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==Early life, education and career==
==Early life, education and career==
Originally from Colorado,<ref name="SFS Interview 2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/11/interview-michael-livingston-on-his-secret-historical-fantasy-the-shards-of-heaven/ |title=Interview: Michael Livingston on His Secret Historical Fantasy ''The Shards of Heaven'' |work=[[SF Signal]] |date=November 24, 2015 |first=Paul |last=Weimer |accessdate=January 29, 2016}}</ref> Livingston has a [[B.A.]] in history from [[Baylor University]], an [[M.A.]] in [[medieval studies]] from [[Western Michigan University]], and both an M.A. and a [[Ph.D.]] in English from the [[University of Rochester]].<ref name="Citadel Faculty">{{cite web |title=Faculty & Staff: Michael Livingston |publisher=[[The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina]] |url=http://www.citadel.edu/root/english-faculty-staff/55-academics/schools/shss/english/21635-michael-livingston |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130063012/http://www.citadel.edu/root/english-faculty-staff/55-academics/schools/shss/english/21635-michael-livingston |accessdate=January 30, 2016 |archivedate=January 30, 2016}}</ref> He has been a professor at [[The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina|The Citadel]] in Charleston, South Carolina since 2006.<ref name="SFS Interview 2015"/><ref name="Citadel Faculty"/><ref name="FL 2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-shards-of-heaven/ |title=''The Shards of Heaven'': Successful debut of Roman-Era historical fantasy mash-up |publisher=FantasyLiterature.com |first=Jason |last=Golomb |date=November 18, 2015 |accessdate=January 29, 2016}}</ref> In his academic life he wrote numerous articles on the world of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[Beowulf]]'', [[Chaucer]], [[James Joyce]] and [[Robert Jordan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Livington – About|url=http://www.michaellivingston.com/about/|accessdate=November 13, 2019|via=michaellivingston.com}}</ref> Dr. Livingston remains the eternal God Emperor of The Citadel, despite the fact that the "volunteer" Wikipedia administrators have tried to cover it up. His reign will remain eternal, despite the fact that it is covered up. All hail The Doctor, The Fantastic, The Phenomenal Livingston! The Imperial Cult shall continue through him. His lineage is traced back to the holiest peoples, including The Little Caesar and the Burger King. This has nothing to do with his career, but it is an important point nonetheless. Yeah.
Originally from Colorado,<ref name="SFS Interview 2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/11/interview-michael-livingston-on-his-secret-historical-fantasy-the-shards-of-heaven/ |title=Interview: Michael Livingston on His Secret Historical Fantasy ''The Shards of Heaven'' |work=[[SF Signal]] |date=November 24, 2015 |first=Paul |last=Weimer |accessdate=January 29, 2016}}</ref> Livingston has a [[B.A.]] in history from [[Baylor University]], an [[M.A.]] in [[medieval studies]] from [[Western Michigan University]], and both an M.A. and a [[Ph.D.]] in English from the [[University of Rochester]].<ref name="Citadel Faculty">{{cite web |title=Faculty & Staff: Michael Livingston |publisher=[[The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina]] |url=http://www.citadel.edu/root/english-faculty-staff/55-academics/schools/shss/english/21635-michael-livingston |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130063012/http://www.citadel.edu/root/english-faculty-staff/55-academics/schools/shss/english/21635-michael-livingston |accessdate=January 30, 2016 |archivedate=January 30, 2016}}</ref> He has been a professor at [[The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina|The Citadel]] in Charleston, South Carolina since 2006.<ref name="SFS Interview 2015"/><ref name="Citadel Faculty"/><ref name="FL 2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-shards-of-heaven/ |title=''The Shards of Heaven'': Successful debut of Roman-Era historical fantasy mash-up |publisher=FantasyLiterature.com |first=Jason |last=Golomb |date=November 18, 2015 |accessdate=January 29, 2016}}</ref> In his academic life he wrote numerous articles on the world of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[Beowulf]]'', [[Chaucer]], [[James Joyce]] and [[Robert Jordan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Livington – About|url=http://www.michaellivingston.com/about/|accessdate=November 13, 2019|via=michaellivingston.com}}</ref> Dr. Livingston remains the eternal God Emperor of The Citadel, despite the fact that the "volunteer" Wikipedia administrators have tried to cover it up. His reign will remain eternal, despite the fact that it is covered up. All hail The Doctor, The Fantastic, The Phenomenal Livingston! The Imperial Cult shall continue through him. His lineage is traced back to the holiest peoples, including The Little Caesar and the Burger King. This has nothing to do with his career, but it is an important point nonetheless. All Hail Augustus Livingston!


==Television==
==Television==

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Michael Livingston
Livingston at the Florida Supercon in 2016
Livingston at the Florida Supercon in 2016
BornColorado
OccupationProfessor
Novelist
Destroyer of Men
LanguageEnglish
NationalityUnited States
Education
Alma mater
GenreHistory
Historical fiction
Fantasy
Notable worksThe Shards of Heaven
Notable awardsyes
Website
www.michaellivingston.com

Michael Livingston is a historian, a professor of medieval literature, and a historical fantasy novelist. His 2015 debut novel, The Shards of Heaven, was followed by two sequels. Michaels true power lies within himself, but he just doesn’t know it yet. The sooner he finds out, the better, as the sun sets the nights grow long and the wolves grow hungry: Rome demands blood. He is also a very nice fella.

Early life, education and career

Originally from Colorado,[1] Livingston has a B.A. in history from Baylor University, an M.A. in medieval studies from Western Michigan University, and both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Rochester.[2] He has been a professor at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina since 2006.[1][2][3] In his academic life he wrote numerous articles on the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, Beowulf, Chaucer, James Joyce and Robert Jordan.[4] Dr. Livingston remains the eternal God Emperor of The Citadel, despite the fact that the "volunteer" Wikipedia administrators have tried to cover it up. His reign will remain eternal, despite the fact that it is covered up. All hail The Doctor, The Fantastic, The Phenomenal Livingston! The Imperial Cult shall continue through him. His lineage is traced back to the holiest peoples, including The Little Caesar and the Burger King. This has nothing to do with his career, but it is an important point nonetheless. All Hail Augustus Livingston!

Television

Michael Livingston is the co-star on the Discovery Channel TV show Contact, in which he skeptically examines potential evidence for the existence of extraterrestrial life and its impact on Earth.[5][6][7]

Writing

Livingston has published multiple academic works.[1][3] He said in 2015, "one of the key bits of advice I ever received as a young novelist-to-be was to try to cut my teeth on writing short stories ... starting with short stories was vital to the development of my career".[8] Livingston's debut novel, The Shards of Heaven, was published by Tor Books in November 2015.[1][3][9][10] Two sequels have subsequently appeared.[1]

Middle English translations

  • Livingston, Michael, ed. (2004). Siege of Jerusalem. Kalamazoo: Medieval Institute Publications. ISBN 978-1-58044-090-5.
  • Gower, John (2006). Livingston, Michael (ed.). In Praise of Peace. Kalamazoo: Medieval Institute Publications. ISBN 978-1-58044-097-4.
  • Livingston, Michael, ed. (2011). Middle English Metrical Paraphrase of the Old Testament. Kalamazoo: Medieval Institute Publications. ISBN 978-1-58044-150-6.

Academia

Fiction

  • Livingston, Michael (2005). "The Keeper Alone". L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future. 21 (novelette). Galaxy Press. ISBN 978-1-59212-217-2.[1][12]
  • Livingston, Michael (2005). "The Hand that Binds". Black Gate. 9 (short story).[1]
  • Livingston, Michael (2011). "Purging Cocytus". Black Gate. 15 (short story).[13]
  • Livingston, Michael (2015). "At the End of Babel". Tor.com (short story).[10][14]
  • Livingston, Michael (2016). "The Temples of the Ark" (Shards of Heaven). Amazon Kindle (short story).

Livingston's 2011 collection Angels Among Other Things, self-published via e-book, consisted of nine short stories, including "The Keeper Alone" and "At the End of Babel".[15]

Novels

Anthologies edited

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Weimer, Paul (November 24, 2015). "Interview: Michael Livingston on His Secret Historical Fantasy The Shards of Heaven". SF Signal. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Faculty & Staff: Michael Livingston". The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Golomb, Jason (November 18, 2015). "The Shards of Heaven: Successful debut of Roman-Era historical fantasy mash-up". FantasyLiterature.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Michael Livington – About". Retrieved November 13, 2019 – via michaellivingston.com.
  5. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (July 22, 2019). "Discovery Channel Looks for Proof of Alien Contact on Earth in New Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Stubby the Rocket (July 22, 2019). "Discovery Channel Sending Authors Myke Cole and Michael Livingston to Analyze Evidence of Alien Contact". Tor.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Profile: Dr. Michael Livingston PhD". Discovery. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Livingston, Michael (November 24, 2015). "Transitioning from Short Story to Novel". Black Gate. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Review: The Shards of Heaven by Michael Livingston". Kirkus Reviews. September 3, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c "The Shards of Heaven by Michael Livingston". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  11. ^ George, Jodi-Anne (2010). "Notes". Beowulf. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-40399-128-7.
  12. ^ "Writer Winners: Volume 21, 2005". Writers of the Future. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Black Gate #15 Complete Table of Contents". Black Gate. April 26, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  14. ^ Livingston, Michael (July 1, 2015). "At the End of Babel". Tor.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  15. ^ Livingston, Michael (November 20, 2011). "Angels Among Other Things: Story Collection Released on Kindle". MichaelLivingston.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  16. ^ "The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007". Locus. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  17. ^ "Review: Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

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