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Steve Jackson (thriller writer)
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Steve Jackson is a thriller writer born in Arbroath, Scotland in 1969.
Jackson spent his early childhood living in the town of Carnoustie
. At the age of eleven he moved to Stroud
in Gloucestershire, England. He now lives in St. Albans, Hertfordshire
.
On leaving school, Jackson went into journalism. He worked first for the Marlborough Times, and then for the Stroud News & Journal
. The Nineties saw a radical change of direction. A keen guitarist from a young age, he spent most of that decade trying to make a living as a musician. During this time he played in numerous bands. He also worked as a recording engineer.
At the turn of the millennium he started writing fiction. His debut novel
, The Mentor, was published by HarperCollins
in October 2006. The book introduces MI6
spy, Paul Aston. The Mentor opens with the bombing of a London Underground
train.
The second Paul Aston book, The Judas, was published in 2007, with the third The Watcher due out at the end of 2008.
Steve Jackson is also known on Facebook
for making the largest group, Six Degrees of Separation - The Experiment. The group is an experiment in the effort to prove that six degrees of separation is in fact true. He plans on using the data from the group in The Watcher.
Jackson spent his early childhood living in the town of Carnoustie
Carnoustie
Carnoustie is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast...
. At the age of eleven he moved to Stroud
Stroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets and cafe culture...
in Gloucestershire, England. He now lives in St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
.
On leaving school, Jackson went into journalism. He worked first for the Marlborough Times, and then for the Stroud News & Journal
Stroud News & Journal
The Stroud News & Journal is a weekly paid-for newspaper based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. It is published every Wednesday in a tabloid format by Newsquest and covers a large portion of the Stroud district, including the towns of Stroud, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Stonehouse and Chalford, and...
. The Nineties saw a radical change of direction. A keen guitarist from a young age, he spent most of that decade trying to make a living as a musician. During this time he played in numerous bands. He also worked as a recording engineer.
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
, The Mentor, was published by HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
in October 2006. The book introduces MI6
Secret Intelligence Service
The Secret Intelligence Service is responsible for supplying the British Government with foreign intelligence. Alongside the internal Security Service , the Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence , it operates under the formal direction of the Joint Intelligence...
spy, Paul Aston. The Mentor opens with the bombing of a London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
train.
The second Paul Aston book, The Judas, was published in 2007, with the third The Watcher due out at the end of 2008.
Steve Jackson is also known on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
for making the largest group, Six Degrees of Separation - The Experiment. The group is an experiment in the effort to prove that six degrees of separation is in fact true. He plans on using the data from the group in The Watcher.