John M. Faucette (September 15, 1943–2003) was an

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author. He published five novels (four of them in the 1960s) and one short story. At the time of his death he had seven unpublished novels in various states of completion. Two of his novels; ''Crown of Infinity'' and ''Age of Ruin'', were published in the popular

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series. Faucette was born and raised in

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and lived there for twenty-six years. He graduated from Bronx High School of Science and majored in chemistry at the

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before studying filmmaking, screenplay, and short-story writing at New York University's School of Continuing Education. Faucette died of a

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in 2003.

Bibliography

Published

*''Crown of Infinity'' (1968) *''Siege of Earth'' (1971) *''The Warriors of Terra'' (Belmont Books, 1970) *''The Age of Ruin'' (1968) *''Disco Hustle'' (Holloway House, 1978) *''The Secret'' - AIM Magazine (1999) *''Messenger of God'' - AIM Magazine (2001) *''Pets'' - Artemis Magazine (2001) *''Black Science Fiction'' (2002) Publisher: Macro Publishing Group (May 15, 2002) , 437 pages.

Unpublished

*''Earth Will be Avenged'' *''The Gypsy Dick'' *''The Tan Argus III Interstellar Chess Tournament'' *''Sex Death'' *''Tell My People'' *''Homo Cosmos'' *''The Ghettoes of Hell''

Notes

References

Internet Book List

The Novels of John Faucette

External links

Technovelgy.com: John Faucette's Total Environmental and Mental Simulator
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faucette John M. 1943 births 2003 deaths 20th-century American novelists African-American novelists American male novelists American science fiction writers People from Harlem American male short story writers 20th-century American short story writers 20th-century American male writers Novelists from New York (state) 20th-century African-American writers 21st-century African-American people African-American male writers