Gary Jennings

Author profile

born

September 20, 1928 in Buena Vista, Virginia, The United States

died

February 13, 1999

gender

male

website

http://www.garyjennings.net/

genre

Literature & Fiction, Children's Books

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Gary Jennings led a paradoxically picaresque life. On one hand, he was a man of acknowledged intellect and erudition. His novels were international best sellers, praised around the world for their stylish prose, lively wit and adventurously bawdy spirit. They were also massive - often topping 500,000 words - and widely acclaimed for the years of research he put into each one, both in libraries and in the field.

Jennings served in the Korean War, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal- a decoration rarely given to soldier-reporters- and a personal citation by South Korean President Syngman Rhee for his efforts on behalf of war orphans.

Where the erudition came from, however, was something of a mystery.

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Books by Gary Jennings

Average rating: 3.99 · 6,812 ratings · 587 reviews · 44 distinct works

	Aztec (Aztec, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 3,609 ratings — published 1980 — 32 editions	My rating:
	The Journeyer 4.30 avg rating — 786 ratings — published 1984 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Aztec Autumn (Aztec, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 1997 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Raptor 3.96 avg rating — 473 ratings — published 1992 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Aztec Blood (Aztec, #3) 3.69 avg rating — 408 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Spangle: Gary Jennings 4.01 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 1987 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Aztec Rage (Aztec, #4) by Gary Jennings, Robert Gleason, Junius Podrug 3.50 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Road Show (Spangle #1) 4.06 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1999	My rating:
	The Center Ring (Spangle, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1999	My rating:
	The Grand Promenade (Spangle, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1999	My rating:

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Series by Gary Jennings

Aztec (5 books)
by Gary Jennings, Robert Gleason, Junius Podrug

3.97 avg rating — 4,937 ratings

Spangle (3 books)
by Gary Jennings

4.04 avg rating — 403 ratings

Quotes by Gary Jennings

“Of all that I have possessed in my life, my memories are the only things remaining to me. Indeed, I believe that memories are the only real treasure any human can hope to hold always.”
― Gary Jennings, Aztec

tags: memories

24 people liked it

“I do not know what she was thinking, but I was remembering the years we have lived together, yet never together, and what a waste they have been--of each other, and of love, which is the most unpardonable waste there is. Love and time, those are the only two things in all the world and all of life that cannot be bought, but only spent.”
― Gary Jennings

tags: love , time , waste

11 people liked it

“Collect adventures and experiences to reminisce about…go to far places, meet new people, eat exotic foods, enjoy all varieties of women, look on unfamiliar landscapes, see new things.”
― Gary Jennings

tags: gary-jennings

7 people liked it

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