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ⓘ About A.A. Attanasio
A.A. Attanasio is an American published author. His full name is Alfred Angelo Attanasio. He also writes under the pen name of Adam Lee. Attanasio was born in Newark, New Jersey on September 20, 1951. He is known for writing books in the fantasy and science fiction genres. Readers may know him from the Radix Tetrad, a series that started off with the sci-fi novel Radix in 1981. He has since written more series, novels, and an impressive number of short stories, essays, and novellas. Today the author resides in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is not only a novelist but describes himself as a student of imagination. He says that whatever we name powers that light up our inner life, whether visions, fantasies, or hallucinations, he is fascinated by them.
All Book Series by A.A. Attanasio
City of Angels
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1996 Anthology · Chet Williamson
A Murder of Crows
Book 5 of 8 · published 1998 Anthology · Chet Williamson,Poppy Brite,David Bischoff
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2008
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is A.A. Attanasio?
A.A. Attanasio is an American published author. His full name is Alfred Angelo Attanasio. He also writes under the pen name of Adam Lee.
Which A.A. Attanasio series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Radix series, the earliest of A.A. Attanasio's multi-book series: it opens with Radix (1981) and runs to 4 books across 1981–1989, ending with The Last Legends of Earth (1989). A.A. Attanasio's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has A.A. Attanasio written?
A.A. Attanasio has 39 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1975 and 2017. 20 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being The Crow series with 8 books — and 19 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should A.A. Attanasio's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. A.A. Attanasio's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Radix (1981–1989, 4 books), Arthor (1994–1999, 4 books) and The Crow (1996–2001, 8 books), plus 2 more.
How are A.A. Attanasio's books organised into series?
This guide splits A.A. Attanasio's 39 books into 5 named series and 19 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Crow (8 books, 1996–2001); Arthor (4 books, 1994–1999); Radix (4 books, 1981–1989); Dominions of Irth (3 books, 1996–1998); Provenances of the Perilous Order (1 book, 2014).