Michael Grant (born July 26, 1954) is an American author of

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. He has written over 160 books, though most are as a co-author with his wife,

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. Together they have written the ''

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'' and the ''

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'' series, as well as the ''

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'' series. Grant is the sole author of the '' Gone'' series, the '' BZRK'' series, the ''Messenger of Fear'' series, and the '' Front Lines'' trilogy. His writing influences include Stephen King,

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, Patrick O'Brien,

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, K. A. Applegate,

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, and Raymond Chandler

Early life

Grant was raised in a military family, attending ten schools in five states as well as three schools in France. He became a writer in part because "it was one of the few jobs that wouldn't tie him down to a specific location. He has lived in almost 50 homes in 14 states."From the back flap of the book jacket, from ''Gone'' Grant has described growing up poor, in trailer parks, and dropping out of school at age 15. He then got a job at

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, with a fake ID he obtained by signing up for the draft (during the Vietnam War). After three months, he quit and traveled to Europe for three months.

Personal life

According to the back flap of one of his books: "He lives in California with his wife,

, and their two children, and far too many pets." He currently lives in Tiburón, California. His top selling book was '' Gone''.

Bibliography

''Gone'' series

''Gone: Series One''

* ''Gone'' (2008) * ''Hunger'' (2009) * ''Lies'' (2010) * ''Plague'' (2011) * ''Fear'' (2012) * ''Light'' (2013)

''Monster trilogy: Series Two''

*''Monster'' (2017) *''Villain'' (2018) *''Hero'' (2019)

''The Magnificent 12'' series

*''The Call'' (2011) *''The Trap'' (2012) *''The Key'' (2013) *''The Power'' (2013)

''BZRK'' series

*'' BZRK'' (2012) *''BZRK II: Reloaded'' (2013) *''BZRK III: Apocalypse'' (2014) *''BZRK: Origins'' (2013)

''Messenger of Fear'' duology

*''Messenger of Fear'' (2014) *''The Tattooed Heart'' (2015)

Short stories

*''The Snake: A Messenger of Fear Story'' (2014: online only)

''Front Lines'' trilogy

*'' Front Lines'' (2016) *''Silver Stars'' (2017) *''Purple Hearts'' (2018)

''A David Mitre Thriller'' series

*''A Sudden Death in Cyprus'' (2018) *''An Artful Assassin in Amsterdam'' (2019)

Stand-alone novels

*'' Eve & Adam'' with

(2012)

References

External links

Official UK website
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