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Barry Lyga

(b.1971)

Barry Lyga nicknamed Barry "Radical" Lyga, is an American young adult novelist and short story writer. He lives in the desert southwest. Lyga majored in English at Yale receiving his BA in 1993. He then spent ten years working at Diamond Comic Distributors after having spent his teenage years immersed in comic books.

Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy

New and upcoming books

March 2025

Before the Hunt
(I Hunt Killers Prequel)

Series

Archvillain
   1. Archvillain (2010)
   2. The Mad Mask (2012)
   3. Yesterday Again (2013)

I Hunt Killers Trilogy
   1. I Hunt Killers (2012)
   2. Game (2013)
   3. Blood of My Blood (2014)

I Hunt Killers Prequel
   1. Lucky Day (2014)
   2. Career Day (2014)
   3. Neutral Mask (2014)
   4. Blood Boy (2014)
   5. Down Time (2018)
   Before the Hunt (2025)

Flash
   1. Hocus Pocus (2017)
   2. Johnny Quick (2019)
   3. The Tornado Twins (2018)

Crossover Crisis
   1. The Flash: Green Arrow's Perfect Shot (2019)
   2. The Flash: Supergirl's Sacrifice (2020)
   3. The Flash: The Legends of Forever (2021)

Mike and Philomel Duology
Edited (2022)
Unedited (2022)

Novels

   The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl (2006)
   Boy Toy (2007)
   Hero-Type (2008)
   Goth Girl Rising (2009)
   Unsoul'd (2013)
   After the Red Rain (2015)
   The Secret Sea (2016)
   Bang (2017)
   The Hive (2019) (with Morgan Baden)
   Time Will Tell (2021)
   Mike and Phil and All the World (2022)

Anthologies edited

Generation Wonder (2022)

Series contributed to

Wolverine
Worst Day Ever (2009)
Wolverine Young Readers Novel (2013)

Diablo
Diablo: Tales from the Horadric Library (2022) (with others)

Graphic Novels show

Non fiction show

Books containing stories by Barry Lyga

Generation Wonder (2022)
The New Age of Heroes
edited by
Barry Lyga

Don't Turn Out the Lights (2020)
A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
edited by
Jonathan Maberry

Life Is Short and Then You Die (2019)
(Mystery Writers of America Presents)
edited by
Kelley Armstrong

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Award nominations

2012 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel (nominee) : I Hunt Killers

Barry Lyga recommends

Riot Act (2024)
Sarah Lariviere
"A furious explosion of raw poetry and punk sensibilities set against a retro dystopia that's too close for comfort."

Teen Killers Club (2020)
(Teen Killers, book 1)
Lily Sparks
"A coming-of-age mystery that will keep you guessing to the very end."

Adios, Nirvana (2010)
Conrad Wesselhoeft
"A superb, enduring debut. I wish I'd written this book."

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