Jeanne C. Stein

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-11-04

Jeanne C. Stein is an American urban fantasy author who also writes as S. J. Harper. She was raised and educated in San Diego, the setting of her Anna Strong books, and now lives in Colorado. Her Anna Strong novels are published by Ace Books and have also appeared in Germany and Norway. The character Anna Strong won an RT Reviewers Choice Award for Best Urban Fantasy Protagonist in 2008 and was nominated again for Crossroads. Stein has written numerous short stories, including the novella Blood Debt in the 2011 anthology Hexed. She belongs to Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Sisters in Crime and Horror Writers of America, and as S. J. Harper she writes the Fallen Siren series for Roc and co-writes with Samantha Sommersby.

Universe(s)

Books

• The Becoming (2006) · Anna Strong Chronicles Core Canon
• Blood Drive (2007) · Anna Strong Chronicles Core Canon
• The Watcher (2007) · Anna Strong Chronicles Core Canon
• Legacy (2008) · Anna Strong Chronicles Core Canon
• Retribution (2009) · Anna Strong Chronicles Core Canon
• Chosen (2010) · Anna Strong Chronicles Core Canon
• Crossroads (2011) · Anna Strong Chronicles Core Canon
• Haunted (2012) · Anna Strong Chronicles Core Canon
• Blood Bond (2013) · Anna Strong Chronicles Core Canon
• Paradox (2019) · Anna Strong Chronicles Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 10 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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