Science Fiction Collection: The E.E. Knight Papers
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Introduction
In May 2007, E.E. Knight, transferred a portion of his papers to Northern
Illinois University. Property rights in the collection were transferred to
Northern Illinois University Libraries. Literary rights are retained by Mr.
Knight; any copyrights so stated in the materials will continue in force. Reproduction
from this collection is provided at the discretion of Mr. Knight. Additional
materials may be added to the collection at Mr. Knight's discretion. The materials
in this collection are available for research to qualified scholars as determined
by the Northern Illinois University Libraries without restrictions.
Linear feet of shelf space: 3.5
Number of containers: 9
Scope and Content
The E.E. Knight Papers consists of printed (paper-based) manuscripts for unpublished
works, short stories and novels by E.E. knight, along with a small amount of
correspondence related to those materials. The collection is divided into series
based upon format. Series I consists of novels; Series II consists of unpublished works. Series III consists of general correspondence and Series IV contains miscellaneous items. The Novels section is organized by book series title. Within each book series title, organization is based on original date of work. All other materials are organized within their series based upon original date of work.
Dates of publication and reprinting are taken from E.E. Knight's notes and WorldCat, which can be accessed from the NIU
Library home page by choosing "Find Information".
Biographical Sketch
E. E. Knight is an author and game designer. He graduated from Northern Illinois
University in 1987 with a double major in History and Political Science. Although
born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, E. E. Knight grew up in Minnesota. His current
works are the "Vampire Earth" and "Age of Fire" series.
In "Vampire
Earth" the future is dark as humans fight vampires, the Kurians, who
have taken over Earth."Age
of Fire" follows a young dragon, Auron, in his search
for others of his kind. When Knight is not writing or gaming, he teaches a genre
fiction writing class. This is a far
cry from
his first job of training and cleaning up
after his neighbor's field-show team of
labrador retrievers. Other jobs held by E. E. Knight included "managing
a McDonald's to writing code for Andersen Consulting."
Sources
http://www.vampjac.com/. (accessed June 27, 2007)
http://eeknight.livejournal.com/. (accessed June 27, 2007)
http://eeknight.livejournal.com/profile. (accessed June 27, 2007)
http://www.myspace.com/e_e_knight. (accessed June 27, 2007)
Inventory of Collection
Collection Processor: Angela Schroeder
Series I: Novels | Series II: Unpublished Works | Series III: Correspondence | Series IV: Miscellaneous
Box 1 | Box 2 | Box 3 | Box 4 |
Box 5 | Box 6 | Box 7 | Box 8 | Box 9
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Box 1
Folder 1
Content: "Vampire Earth" (First version of backstory, 1990s]
- Box 1
Folder 2
Content: "Vampire Earth" [Early Version, mid 1990s]
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Box 1
Folder 3
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk.1 The Way of the Wolf" [earliest version, 1999]
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Box 1
Folder 4
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk.1 The Way of the Wolf" [Print copy of ebook-AOL/Time
Warner Book Group, 2000]
Title page to Chapter 6
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Box 1
Folder 5
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk.1 The Way of the Wolf" [Print copy of ebook-AOL/Time
Warner Book Group, 2000]
Chapter 7 to Chapter 12 (end)
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Box 1
Folder 6
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk.1 The Way of the Wolf" [Dutton Style Sheet]
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Box 1
Folder 7
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk.1 The Way of the Wolf" [Publish typeset, 2001]
Title page to Chapter 8
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Box 1
Folder 8
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk.1 The Way of the Wolf" [Publish typeset, 2001]
Chapter 9 to End/About the Author
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Box 1
Folder 9
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk.1 The Way of the Wolf" [Final copy edits, ROC, 2003]
Editor forms to Chapter 5
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Box 1
Folder 10
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk.1 The Way of the Wolf" [Final copy edits, ROC, 2003]
Chapter 6 to Chapter 10
Series I: Novels | Series II: Unpublished Works | Series III: Correspondence | Series IV: Miscellaneous
Box 1 | Box 2 | Box 3 | Box 4 |
Box 5 | Box 6 | Box 7 | Box 8 | Box 9
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Box 2
Folder 1
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk.1 The Way of the Wolf" [Final copy edits, ROC, 2003]
Chapter 11 to End
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Box 2
Folder 2
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 2 The Code of the Cat [Choice of the Cat]" [First
Draft, 2000]
Chapter 1 to Chapter 8
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Box 2
Folder 3
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 2 The Code of the Cat [Choice of the Cat]" [First
Draft, 2000]
Chapter 9 to End
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Box 2
Folder 4
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 2 Choice of the Cat" [Early manuscript edited by friends
and family, 2001]
Chapter 1 to Chapter 8
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Box 2
Folder 5
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 2 Choice of the Cat" [Early manuscript edited by friends
and family, 2001]
Chapter 9 to End
Series I: Novels | Series II: Unpublished Works | Series III: Correspondence | Series IV: Miscellaneous
Box 1 | Box 2 | Box 3 | Box 4 |
Box 5 | Box 6 | Box 7 | Box 8 | Box 9
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Box 3
Folder 1
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 3 Tale of the Thunderbolt" [Final copy edits, ROC,
2005]
Critics page to Chapter 3
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Box 3
Folder 2
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 3 Tale of the Thunderbolt" [Final copy edits, ROC,
2005]
Chapter 4 to Chapter 6
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Box 3
Folder 3
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 3 Tale of the Thunderbolt" [Final copy edits, ROC,
2005]
Chapter 7 to Chapter 8
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Box 3
Folder 4
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 3 Tale of the Thunderbolt" [Final copy edits, ROC,
2005]
Chapter 9 to End
Series I: Novels | Series II: Unpublished Works | Series III: Correspondence | Series IV: Miscellaneous
Box 1 | Box 2 | Box 3 | Box 4 |
Box 5 | Box 6 | Box 7 | Box 8 | Box 9
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Box 4
Folder 1
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 5 Valentine's Exile" [Final copy edits, ROC, 2006]
Title page to Chapter 5
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Box 4
Folder 2
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 5 Valentine's Exile" [Final copy edits, ROC, 2006]
Chapter 6 to Chapter 9
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Box 4
Folder 3
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 5 Valentine's Exile" [Final copy edits, ROC, 2006]
Chapter 10 to Chapter 12 (end)
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Box 4
Folder 4
Content: "Vampire Earth: Bk 5 Valentine's Exile" [Page proof, ROC, 2006]
Chapter 1
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Box 4
Folder 5
Content: "Vampire Earth: Valentine's Resolve" [NAL Sample Layouts, 1/19/07]
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Box 4
Folder 6
Content: "Vampire Earth: Valentine's Resolve"
[production letter, proof form, foul setting MS - 2/12-13/07]
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Box 4
Folder 7
Content: "Vampire Earth: Valentine's Resolve" [Comprehensive Layout, ROC, 2/12/07]
Title page to Chapter 7
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Box 4
Folder 8
Content: "Vampire Earth: Valentine's Resolve" [Comprehensive Layout, ROC, 2/12/07]
Chapter 8 to End
Series I: Novels | Series II: Unpublished Works | Series III: Correspondence | Series IV: Miscellaneous
Box 1 | Box 2 | Box 3 | Box 4 |
Box 5 | Box 6 | Box 7 | Box 8 | Box 9
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Box 5
Folder 1
Content: "Vampire Earth: Valentine's Resolve" [Final Copy Edits, ROC, July 2007]
Half title to Chapter 4
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Box 5
Folder 2
Content: "Vampire Earth: Valentine's Resolve" [Final Copy Edits, ROC, July 2007]
Chapter 5 to Chapter 7
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Box 5
Folder 3
Content: "Vampire Earth: Valentine's Resolve" [Final Copy Edits, ROC, July 2007]
Chapter 8 to Chapter 11
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Box 5
Folder 4
Content: "Vampire Earth: Valentine's Resolve" [Final Copy Edits, ROC, July 2007]
Chapter 12 to End
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Box 5
Folder 5
Content: "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cult of the Cataclysm" [Outline]
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Box 5
Folder 6
Content: "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult" [Typed copy, 2003]
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Box 5
Folder 7
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragontale: Pride of the Clutch [Dragon Champion]" [First version, 2002]
Title page to [Book I]
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Box 5
Folder 8
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragontale: Pride of the Clutch [Dragon Champion]" [First version, 2002]
Book II: Drake
Series I: Novels | Series II: Unpublished Works | Series III: Correspondence | Series IV: Miscellaneous
Box 1 | Box 2 | Box 3 | Box 4 |
Box 5 | Box 6 | Box 7 | Box 8 | Box 9
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Box 6
Folder 1
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragontale: Pride of the Clutch [Dragon Champion]" [First version, 2002]
Book III: Dragon
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Box 6
Folder 2
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragontale" #2, 3, 4 [ideas of where series was headed, 2004]
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Box 6
Folder 3
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragon Avenger" [Final edited version, 2006]
Front Sales, map, Title page to Book One
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Box 6
Folder 4
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragon Avenger" [Final edited version, 2006]
Book II - Chapter 11 to Chapter 16
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Box 6
Folder 5
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragon Avenger" [Final edited version, 2006]
Book II - Chapter 17 to Chapter 20
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Box 6
Folder 6
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragon Avenger" [Final edited version, 2006]
Book III to About the Author
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Box 6
Folder 7
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragon Outcast" [NAL Sample Layouts 6/14/07]
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Box 6
Folder 8
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragon Outcast" [Comprehensive Layout, ROC, 7/10/07]
Front sale, title pages, Book One
Series I: Novels | Series II: Unpublished Works | Series III: Correspondence | Series IV: Miscellaneous
Box 1 | Box 2 | Box 3 | Box 4 |
Box 5 | Box 6 | Box 7 | Box 8 | Box 9
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Box 7
Folder 1
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragon Outcast" [Comprehensive Layout, ROC, 7/10/07]
Book Two
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Box 7
Folder 2
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragon Outcast" [Comprehensive Layout, ROC, 7/10/07]
Book Three, Epilogue, Glossary, About the Author, Duplicate pages
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Box 7
Folder 3
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragon Outcast" [Final copy edits, ROC, December 2007]
Front sales to Chapter 12
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Box 7
Folder 4
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragon Outcast" [Final copy edits, ROC, December 2007]
Chapter 13 to Chapter 20
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Box 7
Folder 5
Content: "Age of Fire: Dragon Outcast" [Final copy edits, ROC, December 2007]
Chapter 21 to End
Series I: Novels | Series II: Unpublished Works | Series III: Correspondence | Series IV: Miscellaneous
Box 1 | Box 2 | Box 3 | Box 4 |
Box 5 | Box 6 | Box 7 | Box 8 | Box 9
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Box 8
Folder 1
Content: "Sunk"
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Box 8
Folder 2
Content: Short Stories [1980s]
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Box 8
Folder 3
Content: "Dramatis Personae" [2001]
Prologue to Chapter 7
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Box 8
Folder 4
Content: "Dramatis Personae" [2001]
Chapter 8 to end
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Box 8
Folder 5
Content: "Swords of the Red Star" [a collaboration, first ever, with Howard Andrew Jones, 2003]
Title page to Chapter 9
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Box 8
Folder 6
Content: "Swords of the Red Star" [a collaboration, first ever, with Howard Andrew Jones, 2003]
Chapter 10 to end
Series I: Novels | Series II: Unpublished Works | Series III: Correspondence | Series IV: Miscellaneous
Box 1 | Box 2 | Box 3 | Box 4 |
Box 5 | Box 6 | Box 7 | Box 8 | Box 9
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Box 9
Folder 1
Content: Letter to Knight's mother regarding VE2 manuscript The Choice of the Cat, 2002
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Box 9
Folder 2
Content: Note card from editor Lis Schreier-ROC that came with the final copy edits of The Way of the Wolf, 2003
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Box 9
Folder 3
Content: Letters from editor Liz Schreier-ROC, 2006
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Box 9
Folder 4
Content: Email and mail from editor John O'Neill-Black Gate regarding "Bearded Horses", 2007
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Box 9
Folder 5
Content: Letter from Berley Publishing Group - return all producation materials - "Dragon Outcast" and "Valentine's Resolve"
Series I: Novels | Series II: Unpublished Works | Series III: Correspondence | Series IV: Miscellaneous
Box 1 | Box 2 | Box 3 | Box 4 |
Box 5 | Box 6 | Box 7 | Box 8 | Box 9
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Box 9
Folder 6
Content: Business cards
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Box 9
Folder 7
Content: Advertisement cards for The Way of the Wolf
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Box 9
Folder 8
Content: Item possibly used as bookmark during edits while on plane
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Box 9
Folder 9
Content: DVD - "Inside Writing & Publishing: E.E. Knight"
Recorded March 11, 2007 at Arlington Heights Memorial Library
