Boyd Morrison
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Boyd Morrison (* February 17, 1967) is an American thriller novelist, actor and former Jeopardy! champion. He has co-authored several books with The New York Times fiction best-seller Clive Cussler.
Education
Boyd Morrison has earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University and a PhD from Virginia Tech in industrial engineering.{{cite web|url=http://www.boydmorrison.com/bio.php|title=Author Boyd Morrison|accessdate=2016-02-22|format=Web Article|archive-date=2016-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311023845/http://www.boydmorrison.com/bio.php|url-status=dead}}
Career
After his graduation from Rice University, Morrison joined Lockheed working on the Space Station Freedom project at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.{{cite web|url=https://killzoneblog.com/2010/05/boyd-morrison-interview.html|title=Boyd Morrison Interview|accessdate=2016-02-23|format=Web Article}} He left NASA to get his PhD in industrial engineering{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/self-publishing-who-needs-publisher-anymore-74277|title=SELF-PUBLISHING: WHO NEEDS A PUBLISHER ANYMORE?|website=Newsweek |date=30 July 2010|accessdate=2018-06-06|format=Web Article}} from Virginia Tech. Morrison moved to Seattle and went to work for Microsoft in the Xbox games group.{{cite web|url=http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Boyd-Morrison/68927785/revealed|title=Boyd Morrison Author revealed questions and answers|accessdate=2016-02-23|format=Web Article}} Among his credits are PC and Xbox games, including Project Gotham, Racing 2, Flight Simulator 2004, and Forza Motorsport. Morrison left Microsoft in 2005 to write full-time.{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/boyd-morrison-self-publishing-bestseller-how-i-did|title=Boyd Morrison: The Self-Publishing Bestseller on 'How I Did It'|accessdate=2016-02-23|format=Web Article}}
Morrison's first book The Noah's Ark Quest (The Ark) was self published and later published by Simon and Schuster. The Ark (The Noah's Ark Quest) has been translated into 22 languages, was selected for IndieBound's Indie Next list in May 2010,{{cite web|url=http://www.indiebound.org/files/nextlist/pdf/IndieNextList201005.pdf|title=www.indiebound.org/files/nextlist/pdf/IndieNextList201005.pdf|accessdate=2016-03-14}} and became a top 15 bestseller in the UK.
In 2022, The New York Times lauded his novel, The Lawless Land, as having "a satisfyingly bustling plot."{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/books/review/m-son-of-the-century-antonio-scurati.html|title=When It Comes to Historical Fiction, More Is More|work=The New York Times |date=15 July 2022 |accessdate=2022-07-25|last1=Becker |first1=Alida }}
Bibliography
=Tales of the Lawless Land=
Boyd Morrison co-authors this series with sister Beth Morrison,{{Cite web|url=https://www.getty.edu/author/morrison-elizabeth/|title=Elizabeth Morrison}} an expert in medieval manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum
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| The Lawless Land | style="text-align:center"| 2022 |
| style="text-align:center"| 2{{Cite web|url=https://qa.headofzeus.com/books/9781801108713|title=The Last True Templar, by Boyd Morrison and Beth Morrison}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| The Last True Templar | style="text-align:center"| 2023 |
=The Oregon Files (Juan Cabrillo Series)=
Morrison co-authors part of The Oregon Files series with Clive Cussler.
=Tyler Locke Adventures=
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| The Noah's Ark Quest (The Ark) | style="text-align:center"| 2010 |
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| The Midas Code (The Vault) | style="text-align:center"| 2011 |
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| The Roswell Conspiracy | style="text-align:center"| 2012 |
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| The Loch Ness Legacy | style="text-align:center"| 2013 |
=Stand Alone Novels=
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|The Tsunami Countdown (Rogue Wave) | style="text-align:center"| 2010 |
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|Substance (The Catalyst) | style="text-align:center"| 2011 |
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.boydmorrison.com}}
- [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/modernsignedbooks/2017/12/04/author-boyd-morrison-talks-about-his-latest-book-typhoon-fury--msb Modern Signed Books Interview with Boyd Morrison about Typhoon Fury and writing with Clive Cussler]
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Category:American thriller writers
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