Occupation Children's author Genre Children's | Name M. Harris Role Author | |
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Notable works The Joshua Files; Gemini Force One Books The Joshua Files, Dark Parallel, Apocalypse Moon, Invisible City, Zero Moment | ||
Maria Guadalupe Enriquez Harris (born August 1966) is the author of the successful children's book series, The Joshua Files. She is also currently working with the estate of deceased author Gerry Anderson to bring his planned book series Gemini Force One into reality.
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Early life
M. G. Harris was born in Mexico City but moved to Manchester very early in her childhood. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a scientist and ran an Internet business. She now lives in Oxford. She is also currently a school governor at St Gregory the Great VA Catholic Secondary School, a school in Oxfordshire.
The Joshua Files
Harris was inspired to begin The Joshua Files series when she visited the Mayan ruins of Yucatán. She started to write Invisible City whilst recovering from a skiing accident which resulted in a broken leg. Invisible City (2008) was then followed by Ice Shock (2009) and Zero Moment (2010). Dark Parallel, the fourth in the series, was released in 2011, with the fifth and final book in the series, Apocalypse Moon having been released in April 2012.
The Descendant
Although not part of the main The Joshua Files range, The Descendant is set within the same fictional continuity as the series. Aimed at adult readers it was written by Harris prior to The Joshua Files, but wasn't released until 2012.
Blake's 7
After submitting her treatment to publisher Big Finish, Harris was selected to write a novella for the Blake's 7 collection, Anthology. Based on the television series of the same name, her story Cold Revolution is set during the show's first season.
Gerry Anderson's Gemini Force One
After Gerry Anderson's death in 2012, Jamie Anderson of the Anderson estate approached M.G. Harris and asked her to continue Gerry's work, which she accepted. The first book in the series, Black Horizon was published in April 2015, with the second, Ghost Mine released in September 2015.