Andersson, Dean

Born March 20, 1946 in the United States, Kansas. Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics (University of Northern Arizona), Business Administration (University of Northern Arizona), Bachelor of Arts in Design Advertising (University of North Texas).

Best known for his literary work in genres such as science fiction , science fiction , fantasy and horror. He is the author of numerous novels, short stories and short stories. He successfully combines the career of a writer with the professions of a graphic artist on television, a musician on the BBC channel, a programmer and technical writer ^[1] specializing in software documentation for relational database management systems.

Creative Features

The features of the writer's work and his interests were largely influenced by his childhood impressions. Meetings with Dracula in a small cinema in Kansas led to a fascination with this character and vampires in general, which inspired the study and writing of two novels - Crimson Kisses and I Dracula (English I Am Dracula ).

Children's fear of witches subsequently turned into an interest in the mysterious, which led to the study of the historical persecutions of witchcraft and modern religions of neopaganism . This has influenced the theme elements in many novels.

Serious fascination with Scandinavian mythology, Dinu instilled in his father, Albert Andersson, of Swedish origin ^[2] . This led to the writing of a number of literary works, the characters of which became various mythical creatures, mainly the goddess Hel , the mistress of the Kingdom of the Dead, who became the key figure in the famous saga of Andersson the Warrior , translated into Russian.

In Russia, D. Andersson is known primarily as the author of the novel-saga "Warrior", which currently consists of three parts: A Song of Blood , A Thirst for Vengeance , The Power of the Beast .

The central personality of the work is a brave female warrior nicknamed the “Song of Blood” (born Bloodsong ), whose life is full of exciting adventures. An important role is played by her complex and ambiguous relations (and often the struggle) with the harsh goddess Hel, who dreams of subjugating the world of people to her power, and her evil, inhuman servants. But invariably friendship and nobility prevail over cruelty and anger.

Creative rethinking of Old Norse mythology makes the Andersson saga a special originality, as evidenced by its repeated reprint in the United States.

In Russia, “Warrior” was published in 2002 in the series “Fantastic Action”.

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