Jeanne Kalogridis (pronounced ''Jean Kal-o-GREED-us''), also known by the pseudonym J.M. Dillard (born 1954), is a writer of historical, science and horror fiction. She was born in

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and studied at the

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, earning first a BA in

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and then an MA in

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. After college she taught English as a foreign language at the

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, before moving to the West Coast.

Bibliography of works

''The Diaries of the Family Dracul''

*''Covenant with the Vampire'' (1995) *''Children of the Vampire'' (1996) *''Lord of the Vampires'' (1997)

Novels

*''Specters'' (1991) (as J.M. Dillard) *''The Burning Times'' (1997) *''

The Borgia Bride ''The Borgia Bride'' is a 2005 novel by American writer Jeanne Kalogridis, portraying life in the Borgia dynasty through the eyes of Princess Sancha of Aragon Sancha of Aragon (1478 in Gaeta – 1506 in Naples), or Sancia of Aragon, was an i ...

'' (2005) *'' I, Mona Lisa'' (2006) (UK title: ''Painting Mona Lisa'') *''The Devil's Queen'' (2009) *''The Scarlet Contessa: A Novel of the Italian Renaissance'' (2010) *''The Inquisitor's Wife'' (2013) *''The Orphan of Florence'' (2017)

Movie Novelizations

*'' The Fugitive'' (1993) *''

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'' (2003)

''Star Trek: The Original Series''

*'' Mindshadow'' (1985) *''

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'' (1986) *''Bloodthirst'' (1987) *''The Lost Years'' (1989) *''Recovery'' (1995)

''Star Trek'' Movie Novelizations

*'' Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'' (1989) *'' Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' (1991) *''

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'' (1994) *'' Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996) *'' Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998) *'' Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002)

''Star Trek: The Next Generation''

*''Possession'' (1996) (with Kathleen O'Malley) *''Resistance'' (2007)

''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''

*''

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'' (1993)

''Star Trek: Enterprise''

*'' Surak's Soul'' (2003) *''

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'' (2003)

''War of the Worlds''

*'' The Resurrection'' (1988)

Other books

*''Star Trek: Where No One Has Gone Before - A History in Pictures'' (1994) *''Star Trek: The Next Generation Sketchbook - The Movie: Generations & First Contact'' (1998) (with John Eaves)

References

External links

J M Dillard - FantasticfictionJ.M. Dillard Titles - SimonJeanne Kalogridis - RandomhouseJeanne M. Dillard
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online catalog
Jeanne Kalogridis
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online catalog * 1954 births Living people 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers American historical novelists American horror writers University of South Florida alumni Women horror writers American women novelists Women historical novelists 21st-century American male writers {{StarTrek-stub