The ninth child in a family of 13 girls, Jennifer Fallon was born in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. After living in various areas of Australia, including Canberra, Darwin, and a remote mining settlement, Fallon settled in the Northern Territory in 1980. She has two daughters and a son. She has had 32 foster children and friends refer to her home as "the ashram" due to the large number of stray teenagers that still inhabit her house at irregular intervals.
Fallon has worked as a youth worker, a store detective, shop
assistant, an advertising sales rep and executive secretary, among
other things. She has managed two hire car companies, an ISP, and a
video shop, as well as founding the Anzac Hill Gymnastics Club in
1991. She is a member of the Business & Professional Women's
Association and is often in demand as a guest speaker.
Fallon started writing when she was about 14. Her mother, who died
when Fallon was 13, was an aspiring children's writer who
encouraged her daughter to write. She started writing fantasy in
1990 when she decided she would be better off writing something for
herself, rather than trying to please everyone else. In 1995,
Jennifer vowed to either get published by the year 2000 or give up
writing and get a real job. Her first novel, "Medalon," was
released in Australia in August 2000 and hit the bestseller list
the first week it was released, as well as being shortlisted for
the 2000 Aurealis Awards as the best Fantasy novel.
"Sparkling high fantasy debut."--"Publishers Weekly" "Fallon brings
a fair quota of wit and a healthy dose of realism ...
engaging."--"Kirkus Reviews""" "This is a good, solid start to what
will no doubt be an epic series. Fallon's writing is strong ....
Epic fantasy readers will no doubt want to follow this story."--"RT
Book Reviews""" "Characterizations ... are well realized, and the
suspense is palpable throughout."--"Booklist""" ""Medalon" is an
intriguing, intelligent and fun read with a refreshing take on
female characters so often not seen in the genre."--Elizabeth
Haydon
"A gripping tale of warring ambitions, politics, and real people.
The characters (and even the gods!) spring to vivid, believable
life, making Medalon a great read. More, please!"-Ed Greenwood
"[Fallon] has a sweet way with language that draws you in and
compels you to read, but it was the whole political set up that
intrigued me the most. She paints a very complex system with ease,
so that it all comes across simply and clearly. All in all I was
impressed with this first novel from a new author and I eagerly
await book two."--"Altair"
"Interesting and likable main characters, intriguing and
suspenseful plots . . . "Medalon "starts off almost immediately
with a murder, intrigues and plenty of unknowns which make for
suspenseful reading."--"Alice News" (Alice Springs, Australia)
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