Michael Livingston | |
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Born | Colorado, United States |
Occupation | Professor Novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Genre | History Historical fiction Fantasy |
Notable works | The Shards of Heaven |
Website | |
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Michael Livingston is an American historian, a professor of medieval literature, and a historical fantasy novelist. His 2015 debut novel, The Shards of Heaven, was followed by two sequels.
Originally from Colorado,[1] Livingston has a B.A. in history from Baylor University, an M.A. in medieval studies from Western Michigan University, and both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Rochester.[2] He has been a professor at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina since 2006.[1][2][3] In his academic life he wrote numerous articles on the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, Beowulf, Chaucer, James Joyce and Robert Jordan.[4]
Michael Livingston is the co-star on the Discovery Channel TV show Contact, in which he skeptically examines potential evidence for the existence of extraterrestrial life and its impact on Earth.[5][6][7]
Livingston has published multiple academic works.[1][3] He said in 2015, "one of the key bits of advice I ever received as a young novelist-to-be was to try to cut my teeth on writing short stories ... starting with short stories was vital to the development of my career".[8] Livingston's debut novel, The Shards of Heaven, was published by Tor Books in November 2015.[1][3][9][10] Two sequels have subsequently appeared.[1]
Livingston's 2011 collection Angels Among Other Things, self-published via e-book, consisted of nine short stories, including "The Keeper Alone" and "At the End of Babel".[16]