Kelly David McCullough (born 1967) is a contemporary American author of

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novels living in

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Early life

Before becoming an author author, McCullough

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Career

McCullough's critically acclaimed novel ''WebMage'' was released in 2006, followed by ''Cybermancy'' in 2007, ''CodeSpell'' in 2008, ''MythOS'' in 2009, and ''Spellcrash'' in 2010, and other novels since, including the young adult novel ''School for Sidekicks''. Some of his 20 published short stories include ''The Uncola'', ''When Jabberwocks Attack'', and ''The Totally Secret Origin of Foxman: Excerpts from an EPIC Autobiography'', a Tor.Com original; he also has written a number of poems, including ''The Bees: An Edgar Allan Pooh Poem''. His non-fiction work includes an illustrated collection that is part of a robust middle school physical science curriculum that was funded by the

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and has been adopted by several state boards of education, the ''Interactions in Physical Science '' curriculum. Awards include the 2000 "Writers of the Future" winner, an international competition begun by

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Personal life

McCullough lives with his wife, Laura, and a number of cats. In 2008, he donated his archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at

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Bibliography

Adult novels

Fallen Blade series

# ''Broken Blade'' # ''Bared Blade'' # ''Crossed Blades'' # ''Blade Reforged'' # ''Drawn Blades'' # ''Darkened Blades''

Webmage series

# ''WebMage'' # ''Cybermancy'' # ''Codespell'' # ''MythOS'' # ''Spellcrash''

Middle-grade novels

Magic, Madness, and Mischief series

# ''Magic, Madness, and Mischief'' # ''Spirits, Spells, and Snark''

Academy of Metahuman Operatives

* ''School for Sidekicks'' * "The Totally Secret Origin of Foxman: Excerpts from an EPIC Autobiography" (short story)

References

External links

The Kelly McCullough Papers at Northern Illinois University
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Kelly's website
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