''Derek Benz'' (born October 27, 1971)
["Biography of Derek Benz"]
''Derek Benz''. Giselle Campos (gisellecam.wix.com. Retrieved 2014-11-20. Quote: "an Author Study, by Giselle Campos, 7th grade English, Eldo R-II". is an American writer of fantasy fiction for children, co-author with
J. S. Lewis of the ''
Grey Griffins'' series, originally published by
Scholastic, Inc.
Benz was born in
Van Meter, Iowa
Van Meter is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States, situated along the Raccoon River. The population was 1,484 at the time of the 2020 census. Van Meter is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Histor ...
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[ Some year ago he lived in Phoenix with his wife and son.][
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Published books
; Grey Griffins series by Benz and J.S. Lewis
# '' The Revenge of the Shadow King'' (Orchard Books
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, March 2006)
# '' The Rise of the Black Wolf'' (January 2007)
# '' The Fall of the Templar'' (January 2008)
# ''Clockwork Chronicles: The Brimstone Key'' (Little, Brown
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, June 2010)
# ''Clockwork Chronicles: The Relic Hunters'' (May 2011)
# ''Clockwork Chronicles: The Paragon Prison'' (May 2012)
* ''A Grey Griffin Companion'' (July 2013)
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
American children's writers
American fantasy writers
American male novelists
People from Van Meter, Iowa
21st-century American novelists
Novelists from Iowa
21st-century American male writers
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