ALKIVIADES, Alkis 1953-

(Luke Sharp, a joint pseudonym)

PERSONAL: Born January 13, 1953, in Nicosia, Cyprus; son of Andreas and Anastasia Alkiviades; married Ariane Isabelle Bishop, June 6, 1987. Ethnicity: "Greek." Education: London School of Oriental and African Studies (London, England), B.A. (with honors), 1975; University of Exeter, postgraduate certificate in education, 1976.

ADDRESSES: Home—Anchor Cottage, Brownshill, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 8AG, England. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Civil Service Commission, executive officer, 1977-79; Kilburn Skills College, lecturer, 1979-85; London Software Studio, London, England, graphic designer, 1985-87; freelance writer, 1987-91; Micro-Prose Software Ltd., copy writer, 1991-92, communications manager, 1992-95, product information manager, 1995-99; freelance writer, 1999—.

WRITINGS:

The Sports Game, Penguin (New York, NY), 1985.

Star Strider, Penguin (New York, NY), 1986.

(Under joint pseudonym Luke Sharp; with Steve Jackson, Ian Livingstone, and Russ Nicholson) Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone Present Chasms of Malice, Penguin (New York, NY), 1987.

Daggers of Darkness, Penguin (New York, NY), 1988.

(Under joint pseudonym Luke Sharp; with Steve Jackson, Ian Livingstone, and David Gallagher) Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone Present Fangs of Fury, Penguin (New York, NY), 1989.

Dotto and the Pharoah's Mask: An Interactive Connect-the-Dots Adventure, illustrated by Giovanni Caselli, Abrams (New York, NY), 1997.

Dotto and the Minotaur's Maze: An Interactive Connect-the-Dots Adventure, Abrams (New York, NY), 1998.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Passatempo, a novel.