Gregory Keyes

Gregory Keyes is a 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". He is famous for his quartet The Age of Unreason, a steampunk/alchemical story starring 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 first volume of which was The Briar King. The second book in the series The Charnel Prince was published in 2004 and the third, The Blood Knight, was published in July 2006. His fourth and final book of the quartet, The Born Queen, is scheduled for release some time in late 2007 or early 2008.

Keyes was born on 11 April 1963 in Meridian, Mississippi, to a large, diverse, storytelling family. He received degrees in anthropology from Mississippi State University and the University of Georgia before becoming a full time writer. He lives and fences in Savannah, Georgia. Greg is also the head coach of the Savannah College of Art and Design's fencing club.

Style

Greg Keyes builds his stories around multiple main characters who meet only rarely, but allow the reader follow different threads of same events. Most of the chapters in his books focus around one of the main characters and often end in a surprise or a cliffhanger when the story moves to follow another character.

Greg's knowledge of fencing and linguistics also play a big role in his books. For example, Stephen Darige, one of the main characters in The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone is an adept linguist and his knowledge and skills play an important role in the development of the story.

Bibliography

Children of the Changeling

• The Waterborn (1996), ISBN 0-345-40393-2
• The Blackgod (1997), ISBN 0-345-40394-0

The Age of Unreason

• Newton's Cannon (1998), ISBN 1-56865-829-X
• A Calculus of Angels (1999), ISBN 0-7394-0260-9
• Empire of Unreason (2000), ISBN 0-345-40609-5
• The Shadows of God (2001), ISBN 0-345-43904-X

Babylon 5: The Psi Corps Trilogy

• Dark Genesis: The Birth of the Psi Corps (1998), ISBN 0-345-42715-7
• Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant (1999), ISBN 0-345-42716-5
• (1999), ISBN 0-345-42717-3

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order

• Edge of Victory I: Conquest (2001), ISBN 0-345-42864-1
• Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (2001), ISBN 0-345-44610-0
• The Final Prophecy (2003), ISBN 0-345-42875-7

The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone

• The Briar King (2003), ISBN 0-345-44066-8
• The Charnel Prince (2004), ISBN 0-345-44067-6
• The Blood Knight (2006), ISBN 0-345-44068-4
• The Born Queen To Be Released in 2007

External links

• J. Gregory Keyes at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Interview with Greg Keyes conducted by Rob Bedford, at the SFF World website
• http://www.gregkeyes.com/
• Interview with Greg Keyes Actusf

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