Leland Myrick is an author and illustrator. In 1999, he was nominated for an

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for Promising New Talent for '' The Sweet Collection'', and in 2004 he was awarded a

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to create '' Bright Elegy''. He illustrated the New York Times-bestselling ''Feynman'' (2011), a graphic biography of

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written by Jim Ottaviani for

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. Myrick's first fantasy novel, ''

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'', was named to ''

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'' Best Indie Books of 2012. Myrick was born in

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and currently lives in

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Published works

Graphic novels

* ''The Sweet Collection'' (2000) * ''Bright Elegy'' (2004) * '' Missouri Boy'' (2006) * ''Feynman'' (written by

Jim Ottaviani Jim Ottaviani is an American writer who is the author of several comic books about the history of science. His best-known work, ''Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists'', features biographical stories about Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, N ...

, 2011): Biography of

* ''Hawking'' (written by Jim Ottaviani, 2019): Biography of Stephen Hawking

Graphic stories

* "Storm Coming" ('' 9-11: Artists Respond'', vol. 1, 2002) * "Paper Airplanes" (Happy Endings, 2002) * "Sustain This Song" ( ''Flight'', vol. 7, 2010) * "The Collector" ( ''Flight'', vol. 8, 2011)

Novels

* ''The Ten'' (Kingdom of the Graves series, book 1, 2012) * ''Mark of the Blooded'' (Kingdom of the Graves series, book 2, 2012)

References

External links

Official website
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