Stan Jones (mystery writer)
Encyclopedia
Stan Jones is a writer of mystery and science fiction
novels, and is co-author of a non-fiction oral history
book.
Jones was born in Anchorage
, Alaska
, where he lives today. All of his books to date are set in Alaska.
He has written four books in the Nathan Active mystery series. In order of publication, they are White Sky, Black Ice, Shaman Pass, Frozen Sun, and Village of the Ghost Bears. He is also the co-author (with Sharon Bushell) of The Spill: An Oral History of the Exxon Valdez Disaster.
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...
novels, and is co-author of a non-fiction oral history
Oral history
Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews...
book.
Jones was born in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, where he lives today. All of his books to date are set in Alaska.
He has written four books in the Nathan Active mystery series. In order of publication, they are White Sky, Black Ice, Shaman Pass, Frozen Sun, and Village of the Ghost Bears. He is also the co-author (with Sharon Bushell) of The Spill: An Oral History of the Exxon Valdez Disaster.