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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 Toys R Us, 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

Grant lives in California with his wife,

, and their two children, and their many pets. He currently resides in Tiburón, California.

Bibliography

''Animorphs'' series

;Companion books * '' Megamorphs 1: The Andalite's Gift'' (1997) * '' Megamorphs 2: In the Time of Dinosaurs'' (1998) * '' Megamorphs 3: Elfangor's Secret'' (1999) * '' Megamorphs 4: Back to Before'' (2000) * '' The Andalite Chronicles'' (1997) * '' The Hork-Bajir Chronicles'' (1998) * '' The Ellimist Chronicles'' (2000) * '' Visser'' (2000) * '' Alternamorphs 1: The First Journey'' (1999) (ghostwritten) * '' Alternamorphs 2: The Next Passage'' (2000) (ghostwritten)

''Everworld'' series

* ''Search for Senna'' (1999) * ''Land of Loss'' (1999) * ''Enter the Enchanted'' (1999) * ''Realm of the Reaper'' (2000) * ''Discover the Destroyer'' (2000) * ''Fear the Fantastic'' (2000) * ''Gateway to the Gods'' (2000) * ''Brave the Betrayal'' (2000) * ''Inside the Illusion'' (2000) * ''Understand the Unknown'' (2000) * ''Mystify the Magician'' (2001) * ''Entertain the End'' (2001)

''Remnants'' series

* ''The Mayflower Project'' (2001) * ''Destination Unknown'' (2001) * ''Them'' (2001) * ''Nowhere Land'' (2002) * ''Mutation'' (2002) * ''Breakdown'' (2002) * ''Isolation'' (2002) * ''Mother, May I?'' (2002) * ''No Place Like Home'' (2002) * ''Lost and Found'' (2003) * ''Dream Storm'' (2003) * ''Aftermath'' (2003) * ''Survival'' (2003) * ''Begin Again'' (2003)

''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

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