Christopher Golden (born July 15, 1967) is an American author of

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, fantasy, and

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novels for adults and teens.

Early life

Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. He graduated from Tufts University.

Career

As well as novels, Golden has written comic books and video games, and co-written the online animated series ''

Ghosts of Albion ''Ghosts of Albion'' is a series of fantasy films, books and role-playing games created by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden. Set in England, the storyline focuses on two siblings, Tamara and William Swift. The series started as a computer-ani ...

'' with actress/writer/director Amber Benson. He co-created and co-writes the Dark Horse Comics series ''

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'' with Mike Mignola and wrote the introduction to the now

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, 200-only copies, slipcased edition of Joe Hill's book of short stories titled ''

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''. He has also edited numerous horror and dark fantasy fiction anthologies. Golden worked on the script for '' Hellboy'', a reboot film based on Mignola's comic series Hellboy, though he ultimately was uncredited.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''Strangewood'' (Signet, 1999) * ''Straight On 'Til Morning'' (Signet, 2001) * ''The Ferryman'' (Signet, 2002) * ''The Boys Are Back in Town'' (Bantam, 2004) * ''Wildwood Road'' (Bantam, 2005) * ''

Bloodstained Oz ''Bloodstained Oz'' is a '' Wizard of Oz'' related novella by Christopher Golden and James A. Moore, and it was illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne. It was published as a limited edition hardcover by Earthling Publications in 2006. It comes with an ...

'' - co-authored with

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(

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2006) * ''Seven Whistlers'' (Subterranean, 2006; co-authored with Amber Benson) * '' Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire'' (co-authored with Mike Mignola) * ''Poison Ink'' (Delacorte, 2008) * ''Soulless'' (MTV Books, 2008) * ''When Rose Wakes'' (2010) * ''Joe Golem and the Drowning City'' (2012) * ''Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism'' (2013) * ''Snowblind'' (2014) * ''Tin Men'' (2015) * ''Dead Ringers'' (2015) * ''Indigo'' (2017; co-authored with Charlaine Harris) * ''Blood of the Four'' (2018; co-authored with Tim Lebbon) * ''Road of Bones'' (2022) * ''All Hallows'' (2023)

The Hidden Cities

The Hidden Cities series, all co-authored with Tim Lebbon * '' Mind the Gap'' (Spectra, 2008) * ''Map of Moments'' (Spectra, 2009) * ''The Chamber of Ten'' (Spectra, 2010) * ''The Shadow Men'' (Spectra, 2011)

The Veil

* ''The Myth Hunters'' (Bantam, 2006) * ''The Borderkind'' (Bantam, 2007) * ''The Lost Ones'' (Bantam, 2008)

The Shadow Saga

* ''Of Saints and Shadows'' (Berkley, 1994) * ''Angel Souls and Devil Hearts'' (Berkley, 1995) * ''Of Masques and Martyrs'' (Ace, 1998) * ''The Gathering Dark'' (Berkley, 2003) * ''Waking Nightmares'' (Berkley, 2011) * ''The Graves Of Saints'' (Simon & Schuster UK, 2013) * ''King of Hell'' (Simon & Schuster UK, 2014)

The Menagerie

The Menagerie series all co-authored with Tom Sniegoski * ''The Nimble Man'' (Ace, 2004) * ''Tears of the Furies'' (Ace, 2005) * ''Stones Unturned'' (Ace, 2006) * ''Crashing Paradise'' (Ace, 2007)

Ghosts of Albion

related books are co-authored with Amber Benson. * ''Accursed'' (Del Rey, 2005) * ''Astray'' (Subterranean, 2005) * ''Initiation'' (Subterranean, 2006) * ''Witchery'' (Del Rey, 2006)

Hellboy

Hellboy related books with cover and other illustrations by Mike Mignola * ''Hellboy: The Lost Army'' (Dark Horse, 1997) * ''Hellboy: The Bones of Giants'' (Dark Horse, 2001) * ''Hellboy: The Dragon Pool'' (Pocket Books, 2007)

Body of Evidence

* ''Body Bags'' (Pocket, 1999) * ''Thief of Hearts'' (Pocket, 1999) * ''Soul Survivor'' (Pocket, 1999) * ''Meets the Eye'' (Pocket, 2000) * ''Head Games'' (Pocket, 2000) * ''Skin Deep'' - co-authoered with Rick Hautala (Pocket, 2000) * ''Burning Bones'' - co-authoered with Rick Hautala (Pocket, 2001) * ''Brain Trust'' - co-authoered with Rick Hautala (Pocket, 2001) * ''Last Breath'' - co-authoered with Rick Hautala (Pocket, 2004) * ''Throat Culture'' - co-authoered with Rick Hautala (Pocket, 2005)

OutCast

All co-authored with Tom Sniegoski * ''OutCast: The Un-Magician'' (Pocket, 2004) * ''OutCast: Dragon Secrets'' (Pocket, 2004) * ''OutCast: Ghostfire'' (Pocket, 2005) * ''OutCast: Wurm War'' (Pocket, 2005)

Prowlers

* ''Prowlers'' (Pocket, 2001) * ''Laws of Nature'' (Pocket, 2001) * ''Predator and Prey'' (Pocket, 2001) * ''Wild Things'' (Pocket, 2002)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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'' related books. * '' Halloween Rain'' - Co-authored with Nancy Holder (Pocket, 1997) * '' Blooded'' - Co-authored with Nancy Holder (Pocket 1998) * ''

Child of the Hunt ''Child of the Hunt'' is an original novel based on the American television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Plot summary Lately Sunnydale, California has been missing kids, some of them have run away while others seem to have been kidnapped ...

'' - Co-authored with Nancy Holder (Pocket 1998) * '' The Gatekeeper series'' - all co-authored with Nancy Holder :'' The Gatekeeper, Book One: Out of the Madhouse'' (Pocket 1999) :'' The Gatekeeper, Book Two: Ghost Roads'' (Pocket 1999) :'' The Gatekeeper, Book Three: Sons of Entropy'' (Pocket 1999) * '' Immortal'' - co-authored with Nancy Holder (hardcover, Pocket, 1999) * '' Sins of the Father'' (Pocket, 1999) * '' Spike & Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row'' (hardcover, Pocket, 2000) * '' The Lost Slayer'' a 4-part series(Pocket 2001) :'' The Lost Slayer I: Prophecies'' :'' The Lost Slayer II: Dark Times'' :'' The Lost Slayer III: King of the Dead'' :'' The Lost Slayer IV: Original Sins'' * '' Oz: Into the Wild'' (Pocket, 2002) * '' The Wisdom of War'' (Pocket, 2002) * '' Monster Island'' co-authored with Tom Sniegoski (hardcover, Pocket, 2003) * '' Dark Congress'' (Simon Spotlight, 2007)

Ben Walker

*
Ararat
' (2017) *
The Pandora Room
' (2019) * ''Red Hands'' (2020)

Young adult novels

* ''Beach Blanket Psycho'' (Bantam YA, 1995) * ''Bikini'' (Bantam YA, 1995) * ''Force Majeure'' co-authored with Tom Sniegoski (Pocket, 2002) * ''Poison Ink'' (Delacrote YA, 2008)

''The Hollow'' series

Young adult series co-authored with Ford Lytle Gilmore. The series is based on Washington Irving's '' The Legend of Sleepy Hollow''. #''Horseman'' (Pocket, 2005) #''Drowned'' (Pocket, 2005) #''Mischief'' (Pocket, 2006) #''Enemies'' (Pocket, 2006)

The Waking

Young adult series written under the pseudonym Thomas Randall #''Dreams of the Dead'' (Bloomsbury, 2009) #''Spirits of the Noh'' (Bloomsbury, 2011) #''A Winter of Ghosts'' (Daring Greatly Corporation, 2013)

The Secret Journeys of Jack London

Young adult series co-authored with Tim Lebbon and with illustrations by Greg Ruth #''The Wild'' (HarperCollins, 2011) #''The Sea Wolves'' (HarperCollins, 2012) #''White Fangs'' (Daring Greatly Corporation, 2013)

Other media tie-ins

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'' :* ''Battlestar Galactica: Armageddon'' :* ''Battlestar Galactica: Warhawk''

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:* ''Daredevil: Predator's Smile'' Gen¹³ :* ''Gen¹³: Netherwar'' - co-authored with Jeff Mariotte Justice League :* ''Justice League: Exterminators'' King Kong :* ''King Kong'' - official

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of the 2005 film X-Men :* ''X-Men: Mutant Empire-Siege'' :* ''X-Men: Mutant Empire-Sanctuary'' :* ''X-Men: Mutant Empire-Salvation'' :* ''X-Men: Codename Wolverine'' '' Uncharted'' :* ''Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth'' ''

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'' :* ''Sons of Anarchy: Bratva'' (2014), the first in a planned series of SOA novels '' Alien'' :*''Alien: River of Pain'' '' The Predator'' :*''The Predator''

Comics

* '' Punisher'' ( Marvel Edge, 1998-1999) * '' Talent'' (with

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, Boom! Studios, 2006) * '' The Sisterhood'' (with Tom Sniegoski, Archaia, 2008) * '' Baltimore: The Plague Ships'' (with Mike Mignola, Dark Horse Comics, 2010) * '' Baltimore: The Curse Bells'' (with Mike Mignola, Dark Horse Comics, 2011) * '' Baltimore: A Passing Stranger and Other Stories'' (with Mike Mignola, Dark Horse Comics, 2012) * '' Baltimore: Chapel of Bones'' (with Mike Mignola, Dark Horse Comics, 2013) * '' Baltimore: The Apostle and the Witch of Harju'' (with Mike Mignola, Dark Horse Comics, 2014)

Anthologies Contributed

* ''Thin Walls'' (Aug 2010) in Death's Excellent Vacation

Anthologies Edited

* '' The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology'', 2010 * ''The Monster's Corner: Stories Through Inhuman Eyes'', 2011 * ''21st Century Dead: A Zombie Anthology'', 2012 * ''Dark Duets'', 2014 * ''Seize the Night'', 2015 * ''Hex Life'', 2019 (co-edited with Rachel Autumn Deering)

References

External links

Official Web Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Golden, Christopher 1967 births Living people Choose Your Own Adventure writers 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers