Michael Cadnum

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Michael Cadnum

14 books1 series

Michael Cadnum (born 1949) is an American poet and novelist. He has written more than thirty books for adults, teens and children. He is best known for his adult suspense fiction, and young adult fiction based on myths, legends, and historical figures. Cadnum attended both University of California …

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Michael Cadnum (born 1949) is an American poet and novelist. He has written more than thirty books for adults, teens and children. He is best known for his adult suspense fiction, and young adult fiction based on myths, legends, and historical figures.

Cadnum attended both University of California at Berkeley, and San Francisco State University. He earned a National Endowment of the Arts fellowship for his poetry.

He currently lives in Albany, California.

AUTHOR CAREER

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1990–200614 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

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Main classification

Fantasy6 (43%)
Horror6 (43%)
Other2 (14%)

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Genres and themes

Fantasy6 / 14 books
Horror6 / 14 books
Young Adult3 / 14 books
Historical Fiction2 / 14 books
Thriller2 / 14 books

THE AUTHOR’S WORLDS

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