John Brown (American author) explained

John D. Brown
Birth Name:	John D. Brown
Birth Place:	Utah, U.S.
Occupation:	Writer
Education:	Brigham Young University (BA)
Genre:	Thrillers, Epic Fantasy

John D. Brown (born 1966) is an American author who writes thrillers and epic fantasy.^[1]

Personal life

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. 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. He currently lives in Laketown, Utah, a ranching environment that inspired one of the core ideas in his debut novel.^[2]

Writing career

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.

In 2002 he attended his second pivotal workshop: Orson Scott Card's Literary Boot Camp. 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.^[3]

Bibliography

Thrillers

• Book: Bad Penny . 2013 . 978-1-9404-2705-8. Brown . John .
• Book: Awful Intent . 2016 . 978-1-9404-2713-3. Brown . John .

Epic Fantasy

Dark God series

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

The Drovers series

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

Science fiction

• Book: Gun Runner . 2021 . 978-1-9821-2516-5 . Brown . John. Correia . Larry .

Short stories

• "The Scent of Desire" (published under pen name Bo Griffin in Book: L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future volume 13 . 1997 . 978-1-57318-064-1. Hubbard . La Fayette Ron .)
• "Loose in the Wires" (published in Book: InterGalactic Medicine Show issue 1 . 2005.)
• "Bright Waters" (published in Book: . 2005.)
• "From the Clay of His Heart" (published in Book: InterGalactic Medicine Show issue 8 . 2008.)

Nonfiction

• Book: Create Story Ideas That Beg to Be Written . 2020 . 978-1-9404-2724-9 . Brown . John .

Awards

• 1997 "The Scent of Desire": Writers of the Future, First Prize, 1997 (as Bo Griffin)^{[4] [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]

External links

• John Brown's Official Web Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Man: In which the author relates delightful facts and experiences from his past . John Brown . johndbrown.com . 2010-05-12. (an autobiography from the author's official website)
2. Web site: Codex Blog Tour: John Brown . Fulda, Nancy . 22 February 2011.
3. Web site: . John Brown sells "Dark God" trilogy to Tor . Ian Randal Strock . 2010-05-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721192709/http://sfscope.com/2008/02/john-brown-sells-dark-god-tril.html . 2011-07-21 .
4. Web site: Contest Winners: 1997 . https://archive.today/20030625043242/http://www.writersofthefuture.com/awards.htm . dead . 2003-06-25 . . . 2010-05-12 .
5. Web site: 1997 Hubbard Writers/Illustrators of the Future . . 2010-05-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100208114016/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Hubbard1997.html . 2010-02-08 .
6. Web site: Whitney Awards honor Wolverton, Lund . . 2010-05-12 .
7. Web site: Gun Runner wins Dragon Award. 6 September 2021.