James Rollins

James Rollins (2008)

James Rollins (actually: James Paul Czajkowski; * 1961 in Chicago ) is an American veterinarian and writer. He became known for adventure thrillers such as Sub Terra , Operation Amazonas or Mission Arktis . He also publishes fantasy novels as James Clemens.

Life

After graduating from the University of Missouri with an undergraduate degree in evolutionary biology , Rollins graduated with a doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1985. He then moved to El Dorado County in California and opened a practice there.

On the side he tried to write short stories, none of which he could publish through a publisher. So he decided to write a novel. He resolved to write at least three double-spaced pages five days a week and finished his first book in less than a year. After the manuscript for Sub Terra had been accepted by the fiftieth publisher requested, it was published in 1999 as the first work under the pseudonym James Rollins.

Shortly before that, however, the novel Wit'ch Fire hit stores, which he was able to publish as James Clemens through Terry Brooks . Brooks had been one of the judges at the "Maui Writers' Conference Contest," for which Rollins submitted a manuscript completed on short notice.

For the next ten years, Rollins continued to work in his practice, writing at least one book a year. It was only when his work The Flame Sign had risen to number 2 on the New York Times bestseller list in 2009 that he sold his practice.

Influences

Even as a boy, Rollins was fascinated by the stories of Howard Carter and his discovery of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh , King Tutankhamun . This story spurred him on to write the novel Excavation . It is about an archaeologist Henry Coklin and his nephew Sam, who discover a forgotten Inca city ​​in the Andes . In this city they will find a treasure, but also a terrible curse.

Reading popular authors such as Edgar Rice Burroughs , Jules Verne or HG Wells contributed to the fact that he himself published contemporary novels filled with magic, horror effects and monsters.

Works

Under the name of James Rollins

Sigma Force:

• 1. Sandstorm , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2004, ISBN 0-06-058066-6
  • German: Sandsturm , Blanvalet 2005, translator Klaus Berr, ISBN 3-442-36266-0
• 2. Map of Bones , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2005, ISBN 0-06-076387-6
  • German: Feuermönche , Blanvalet 2006, translator Norbert Stöbe , ISBN 3-764-50207-X
• 3. Black Order , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2006, ISBN 0-06-076388-4
  • German: The Genesis Plan , Blanvalet 2007, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-442-36795-5
• 4. The Judas Strain , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2007, ISBN 978-0-06-076389-3
  • German: Der Judas-Code , Blanvalet 2008, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-7645-0261-4
• 5. The Last Oracle , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2008, ISBN 978-0-06-158117-5
  • German: Das Messias-Gen , Blanvalet 2010, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-7645-0262-1
• 6. The Doomsday Key , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2009, ISBN 978-0-06-123140-7
  • German: Das Flammenzeichen , Blanvalet 2011, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-7645-0345-1
• 7. The Devil Colony , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2011, ISBN 978-0-06-178478-1
  • German: Feuerflut , Weltbild 2012, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-86365-190-9
• 8. Bloodline , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2012, ISBN 978-0-06-178479-8
  • German: Mission Ewigkeit , Weltbild 2015, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-86365-622-5
• 9. The Eye of God , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2013, ISBN 978-0-06-178480-4
  • German: Das Auge Gottes , Blanvalet 2016, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-7341-0365-0
• 10. The 6th Extinction , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2013, ISBN 978-0-06-178481-1
  • German: Projekt Chimera , Blanvalet 2018, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-7341-0511-1
• 11. The Bone Labyrinth , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2015, ISBN 978-0-06-238164-4
  • German: The Bone Labyrinth , Blanvalet 2018, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-7341-0565-4
• 12. The Seventh Plague , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2016, ISBN 978-0-06-256585-3
  • German: The Seventh Plage , Blanvalet 2018, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-7341-0566-1
• 13. The Demon Crown , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2017, ISBN 978-0-06-238173-6
  • German: Die Höllenkrone , Blanvalet 2019, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-7341-08105
• 14. Crucible , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2019, ISBN 978-0-06-293508-3
  • German: Der Flammenwall , Blanvalet 2020, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-7341-0811-2
• 15. The Last Odyssey , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2020, ISBN 978-0-06-289289-8

Jake Ransomware:

• Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow , HarperCollins 2009, ISBN 978-0-06-147380-7
• Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx , Gollancz 2010, ISBN 978-0-575-09115-3

The Order of the Sanguines Trilogy / Erin Granger series (with Rebecca Cantrell ):

• 0.5: City of Screams (short story ebook; William Morrow , 2012)
• 1.0: The Blood Gospel , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2013, ISBN 978-0-06-224787-2
  • German: The Gospel of Blood , Blanvalet 2014, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-442-37670-4
• 1.5: Blood Brothers (short story ebook; William Morrow, 2013)
• 2.0: Innocent Blood , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2013, ISBN 978-0-06-199106-6
  • German: The traitor's blood , Blanvalet 2015, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-7341-0119-9
• 3.0: Blood Infernal , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2015, ISBN 978-0-06-234326-0
  • German: The Apocalypse of Blood , Blanvalet 2015, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-641-16466-9

Tucker Wayne series (with Grant Blackwood):

• The Kill Switch , HarperLuxe 2014, ISBN 978-0-06-230022-5
  • German: Killercode , Blanvalet 2017, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-641-19515-1
• War Hawk , Orion 2016, ISBN 978-1409156499
  • German: Kriegsfalke , Blanvalet 2020, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 978-3-7341-0812-9

Single novels:

• Subterranean , Avon Books 1999, ISBN 0-380-79264-8
  • German: Sub Terra , Ullstein 2002, translator Rudolf Krahm, ISBN 3-548-25292-3
• Excavation , HarperTorch 2000, ISBN 0-380-81093-X
  • German: Das Blut des Teufels , Ullstein 2003, translator Alfons Winkelmann, ISBN 3-548-25555-8
• Deep Fathom , HarperTorch 2001, ISBN 0-380-81880-9
  • German: Im Dreieck des Drachen , Ullstein 2003, translator Alfons Winkelmann, ISBN 3-548-25713-5
• Amazonia , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2002, ISBN 0-06-000248-4
  • German: Operation Amazonas , Ullstein 2004, translator Norbert Stöbe, ISBN 3-548-25802-6
• Ice Hunt , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2003, ISBN 0-06-052156-2
  • German: Mission Arktis , Ullstein 2006, translator Christine Strüh, ISBN 3-548-26344-5
• Altar of Eden , William Morrow / HarperCollins 2009, ISBN 978-0-06-123142-1

Under the name James Clemens

Banned & Banished Saga:

• 1. Wit'ch Fire , Del Rey / Ballantine 1998, ISBN 0-345-41705-4
  • German: Das Buch des Feuers , Heyne 2002, translator Irene Bonhorst, ISBN 3-453-21401-3
• 2. Wit'ch Storm , Del Rey / Ballantine 1999, ISBN 0-345-41707-0
  • German: Das Buch des Sturms , Heyne 2002, translator Irene Bonhorst, ISBN 3-453-86761-0
• 3. Wit'ch War , Del Rey / Ballantine 2000, ISBN 0-345-41709-7
  • German: Das Buch der Rache , Heyne 2003, translator Siglinde Müller, ISBN 3-453-87342-4
• 4. Wit'ch Gate , Del Rey / Ballantine 2001, ISBN 0-345-44244-X
  • German: Das Buch der Prophezeiung , Heyne 2003, translator Irene Holicki, ISBN 3-453-53054-3
• 5. Wit'ch Star , Del Rey / Ballantine 2002, ISBN 0-345-44245-8

German: The book of decision , Heyne 2004, translator Irene Holicki, ISBN 3-453-87922-8

The Godslayer Chronicles:

• Shadow Fall , BCA 2005, ISBN 1841493023
  • German: Schattenritter , Heyne 2005, translator Siglinde Müller, ISBN 3-453-01625-4
• Hinterland , Roc / New American Library 2006, ISBN 0-451-46113-4
  • German: Hinterland , Heyne 2006, translator Siglinde Müller, ISBN 3-453-26540-8

Web links

• Literature by and about James Rollins in the catalog of the German National Library
• James Clemens in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Works by and about James Rollins at Open Library
• Website by James Rollins (English)
• Website by James Clemens (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Proof of license on the website of the responsible supervisory authority
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Patricia Rodriguez: A Veterinarian with Write Stuff: James Rollins, DVM ( Memento of the original from October 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Veterinary Practice News , February 2010, accessed May 22, 2012  
3. ^ Maria Schneider: The WD Interview: James Rollins , WritersDigest.com, July 10, 2008, accessed May 22, 2012