Stephen R. Lawhead is a
writer known for his works of
historical fiction. He was born on
July 2,
1950 to Robert Eugene Lawhead and Lois Rowena Bissell Lawhead at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Kearney, NE[?],
USA. 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 humor 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
1976 Lawhead became an editorial assistant for
Campus Life Magazine[?].
Beginning in 1981, Stephen Lawhead began to author novels of historical fiction with a slant towards the Christian beliefs he holds. Many of his books are in series following a common theme:
Dragon King trilogy:
- In the Hall of the Dragon King (1982)
- The Warlords of Nin (1983)
- The Sword and the Flame (1984)
Empyrion Saga:
- Empyrion I: The Search for Fierra (1985)
- Empyrion II: The Siege of Dome (1986)
The Pendragon Cycle:
The Song of Albion:
- The Paradise War (1991)
- The Silver Hand (1992)
- The Endless Knot (1993)
The Celtic Crusades:
- The Iron Lance (1998)
- The Black Rood (2000)
- The Mystic Rose (2001)
He has also written three stand-alone novels:
For more information please see the official Stephen R. Lawhead website at: http://www.stephenlawhead.com