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Greg Keyes

(J Gregory Keyes)

(b.1963)

Greg Keyes was born in Meridian, Mississippi to a large, diverse, storytelling family. He received degrees in anthropology from Mississippi State and the University of Georgia before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of the Age of Unreason tetrology, The Waterborn, The Blackgod, and the Star Wars New Jedi Order novels-Edge of Victory I: Conquest and Edge of Victory II: Rebirth. He lives in Savannah, Georgia.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

New and upcoming books

August 2024

The Wind that Sweeps the Stars

Series

Chosen of the Changeling
1. The Waterborn (1996)
2. The Blackgod (1997)

Age of Unreason
   1. Newton's Cannon (1998)
   2. A Calculus of Angels (1999)
   3. Empire of Unreason (2000)
   4. The Shadows of God (2001)

Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone
   1. The Briar King (2002)
   2. The Charnel Prince (2004)
   3. The Blood Knight (2006)
   4. The Born Queen (2008)

Elder Scrolls
1. The Infernal City (2009)
2. Lord of Souls (2011)

High and Faraway
   1. The Reign of the Departed (2018)
   2. Kingdoms of the Cursed (2019)
   3. Realms of the Deathless (2022)

Marvels Avengers
The Extinction Key (2020)

Novels

   Thor: The Dark World (2013)
   Interstellar (2014)
   Footsteps in the Sky (2015)
   The Basilisk Throne (2023)
   The Wind that Sweeps the Stars (2024)

Collections

The Hounds of Ash (2008)

Series contributed to

Babylon 5
   10. Dark Genesis (1998)
   11. Deadly Relations (1999)
   12. Final Reckoning (1999)

Star Wars : New Jedi Order
   7. Conquest (2001)
   8. Rebirth (2001)
   18. The Final Prophecy (2003)

Planet of the Apes
   Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm (2014)
   War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations (2017)
   Caesar's Story (2018) (with Maurice Fluxman)

XCOM 2
Resurrection (2015)

Independence Day Resurgence
Independence Day: Crucible (2016)

Pacific Rim Uprising
Ascension (2018)

MonsterVerse
   Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
   Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
   Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

Books containing stories by Greg Keyes

Tales from the Forbidden Zone (2017)
(Planet of the Apes)
edited by
Jim Beard and Rich Handley

Swords and Dark Magic (2010)
The New Sword and Sorcery
edited by
Lou Anders and Jonathan Strahan

Award nominations

	2007 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Blood Knight
	2005 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Charnel Prince
	2004 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Briar King
	2002 Sidewise Award for Best Long-Form Alternate History (nominee) : Newton's Cannon
	2002 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Shadows of God
	2001 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Empire of Unreason
	2000 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : A Calculus of Angels
	1999 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Newton's Cannon
	1998 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Blackgod
	1997 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Waterborn

Greg Keyes recommends

The Crown Rose (2005)
Fiona Avery
"Wonderfully written, imagined and researched, it is a well-guided tour of what might-have-been -- or perhaps what was."

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