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Michael Grant (author, Born 1954)
Michael Reynolds (born July 26, 1954) is an American author of young adult fiction writing under the name Michael Grant. He has written over 160 books, though most are as a co-author with his wife, Katherine Applegate. Together they have written the ''Animorphs'' and the '' Everworld'' series, as well as the ''Making Out'' series. Grant is the sole author of the '' Gone'' series, the '' BZRK'' series, the ''Messenger of Fear'' series, and the '' Front Lines'' trilogy. His top selling book was '' Gone''. His writing influences include Stephen King, Bill Bryson, Patrick O'Brien, J. R. R. Tolkien, Dan Simmons, 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 des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works that span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. Simmons's genre-intermingling'' Song of Kali'' (1985) won the World Fantasy Award. He also writes mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz. Biography Born in Peoria, Illinois, Simmons started writing stories as a child with the goal of mesmerizing his audience with his story telling. Simmons received a B.A. in English from Wabash College in 1970 and, in 1971, a Masters in Education from Washington University in St. Louis. He soon started writing short stories, although his career did not take off until 1982, when, through Harlan Ellison's help, Simmons was invited to the Milford workshop, which Ellison considered to be "the best SF writing workshop in the world". Simm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Journey
This is a list of all books in the ''Animorphs'' series by K. A. Applegate. For a list of authors who ghostwrote much of this series using Applegate's name, see . List of main books and companion books in publication order There are fifty-four books in the main series. Chronological list This is a chronological list of the ''Animorphs'' books by K. A. Applegate, as applies to storyline continuity. *''The Andalite Chronicles'' () **This book is divided into three parts: #1: ''Elfangor's Journey'', #2: ''Alloran's Choice'', and #3: ''An Alien Dies''. *''1: The Invasion'' (Spring 1997) *''2: The Visitor'' *''3: The Encounter'' *''4: The Message'' *''5: The Predator'' *''6: The Capture'' *''7: The Stranger'' *''Megamorphs 1: The Andalite's Gift'' (Summer 1997) *''8: The Alien'' *''9: The Secret'' *''10: The Android'' *''11: The Forgotten'' *''12: The Reaction'' *''13: The Change'' *''14: The Unknown'' *''15: The Escape'' *''16: The Warning'' *''17: The Underground'' *''18: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Time Of Dinosaurs
This is a list of all books in the ''Animorphs'' series by K. A. Applegate. For a list of authors who ghostwrote much of this series using Applegate's name, see . List of main books and companion books in publication order There are fifty-four books in the main series. Chronological list This is a chronological list of the ''Animorphs'' books by K. A. Applegate, as applies to storyline continuity. *''The Andalite Chronicles'' () **This book is divided into three parts: #1: ''Elfangor's Journey'', #2: ''Alloran's Choice'', and #3: ''An Alien Dies''. *''1: The Invasion'' (Spring 1997) *''2: The Visitor'' *''3: The Encounter'' *''4: The Message'' *''5: The Predator'' *''6: The Capture'' *''7: The Stranger'' *''Megamorphs 1: The Andalite's Gift'' (Summer 1997) *''8: The Alien'' *''9: The Secret'' *''10: The Android'' *''11: The Forgotten'' *''12: The Reaction'' *''13: The Change'' *''14: The Unknown'' *''15: The Escape'' *''16: The Warning'' *''17: The Underground'' *''18: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collection Of Animorphs
Collection or Collections may refer to: Computing * Collection (abstract data type), the abstract concept of collections in computer science * Collection (linking), the act of linkage editing in computing * Garbage collection (computing), automatic memory management method Mathematics * Set (mathematics) * Class (set theory) * Family of sets * Indexed family * Multiset * Parametric family Albums Collection * Collection (Soccer Mommy album), ''Collection'' (Soccer Mommy album), 2017 * Collection (2NE1 album), ''Collection'' (2NE1 album), 2012 * Collection (Agnes album), ''Collection'' (Agnes album), 2013 * Collection (Arvingarna album), ''Collection'' (Arvingarna album), 2002 * Collection (Jason Becker album), ''Collection'' (Jason Becker album), 2008 * Collection (Tracy Chapman album), ''Collection'' (Tracy Chapman album), 2001 * Collection (The Charlatans album), ''Collection'' (The Charlatans album) * Collection (Dave Grusin album), ''Collection'' (Dave Grusin album), 1989 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
