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  <name><![CDATA[Jo Clayton]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Jo Clayton, whose parents named her after Jo in &lt;u&gt;Little Women&lt;/u&gt;, was born and raised in Modesto, California. She and her three sisters shared a room and took turns telling each other bedtime stories. One of her sisters noted that Jo's stories were the best, and often contained science fiction and fantasy elements.

Clayton graduated from the University of California in 1963, Summa Cum Laude, and started teaching near Los Angeles.

In 1969, after a religious experience, she moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, joining the teaching order Sisters of Mount Carmel as a novice. She left three years later, before taking final orders.

During her time in New Orleans, Clayton sold sketches and paintings in Pioneer Square to supplement her income. 

After being robbed several times, Clayton moved to Portland, Oregon in 1983. She remained there for the rest of her life.

Clayton was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996. She completed &lt;u&gt;Drum Warning&lt;/u&gt; and half of &lt;u&gt;Drums of Chaos&lt;/u&gt; while she was in the hospital. She died, still in the hospital, in 1998. Literary executor Katherine Kerr made arrangements with established author Kevin Andrew Murphy to finish &lt;u&gt;Drums of Chaos&lt;/u&gt;.]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>  <hometown>Modesto, California</hometown>  <born_at>02/15/1939</born_at>  <died_at>02/13/1998</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Diadem from the Stars (Diadem, #1)]]></title>
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  <published>1977</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Drinker of Souls (Drinker of Souls, #1)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Skeen's Leap (Skeen, #1)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Quester's Endgame (Diadem, #9)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jo Clayton]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lamarchos (Diadem, #2)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jo Clayton]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Skeen's Return (Skeen, #2)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jo Clayton]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Gathering of Stones (Drinker of Souls, #3)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Maeve (Diadem, #4)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jo Clayton]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ghosthunt (Diadem, #7)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jo Clayton]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Nowhere Hunt (Diadem, #6)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Jo Clayton]]></name>
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