Background
John Maddox Roberts was born in 1947, in Ohio, United States.
(For Kelly, it was an impossible dream come true when he s...)
For Kelly, it was an impossible dream come true when he shipped out on the Space Angel. Ship's boy was the most menial job aboard, but it was excitement enough just to be in space. Things became more exciting than even Kelly wanted when an unimaginably old and powerful entity commandeered the Space Angel and sent the freighter on an incredible mission to the center of the galaxy - with two hereditary killers and a poetic crab added to the crew for extra interest! Kelly knew that he would finish the trip as a seasoned spacer - or a very dead one.
https://www.amazon.com/Space-Angel/dp/B00AQCAJSU/?tag=2022091-20
1979
(Soviet scientists discover the secret of a mysterious exp...)
Soviet scientists discover the secret of a mysterious explosion that leveled a remote section of Siberia in 1889 and now intend to use their discovery to destroy the United States by identical, seemingly natural causes.
https://www.amazon.com/Act-God-Book/dp/B00AEEFVU6/?tag=2022091-20
1985
(Because of a world-spanning socialistic bureaucracy on Ea...)
Because of a world-spanning socialistic bureaucracy on Earth in the 21st century, those who seek freedom must journey to the space colonies established in the asteroid belt.
https://www.amazon.com/Island-Worlds-Act-God-Book/dp/B00A8NAD9W/?tag=2022091-20
1987
(On the Saturnian moon Rhea, Derek Kuroda unearths two eni...)
On the Saturnian moon Rhea, Derek Kuroda unearths two enigmatic objects of immense power. He joins forces with a genius inventor hoping to use the objects for space exploration, but others are intent on using the artifacts for more sinister purposes.
https://www.amazon.com/Between-Stars-Act-God-Book/dp/B00BD5CAUO/?tag=2022091-20
1988
(Have we got a planet for you. And don't worry: nothing na...)
Have we got a planet for you. And don't worry: nothing native to Delta Pavonis is likely to hurt you; humans are too alien to be tasty. At least that's what they said during orientation. Dierdre Jamail isn't quite sure she believes them - she's never believed an authority figure in her young life. That's why she's been assigned to Delta Pavonis, in fact, rather than to some more promising planet: Delta P. is the absolute least desirable exploration point in the entire galaxy. But Dierdre's always been lucky - and she's about to make the find of the century - and run into some serious authority figures.
https://www.amazon.com/Delta-Pavonis-Act-God-Book/dp/B00A2ZH5B0/?tag=2022091-20
1990
(Hael, a young herder cast out of his tribe for killing a ...)
Hael, a young herder cast out of his tribe for killing a taboo beast, is thrust into a foreign world where steel is so rare it is used as currency, and where a simple herder must become a warrior in order to survive.
https://www.amazon.com/The-Islander-Stormlands-Book-1/dp/B00AFHTRZM/?tag=2022091-20
1990
(Long ago, so legend says, the world was destroyed, and ev...)
Long ago, so legend says, the world was destroyed, and everthing changed. Once there were animals called bull and bear; now men ride horned cabos, and avoid the deadly long-neck. Now there are new nations, new empires, for the hearts of men have changed little. In this world, Hael, Shasinn warrior exiled from his home islands for breaking a taboo, has found a life among the nomadic tribes of the plains, but his past is coming to find him. The Shasinn have changed and and old enemy is leading them to conquest. The Black Shields are coming, and the civilized world rocks on its foundations.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Shields-Stormlands-Book/dp/B00AJSUV2K/?tag=2022091-20
1991
(Who killed Ambassador Bloodarrow? When the Lord of Tarsis...)
Who killed Ambassador Bloodarrow? When the Lord of Tarsis finds himself with a politically volatile murder on his hands, he turns to the three most expendable inhabitants of the city of a solution. A mercenary, a poet-assassin, and a thief might not be everyone's first choice for detectives. But they find they're quite good at bringing murderers to justice. Perhaps a little too good....
https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Tarsis-Dragonlance-Classics-Book/dp/B00AWFA4SQ/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(Eric Kotani is a pen name used by a world-class astrophys...)
Eric Kotani is a pen name used by a world-class astrophysicist. He was the head of the astrophysics laboratory at the Johnson Space Center during the Apollo and Skylab missions and has since served as director of a NASA satellite observatory for 15 years. Kotani and John Maddox Roberts, an accomplished SF and mystery writer, join forces on Legacy of Prometheus, a thriller that tackles the biggest question the world will face in the coming century: an energy crisis.
https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-of-Prometheus/dp/B00AFTDP26/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murder - the glory that...)
Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murder - the glory that was Rome. In this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes readers back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike, so the garroting of a lowly ex-slaved and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy.
https://www.amazon.com/SPQR-Kings-Gambit-Mystery-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B003E74AQG/?tag=2022091-20
2007
(Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murder - the glory that...)
Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murder - the glory that was Rome. In this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes listeners back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike.
https://www.amazon.com/The-Kings-Gambit/dp/B01NC3EV72/?tag=2022091-20
2017
(Haakon, Rama, and the crew of the "Eurynome" journey to t...)
Haakon, Rama, and the crew of the "Eurynome" journey to the opulent planet of Mughal where they find themselves caught between the government, the underworld, and rebels as they search for a top-secret project working on ways to circumvent physical laws
https://www.amazon.com/Cloak-Illusion-Cingulum-Maddox-Roberts/dp/0812552024/?tag=2022091-20
1985
(In the fabled lands far beyond the Vilayet Sea, Conan of ...)
In the fabled lands far beyond the Vilayet Sea, Conan of Cimmeria faces his most deadly challenge. The warlord Bartatua plans to unite the Hyrkanian tribes and sweep across the world in conquest, while the Turanian wizard Khondemir plots to use Bartatua's ambition to further his sorcerous schemes. Ishkala, haughty Princess of Sogaria, and Lakhme, seductress and spy, weave their own intrigues as the power of gods is drawn to the City of Mounds, ancient necropolis of the Hyrkanians. Every hand is turned against Conan, and he can only be Conan the Marauder
https://www.amazon.com/Conan-Marauder-John-Maddox-Roberts/dp/0812531493/?tag=2022091-20
1988
(In a mysterious region of space where time and history ar...)
In a mysterious region of space where time and history are warped, Hakon must face Pancho Villa, Montezama, and the Shogun of Japan in order to prevent the destruction of the planet Meridian
https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Jewel-Mirror-Cingulum-III/dp/0812552040/?tag=2022091-20
1988
(Young Conan takes the ancient blood oath of revenge witho...)
Young Conan takes the ancient blood oath of revenge without mercy against the ruthless slave trader Taharka of Keshan, who slaughters a small village--including the girl who was to have been Conan's bride. Reissue.
https://www.amazon.com/Conan-Bold-John-Maddox-Roberts/dp/0812552105/?tag=2022091-20
1989
(In order to recover a priceless artifact with a history t...)
In order to recover a priceless artifact with a history that changes with every telling, Conan travels to a city where anything can be had for a price, including the death of Conan the Rogue. Reissue.
https://www.amazon.com/Conan-Rogue-John-Maddox-Roberts/dp/0812521412/?tag=2022091-20
1991
(An encounter with the silver-haired Malia leads Conan int...)
An encounter with the silver-haired Malia leads Conan into run-ins with Van pirates, killer ape-men, Aquilonian nobility, and an ancient blood cult. Reprint.
https://www.amazon.com/Conan-Treasure-Python-Maddox-Roberts/dp/0812550005/?tag=2022091-20
1994
John Maddox Roberts was born in 1947, in Ohio, United States.
Roberts attended college.
Roberts contributed five novels to the Conan series originated in the 1930s by the quirkily talented fantasist Robert E. Howard. Various other authors, including L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, have contributed over time to this series about the barbarian swordsman who wanders the land seeking adventure in a mythical time. One of Roberts’ efforts, Conan the Valorous (1985), garnered praise from Nel Ward in Voice of Youth Advocates for its “measure of stylistic competence.”
Becoming a writer, Roberts sold his first book to Doubleday in 1975. His book was published in 1977 as The Strayed Sheep of Charum. In 1989, Roberts published his first historical mystery, The King's Gambit, set in ancient Rome. The book was nominated for the Edgar Award as the Best Mystery of the year. The book was first in Maddox's SPQR series of mysteries.
Roberts also wrote a series of contemporary detective novels about a private eye named Gabe Treloar. Roberts wrote an unpublished science fiction book called The Line, a police procedural set in a near-future Los Angeles where the biggest racket is illegal traffic in fetal pineal glands.
(Soviet scientists discover the secret of a mysterious exp...)
1985(Hael, a young herder cast out of his tribe for killing a ...)
1990(Who killed Ambassador Bloodarrow? When the Lord of Tarsis...)
1999(Because of a world-spanning socialistic bureaucracy on Ea...)
1987(On the Saturnian moon Rhea, Derek Kuroda unearths two eni...)
1988(For Kelly, it was an impossible dream come true when he s...)
1979(Long ago, so legend says, the world was destroyed, and ev...)
1991(Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murder - the glory that...)
2017(Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murder - the glory that...)
2007(Eric Kotani is a pen name used by a world-class astrophys...)
2000(Have we got a planet for you. And don't worry: nothing na...)
1990(Haakon, Rama, and the crew of the "Eurynome" journey to t...)
1985(Young Conan takes the ancient blood oath of revenge witho...)
1989(In order to recover a priceless artifact with a history t...)
1991(In a mysterious region of space where time and history ar...)
1988(An encounter with the silver-haired Malia leads Conan int...)
1994(In the fabled lands far beyond the Vilayet Sea, Conan of ...)
1988Roberts is married.