History Creator / GaryJennings

* ''The Journeyer'': A novel about Marco Polo's life and travels to the Far East.

* EverybodyWantsTheHermaphrodite: The protagonist of ''Raptor'' is a hermaphrodite who lives as a male. Being a typical Jennings protagonist, he gets lots of action.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Theodoric the Great in ''Raptor''.
* PerfectPoison: In ''Raptor'', there was a person who was a form of this. They looked like any ordinary person, but had been systematically fed poison their entire life, so that if you kissed or had sex with them, you'd die instantly.

* ''Aztec'' and its sequels ''Aztec Autumn'' and ''Aztec Blood''. These novels are set around the Aztec empire and its conquest.

* ''Raptor'': The story of Thorn, a hermaphrodite soldier during the Gothic empire.

* Literature/{{Aztec}} and its sequel Aztec Autumn. Both novels are set around the Aztec empire and its conquest.
* Literature/TheJourneyer: A novel about Marco Polo's life and travels to the Far East
* Literature/{{Spangle}} : A series set in a 19th century circus.
* Literature/{{Raptor}} : The story of Thorn, a hermaphrodite soldier during the Gothic empire.

Some tropes associated with the Jennings' work include:

* HistoricalDomainCharacter : Theodoric the Great in ''Raptor''.

* ShownTheirWork : Jennings was a meticulous, participatory researcher. For ''Spangle'', he joined nine different circuses.

* TheAce : Despite getting into awkward scrapes, all the male protagonists are ridiculously cultured, virile, and rub shoulders with royalty. Almost verging on MarySue territory.
* AuthorAppeal : Many pages are devoted to comparing [[NippleAndDimed women's areolas]]. No, really.
* BeautyIsEvil / EvilIsSexy : Every novel has at least one stunningly beautiful yet evil, scheming woman.
* BeenThereShapedHistory : Each protagonist is on the cusp of important historical movements and technological advancements.
* BreakTheHaughty : Despite being "The Ace," no amount of success comes without a terrible price, often at the expense of the protagonist's loved ones.
* BuryYourGays : If a character is gay, rest assured something horrible will happen to them.
* DoorStopper : His novels were often over 1000 pages long.

* HistoricalFiction : Of course.

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge : Happens in response to death and betrayal.
* ShownTheirWork : Jennings was a meticulous, participatory researcher. For ''Spangle'', he joined nine different circuses. His other novels are just as carefully researched, and the text comes to life through the details.

* BeautyIsEvil / EvilIsSexy : Every novel has at least one stunningly beautiful yet evil, scheming woman. TheJourneyer, in particular, has this as its running "theme." "Beware the bloodthirstiness of beauty."

* HistoricalDomainCharacter : Many, such as Nezahaulpili, Montezuma, Ahuitzotl and other Aztec rulers; Malintzin, Cortez, Geronimo de Aguilar and other figures of the Spanish Conquest; Marco Polo and Kubilai Khan; and several minor figures from European history.
** Theodoric the Great in ''Raptor''.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade / HistoricalVillainUpgrade : Both played straight and subverted. For example, while the Mongols were an extremely powerful people, they have been portrayed as brutal savages. By contrast, in Literature/TheJourneyer, Polo's dealings with the Mongols shows them as civilized, fair rulers. This is, arguably, TruthInTelevision, as Marco Polo historically defended Kubilai Khan as an employer and benefactor.

* ShownTheirWork : Jennings was a meticulous, participatory researcher. For ''Aztec'', he traveled throughout Mexico and Central America and spent 10 years researching all aspects of Aztec culture and the Nahuatl language. For ''Spangle'', he joined nine different circuses. His other novels are just as carefully researched, and the text comes to life through the details.

* ShownTheirWork : Jennings was a meticulous, participatory researcher. For ''Aztec'', he traveled throughout Mexico and Central America and spent 10 years researching all aspects of Aztec culture and the Nahuatl language. For ''Spangle'', he joined nine different circuses. His other novels are just as carefully researched, and the text comes to life through the details.

* AmazonianBeauty : While most of the women in the books are very attractive, the mythical Amazons are discussed by the characters. In ''Aztec'', there is a myth of a race of pearl-divers who live in the western islands. In ''Raptor'', Thorn claims to have found a tribe of husbandless "Amazonian" women, but they're a complete inversion of the trope. They're quite fat, unattractive, and smelly.

Gary Jennings (1928-1999) was an American author. While he wrote children's/young adult fiction, he was best known for his historical novels.

* TheAce : Despite getting into awkward scrapes, all the male protagonists are ridiculously cultured, virile, and rub shoulders with royalty.