Dennis L. McKiernan

Author of The Dark Tide

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About the Author

Dennis L. McKiernan was born in Moberly, Missouri on April 4, 1932. After a tour with the U.S. Air Force, he received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri in 1958 and an M.S. in electrical engineering from Duke University in 1964. He worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories in show more research and development for 31 years before becoming a full-time author. He began writing novels in 1977 while recuperating from an accident. His novels include The Iron Tower Trilogy, The Silver Call Duology, The Eye of the Hunter, The Caverns of Socrates, Once Upon a Winter's Night, and Silver Wolf, Black Falcon. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Dennis McKieman, Dennis Mckiernan, Dennis Mckeirnan, Dennis L. McKiernan, Denise L. McKiernan, Д. Маккирнан

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Series

Hèl's Crucible Duology

Faery

Silver Call Deutsch

Der Ruf des Silberhorns

Mithgar Serie

Mithgar-Serie

Hel's Crucible Duology

Works by Dennis L. McKiernan

Popular Recent

The Dark Tide (1984) 627 copies

Shadows of Doom (1984) 556 copies

The Darkest Day (1984) 528 copies

The Eye of the Hunter (1992) 521 copies

Dragondoom (1990) 511 copies

Once Upon a Winter's Night (2002) 443 copies

The Dragonstone (1996) 430 copies

Into the Forge (1997) 416 copies

Voyage of the Fox Rider (1993) 412 copies

Into the Fire (Mithgar) (1998) 356 copies

Trek to Kraggen-Cor (1986) 351 copies

The Iron Tower Omnibus (Mithgar) (2000) 343 copies

Silver Wolf, Black Falcon (2000) 318 copies

The Brega Path (1986) 313 copies

Caverns of Socrates (1995) 271 copies

Once Upon a Summer Day (2005) 217 copies

Tales of Mithgar (1994) 217 copies

Once Upon an Autumn Eve (2006) 161 copies

The Silver Call (Mithgar) (2001) 140 copies

Once Upon A Spring Morn (2006) 140 copies

Red Slippers: More Tales of Mithgar (2004) 138 copies

City of Jade (2008) 117 copies

Once Upon A Dreadful Time (2007) 100 copies

Stolen Crown: A Novel of Mithgar (2014) 54 copies

The Vulgmaster (Tales of the One-Eyed Crow) (1991) 51 copies

Elfenzauber: Roman (2006) 24 copies

Zwergenmacht (2005) 20 copies

Elfenkrieger (2006) 20 copies

Magiermacht (2007) 15 copies

Magierkrieg: Roman (2007) 12 copies

Elfenschiffe (2006) 12 copies

Elfensturm (2006) 11 copies

Die Drachen, 4 Bände im Set "Drachenbann", "Drachenmacht", "Drachenbund", "Drachenkrieg" (2008) 10 copies

Drachenbann (2008) 9 copies

Magierlicht (2007) 9 copies

Magierschwur (2007) 9 copies

Drachenkrieg (2008) 8 copies

Drachenmacht (2008) 7 copies

Drachenbund (2008) 6 copies

Mithgar - Band 19: Elfenjäger (2009) 5 copies

Citybook 4: On the Road (1990) 4 copies

At the Edge of the Forest (2012) 4 copies

Shadowprey (The Black Foxes, #2) 3 copies

Shadowtrap: A Black Foxes Adventure (2014) 3 copies

Strange Reflections (2013) 2 copies

Die letzte Schlacht der Halblinge: Roman (2014) 2 copies

The Halfling House {short story} 2 copies

Die Zwergen-Saga - Band 1: Zwergenkrieger. Band 2: Zwergenzorn. Band 3: Zwergenmacht. (2012) 2 copies

Putování liščího jezdce : epický román z říše Mightar (2002) 2 copies

Dračí kámen : epický román z říše Mightar (2001) 1 copy

La maldición del dragón (1998) 1 copy

The Silver Call Duology, Book One and Book Two: "Trek to Kraggen-Cor" & "The Brega Path" (1986) 1 copy

Darkness 1 copy

LA MALDICIÓN DEL DRAGÓN. 2 vols. (1998) 1 copy

Hèlská nístěj. Kniha první, Do předpeklí (2000) 1 copy

Sulle Orme del Re 1 copy

Die Legende vom Eisernen Turm I-III (Die schwarze Flut / Die kalten Schatten / Der schwärzeste Tag) (2008) 1 copy

Pricks And Afflictions 1 copy

Mithgar-Saga - 3 Bände - Die schwarze Flut - Die kalten Schatten - Der schwärzeste Tag 1 copy

Waifs 1 copy

Mithgar: Hèl's Crucible Duology 1 copy

The Iron Tower 1 copy

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Associated Works

After the King (1991) — Contributor — 762 copies

999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense (1999) — Contributor, some editions — 616 copies

Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy (2004) — Contributor — 395 copies

Dragon Fantastic (1992) — Contributor — 238 copies

Turning Points (2002) — Contributor — 212 copies

Elf Fantastic (1997) — Contributor — 126 copies

Enemies of Fortune (2004) — Contributor — 119 copies

The Shimmering Door (1997) — Contributor — 117 copies

Highwaymen: Robbers and Rogues (1997) — Contributor — 112 copies

Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994) — Contributor — 90 copies

Wizard Fantastic (1997) — Contributor — 90 copies

Spell Fantastic (2000) — Contributor — 87 copies

Weird Tales from Shakespeare (1994) — Contributor — 87 copies

Treachery and Treason (2000) — Contributor — 77 copies

Terribly Twisted Tales (2009) — Contributor — 69 copies

Olympus (1998) — Contributor — 68 copies

Legends (1999) — Contributor — 42 copies

The Magic of Christmas: Holiday Stories of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1992) — Author — 25 copies

Grimdark Magazine #8 (2016) — Contributor — 5 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: McKiernan, Dennis Lester
Other names: McKiernan, Dennis
Birthdate: 1932-04-04
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Moberly, Missouri, USA
Places of residence: Moberly, Missouri, USA (born)
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Education: Duke University (M.S. in electrical engineering)
University of Missouri (B.S. in electrical engineering)
Occupations: engineer (at AT&T, Western Electric, and Bell Laboratories)
Organizations: US Air Force

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Reviews

Iron Tower Trilogy 03 Darkest Day by Dennis Mckiernan

Stunningly awful. McKiernan writes battle scenes with all the flair of Kent Brockman describing a futbol game. He pads the novel by having characters recount to each other scenes we just read. And he still couldn't finish it, so he added some totally unnecessary appendices. It is hard to believe this was put out by a major publisher.

Maybe I was supposed to read it more like The Silmarillion than Lord of the Rings, but I don't think that would have helped.

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