Who This Author Is

Brenda Maddox has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 12 catalog-linked books across 1989 to 2009, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Horror & Supernatural.

Best for readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots. If you want the easiest first click, start with Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and Coronet Books.

Best Place To Start

Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA

Harpercollins • 2003 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • Horror & Supernatural entry points • common used copies from Harpercollins and Coronet Books

Genres and themes: Fantasy & Sci-Fi • Horror & Supernatural • Biography & Memoir

Who this author is best for: readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and Coronet Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA

    Harpercollins • 2003 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003 • 416 pages.

  2. George Eliot

    HarperPress • 2009 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 242 pages.

  3. Freud's Wizard

    Hodder & Stoughton • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 368 pages.

  4. Maggie

    Coronet Books • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 304 pages.

  5. George's Ghosts

    Macmillan General Books • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 400 pages.

  6. Yeats's Ghosts

    Harpercollins • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 474 pages.

  7. Nora: The Real Life of Molly Bloom

    Mariner Books • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 512 pages.

  8. GEORGE'S GHOSTS : A NEW LIFE OF W.B. YEATS

    Picador • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 444 pages.

  9. Yeats's Ghosts : The Secret Life of W. B. Yeats

    Harpercollins • 2000 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 528 pages.

  10. D.H. Lawrence: The Story of a Marriage

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 1996 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 620 pages.

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