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Ardath Mayhar


Born
in Timpson, Texas, The United States
February 20, 1930

Died
February 01, 2012

Genre
Science Fiction, Horror, Historical Fiction


Ardath Frances Hurst Mayhar was an American writer and poet. She began writing science fiction in 1979 after returning with her family to Texas from Oregon. She was nominated for the Mark Twain Award, and won the Balrog Award for a horror narrative poem in Masques I.

She had numerous other nominations for awards in almost every fiction genre, and won many awards for poetry. In 2008 she was honored by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America as an Author Emeritus.

Mayhar wrote over 60 books ranging from science fiction to horror to young adult to historical to westerns; with some work under the pseudonyms Frank Cannon, Frances Hurst, John Killdeer, Ardath P. Mayhar. Joe R. Lansdale wrote simply: "Ardath Mayhar writes damn fine books!" ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 7,387 ratings · 444 reviews · 141 distinct works • Similar authors
The Sword and the Dagger
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The World Ends in Hickory H...
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Golden Dream: A Fuzzy Odyss...
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Hunters of the Plains: A No...
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People of the Mesa: A Novel...
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Towers Of The Earth (Diamon...
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Soul-singer Of Tyrnos
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How the Gods Wove in Kyrannon
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The Fugitives: A Tale of Pr...
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Medicine Walk
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“brought other changes, too, and his people had”
― Ardath Mayhar, People of the Mesa: A Novel of Native America
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