Paul Genesse (born 1973) is a writer of

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novels and a cardiac unit nurse at

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. His first book, ''The Golden Cord'', was a best seller for Five Star Publishing.

Biography

Genesse graduated from Beatty High School in 1992 in

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. While attending high school, Genesse decided he wanted to become a nurse. He graduated in 1996 with a

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from

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, where he also took multiple writing classes. His writing has been influenced by television series such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as ''

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'' series by

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. He currently lives in

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Works

''Iron Dragon'' series

Genesse has published two volumes of his ''Iron Dragon'' series through Five Star Publishing, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of the publishing house

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. The third book in the series was published through Iron Dragon Books. The first volume was a best seller for the publisher, and was reprinted multiple times. There are five books in the series. # ''The Golden Cord'' (April 16, 2008, Five Star, ) # ''The Dragon Hunters'' (May 15, 2009, Five Star, ) # ''The Secret Empire'' (January 14, 2012, Iron Dragon, ) # ''The Crystal Eye'' (forthcoming, Iron Dragon) # ''The Iron Brotherhood'' (finale, forthcoming, Iron Dragon)

Short works

He has also published a number of short stories in various anthologies and magazines. * "The Mob", published in ''Furry Fantastic'' (,

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, 2006) * "The Pirate Witch" in ''Pirates of the Blue Kingdoms'' (, Walkabout Publishing, 2007) * "Almost Brothers" in ''Fellowship Fantastic'' (, Daw Books, 2008) * "God Pays" in ''The Dimension Next Door'' (, Daw Books, 2008) * "Greg and Eli" in ''Imaginary Friends'' (, Daw Books, 2008) * "The Queen's Ransom" in ''Blue Kingdoms: Shades and Specters'' (, Walkabout, 2008) * "Captain Maeve" in ''Blue Kingdoms: Buxom Buccaneers'' (, Walkabout, 2009) * "Kitty and the City" in ''Catopolis'' (, Daw Books, 2009) * "Revenge of the Little Match Girl" in ''Terribly Twisted Tales'' (, Daw Books, 2009) * "The Nubian Queen" in ''Steampunk'd'' (, Daw Books, 2010) * "The Cost of a Tasmanian Tiger" in ''The Chain Story'' created by Mike Stackpole

As editor

* ''The Crimson Pact, Volume 1'' (, Alliteration Ink, 2011) * ''The Crimson Pact, Volume 2'' (, Alliteration Ink, 2011) * ''The Crimson Pact, Volume 3'' (, Alliteration Ink, 2012) * ''The Crimson Pact, Volume 4'' (, Alliteration Ink, 2012)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Genesse, Paul 21st-century American novelists American fantasy writers American male novelists American nurses Northern Arizona University alumni American young adult novelists Writers from Nevada Novelists from Utah Male nurses American male short story writers People from Nye County, Nevada 1973 births Living people 21st-century American short story writers 21st-century American male writers