Grey Griffins

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Grey Griffins
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The logo of the Grey Griffins book series.

The Revenge of the Shadow King
The Rise of the Black Wolf
The Fall of the Templar
The Brimstone Key
The Relic Hunters
The Paragon Prison
Author Derek Benz and J. S. Lewis
IllustratorAugust Hall
Cover artistRichard Amari
CountryUnited States and Canada
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's literature, science fiction, fantasy
Publisher Orchard Books (an imprint of Scholastic Inc); Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
PublishedMarch 2006 – present

Grey Griffins is a children's novel series written by the American authors Derek Benz and J. S. Lewis in collaboration. [1]

Contents

The first trilogy in the series was published by Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. The authors signed with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for the second trilogy.


Plot

The Grey Griffins series follows the story of four close friends (Max, Ernie, Natalia and Harley) who find the small town they have lived in all their lives is ground zero for an invasion of the darkest and most dangerous sort of magic.


List of novels

Main Trilogy

Clockwork Chronicles

List of major characters

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