Douglas E. Richards (born May 7, 1962) is an
American
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writer, primarily of science fiction and both nonfiction and fiction for children.
Biography
Richards grew up in
Cincinnati
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, Ohio.
He graduated from
Finneytown High School
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, in Ohio, in 1980. He obtained a B.S. in
microbiology
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from
Ohio State University
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before getting a master's degree in
molecular biology
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from the
University of Wisconsin
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and an
MBA
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from the
University of Chicago
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.
[http://www.douglaserichards.com/author.html . Accessed 28 April 2025] He was also a former Director of Biotechnology Licensing at Bristol Myers Squibb and a former biotechnology executive.
He currently lives in
San Diego
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, California, with his wife and two children.
George Noory wrote, "Douglas E. Richards has been widely praised for his ability to weave action, suspense, and science into riveting novels that brilliantly straddle the thriller and science fiction genres."
Publications
Young adult fiction
* ''The Prometheus Project, Book 1: Trapped'' (2004)
Paragon Press. E-book ASIN: B007ET4K7Y; Other:
* ''The Prometheus Project, Book 2: Captured'' (2012)
Paragon Press.
* ''The Prometheus Project, Book 3: Stranded'' (2012)
Paragon Press.
* ''The Devil's Sword'' (2010)
Paragon Press.
* ''Out of This World'' (2012)
Paragon Press.
Wired Series
* ''WIRED (Wired 1)'' (2011)
Paragon Press. Techno-thriller (#13 on
''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for fiction on November 6, 2011. Also, 5 weeks on the ''
USA Today
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'' Best Seller list.)
* ''AMPED (Wired 2)'' (2012)
Paragon Press.
Nick Hall Series
* ''Mind's Eye (Nick Hall 1)'' (2014)
Paragon Press.
* ''BrainWeb (Nick Hall 2)'' (2015)
Paragon Press.
* ''Mind War (Nick Hall 3)'' (2016)
Paragon Press.
Split Second Series
* ''Split Second'' (2015)
Paragon Press. (#17 Amazon Best Seller as of August, 2017.
)
* ''Time Frame'' (2018)
Paragon Press.
Alien Artifact Series
* ''The Enigma Cube'' (2020)
Paragon Press.
* ''A Pivot In Time'' (2020)
Paragon Press.
The Rift Trilogy
Collaboration with Joshua T. Calvert
* ''The Rift'' (2025) Independently published.
* ''The Rift 2'' (2025) Independently published.
* ''The Rift 3'' (2025) Independently published.
Other books
* ''The Cure'' (2013)
Tor
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/
Forge
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. ASIN: B00CQY7SBW;
* ''Quantum Lens'' (2014)
Paragon Press.
* ''Game Changer'' (2016)
Paragon Press.
* ''Infinity Born'' (2017)
Paragon Press.
* ''Seeker'' (2018)
Paragon Press.
* ''Veracity'' (2019)
Paragon Press.
* ''Oracle'' (2019)
Paragon Press.
* ''Unidentified'' (2021)
Paragon Press.
* ''The Breakthrough Effect'' (2023) Independently published.
* The Cure
* ''Trapped'' (Prometheus Project 1)
* ''Captured'' (Prometheus Project 2)
* ''Stranded'' (Prometheus Project 3)
* ''Out of this world''
* ''Devil's sword''
Private Imprint
* ''Paragon Press'' is Douglas E. Richard's private imprint. Many items from Paragon Press are also available in paper editions from
CreateSpace
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, and audible editions from
Audible.com
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.
References
External links
Official website
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1962 births
Living people
American science fiction writers
American male novelists