Dan Wells (author)
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| Born | Daniel Andrew Wells March 4, 1977 Utah |
| Occupation | Author, podcast personality |
| Nationality | United States |
| Period | 2000 - present |
| Genres | horror, science fiction, young adult |
| Notable work(s) | I Am Not a Serial Killer |
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Dan Wells (born March 4, 1977) is an American horror and science fiction author.[1] A Utah native, he currently resides in Orem, Utah.
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[edit] Early life
Wells wrote his first novel, based on the Choose Your Own Adventure series, when he was in second grade.[1] He followed up with several novellas, a serial and a series of comic books when he was in high school. He finished his first serious novel when he was 22.[2] He is a graduate of Brigham Young University, with a bachelor degree in English, emphasizing writing and editing.[3]
[edit] Career
Wells is best known as the author of I Am Not a Serial Killer, a horror novel published in the United States by Tor Books. It has been released in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and Taiwan.[3]
He also is one of the four authors (including Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, and Howard Tayler) that contribute to the podcast Writing Excuses.[1]
[edit] Critical reception
Horror writer F. Paul Wilson described I Am Not a Serial Killer as a "dazzling, unputdownable debut" with a protagonist "as chilling as he is endearing."[4] Young adult fiction author Jack Heath praised it as having "plenty of thematic merit", and noted that "all the characters are richly identifiable, including–and I can't stress enough how impressed I was by this–the serial killer...Wells is a first-time novelist, and yet he's already created a sympathetic villain, the holy grail of thriller writing."[5]
In 2011, Wells was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.[6]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] John Cleaver series
- I Am Not a Serial Killer (2009)
- Mr. Monster (2010)
- I Don't Want To Kill You (2011)
[edit] Partials series
This will be a trilogy of books.[1]
[edit] Stand-alone novels
- A Night of Blacker Darkness (audio book, 2011), written as Frederick Whithers (author) and Cecil G. Bagsworth III (editor)
- The Hollow City (forthcoming, July 2012)[8]
[edit] Short stories
- "The Amazing Adventures of George" (2000), in Leading Edge #40[9]
- "Charybdis" (2011), in Leading Edge #61
- "The Mountain of the Lord" (2011), in Monsters and Mormons (Peculiar Pages)
[edit] Editorials
- How to Write Good (2000), in Leading Edge #40[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Clark, Cody (March 4, 2012). "Vanishing point: Humanity gets terminated - almost - in Orem author’s grim teen sci-fi novel". The Daily Herald. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/65vIcVVDF. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ "Questions and Answers with Dan Wells - Hortorian.com". http://hortorian.com/2010/06/questions-and-answers-session-with-dan-wells/.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Bio for Dan Wells". Fearful Symmetry. http://www.fearfulsymmetry.net/?page_id=2. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ "Tor: Winter 2010". Macmillan US. http://media.us.macmillan.com/video/olmk/winter2010/Tor-Winter2010.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ Heath, Jack (October 16, 2009). "Book review: I Am Not a Serial Killer, by Dan Wells". Goodreads. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/65vK7hAdk. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ^ "Renovation - Hugo Awards". August 8, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/65vJiFMaO. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ Dan Wells. "Dan Wells talks about Partials". http://www.fearfulsymmetry.net/?p=1298. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ Strock, Ian Randal. "Dan Wells sells The Hollow City to Tor Books". http://sfscope.com/2011/02/moshe-feder-purchases.html. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Stories, Listed by Author (2000)". Locus. 2000. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5nnfoxzZc. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
