Aaron Johnston (writer)

{{Short description|American science-fiction author}}

Aaron Johnston is an American author, comics writer, and film producer.{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/co-authors-orson-scott-card-aaron-johnston-discuss-new-ender/article_b003a954-6cd5-5b36-9510-07d63ba85842.html|title=Co-authors Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston discuss new 'Ender's Game' prequels|last=Herald|first=Court Mann Daily|newspaper=Daily Herald|access-date=2017-01-04}}{{cite news|last1=Haddock|first1=Marc|title=Book review: 'Earth Unaware' a promising prequel set up for 'Formic War' series|publisher=Deseret News|date=14 July 2012|id={{ProQuest|1024819087}}}}

Johnston was an associate producer on the movie Ender's Game, including a cameo appearance as an International Fleet officer.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} He co-authored with Orson Scott Card the First Formic War trilogy, a prequel series to Ender's Game.{{cite news|last1=Pitt|first1=David|title=Reissued Hollywood memoir a winner|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|date=6 July 2013|id={{ProQuest|1398033505}}}} The series includes Earth Unaware, Earth Afire, and Earth Awakens.{{cite news|title=Earth Awakens; book review|publisher=Gold Coast Bulletin|date=5 August 2014|id={{ProQuest|1550874346}}}}

His second pre Ender series includes The Swarm and The Hive. These are concluded with the final tales of the second Formic war relayed in The Queens, setting the stage for Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series and the third Formic war.

His comic credits for Marvel Comics include Ender in Exile, Speaker for the Dead, Formic Wars, League War, and Mazer in Prison.{{cite web |url=http://comicvine.gamespot.com/aaron-johnston/4040-58828/ |title=Aaron Johnston |publisher=Comic Vine |accessdate=January 6, 2017}}

He is a writer for BYUtv's original series Extinct{{cite news|title=BYUtv announces new sci-fi series 'Extinct' for 2017|publisher=Deseret News|date=16 September 2016|id={{ProQuest|1819678515}}}} and provides the voice for Blue Drone in the series.

His play Lifeloop is an adaptation of Orson Scott Card's short story.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hatrack.com/cgi-bin/print_friendly.cgi?page=/misc/posing/index.shtml |title=Posing As People |publisher=Hatrack.com |access-date=13 January 2017}}

Johnston is a Mormon. He first met Card when he was in the same LDS stake as him in North Carolina.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}