Lincoln Child, born in Westport, a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, became the author of thrillers. The writer has created many horror films. He wrote most of the books in collaboration with Douglas Preston.
Biography
Lincoln Child was born in 1957. He graduated from Carleton College in Norfield, a city in Minnesota. Child's specialization was English literature. In mid-1979, Lincoln began working as an assistant editor at St. Petersburg Publishing House. Martin's Press. For several years, the future writer went from his initial position to an editorial position. He received the desired promotion in 1984.
Despite a successful career in publishing, in 1987 Child Lincoln left his post at St. Martin's Press and goes to the MetLife company, which is engaged in programming and systems analysis. A few years later, Lincoln became a professional writer and moved to New Jersey, where he lives with his wife and daughter.
Bibliography
For ease of perception, the Lincoln bibliography is usually divided into series and single novels. Douglas Preston became a co-author of the writer. The first non-serial novel was the work of "Dragon Mountain." According to the plot of the book, two researchers, Guy Carson and Susan Cabez de Vac, create a therapeutic hormone against all influenza viruses. As a result of tests, an unknown disease accidentally appears. The novel, like many other Lincoln works, is written in the genre of technotriller. This is a hybrid that uses espionage, sci-fi and military themes. Such novels describe in detail the technologies and principles of operation of technical devices, internal espionage mechanisms and policies.
The novel The Sword of Punishment or The Island, written by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston, was published in 1998 by Warner Books. The action of the book revolves around a conspiracy whose purpose is to find pirate treasures. A $ 2 billion treasure is capable of killing the beholder. The novel is based on the legends of the money pit on Oak Island.
According to the plot of the novel "The Golden City", written by co-authors in 1999, anthropologist Nora Kelly strangely receives a letter from her father, written 16 years ago. He talks about the discovery of the lost golden city of Kivira. Kelly immediately organizes an expedition to these harsh, distant regions of Utah.
In 2000, a team of writers created the novel "The Border of Ice." He talks about meteorite hunter Nestor Masangkai, who arrives on the island for his prey. Using a topographic scanner, Masangkai receives confirmation that there is a huge meteorite underground. The hunter digs the ground and dies from a powerful flash of light.
After 2 years, the novel "Utopia" appears. This is the first book written by Lincoln on his own. The novel tells about a futuristic amusement park in which robots work. This is followed by the 2004 novel "Deadly Paradise" about the possibilities of computers in the future to find the perfect match for people. Child also wrote this book without his permanent co-author.
In 2007, Lincoln’s solo novel, From the Depth, appeared. He tells of a mysterious disease that appeared on a remote rig. A couple of years later, the book "Ice-15" is published on the events in Alaska, where a research group from an American university studies the effects of global warming on a glacier. As a result, scientists discover an ancient monster that froze in ice.
In 2012, Child Lincoln writes The Third Gate. This is a novel about an expedition led by a famous archaeologist. Scientists seek to find the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Narmer. In 2015, the novel "Forgotten Room." The book tells about a researcher of unexplained phenomena. He is investigating a series of frightening events when people rush at others with fury and commit suicide. The 2017 novel “The Wolf Moon” begins with the discovery of the mutilated corpse of a traveler. The protagonist investigating this tragedy becomes clear that mysterious forces could have taken place here.
