Question: Nick Stone is the main fictional character in a series of books written by an author born in what year?

full_context: Document 1: Michael D. Steele: Michael Dane Steele is a retired Colonel of the United States Army. He was a company commander in the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment during the Somalia mission Operation Gothic Serpent, which resulted in the now famous book and movie "Black Hawk Down", where he was portrayed by actor Jason Isaacs. He briefly appears in the documentary "I Am an American Soldier".
Document 2: Alistair MacLean: Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: "Alasdair MacGill-Eain" ; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. His works include "The Guns of Navarone", "Ice Station Zebra" and "Where Eagles Dare" – all three were made into popular films. He also wrote two novels under the pseudonym Ian Stuart.
Document 3: Nick Stone Missions: The Nick Stone Missions are a series of action thriller novels written by author Andy McNab, based on his own experiences in the SAS. The first book in the series, "Remote Control" was published in February 1998 by Transworld Publishers under their Corgi imprint.
Document 4: Stephen Templin: Stephen Templin (born 1967 in San Gabriel, California) is a New York Times and international best-selling author. He co-wrote "SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper" and is the author of "Trident’s First Gleaming" and "From Russia Without Love," the first two books in his Special Operations Group Thriller series. Templin is a “hybrid” author who maintains active book contracts with top publishers such as Simon & Schuster and St. Martin’s Press while also publishing independently.
Document 5: Strike Back (TV series): Strike Back is a British/American action-adventure/spy-drama television series based on a novel of the same name by novelist and former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier Chris Ryan. The series follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive branch of the British Defence Intelligence service (DI), who operate several high risk, priority missions throughout the globe. The series began broadcasting on Sky1 on 5 May 2010, showing the first six-part series. After a second series was commissioned, it was announced that Cinemax would co-produce the franchise. The first episode of the ten-part second series, under the banner title "" in the United Kingdom, first aired on Cinemax on 12 August 2011. The ten-part third series, under the title "", began airing on Cinemax on 17 August 2012. On 3 October 2012, Cinemax and Sky commissioned a fourth series, which was broadcast on Cinemax beginning 9 August 2013. A ten episode fifth and final series aired in 2015. The final episode aired on 29 July 2015. However, Cinemax and Sky1 announced on December 8, 2016 that they would revive the show for a sixth series that would air sometime around 2017 with a date yet to be given.
Document 6: Nick Stone (character): Nick Stone is the main fictional character in a series of books written by Andy McNab, who is an ex-member of British Army regiment the SAS. Andy McNab has written about Nick Stone in eighteen different books. Nick has undertaken many missions including kidnapping a powerful Russian Mafia lord and killing a money-laundering Algerian business man.
Document 7: John le Carré: David John Moore Cornwell (born 19 October 1931), known by the pseudonym John le Carré ( ), is a British author of espionage novels. During the 1950s and the 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service and the Secret Intelligence Service, and began writing novels under his pen name. His third novel, "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (1963), became an international best-seller and remains one of his best-known works. Following the success of this novel, he left MI6 to become a full-time author.
Document 8: Andy McNab: Steven Billy Mitchell, (born 28 December 1959), usually known by the pseudonym and pen-name of Andy McNab, is an English novelist and former Special Air Service sergeant.
Document 9: Mitch Rapp: Mitch Rapp is a fictional character in a series of novels by Vince Flynn and in the film adaptation of "American Assassin" (previously "Consent to Kill").
Document 10: Nick Adams (character): Nicholas "Nick" Adams is a fictional character, the protagonist of two dozen short stories written in the 1920s and 1930s by American author Ernest Hemingway. Adams is partly inspired by Hemingway's own experiences, from his summers in Northern Michigan to his service in the Red Cross ambulance corps in World War I. The first of Hemingway's stories to feature Nick Adams were published in his 1925 collection "In Our Time", with Adams appearing as a young child in the collection's first story, "Indian Camp".
Document 11: Andrew Miller (novelist): Andrew Brooke Miller FRSL (born 29 April 1960) is an English novelist.
Document 12: Spycatcher: Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer is a book written by Peter Wright, former MI5 officer and Assistant Director, and co-author Paul Greengrass. It was published first in Australia. Its allegations proved scandalous on publication, but more so because the British Government attempted to ban it, ensuring its profit and notoriety.
Document 13: Brandon Webb (author): Brandon Tyler Webb (born 1974) is a former United States Navy SEAL and SEAL Sniper Head Instructor, with one combat deployment to Afghanistan and one to Iraq. He served as the Navy SEAL Sniper Course Manager, where he developed new curricula and trained snipers, including Chris Kyle. He is the editor in chief of SOFREP and a media commentator on snipers and related Special Operations Forces military issues. Webb is the co-author of "The 21st Century Sniper: A Complete Practical Guide". He is the author of "The Red Circle", his memoir, and "The Making of a Navy Seal".
Document 14: American Sniper (book): American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History is an autobiography by United States Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, written with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. With 255 kills, 160 of them officially confirmed by the Pentagon, Kyle is the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history. The book was published by William Morrow and Company on January 2, 2012 and appeared on "The New York Times" Best Seller list for 37 weeks.
Document 15: Lee Child: James D. "Jim" Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels, and is most well-known for his "Jack Reacher" novel series. The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States. His first novel, "Killing Floor", won both the Anthony Award, and the Barry Award for Best First Novel.
ground_truth: 1959