Ian M. Dudley

Ian M. Dudley was born in the secret catacombs underneath Versailles in 19--, in what will undoubtedly go down in the history books as a dark year indeed for literature. An outcast due to his penchant for modestly altering his personal history, he ran away at age 18 to Paris to find fame and glamor in the Paris literary scene. He wasn't existential enough.

In 1993, Ian was forcibly committed to the Eau d' Ennui Municipal Hospital for the Criminally Insane. It was there that he created the Marlowe and the Spacewoman series, writing the stories and books out of order. Hospital orderlies regularly tried to re-establish Ian's sense of time's linearity, but the electroshock sessions were either too infrequent or involved too low a voltage.

Ian has written numerous unpublished works of fiction and non-fiction, the titles of which are too terrible to duplicate here, except for The Killer Party: How to Host A Murder Mystery. The promotional activities for that book are what led to his incarceration.

In 1996, Ian escaped by being dumped on the curb outside the Eau d' Ennui Municipal Hospital for the Criminally Insane. He managed this by disguising himself as a gregarious court mime.

He is believed to have migrated to the coast of Normandy, where the dependence on British tourism have led the locals to look somewhat more kindly on English speakers. His exact location is unknown, and no current photos of him are available.

Ian has never won, nor will he ever will win, any literary awards for his efforts. He is, however, the prime suspect in the theft of five Hugos, three Nebulas, and, for some inexplicable reason, a Bram Stoker award. His command of the English language has been said to be deadly, though readers will have to decide for themselves if that is a compliment or an insult.

If you see Ian, do not engage him in conversation (in English, at least), contacting local law enforcement instead.