Maurice Gee

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in Whakatane, New Zealand

August 22, 1931

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One of New Zealand’s most distinguished novelists, born in Whakatane, passed much of his childhood in the country town of Henderson (now contained by Auckland’s urban sprawl), and this background plays a major role in his fiction. Again and again his plots are set in Henderson, usually under another name, or other small towns. Even in the most recent, where Wellington and Auckland play a major part, it is their subdivisions — Wadestown, Karori or present-day Henderson —which dominate.

He completed BA and MA degrees at the University of Auckland, which subsequently recognised him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998, and an honorary Doctor of Literature in 2004. He is currently married and has three children, one of whom is also a writer...more

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Maurice Gee's Books

Average rating: 3.68 · 2,664 ratings · 309 reviews · 32 distinct works · Similar authors

	Under the Mountain 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 369 ratings — published 1979 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salt (The Salt Trilogy, #1) 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 492 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Halfmen of O (The O Trilogy, #1) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In My Father's Den 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 1972 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Priests of Ferris (The O Trilogy, #2) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1984 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Motherstone (The O Trilogy, #3) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plumb (Plumb, #1) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 135 ratings — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blindsight 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 105 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gool (The Salt Trilogy, #2) 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fat Man 2.94 of 5 stars 2.94 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Maurice Gee

The Salt Trilogy (3 books)
by Maurice Gee
3.4011713030746704 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 683 ratings

The O Trilogy (3 books)
by Maurice Gee
3.893884892086331 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 556 ratings

Plumb (3 books)
by Maurice Gee
3.9192825112107625 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 223 ratings

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