Mark Greaney (novelist)
| Mark Greaney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mark Greaney |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works |
Tom Clancy Support and Defend The Gray Man |
| Website | |
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markgreaneybooks | |
Mark Greaney (born 1968) is an American novelist, best known as Tom Clancy's collaborator on his final three books, and for continuing the Jack Ryan character and "Tom Clancy Universe" following Clancy's death.
Early life and family
He is son of Ed Greaney, a presence at WMC-TV Memphis for over 50 years[1] and the namesake for the station's current newsroom. Mark continues to reside in Memphis, Tennessee along with his family.[2]
Writing career
Mark Greaney made the transition to becoming a full-time writer after the success of his first Gray Man novel, and confirming the sale of its sequels to his publisher in 2009.[3]
As of 2016, he has published 12 novels, five novels in the Gray Man series: The Gray Man (2009), On Target (2010), Ballistic (2011), Dead Eye (2013) and Back Blast (2016),[4] three direct collaborations with Tom Clancy: Locked On (2012), Threat Vector (Jack Ryan, Jr.) (2013), Command Authority (Jack Ryan) (2013),[5] and four books continuing Clancy's Jack Ryan universe: Tom Clancy: Support and Defend (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel) (2014),[6] Tom Clancy: Full Force and Effect (A Jack Ryan Novel) (2014),[7] Tom Clancy: Commander in Chief (2015) and Tom Clancy: True Faith and Allegiance (2016).
His novel, The Gray Man (2009) is being adapted into a motion picture by Sony and Columbia Pictures.,[8] tied to director Joe Roth[9]
Bibliography
- The Gray Man (2009)
- On Target (novel) (2010)
- Ballistic (2011)
- Locked On – w/ Tom Clancy (2012)
- Dead Eye (novel) (2013)
- Threat Vector – w/ Tom Clancy (2013)
- Command Authority – w/ Tom Clancy (2013)
- Tom Clancy: Support and Defend (2014)
- Tom Clancy: Full Force and Effect (2014)
- Tom Clancy: Commander in Chief (2015)
- Back Blast (2016)
- Tom Clancy: True Faith and Allegiance (2016)
- Gunmetal Gray (2017)
References
- ↑ Leonard Gill: Mark Greaney: The Back Story In: The Memphis Flyer, 29 September 2010.
- ↑ Karen Ott Mayer: Mark Greaney pursues right idea in first novel, lands sequels. In: The Commercial Appeal, 2 July 2009.
- ↑ Leonard Gill: Good Aim In: The Memphis Flyer, 4 October 2009.
- ↑ Greaney, Mark. Back Blast. New York: Berkley Books, 2016. ISBN 9780425282793 OCLC 913572940
- ↑ Peggy Burch: The Gray Man Returns In: The Commercial Appeal, 1 December 2013.
- ↑ Felix Gillette: http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-07-17/support-and-defend-tom-clancys-legacy-lives-on Support and Defend, Tom Clancy's Legacy Lives On] In: Bloomberg, 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Mark Rubinstein: Tom Clancy, 'Full Force and Effect': A Talk With Mark Greaney In: The Huffington Post, 9 December 2014.
- ↑ George Brown: Author Mark Greaney taking over Tom Clancy series In: WREG, 2 December 2014.
- ↑ Justin Kroll: Sony Acquires ‘The Gray Man’ for Joe Roth and ‘Captain America’ Directors In: Variety, 29 May 2014.