The Pearl Saga

“The Pearl Saga” is series of novels by Eric Van Lustbader an American novelist of fantasy and thriller novels. The first novel of the series was the 2001 published “The Ring of Five Dragons” that went on to become massively popular. The author also publishes as Eric V. Lustbader and Eric Lustbader. Eric went to the Stuyvesant High School in New York, before he proceeded to Columbia College where he graduated with a sociology degree. Van Lustbader grew up in Greenwich Village, and very early in his childhood showed interest in writing and the arts. While he has a sociology degree, he has asserted that much of his real learning was at the Country School and in the City. Before becoming a full time author Lustbader worked in the New York public school system, teaching at the early childhood and elementary levels. He later worked for CBS Records and Elektra Records and is credited with being the first American to predict the rise of Elton John. He also predicted the success of other bands and artists including The Who, David Bowie, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Roxy Music, and Santana.