M(ary) J(ane) Engh

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New book! New book! After a gap of never mind how many years, I have a new book out. No, it isn't a novel. It's pure history: In the Name of Heaven: 3000 Years of Religious Persecution. (See "My Works" page for details.) I'm still pursuing the same question that drives almost all my work, whether fiction or non-fiction: How can we deal with the inexcapable fact that people do horrible things to each other?

E-readers take note! My novels Arslan and Wheel of the Winds are both available as e-books, as well as paperbacks. You can buy them from many sources, including Diesel eBooks.com, eBookMall.com, fictionwise.com, and others.

Support your local on-line bookstore!
New (never sold or used), signed copies of some of my out-of-print books are available from small book sellers. The following out-of-print titles are currently available:
Rainbow Man
Wheel of the Winds
(British edition)
Contact Lady Jayne's Books or email Dragon Tales at dragon17@earthlink.net or rushyglen@norlight.org.

Welcome!


Science fiction fans know me as M.J. Engh, author of Arslan and other books. I'm also an independent scholar of Roman history, and in that field I write as Mary Jane Engh. This website is for talking about both those interests, and maybe a few more. Come right in!

For those of you who have asked, “But where can I find your other stories?” you'll find all my published fiction listed on the My Works page, with bibliographic information and notes about how I came to write each story.

For those interested in real history, take a look at Femina Habilis. It's a major non-fiction project that will eventually bring together information on thousands of women who played practical roles in Roman history.


Selected Works

Children's Fantasy
The House in the Snow
Nine boys face 20 vicious robbers, in the mysterious House where no one is ever seen going in or out.
History
In the Name of Heaven: 3000 Years of Religious Persecution
The first English-language general history of religious persecution worldwide, from ancient Egypt through 1900.
Femina Habilis
A Biographical Dictionary of Active Women in the Ancient Roman World from Earliest Times to 527 CE. Co-authored with Kathryn E. Meyer.
Science Fiction
Arslan
A third-world dictator sets out to save the planet in his own way. "One of the finest works of fiction of our generation."
Rainbow Man
A woman starshipper settles on an idyllic planet and discovers the road to hell. "A chilling depiction of reason in the service of unreason."
Wheel of the Winds
An epic of planetary circumnavigation. "Excellent validation for the idea that Engh is a major writer."

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