Michael Grant (author, born 1954), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michael Grant (author, born 1954)

author from the United States. science fiction writer

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1954

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: writer, children's writer, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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Michael Grant (born July 26, 1954) is an American author of young adult fiction.
He has written over 160 books, though most are as a co-author with his wife.
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. 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." 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 top selling book was Gone. His writing influences include Stephen King, Bill Bryson, Patrick O'Brien, J.
R.
R.
Tolkien, K.
A.
Applegate, Dan Simmons, and Raymond Chandler