Gary Braver is the pen name of Gary Goshgarian, a science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 and thriller novelist and professor of English Literature

English literature

English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....

 at Northeastern University, Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

.

As an Author

Braver is the editor of the short fiction anthology Horrorscape (1993), as well as the author of six novels, including Atlantis Fire (1980), Rough Beast (1995), and The Stone Circle (1997), all published under his real name, and Elixir (2000), Gray Matter (2004), and Flashback (2005), all published under his nom de plume. Flashback won the 2006 Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction Honors from the Massachusetts Center for the Book.

Braver's next novel, Skin Deep, will be released in 2008. His previous work has dealt with subject matter as diverse as cutting-edge biotechnology, a la Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton

John Michael Crichton , best known as Michael Crichton, was an American best-selling author, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted...

, and the dark and sometimes sinister history of the Massachusetts and New England areas, a la H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....

 and Stephen King

Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...

.

Gary is a well known fan of Boston's infamous lunch time delicatessen: the pumpkin seed special.

External links

• Official Site at www.garybraver.com.
• Faculty Profile at Northeastern University website.
• Reading and Discussion Guide for Flashback produced by the Massachusetts Centre for the Book.
• Review of Flashback by Roberta O'Hara at the Book Reporter website.
• Review of Gray Matter by Roberta O'Hara at the Book Reporter website.
• Excerpt from Gray Matter in the journal Transformations.
• Interview and biography by Joan Killough-Miller in the journal Transformations.
• Interview regarding Gray Matter at the Book Reporter website.
• Interview regarding Elixir, formerly at the website of the zine Wigglefish. The zine is now defunct, but the interview has been archived at Braver's official site.