Douglas E. Richards (born May 7, 1962) is an

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writer, primarily of science fiction and both nonfiction and fiction for children.

Biography

Richards grew up in

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, Ohio. He graduated from

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, in Ohio, in 1980. He obtained a B.S. in

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from

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before getting a master's degree in

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from the

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and an

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from the

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. He currently lives in

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, California, with his wife and two children. George Noory wrote, "Douglas E. Richards has been widely praised for his ability to weave action, suspense, and science into riveting novels that brilliantly straddle the thriller and science fiction genres."

Publications

Young Adult Fiction

* ''The Prometheus Project, Book 1: Trapped'' (2004) Paragon Press. E-book ASIN: B007ET4K7Y; Other: * ''The Prometheus Project, Book 2: Captured'' (2012) Paragon Press. * ''The Prometheus Project, Book 3: Stranded'' (2012) Paragon Press. * ''The Devil's Sword'' (2010) Paragon Press. * ''Out of This World'' (2012) Paragon Press.

Wired Series

* ''WIRED (Wired 1)'' (2011) Paragon Press. Techno-thriller (#13 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for fiction on November 6, 2011. Also, 5 weeks on the ''

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'' Best Seller list.) * ''AMPED (Wired 2)'' (2012) Paragon Press.

Nick Hall Series

* ''Mind's Eye (Nick Hall 1)'' (2014) Paragon Press. * ''BrainWeb (Nick Hall 2)'' (2015) Paragon Press. * ''Mind War (Nick Hall 3)'' (2016) Paragon Press.

Split Second Series

* ''Split Second'' (2015) Paragon Press. (#17 Amazon Best Seller as of August, 2017.) * ''Time Frame'' (2018) Paragon Press.

Alien Artifact Series

* ''The Enigma Cube'' (2020) Paragon Press. * ''A Pivot In Time'' (2020) Paragon Press.

Other books

* ''The Cure'' (2013)

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. ASIN: B00CQY7SBW; * ''Quantum Lens'' (2014) Paragon Press. * ''Game Changer'' (2016) Paragon Press. * ''Infinity Born'' (2017) Paragon Press. * ''Seeker'' (2018) Paragon Press. * ''Veracity'' (2019) Paragon Press. * ''Oracle'' (2019) Paragon Press. * ''Unidentified'' (2021) Paragon Press.

Private Imprint

* ''Paragon Press'' is Douglas E. Richard's private imprint. Many items from Paragon Press are also available in paper editions from

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, and audible editions from

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References

External links

Official website
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