Morris served as Research Director and Senior Fellow (1989–1994) at the U.S. Morris was elected to the New York Academy of Sciences in 1980. Morris has written, contributed to, or edited several book-length works of non-fiction, as well as papers and articles on non-lethal weapons, developmental military technology and other defense and national security topics.Īcademic, strategic and business activity Gurney, Hittite scholar and author of The Hittites, commented that "the author is familiar with every aspect of Hittite culture." Her 1983 book I, the Sun, a detailed biographical novel about the Hittite King Suppiluliuma I was praised for its historical accuracy O. Most of her fiction work has been in the fantasy and science fiction genres, although she has also written historical and other novels. She created, orchestrated, and edited the Bangsian fantasy series Heroes in Hell, writing stories for the series as well as co-writing the related novel, The Little Helliad, with Chris Morris. Morris has contributed short fiction to the shared universe fantasy series Thieves' World, in which she created the Sacred Band of Stepsons, a mythical unit of ancient fighters modeled on the Sacred Band of Thebes. Brown, co-founder and editor of Locus magazine, is quoted on the Baen Books reissues of the series, noting that the stories featured "engrossing characters in a marvelous adventure." According to original publisher Bantam Books, the Silistra quartet had over four million copies in print when the fourth volume, The Carnelian Throne was published. Morris, was High Couch of Silistra, the first in a quartet of character-driven novels with a female protagonist. Janet Morris began writing in 1976 and has since published more than forty novels, many co-authored with her husband Chris Morris or others. Janet Ellen Morris (born May 25, 1946) is an American author of fiction and nonfiction, best known for her fantasy and science fiction and her authorship of a non-lethal weapons concept for the U.S. Fantasy, science fiction, historical novels
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