Bryan Davis (author)
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| Bryan Davis | |
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| Born | April 21, 1958 Norfolk, Virginia |
| Residence | Middleton, Tennessee, United States of America  |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Author |
| Employer | AMG, Zondervan |
| Known for | Dragons In Our Midst |
| Spouse | Susie Davis |
| Website | |
| http://www.daviscrossing.com/ | |
Bryan Davis (born April 21, 1958[1]) is an American Christian fantasy author, his most popular works being the Dragons In Our Midst series and the Oracles Of Fire series, written for young adults but which proved popular with many Christian parents as well. Bryan was born in 1958 and grew up in the eastern U.S.
Bryan is a graduate of the University of Florida (B.S. in Industrial Engineering). In high school, he was a member of the National Honor Society and voted Most Likely to Succeed. Although he is now a full-time writer, Bryan was a computer professional for over 20 years[2][1]. In trying to get published he was rejected 200 times[3]. He lives with his wife, Susie, and three of their seven children in western Tennessee[2]. He has two cats, one dog,and a menagerie of gerbils and other small critters. One of his daughters, Amanda Davis, wrote Precisely Terminated, and is working on her second book Noble Imposter.
His first novel was a story he wrote in order to teach them how to write[4], but he began to focus more on fantasy after having a dream about a boy who breathed fire[4] Eventually this grew into Raising Dragons[5], his first published work of fiction.
He is currently at work writing Dragons of Starlight, a new series that will consist of four young adult and two adult books. Also, he is writing a third dragon series called "Children of the Bard". The first installment is titled The Song of the Ovulum[6], and was released in July 2011.
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[edit] Publications
Bryan Davis has written several fiction series.
[edit] Dragons In Our Midst
Dragons In Our Midst is an American christian/fantasy book series written by Bryan Davis. It follows the story of Billy Bannister and Bonnie Silver, two modern day American teenagers who each have one parent that is a dragon. Because of their dragon heritage, they each have unique traits, which they use in their battles against the evil dragon slayers. The first book, Raising Dragon was published in 2004, and the last book, Tears of a Dragon in 2005. A prequel/sequel series, Oracles of Fire was written, beginning with Eye of the Oracle in 2006 and ending with The Bones of Makaidos in 2009. A third series, Children of the Bard, began with Song of the Ovulum in 2011. A second book, From the Mouth of Elijah is expected to come out in 2012.
Dragons In Our Midst piublications:
- Raising Dragons (2004)
- The Candlestone (2004)
- Circles of Seven (2005)
- Tears of a Dragon (2005)
Oracles Of Fire series:
- Eye of the Oracle (2006) - prequel to the Dragons in our Midst series
- Enoch's Ghost (2007) - sequel to the Dragons in our Midst series
- The Last of the Nephilim (2008) - sequel to the Dragons in our Midst series
- The Bones of Makaidos (2009) - sequel to the Dragons in our Midst series
Children of the Bard series:
- Song of the Ovulum (2011) - sequel to the Dragons in our Midst and Oracles of Fire series
- From the Mouth of Elijah (2012) - sequel to the Dragons in our Midst and Oracles of Fire series
- Untitled (TBA) - sequel to the Dragons in our Midst and Oracles of Fire series
- Untitled (TBA) - sequel to the Dragons in our Midst and Oracles of Fire series
[edit] Other Publications
Echoes from the Edge trilogy:
- Beyond the Reflection's Edge (2008)
- Eternity's Edge (2008)
- Nightmare's Edge (2009)
Dragons of Starlight series:
- Starlighter (2010)
- Warrior (2011)
- Diviner (2011)
- Liberator (2012)
Tales of Starlight (adult fiction companion series to Dragons of Starlight):
- Masters and Slayers (2010)
- Third Starlighter (2011)
- Exodus Rising (Working title, not yet contracted)(TBD)
"Arch" series:
- The Day That Jesus Died
- The Story of Jesus' Baptism and Temptation
- The Story of the Empty Tomb
- Jacob's Dream
Other books include:
- Spit and Polish for Husbands (AMG)
- The Image of a Father (AMG)
- I Know Why the Angels Dance (AMG)
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://pages.swcp.com/~christfn/oli-bd.html
- ^ a b http://www.harvest-tv.com/video/dsp_playshow.cfm?showid=310
- ^ http://www.mindflights.com/item.php?sub_id=3767
- ^ a b http://voices.yahoo.com/interview-bryan-davis-author-dragons-in-111881.html
- ^ http://news.christiansunite.com/Religion_News/religion03230.shtml
- ^ http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/10/father-daughter_fantasy_novel.html
[edit] External links
- Bryan Davis' official web site
- Fantastic Fiction Author Page
- Bryan Davis at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Song of the Ovulum official web site
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