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Michael Grant (born July 26, 1954) is an American author of young adult fiction. He has written over 160 books, though most are as a co-author with his wife, Katherine Applegate.[1]^{[unreliable source]} Together they have written the Animorphs and the Everworld series,[2] as well as the Making Out series.[3] Grant is the sole author of the Gone series, the BZRK series, the Messenger of Fear series, and the Front Lines trilogy.

Michael Grant
Born	(1954-07-26) July 26, 1954 (age 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Period	2008–present
Genre	Young adult, Supernatural, Science Fiction, Horror
Spouse	K. A. Applegate
Children	2
Website
michaelgrantbooks.co.uk

His writing influences include Stephen King, Bill Bryson, Patrick O'Brien, J. R. R. Tolkien, K. A. Applegate, Dan Simmons, and Raymond Chandler[4]^{[unreliable source]}

Early life

Grant was raised in a military family, attending ten schools in five states as well as three schools in France. He became a writer in part because "it was one of the few jobs that wouldn't tie him down to a specific location. He has lived in almost 50 homes in 14 states."[5]

Grant has described growing up poor, in trailer parks, and dropping out of school at age 15. He then got a job at Toys R Us, with a fake ID he obtained by signing up for the draft (during the Vietnam War). After three months, he quit and traveled to Europe for three months.[6]

Personal life

According to the back flap of one of his books: "He lives in California with his wife, Katherine Applegate, and their two children, and far too many pets."[5] He currently lives in Tiburón, California.[7] His top selling book was Gone.^{[citation needed]}

Bibliography

Gone series

Gone: Series One

• Gone (2008)
• Hunger (2009)
• Lies (2010)
• Plague (2011)
• Fear (2012)
• Light (2013)

Monster trilogy: Series Two

• Monster (2017)
• Villain (2018)
• Hero (2019)

The Magnificent 12 series

• The Call (2011)
• The Trap (2012)
• The Key (2013)
• The Power (2013)

BZRK series

• BZRK (2012)
• BZRK II: Reloaded (2013)
• BZRK III: Apocalypse (2014)
• BZRK: Origins (2013)

Messenger of Fear duology

• Messenger of Fear (2014)
• The Tattooed Heart (2015)

Short stories

• The Snake: A Messenger of Fear Story (2014: online only)

Front Lines trilogy

• Front Lines (2016)
• Silver Stars (2017)
• Purple Hearts (2018)

A David Mitre Thriller series

• A Sudden Death in Cyprus (2018)
• An Artful Assassin in Amsterdam (2019)

Stand-alone novels

• Eve & Adam with Katherine Applegate (2012)

References

External links

• Official UK website
• MichaelGrantBks on Twitter

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