Michael Grant Biography
Michael Grant is an American author of young adult fiction. His best-selling book was gone, which was published in 2008. He has written over 160 books, though most are as a co-author with his wife.
Grant was raised in a military family, attending ten schools in five states and three schools in France. He became a writer in part because “it was one of the few jobs that wouldn’t tie him to a specific location. He has lived in nearly 50 homes in 14 states.” According to the back flap of one of his books: “He lives in California with his wife, Katherine Applegate, and their two children, and far too many pets.” He currently lives in Tiburon, California. His best-selling book was gone.
Michael Grant Age
He was born on 26 July 1954 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Michael Grant Height
The American author stands at a height of 8 ft tall.
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Michael Grant Family
He was born into a military family and spent his childhood in many different American states as well as in France. He later settled with his wife and two children in Northern California.
Michael Grant Wife
He got married to Katherine Alice Applegate in 1979 with whom he co-authored a number of books before writing on his own.
Michael Grant Children
He has two children.
Michael Grant Career
Grant started his serious writing career with Gone in 2008. The series includes six novels. It’s a conventional young adult sci – fi series set in a dystopian universe. Besides that, it’s a curious cross between the classic The Lord of the Flies and the horror books of Stephen King.
Gone illustrates a town in Perdido where everyone aged fifteen or older has mysteriously disappeared. Only teenagers are left to deal with the aftermath of their disappearance. The entire city full of teenagers goes haywire in the absence of adult supervision, food supply and loss of connection from the outside world.
In addition, the youth began to develop uncanny supernatural powers that threaten to break out a war between different city divisions. The novel’s ingenious plot and multidimensional characters earned great praise from readers and critics.
It instantly became a raging success as it tops the bestselling list of the New York Times. Grant’s growing popularity had to write its sequels. The other five installments in the series are the titles, Hunger (2009), Lies (2010), Plague (2011), Fear (2012) and Light (2013).
Grant began with a new humorous children’s fantasy series after publishing Gone. The first book in The Magnificent 12 series, entitled The Call, was published in 2011. It revolves around an average Mack MacAvoy preteen whose mundane life is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious event.
The series is a parody of conventional YA fantasy novels in which the protagonist is set on an adventure to defeat the evil and save the world. Other titles in the series are The Trap, The Key and The Power.
Grant has recently published a new BZRK series in the same young adult genre. The series deals with the terrifying advance of technology that can control the human mind. An evil corporation with the aim of turning the world into their idea of an utopian empire is trying to deprive the human race of their free will.
The only thing standing in their way is a group of teenagers, known as BZRK, who are trying to save people from this madness. The author has created a clever plot that envisages the future where humans will be at the mercy of diabolical technology. Michael Grant’s upcoming writing projects include Messenger of Fear and Soldier Girl Trilogy.
Michael Grant Gone Series
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Gone/Monster Series
Gone/Monster Series (2008 – 2019)
Season One
- Gone (2008)
- Hunger (2009)
- Lies (2010)
- Plague (2011)
- Fear (2012)
- Light (2013)
Season Two
- Monster (2017)
- Villain (2018)
- Hero (2019)
The Magnificent 12
- The Call(2011)
- The Trap(2012)
- The Key(2013)
- The Power(2013)
BZRK Series
- BZRK Series
Messenger of Fear Series
- Messenger of Fear(2014)
- The Snake(2014)
- The Tattooed Heart(2015)
Front Lines Trilogy
- Front Lines(2016)
- Silver Stars (2017)
- Purple Hearts (2018)
Stand-Alone Novels
- Eve & Adamwith Katherine Applegate (2012)
Michael Grant Net Worth
The American author has an estimated net worth of $20 Million.
Gone Michael Grant
He started his serious writing career with Gone in 2008. The series includes six novels. It’s a conventional young adult sci – fi series set in a dystopian universe. Besides that, it’s a curious cross between the classic The Lord of the Flies and the horror books of Stephen King.
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