Gregory Keyes (born April 11, 1963) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy who has written both original and media-related novels under both the names J. Gregory Keyes and Greg Keyes.

Early life

Keyes was born in

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, Mississippi, as John Gregory Keyes. He received degrees in anthropology from

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and the University of Georgia before becoming a full-time writer.

Writing career

He is famous for his tetralogy '' The Age of Unreason'', a

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/alchemical story featuring Benjamin Franklin and Isaac Newton. He wrote the Babylon 5 '' Psi Corps'' trilogy, a history of the Psi Corps and a biography of Psi Corps member Alfred Bester. In 2003 he began a fantasy series titled ''

The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone ''The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone'' is the name of a fantasy novel series by Gregory Keyes, written between 2003 and 2008. They follow the story of Anne Dare, descendant of Virginia Dare, a famed ruler who used her magic to aid the kingdom of Cro ...

'', the first volume of which was '' The Briar King''. The second book in the series ''

The Charnel Prince ''The Charnel Prince'' is a fantasy novel by Greg Keyes. It is a sequel to ''The Briar King'' and the second book of '' The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone''. Plot summary In this sequel to ''The Briar King'', Anne, her maid Austra, and her protec ...

'' was published in 2004 and the third, ''

The Blood Knight ''The Blood Knight'' is a fantasy novel by Greg Keyes. It's a sequel to ''The Charnel Prince'' and the third book of ''The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone''. Plot summary In this third novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fict ...

'', was published in July 2006. His fourth and final book of the quartet, ''

The Born Queen ''The Born Queen'' is a fantasy novel by Greg Keyes. It is the fourth and final novel in the series ''The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone ''The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone'' is the name of a fantasy novel series by Gregory Keyes, written between ...

'', was released in March 2008. In 2009 it was announced that Keyes would be writing two novels based on the successful computer game '' The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion''. The first of these, ''

The Infernal City ''The Infernal City'' is a fantasy novel by Greg Keyes. It is the first of two books based on ''The Elder Scrolls'' series of video games. It was published on November 24, 2009, by Titan Books in the UK, and Del Rey Books in the US. Plot Set 40 ...

'', was published by Random House in November 2009. The second, ''

Lord of Souls ''Lord of Souls'' is a fantasy novel by Greg Keyes. It is the second of two books based on ''The Elder Scrolls'' series of video games. It was published on September 27, 2011 by Titan Books in the UK, and by Del Rey Books in the US. Plot Like it ...

'', went on sale on September 27, 2011.

Style

Greg Keyes builds his stories around multiple main characters who meet only rarely, but allow the reader to follow different threads of the same events. Most of the chapters in his books focus on one of the main characters. Chapters often end in a surprise or a cliffhanger as the story moves to follow another character. Keyes's knowledge of fencing and linguistics also figures heavily in his books. For example, Stephen Darige, one of the main characters in ''

'', is an adept linguist, and his knowledge and skills play an important role in the development of the story.

Works

Chosen of the Changeling

*''The Waterborn'' (1996), *'' The Blackgod'' (1997),

The Age of Unreason

*'' Newton's Cannon'' (1998), *'' A Calculus of Angels'' (1999), *'' Empire of Unreason'' (2000), *''

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'' (2001),

Babylon 5: The Psi Corps Trilogy

*'' Dark Genesis: The Birth of the Psi Corps'' (1998), *''Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant'' (1999), *'' Final Reckoning: The Fate of Bester'' (1999),

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order

*'' Edge of Victory I: Conquest'' (2001), *'' Edge of Victory II: Rebirth'' (2001), *"Emissary of the Void" (2002), short story published in ''Star Wars Gamer'', issues 8-10, and ''Star Wars Insider'', issues 62-64 *'' The Final Prophecy'' (2003),

The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone

*'' The Briar King'' (2003), *''

'' (2004), *''

'' (2006), *''

'' (2008),

The Elder Scrolls

*''

'' (2009), - based on '' The Elder Scrolls'' video game series *''

'' (2011), - based on ''The Elder Scrolls'' video game series

The High and Faraway Series

*''The Reign of the Departed'' (2018), *''Kingdoms of the Cursed'' (2019),

Other

*'' The Hounds of Ash: and Other Tales of Fool Wolf'' (2008), *'' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm'' (2014), *'' XCOM 2: Resurrection'' (2015), *'' Interstellar: The Movie Novelization'' (2014) *'' Independence Day: Crucible'' (2016) *'' War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations'' (2016) *'' Godzilla: King Of The Monsters - The Movie Novelization'' (2019) *'' Marvel's Avengers: The Extinction Key'' (2020) *'' Godzilla: Dominion'' (2021) *'' Godzilla vs. Kong: The Movie Novelization'' (2021)

External links

*
Official website of Greg Keyes

conducted by Rob Bedford; at the SFF World website
Interview with Greg Keyes
at actusf.com

References

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