P. C. Hodgell
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P. C. Hodgell (b. March 16, 1951, in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American fantasy writer, artist and professor. Her full name is Patricia "Pat" Christine Hodgell.
Hodgell holds a master's in English literature and a doctorate in 19th-century English literature, both of which were earned from the University of Minnesota. Her Ph. D and subsequent dissertation on Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe was completed between the publications of her first two fantasy novels, God Stalk and Dark of the Moon. She is also a graduate of both the Clarion and the Milford Writers Workshops. Hodgell has an audio-cassette-based course on science fiction and fantasy for the University of Minnesota. She has taught for many years in the English Department at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. In 2006, she retired to pursue a full-time writing career.
Hodgell resides in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in a nineteenth-century wood-framed house which has been in her family for generations. Both her parents were professional artists. According to her University of Wisconsin biography, Hodgell divides her time between teaching and writing, with a strong emphasis on "anything that stirs the imagination." This includes attending science fiction conventions, collecting yarn, knitting, embroidering, and raising cats.
[edit] Bibliography
- God Stalk, 1982 (first novel)
- Dark of the Moon, 1985 (sequel to God Stalk)
- Chronicles of the Kencyrath, 1987 (combined God Stalk and Dark of the Moon)
- Seeker's Mask, 1994 (third novel in God Stalk series)
- Dark of the Gods, 2000 (omnibus of God Stalk, Dark of the Moon, and short story Bones)
- Blood and Ivory: A Tapestry, 2002 (short story collection, some new, some previously released)
- To Ride a Rathorn, (fourth novel in God Stalk series; sequel to Seeker's Mask.) Released August 2006.
