Michael Grant (author, born 1954)

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Michael Grant
BornMichael Reynolds
(1954-07-26) July 26, 1954 (age 70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Novelist
Period1997–present
Genre Young adult, Supernatural, Science Fiction, Horror
Spouse K. A. Applegate
Children2
Website
www.michaelgrantbooks.co.uk

Michael Reynolds (born July 26, 1954) is an American author of young adult fiction writing under the name Michael Grant. [1] He has written over 160 books, though most are as a co-author with his wife, Katherine Applegate. [2] [ unreliable source ] Together they have written the Animorphs and the Everworld series, [3] as well as the Making Out series. [4] 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 is Gone .

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His writing influences include Stephen King, Bill Bryson, Patrick O'Brien, J. R. R. Tolkien, Dan Simmons, and Raymond Chandler [5] [ unreliable source ]

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." [6]

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. [7]

Personal life

Grant lives in California with his wife, Katherine Applegate, and their two children, and their many pets. [6] He currently resides in Tiburón, California. [8]

Bibliography

Animorphs series

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Collection of Animorphs books.
Companion books

Everworld series

Remnants series

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

BZRK series

Messenger of Fear duology

Short stories

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

Front Lines trilogy

A David Mitre Thriller series

Stand-alone novels

References

  1. "Animorphs in the Age of Trump - Opinionated Animorphs Book Guide Ten Year Anniversary".
  2. "Michael Grant". goodreads. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  3. HarperTeen - Michael Grant
  4. "The Islanders: Volume 1 - Katherine Applegate - Paperback".
  5. GoodReads - Michael Grant.
  6. 1 2 From the back flap of the book jacket, from Gone
  7. "Animorphs Anonymous talks to MICHAEL GRANT!". YouTube. February 8, 2021. At 53:34. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  8. "Michael Grant's Page - YA YNot?". Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.