Henry H. Neff
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Henry H. Neff is the author
and illustrator
of the Tapestry, a fantasy fiction series that follows the life of a boy named Max McDaniels. The series comprises four novel
s of which three have been published and nominated for a number of awards. In addition to compelling characters and an epic story, the books are notable for combining a range of genre
s, including fantasy, history, mythology, folklore, and science fiction
. Henry H. Neff both writes and illustrates the books.
The Hound of Rowan was nominated for the 2009-10 Texas Bluebonnet Award.
Before becoming an author, Henry H. Neff was a consultant for McKinsey & Company and a teacher at Stuart Hall High School
in San Francisco. He is a graduate of New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois
and Cornell University
in Ithaca, New York
. He currently lives and writes in Brooklyn, New York.
Author
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and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
of the Tapestry, a fantasy fiction series that follows the life of a boy named Max McDaniels. The series comprises four novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s of which three have been published and nominated for a number of awards. In addition to compelling characters and an epic story, the books are notable for combining a range of genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
s, including fantasy, history, mythology, folklore, and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
. Henry H. Neff both writes and illustrates the books.
The Hound of Rowan was nominated for the 2009-10 Texas Bluebonnet Award.
Before becoming an author, Henry H. Neff was a consultant for McKinsey & Company and a teacher at Stuart Hall High School
Stuart Hall High School
Stuart Hall High School is a college-preparatory high school located in San Francisco's Pacific Heights district. Stuart Hall opened in the fall of 2000...
in San Francisco. He is a graduate of New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois
Winnetka, Illinois
Winnetka is an affluent North Shore village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Winnetka was featured on the list of America's 25 top-earning towns and "one of the best places to live" by CNN Money in 2011...
and Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
. He currently lives and writes in Brooklyn, New York.
Tapestry Novels
- The Hound Of Rowan (2007)
- The Second Siege (2008)
- The Fiend And The Forge (2010)
- The Maelstrom (2012)
External links
- Henry H. Neff website
- Author spotlight, Random House, Inc.
- Fantastic Fiction Author Page