Grant Blackwood
American thriller writer and ghostwriter
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Born | (1964-06-07) June 7, 1964 (age 60) United States |
Occupation | Novelist, ghostwriter |
Language | English |
Genre | Thriller |
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Grant Blackwood (born June 7, 1964) is an American thriller writer and ghostwriter from Austin, Minnesota.[1][2] He wrote the Briggs Tanner series. He co-authored with Clive Cussler Spartan Gold[3] which reached number 10 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Sellers list.[4] Blackwood spent three years as an Operations Specialist and pilot rescue swimmer aboard a guided missile frigate and is a veteran of the United States Navy.[5]
Novels
Briggs Tanner series
- The End of Enemies (2001)
- The Wall of Night (2002)
- An Echo of War (2003)
Fargo Adventures series (co-authored with Clive Cussler)
- Spartan Gold (2009)
- Lost Empire (2010)
- The Kingdom (2011)
Jack Ryan, Jr. Series
- Dead or Alive (2010) co-authored with Tom Clancy
- Tom Clancy: Under Fire (2015)
- Tom Clancy: Duty and Honor (2016)
Splinter Cell series (writing as "David Michaels")
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Checkmate (2006)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Fallout (2007)
EndWar series (writing as "David Michaels")
- Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008)
- Tom Clancy's EndWar: The Hunted (2011)
Tucker Wayne series (with James Rollins)
- The Kill Switch (Tucker Wayne #1) (2014)
- War Hawk (Tucker Wayne #2) (January 1, 2016)[6]
Short story
- "Sacrificial Lion" (2006) in the anthology Thriller, edited by James Patterson
Awards
- Finalist for the 2002 Minnesota Book Award in Popular Fiction for End of Enemies.[7]
References
- ^ Lynn Neary (August 4, 2009). "For Authors, Ghostwriting Offers Solvency, Stability". NPR. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Bothun, Jora (August 26, 2016). "Hometown author returns; Grant Blackwood gives seminar on writing". Austin Daily Herald. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ Mark Combes. "Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler, with Grant Blackwood". ThrillerWriters.org. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ "Hardcover Fiction Best Sellers". New York Times. October 18, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ "WRITE of SPRING III". Crimespree Magazine. March 26, 2005.
Grant Blackwood is a U.S. Navy veteran, having spent three years on active duty aboard the guided missile frigate USS Ford as an operations specialist and a Pilot Rescue Swimmer.
- ^ Rollins, James (April 7, 2015). War Hawk (Tucker Wayne #2). William Morrow. ISBN 9780062135278.
- ^ "Minnesota Book Awards Past Finalists and Winners – 2002". The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
External links
- Official Website
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- The Hunt for Red October (1990)
- Patriot Games (1992)
- Clear and Present Danger (1994)
- The Sum of All Fears (2002)
- Shadow Recruit (2014)
- Without Remorse (2021)
series
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018–2023)
- Jack Ryan
- John Clark
- The Hunt for Red October (1987)
- The Hunt for Red October (1990, computer)
- Cardinal of the Kremlin (1990)
- The Hunt for Red October (1991, console)
- The Sum of All Fears (2002)
- Jack Ryan (franchise)
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