Mario Gilbert Priester-Reading (10 August 1953 – 29 January 2017) was a British

author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...

. Reading was born in

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the English ...

in 1953, son of Gordon and Lieselotte Reading. He was brought up in England, Germany, and the South of France, and educated at

Rugby School Rugby School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. ...

and at the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

, where he studied Comparative Literature under

Malcolm Bradbury Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury, (7 September 1932 – 27 November 2000) was an English author and academic. Life Bradbury was born in Sheffield, the son of a railwayman. His family moved to London in 1935, but returned to Sheffield in 1941 with ...

and

Angus Wilson Sir Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson, CBE (11 August 191331 May 1991) was an English novelist and short story writer. He was one of England's first openly gay authors. He was awarded the 1958 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for '' The Middle Age o ...

. His novels include ''The Music-Makers'', and the bestselling Antichrist Trilogy (which has sold more than a million copies in 39 countries), comprising ''The Nostradamus Prophecies'', ''The Mayan Codex'', and ''The Third Antichrist''. His newest series of novels features photojournalist John "The Templar" Hart: ''The Templar Prophecy'' came out in 2014, ''The Templar Inheritance'' in April 2015, and ''The Templar Succession'', appeared in April 2016. After years of battling cancer, Reading died on 29 January 2017.

Novels

*''The Music-Makers'' *''The Nostradamus Prophecies'' *''The Mayan Codex'' *''The Third Antichrist'' *''The Templar Prophecy'' *''The Templar Inheritance'' *''The Templar Succession'' *''The Occupation Secret''

Non-Fiction

*''The Dictionary Of Cinema'' *''The Movie Companion'' *''The Watkins Dictionary Of Dreams'' *''Nostradamus: The Complete Prophecies For The Future'' *''Nostradamus: The Good News'' *''The Complete Prophecies Of Nostradamus'' *''Nostradamus: The Top 100 Prophecies''

References

External links

Official Website
1953 births 2017 deaths People educated at Rugby School Alumni of the University of East Anglia Writers from Bournemouth Mensans {{UK-writer-stub