Pierre Ouellette
American novelist
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Pierre Ouellette (born 1945) is an American science fiction author and former musician.[2]
Pierre Ouellette | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 (age 80–81) |
| Occupations | Advertising and public relations, novelist |
| Writing career | |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Notable work | The Deus Machine |
Literary movement | hard SF |
| Musical career | |
| Instruments | guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1963–1980s |
| Formerly of | Paul Revere & the Raiders, Don and the Goodtimes |
Career
Music
When Ouellette was a teenager and living in Portland, Oregon, he was a guitarist in many local bands. He was briefly a member of Paul Revere & the Raiders in 1963,[3] and in 1964, was a founding member of Don and the Goodtimes, performing with them until late 1965, when he was replaced by Jim Valley;[3][4] while in The Goodtimes, Ouellette played on the bands first five singles. In 1979, he was a founding member of The Sludge Bros.[5]
Writing
He wrote the science fiction thrillers The Deus Machine (Villard Books, 1994) and The Third Pandemic (Pocket Books, 1996). Writing under the name of Pierre Davis, his third novel A Breed Apart was published in 2009 by Bantam-Dell. A fourth book, entitled Origin Unknown was published in July 2011. His fifth book, titled The Forever Man, was published in January 2014 by Alibi Books, a Random House imprint.[1] His latest novel, Bakersfield, a crime story set in mid-1950s California, was due out in September 2018 from Jorvik Press. In 2000, Ouellette sold the advertising and PR agency he co-founded.
Personal life
Ouellette lives in Portland, Oregon.
