable for their thorough research and scientific accuracy.
Soon afterward, in 1979, he secured a job as an editorial assistant at St. Martin's Press. By 1984, Child had become full editor. While in this position, he edited hundreds of books, most titles being American and English fiction.
In 1987, after founding the company's mass-market horror division, Child left the St. Martin's Press to become a systems analyst at MetLife. Child's first novel (co-written with Preston), Relic, was published in 1995. He left the company a few years later to write full-time.
In 2002, Child began his solo career with the debut novel Utopia, then wrote Death Match in 2004. These two novels were stand-alone works that introduced a new set of characters each time. However, with Deep Storm in 2007, Child introduced the character of Dr. Jeremy Logan, a Yale professor of medieval history and enigmalogist, whose role over the course of the series gradually increases with each book. He appeared in only one chapter in Deep Storm, then became a supporting character in Terminal Freeze (2009), before finally becoming the main protagonist in The Third Gate (2012). Utopia, Deep Storm, and Terminal Freeze all went on to become New York Times best sellers.
Child is now a resident of Sarasota, Florida.Rohan, Virginia. "THE MONSTER ON THE DOODLE PAD – LINCOLN CHILD'S `THE RELIC' IS THE PRODUCT", The Record (Bergen County), 28 January 1997. Accessed 5 December 2007. "When Lincoln Child was just a lad, his mother handed him a big black notebook. First, he doodled in the front. Then, the Morristown novelist recalls, 'I turned to the back, and I drew something so frightening I could never look at it again.'"
| The Ice Limit (with Douglas Preston) | 2003 Evergreen Book Award |
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| Still Life with Crows (with Douglas Preston) | 2004 Audie Awards | Science Fiction | ||
| Brimstone (with Douglas Preston) | 2005 Audie Awards | Mystery | ||
| 2005 Audie Awards | Science Fiction | |||
| White Fire (with Douglas Preston) | 2014 Killer Nashville Awards | Silver Falchion Award (Crime Thriller) |
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| 2014 International Thriller Writers Awards | Hardcover Novel |
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| Blue Labyrinth (novel) (with Douglas Preston) | 2016 Audie Awards | Thriller or Suspense | ||
| Crimson Shore (with Douglas Preston) | 2017 Audie Awards | Mystery | ||
| Full Wolf Moon | 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards | Horror |
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| The Scorpion's Tail (with Douglas Preston) | 2022 Killer Nashville Awards | Silver Falchion Award (Mystery) |
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