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Lincoln Child (born 1957) is an American author of multiple techno-thriller and horror novels. Though he is most well known for his collaborations with Douglas Preston (including the Agent Pendergast series and the Gideon Crew series, among others), he has also written five solo novels, including the Jeremy Logan series. Many of the collaborative novels have become bestsellers, and their first novel together, ''Relic'', was adapted into a feature film. Child and Preston's books are notable for their thorough research. ==Life and career== Born in Westport, Connecticut, but now a New Jersey resident, Child graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, with a major in English. Soon afterward, in 1979, he secured a job as an editorial assistant at St. Martin's Press. By 1984, Child had become full editor. While in this position, he edited hundreds of books, most titles being American and English fiction. In 1987, after founding the company's mass-market horror division, Child left the St. Martin's Press to become a Systems Analyst at MetLife. Child's first novel (co-written with Preston), ''Relic'', was published in 1995. He left the company a few years later to write full-time. In 2002, Child began his solo career with the debut novel ''Utopia'', then wrote ''Death Match'' in 2004. These two novels were stand-alone works that introduced a new set of characters each time. However, with ''Deep Storm'' in 2007, Child introduced the character of Dr. Jeremy Logan, a Yale professor of medieval history and enigmalogist, whose role over the course of the series gradually increases with each book. He appeared in only one chapter in ''Deep Storm'', then became a supporting character in ''Terminal Freeze'' (2009), before finally becoming the main protagonist in ''(The Third Gate )'' (2012). ''Utopia'', ''Deep Storm'', and ''Terminal Freeze'' all went on to become New York Times best sellers. Child is now a resident of Morristown, New Jersey.〔Rohan, Virginia. ("THE MONSTER ON THE DOODLE PAD – LINCOLN CHILD'S `THE RELIC' IS THE PRODUCT" ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', 28 January 1997. Accessed 5 December 2007. "When Lincoln Child was just a lad, his mother handed him a big black notebook. First, he doodled in the front. Then, the Morristown novelist recalls, 'I turned to the back, and I drew something so frightening I could never look at it again.'"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lincoln Child」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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