Several of his early novels were published in the UK by Methuen and much of his work by Endeavour Press and Venture Press in UK. He also turned to other genres including historical fiction, thrillers, and later a true story of a Holocaust survivor's family during World War II, Maybe You Will Survive.

ĭiamond's other science fiction and fantasy works include Forest Wars, Marrakesh, Samarkand, and Samarkand Dawn. By 1984 Diamond had published twelve books with more than a million copies sold around the world. In 1979, while the Haven-related books were still bring published, Diamond released The Thief of Kalimar, his first pure fantasy novel. This sequel was then segued into being the first volume of the four-book series Adventures of the Empire Princess. The book sold so well that his editors asked for a sequel, resulting in Lady of the Haven. The Haven is a 'besieged-enclave science-fantasy' in the same manner as The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson and The Last Castle by Jack Vance. After spending more than a decade in California he returned to New York City.ĭiamond began publishing novels in 1977, with the release of The Haven by Playboy Press. He has also taught and lectured on creative writing in both New York and California.ĭiamond has two daughters, Rochelle and Leslie.

Diamond later became production manager, then assistant director of operations in the Editorial Art Department at the paper until leaving to pursue a full-time career in writing. ĭuring the early 70's he began working for the New York Times, becoming the weekend manager of the paper's editorial art department by the early 1980s. He attended CCNY in NY, the Art Students League of New York, and the State University of New York.

He was raised in New York City, on the Upper West Side, and graduated from the High School of Music and Art. Life and education īorn in Manchester, England, his family moved to the United States when he was a young child.

He has published twenty novels with more than a million copies of his books in print. Graham Diamond (born 18 August 1949, Manchester, England) is an author who writes across multiple genres, including fantasy and science fiction.

Chocolate Lenin by Graham Diamond