John Brown (American author)

American novelist

John D. Brown

Author John D. Brown

Born| John D. Brown
1966
Utah
Occupation| Writer
Nationality| American
Genre| Thrillers, Epic Fantasy
Website
johndbrown.com

John D. Brown is an American author who writes thrillers and epic fantasy.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Personal life
* 2 Writing career
* 3 Bibliography
* 3.1 Thrillers
* 3.2 Epic Fantasy
* 3.2.1 Dark God series
* 3.2.2 The Drovers series
* 3.3 Science Fiction
* 3.4 Short stories
* 3.5 Nonfiction
* 4 Awards
* 5 Notes
* 6 External links

## Personal life[edit]

Brown was born in Utah and spent many years working in his family's floral and nursery business. He served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Netherlands and Belgium and graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a master's degree in Accountancy.[1] After college, Brown began working in the tech industry and continues to work in the ERP software sector as a business consultant and education manager.[1] He currently lives in Laketown, Utah, a ranching environment that inspired one of the core ideas in his debut novel.[2]

## Writing career[edit]

Brown explored writing as a student at BYU, studying with Darrell Spencer, Leslie Norris, Bruce Jorgensen, and Peter Macuck. After attending a transformational writing workshop offered by Dave Wolverton, he began to submit his stories for publication. In 1996 he won a quarterly first prize in the annual Writers of the Future contest and published his first piece of fiction. His short story "The Scent of Desire" appeared in the contest's 1997 anthology of winners under the pseudonym Bo Griffin.[3]

In 2002 he attended his second pivotal workshop: Orson Scott Card's Literary Boot Camp.[1] After that workshop, Brown began to turn again to writing for publication, this time focusing on novels. In 2008 he signed a three-book contract with Tor Books for an epic fantasy series which begins with Servant of a Dark God.[4]

## Bibliography[edit]

### Thrillers[edit]

* Brown, John (2013). Bad Penny. ISBN 978-1-9404-2705-8.
* Brown, John (2016). Awful Intent. ISBN 978-1-9404-2713-3.

### Epic Fantasy[edit]

#### Dark God series[edit]

* Brown, John (2009). Servant of a Dark God. ISBN 978-0-7653-2235-7.
* Brown, John (2013). Servant: The Dark God, Book 1. ISBN 978-1-9404-2703-4.
* Brown, John (2014). Curse: The Dark God, Book 2. ISBN 978-1-9404-2708-9.
* Brown, John (2014). Raveler: The Dark God, Book 3. ISBN 978-1-9404-2710-2.

#### The Drovers series[edit]

* Brown, John (2019). Prey: The Drovers, Book 1. ISBN 978-1-9404-2719-5.
* Brown, John (2020). Outlaws: The Drovers, Book 2. ISBN 978-1-9404-2721-8.
* Brown, John (2022). Sura: The Drovers, Book 3. ISBN 978-1-940427-23-2.

### Science Fiction[edit]

* Brown, John; Correia, Larry (2021). Gun Runner. ISBN 978-1-9821-2516-5.

### Short stories[edit]

* "The Scent of Desire" (published under pen name Bo Griffin in Hubbard, La Fayette Ron (1997). L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future volume 13. ISBN 978-1-57318-064-1.)
* "Loose in the Wires" (published in InterGalactic Medicine Show issue 1. 2005.)
* "Bright Waters" (published in Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet issue 17. 2005.)
* "From the Clay of His Heart" (published in InterGalactic Medicine Show issue 8. 2008.)

### Nonfiction[edit]

* Brown, John (2020). Create Story Ideas That Beg to Be Written. ISBN 978-1-9404-2724-9.

## Awards[edit]

* 1997 "The Scent of Desire": Writers of the Future, First Prize, 1997 (as Bo Griffin)[3][5]
* 2010 Servant of a Dark God: Whitney Awards, Best Speculative Fiction Novel 2009[6]
* 2021 Gun Runner: Dragon Awards, Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel 2021[7]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c d John Brown. "The Man: In which the author relates delightful facts and experiences from his past". johndbrown.com. Retrieved 2010-05-12. (an autobiography from the author's official website)
2. ^ Fulda, Nancy. "Codex Blog Tour: John Brown". Retrieved 22 February 2011.
3. ^ a b "Contest Winners: 1997". Writers of the Future. Author Services Inc. Archived from the original on 2003-06-25. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
4. ^ Ian Randal Strock. "John Brown sells "Dark God" trilogy to Tor". SFScope. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
5. ^ "1997 Hubbard Writers/Illustrators of the Future". Locus. Archived from the original on 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
6. ^ "Whitney Awards honor Wolverton, Lund". Mormon Times. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
7. ^ "Gun Runner wins Dragon Award". 6 September 2021.

## External links[edit]

* John Brown's Official Web Site
* John Brown at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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