J. S. Lewis
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Jon Samuel Lewis (born May 15, 1972) is an American fiction writer under the pen name J. S. Lewis. He is co-author of the popular Grey Griffins series, originally published by Scholastic, Inc. The next three books in the Grey Griffins series will be published as the Grey Griffins Clockwork Chronicles by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The original trilogy has sold over 850,000 copies to date.
Background
Lewis grew up in the Midwestern United States, spending most of his time in Minnesota and IowaSt. Paul Pioneer Press, May 11, 2006. before moving to Arizona where he attended Arizona State University, earning a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
At an early age, Lewis set out to become a comic book illustrator, but he discovered a love for writing when he first began crafting the background stories for the comic book characters he had drawn.Phoenix New Times, March 30, 2006.
Lewis began his first novel at the age of fourteen with writing partner Derek Benz. Intended to be an epic fantasy in the tradition of Tolkien, Lewis and Benz never finished the manuscript.East Valley Tribune, January 12, 2007.
The authors reunited in Arizona in 2000, however, where they began writing their Grey Griffins series.
Published books
- Grey Griffins series by Derek Benz and Lewis
- The Revenge of the Shadow King (Orchard Books, March 2006)
- The Rise of the Black Wolf (January 2007)
- The Fall of the Templar (January 2008)
- Clockwork Chronicles: The Brimstone Key (Little, Brown, June 2010)
- Clockwork Chronicles: The Relic Hunters (May 2011)
- Clockwork Chronicles: The Paragon Prison (May 2012)
- C.H.A.O.S.
- Invasion (Thomas Nelson, January 2011)
- Alienation (January 2012)
- Domination (April 2013)
References
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External links
- {{isfdb name|36067|name=J. S. Lewis}}
- [http://www.bookreviewsandmore.ca/2011/05/jon-s-lewis-author-profile.html Author profile] at BookReviewsAndMore.ca – with 2011 interview
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Category:American children's writers
Category:American fantasy writers
Category:American male novelists
Category:21st-century American novelists