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Bruce Boxleitner

Born: 1950 in Elgin, Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Born and raised in Elgin Illinois, Bruce studied drama at the Goodman theater.

Biography: Boxleitner is an actor and science fiction novelist. He has appeared in numerous movie and television performances including the ''Tron'' films, ''Bablylon 5'' and ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'' TV series.


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Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Bruce Boxleitner on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bruce+boxleitner


Selected Titles

Frontier Earth /
ISBN: 0441007945 OCLC: 45786925

Ace Books, New York : 2001, ©1999.

After crashing on Earth in separate ships, two lots of spacemen battle each other in 1880s Arizona, even taking part in the historic gunfight at the OK Corral. One lot are the nasty Kra'agh, the other descendants of the 16th century Lost Colony of Roanoke, saved from starvation by aliens who took them to space.

Frontier Earth :
ISBN: 0441008879 OCLC: 317507098

Ace Book, New York : 2001.

Frontier Earth :
ISBN: 0441007996 OCLC: 44089418

Ace Books, New York : 2000.

The year is 1882. The enigmatic gunman known as Macklin has made a home for himself in Tombstone, Arizona, with the Earp brothers among his closest friends. Yet he is troubled. Gradually, as his memory returns, he has come to realize that he is not human, that he is a being from another planet sent to protect Earth from a coming invasion by another alien species. Still, he has many questions about his enemies, about himself, and he thinks he can find some answers in Tucson, where another of his kind lives.--Cover.

 

 

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