Английская Википедия:Boyd Morrison
Шаблон:Infobox writer Boyd Morrison (* February 17, 1967) is an American thriller novelist, actor and former Jeopardy! champion. He has co-authored several books with The New York Times fiction best-seller Clive Cussler.
Education
Boyd Morrison has earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University and a PhD from Virginia Tech in industrial engineering.[1]
Career
After his graduation from Rice University, Morrison joined Lockheed working on the Space Station Freedom project at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.[2] He left NASA to get his PhD in industrial engineering[3] from Virginia Tech. Morrison moved to Seattle and went to work for Microsoft in the Xbox games group.[4] Among his credits are PC and Xbox games, including Project Gotham, Racing 2, Flight Simulator 2004, and Forza Motorsport. Morrison left Microsoft in 2005 to write full-time.[5]
Morrison's first book The Noah's Ark Quest (The Ark) was self published and later published by Simon and Schuster. The Ark (The Noah's Ark Quest) has been translated into 22 languages, was selected for IndieBound's Indie Next list in May 2010,[6] and became a top 15 bestseller in the UK.
In 2022, The New York Times lauded his novel, The Lawless Land, as having "a satisfyingly bustling plot."[7]
Bibliography
Tales of the Lawless Land
Boyd Morrison co-authors this series with sister Beth Morrison,[8] an expert in medieval manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum
| # | Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1[9] | The Lawless Land | 2022 |
| 2[10] | The Last True Templar | 2023 |
The Oregon Files (Juan Cabrillo Series)
Morrison co-authors part of The Oregon Files series with Clive Cussler.
| # | Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piranha | 2015 |
| 2[11] | The Emperor's Revenge | 2016 |
| 3[12] | Typhoon Fury | 2017 |
| 4[13] | Shadow Tyrants | 2018 |
| 5[14] | Final Option | 2020 |
| 6[15] | Marauder | 2020 |
Tyler Locke Adventures
| # | Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Noah's Ark Quest (The Ark) | 2010 |
| 2 | The Midas Code (The Vault) | 2011 |
| 3 | The Roswell Conspiracy | 2012 |
| 4 | The Loch Ness Legacy | 2013 |
Stand Alone Novels
| # | Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tsunami Countdown (Rogue Wave) | 2010 |
| 2 | Substance (The Catalyst) | 2011 |
References
External links
- Шаблон:Official website
- Modern Signed Books Interview with Boyd Morrison about Typhoon Fury and writing with Clive Cussler
- Английская Википедия
- 1967 births
- Living people
- American thriller writers
- Contestants on American game shows
- Lockheed people
- Microsoft people
- NASA people
- Rice University alumni
- Virginia Tech alumni
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