His future in Pomona came into being as a result of sheer determination, Richard, upon determining to attend the college, calling the Dean once every week until he grew fatigued enough and allowed Richard into Pomona. Pomona college played a crucial role in nurturing Richard’s intellectual side, and his entrance into the institution was little more than luck, taking into account the fact that Richard was rejected by every college he applied to.
Bright spots during these formative years included Preston’s English teacher who proved to be an inspiration for Richard’s dreams. Richard Preston’s high school life at Wellesley High was far from pleasant, the future author boasting a fairly negative disciplinary record, this resulting from an altercation with a teacher. He would learn about great names such as Edwin Hubble and his discoveries, the nature of galaxies and the very universe itself, gaining a great love for all things science related. Biographyīorn in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1954, Richard Preston grew up in Wellesley, a suburb of Boston discovering books at nine, he has admitted to gaining a great love for the written word at quite an early age, this partly driven by his shy nature.įinding an escape in books and the imaginative world they crafted, Preston spend a considerable amount of time at the local library after school, taking a particular interest in the science fiction section. The writer is known for the considerable amount of background research he injects into his various works. Richard Preston has garnered considerable fame as a bestselling author, focusing his fiction and nonfiction works around science and the role it can play as a destructive weapon in the wrong hands. Judge Dredd Case Files 34 (By:Grant Morrison,Garth Ennis) Judge Dredd: The Restricted Files 01 (By:,Steve Moore) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 16 (By:Sam Kieth,Garth Ennis) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 14 (By:) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 12 (By:) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 12 (By:Alan Davis) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 13 (By:) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 10 (By:) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 09 (By:) Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files 04 (By:) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 03 (By:,Dave Gibbons) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 02 (By:,Dave Gibbons) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01 (By:) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01 (By:,Gerry Finley-Day) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 35 (By:)
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