Frank P Ryan is a distinguished and multiple-bestselling author, in the UK and US.   He was born in Ireland but grew up, from his teens, in England.  His wife, in her own words, is an English nationalist - which he both likes and finds amusing.  He also likes America and was deeply influenced by American fiction authors, such as Faulkner and Steinbeck as a university student, and often includes an American interest in his fiction and non-fiction.  He is the author of a Book of the Year for the New York Times and a Chosen Book of the Year by the eminent financier Charlie Munger.  He is also an occasional reviewer for the New York Times.

His other fiction includes the thrillers, published by Hodder and Coronet, Goodbye Baby Blue and Tiger Tiger, which gathered fine reviews, including The Sunday Times, and found a readership of more than 300,000 in the UK alone, and his contemporary novels, Taking Care of Harry and Between Clouds and the Sea, explored the themes of mental illness and love in old age.  His books have been translated into many languages and have been the subject of more than a dozen television features and documentaries.  He is a research scientist and evolutionary biologist.  His science fiction novel, The Doomsday Genie, asks if the genetic age, with all of its potential for human good, might also bring with it a threat every bit as dangerous as the atomic bomb. 

 

Frank's new fantasy title, The Snowmelt River, was published in September 2010.  This is the John West Chosen Book for 2010. 

SOCIAL LIFE

In addition to writing, Frank Ryan has directed his own commercial art gallery and has retained strong links with the artistic community.  He finds no contradiction whatsoever in a scientist who writes fantasy fiction for a teenage/ adult readership.