John "Jack" Passarella is an American author. His work includes a number of novels set in Joss Whedon's

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Buffyverse

Media tie-in novels relating to the fictional universe established by ''Buffy'' and ''Angel'': * 2000 '' Ghoul Trouble'' * 2001 ''

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Supernatural

Media tie-in novels relating to the fictional universe established by ''

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''. * 2011 ''Night Terror'' * 2012 Rite of Passage * 2016 Cold Fire

Other works

* 1999 ''Wither'' (hardcover) * 2000 ''Wither'' (paperback) * 2003 ''Wither's Rain'' * 2004 ''Wither's Legacy'' * 2006 ''Kindred Spirit'' * 2009 ''Shimmer'' * 2018 ''

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: The Official Movie Novelization''

Biography

Passarella is a married father of three young children, who all reside in Logan Township, New Jersey. Currently, "Jack" writes full-time when he's not working on his website design and author promotion business AuthorPromo.com. While he enjoys writing in the genres of dark fantasy, supernatural thrillers, horror, science fiction, fantasy and mystery, he has been concentrating on horror and supernatural stories in recent years. ''Wither,'' co-authored with Joseph Gangemi, was his first published novel.

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purchased the film rights to ''Wither'' in a preemptive, pre-publication bid. In 2000, ''Wither'' won the

Bram Stoker Award The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in dark fantasy and horror writing. History The Awards were established in 1987 and have been presented annually since 1 ...

for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Passarella followed ''Wither'' with the media tie-ins ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ghoul Trouble'' and ''Angel: Avatar''. Next came his stand-alone sequel to ''Wither'', ''Wither's Rain''. The author had two novels published in 2004, ''Angel: Monolith'' and ''Wither's Legacy''. Next up is ''Kindred Spirit'' in June 2006. Passarella is an active member of the

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and the

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, a regular member of the

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, and a member of the Garden State Horror Writers. Since June 1996, he has been writing articles on Microsoft Word and other soft & hard areas of the computer world for WindoWatch, a free webzine. A former Treasurer of the Horror Writers Association, and a current mentor, he is also the webmaster for the Garden State Horror Writers.

External links

John Passarella -- Official Author Site
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