Alexander C. Irvine

Alexander C. Irvine (born in Ypsilanti, Michigan) is an American fantasist and science fiction writer. Many of his works have appeared under the simpler moniker "Alex Irvine." He should not be confused with the Ulster-born author and evengelist Alexander Irvine, for whom see Antrim, County Antrim Irvine first gained attention with his Locus Award-winning 2002 novel A Scattering of Jades and the stories that would form the 2003 collection Unintend... more

Alexander C. Irvine (born in Ypsilanti, Michigan) is an American fantasist and science fiction writer. Many of his works have appeared under the simpler moniker "Alex Irvine." He should not be confused with the Ulster-born author and evengelist Alexander Irvine, for whom see Antrim, County Antrim Irvine first gained attention with his Locus Award-winning 2002 novel A Scattering of Jades and the stories that would form the 2003 collection Unintended Consequences. He has also published the Grail Quest novel One King, One Soldier (2004), and the World War II-era historical fantasy The Narrows (2005). Buyout, a novel set in 2041, was published by Random House in 2009. In addition to his original works, Irvine has published Have Robot, Will Travel (2004), a novel set in Isaac Asimov's positronic robot milieu; and Batman: Inferno (2006), about the DC Comics superhero. His novel The Ultimates: Against All Enemies, about the Marvel Comics superhero team was published by Pocket Books in... less