Michael Kurland
1 universe Last reviewed 2026-11-02
Michael Joseph Kurland, born 1 March 1938, is an American author of science fiction and detective fiction who lives in San Luis Obispo, California. His first published novel, Ten Years to Doomsday, co-written with Chester Anderson, appeared in 1964. Other works include Tomorrow Knight, Pluribus, Perchance and The Unicorn Girl, the middle volume of the Greenwich Village Trilogy. He also wrote two novels set in Randall Garrett's Lord Darcy universe, Ten Little Wizards (1988) and A Study in Sorcery (1989). After The Infernal Device, which earned an Edgar Award nomination, he turned to detective fiction, most notably the Professor Moriarty series, which portrays Sherlock Holmes's nemesis as a reluctant antihero. He has published many mystery and science fiction novels across several decades.
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- Core Canon books: 3
- Current rank: #602 in the official ranking
- Weighted average: 3.97
- Award recognitions: 1 nomination
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- Total Core Canon books across all universes: 3 books
- Award recognitions across all universes: 1 (1 nomination)
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