Maxwell, Ann
Entry updated 29 July 2024. Tagged: Author.
(1944- ) US author, also of detective thrillers as A E Maxwell and romances and romantic suspense as Elizabeth Lowell. She began publishing work of genre interest with Change (1975), set in a Near Future Earth simultaneously challenged by First Contact with investigative Aliens and a Mutation which bestows Psi Powers on new-born children; eventually the protagonist, one of the "parans", joins a Pariah Elite and the complicated action moves off-planet. The Concord Universe trio opening with The Singer Enigma (1976), combining a somewhat overready sensitivity with adventure-sf instincts, makes similarly compact use of traditional materials. The Dancer Trilogy – Fire Dancer (1982), Dancer's Luck (1983) and Dancer's Illusion (1983) – is a Space Opera featuring a passel of escaped slaves (see Slavery) and a very fast Starship in which they attempt to return home across the stars. In TimeShadow Rider (1986) two Superpowered siblings must join together to save the Universe.
The author has stated on her website that all her sf tales, presumably including those not listed as series in the Checklist below, take place in a common universe though with varying degrees of connection. [JC]
see also: Superman.
Ann Elizabeth Lowell Maxwell
born Madison, Wisconsin: 5 April 1944
works
series
Concord Universe
- The Singer Enigma (New York: Popular Library, 1976) [Concord Universe: pb/Robert Logrippo]
- A Dead God Dancing (New York: Avon Books, 1979) [Concord Universe: pb/Paul Alexander]
- Name of a Shadow (New York: Avon Books, 1980) [Concord Universe: pb/Alex Ebel]
Dancer Trilogy
- Fire Dancer (New York: New American Library/Signet, 1982) [Dancer Trilogy: pb/]
- Dancer's Luck (New York: New American Library/Signet, 1983) [Dancer Trilogy: pb/]
- Dancer's Illusion (New York: New American Library/Signet, 1983) [Dancer Trilogy: pb/]
individual titles
- Change (New York: Popular Library, 1975) [pb/Gene Szafran]
- The Jaws of Menx (New York: New American Library/Signet, 1981) [pb/Paul Alexander]
- TimeShadow Rider (New York: Tor, 1986) [pb/Tim White]
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