Daniel Kraus is a New York Times bestselling American author known for his collaborations with George A. Romero and Guillermo del Toro.

Early life

Kraus was born June 7, 1975 in Midland, Michigan and grew up in Fairfield, Iowa.

Career

In 2009, Kraus published his first novel, ''The Monster Variations''. This book was included on the New York Public Library’s “100 Best Stuff for Teens” list in 2010. His second novel, ''Rotters'', was published in 2011, and won the 2012

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, the

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Gold Award and was a finalist for the

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. It was also chosen as Booklist Editors’ Choice for 2012 and was included on the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon List 2012. It was produced as an audiobook, and was subsequently included on the

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Amazing Audiobooks List 2012. In 2013 Kraus published the novel ''Scowler'' through Delacorte Books. This book won a 2014 Odyssey award."Association for Library Service to Children Odyssey Award Winners & Honor Audiobooks
''ALSC''. American Library Association website. ''Trollhunters'', published by Disney Hyperion in 2015, was co-authored with Guillermo del Toro, and adapted into the Netflix animated series of the same name. In October 2015 Kraus published the first half of a two-part epic called ''The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch''. Volume 1, ''At the Edge of Empire,'' was an Entertainment Weekly Best of 2015 title. Volume 2, ''Empire Decayed'', released in October 2016. Kraus also co-wrote the novelization of ''The Shape of Water'' with Guillermo del Toro, based on the popular film of the same name. It was announced on February 14, 2018 that Kraus would complete the unfinished novel by George A Romero entitled '' The Living Dead''. The book was released in August 2020.

Personal life

He lives in Chicago with his wife.

Bibliography

Standalone novels

*''The Monster Variation''s (2009, Random House/Delacorte) *''Rotters'' (2011, Random House/Delacorte) *''Scowler'' (2013, Random House/Delacorte) *''Blood Sugar'' (2019, Hard Case Crime) *''Bent Heavens'' (2020, Macmillan) *''Wrath'', with

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(2022, Union Square & Co.) *''Graveyard Girls: 1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War'', with

Lisi Harrison Elyse E. "Lisi" Harrison (née Gottlieb; born on July 29, 1970) is a Canadian novelist. She writes young adult fiction and is well known for her three series ''The Clique'', ''Alphas'' and ''Monster High Monster High is an American multime ...

(2022, Union Square & Co.)' *''The Ghost That Ate Us: The Tragic True Story of the Burger City Poltergeist'' (2022)

Film-maker collaborations

* ''Trollhunters,'' with Guillermo del Toro (2015, Disney Hyperion) * ''The Shape of Water,'' with Guillermo del Toro (2017, Feiwel & Friends) * ''The Living Dead,'' with George A. Romero (2020, Macmillan)

''The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch''

*''The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume 1: At the Edge of Empire'' (2015,

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) *''The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume 2: Empire Decayed'' (2016, Simon & Schuster)

The Teddies Saga

Illustrated by Rovina Cai *''The Threw Us Away'' (2020, Holt) *''They Stole Our Hearts'' (2021, Holt)

References

External links

Author websiteFrancis Ford IowaWork Series
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kraus, Daniel Living people American male novelists 21st-century American novelists People from Midland, Michigan Novelists from Michigan Novelists from Iowa American young adult novelists 21st-century American male writers 1975 births