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Joan Carol Holly (1932–1982) was a science fiction author who wrote under the pseudonym J. Hunter Holly in the late 1950s until the mid-1970s. Holly lived and wrote in Lansing, Michigan and from her various book dedications, had a strong love of cats.

Joan Carol Holly
Born	1932
Died	1982
Pen name	J. Hunter Holly
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States
Education	BA
Alma mater	Michigan State University
Genre	Science fiction

Holly graduated from Michigan State University during 1954 with a B.A. in psychology. Her affiliations at the University were Phi Kappa, Tau Sigma & Psi Chi. She was the recipient of the Hinman superior student scholarship.[1]

Bibliography

• Encounter (1959)
• The Green Planet (1961)[2]
• The Dark Planet (1962)
• The Flying Eyes (1962)[3]
• The Running Man (1963)
• The Gray Aliens (1963, published in the UK as The Grey Aliens)
• The Time Twisters (1964)
• The Dark Enemy (1965)
• The Mind Traders (1967)
• Keeper (1976)
• Death Dolls of Lyra (1977)
• Shepherd (1977)

Holly also contributed to the The Man from U.N.C.L.E. series of original novels, writing #10 The Assassination Affair.[4]

Joan Holly also contributed stories for Roger Elwood's series of books and sci-fi magazines, under both her real name and her pseudonym. Some of these, The Chronicles of a Comer in particular, have a religious theme.

Sources

External links

• Joan Hunter Holly Papers (MS 252) at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas
• J. Hunter Holly at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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