Greg Farshtey
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| Born | Gregory Todd Farshtey July 14, 1965 Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.[1][2] |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Geneseo (B.A)[3] |
| Genre | Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction |
| Notable works | Bionicle |
| Spouse | Jackina (divorced)[4] |
| Children | Alexandria Marie Farshtey (2010)[4] |
Gregory Todd Farshtey (born July 14, 1965) is an American writer, best known for his work on the Bionicle series of novels (2003–2010),[5] the Bionicle comics (2001–2010), and the New York Times-bestselling Ninjago graphic novel series. After the first cancellation of Bionicle, he at first intended to continue the story by writing online stories. However, after the launch of Ninjago, he has been unable to complete this project.
Literary career[]
Gregory Todd Farshtey was born in Mount Kisco, New York, and subsequently grew up in neighboring Monroe, New York and Stamford, Connecticut.[6]
Farshtey began writing seriously in high school, where he wrote and edited a weekly satirical newsletter, Lunetic News and World Report. After graduating with a B.A in communications from the State University of New York at Geneseo[1][3] he worked as a reporter and sports editor before securing an editorial position with West End Games.
Over the next seven years, he authored or co-authored over 35 roleplaying game books and helped to create the Shatterzone and Bloodshadows roleplaying game universes. He also authored a handful of short stories (the anthologies Dragons Over England (1992), Strange Tales from the Nile Empire (1992) and Shattered and Other Stories (1994)) and three novels: The River of God (1992), Hell's Feast (1994), and Demon's Dream (1996).
Farshtey joined the Lego Group in late 2000, writing for the Lego Mania Magazine and the Bionicle comic series. He now writes and edits six editions of the bi-monthly Lego Club Magazine, and Lego Club Jr. Magazine.
Farshtey is the author of over 80 books, including novels set in the Bionicle, Exo-Force, and Hero Factory universes, the Ninjago graphic novel series, short stories for Chima and Ninjago, and the Bionicle comic series. (At the time of its publication, Bionicle was the most widely distributed comic in the world, with over 2 million readers). His work has been published in English, Russian, Chinese, French, Polish, and German, among other languages. He also wrote the story for the Bionicle DVD movie, Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009). He has made numerous public appearances at San Diego Comic-Con, bookstores, and libraries.
He is the Editorial Director at the Lego Company. Farshtey is divorced and lives in Connecticut with his daughter and his cat.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Greg Farshtey".
- ^ "Farshtey, Greg - Bibliographie, BD, photo, biographie".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Greg(ory T.) Farshtey (1965-) Biography - Writings, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Work in Progress".
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Greg Farshtey".
- ^ "Greg Farshtey". fantasticfiction.co.uk.
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=im0PXs8AwGE 2013 Interview
External links[]
- Greg Farshtey Article on the BIONICLEsector01 Wiki
- Greg Farshtey at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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- Living people
- 1965 births
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American male writers
- American children's writers
- American comics writers
- American male novelists
- American people of Russian descent
- American science fiction writers
- Comic book editors
- Role-playing game designers
- Lego people
- People from Mount Kisco, New York
- People from Monroe, New York
- State University of New York at Geneseo alumni
- Writers from New York (state)
- Writers from Stamford, Connecticut