Jeffrey Scott Savage is an American writer, who as of 2014 has authored 14 novels in several genres, including the FarWorld fantasy series, the Case File 13 series, Covington series, and several standalone titles. His works intended as middle grade/young adult fiction are credited as written by J. Scott Savage, and his works intended for an older general audience as Jeffrey S. Savage.
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Life
Jeffrey Scott Savage was born in Oakland, California, on January 31, 1963. He has two brothers and two sisters. He grew up in northern California, except for three years when he lived in New Providence, NJ. He met his wife in Roseville, CA and they were married in 1987. They have four children, and three grandchildren. He currently lives in northern Utah.
Savage has held numerous job in his life, including: CEO of an internet company, plumber, French chef, mall Santa and radio talk show host.
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Works
As J. Scott Savage
- Farworld series
- Water Keep (2008), ISBN 978-1590389621 -- Nominated for a Cybils Award in the Fantasy and Science Fiction (Middle Grade) category in 2008.
- Land Keep (2009), ISBN 978-1606411643 -- Nominated for a Cybils Award in the 2009 Fantasy/Science Fiction category.
- Air Keep (2013), ISBN 978-1609073251
- Fire Keep (2014), ISBN 978-1609077914
- Case File 13 series
- Zombie Kid (2012), ISBN 978-0-06-213325-0. 2012 Starred Review from Kirkus Reviews, a 2013 Junior Library Guild Selection, and an Amazon Best Book of the Month
- Making the Team (2013), ISBN 978-0062133311
- Evil Twins (2014), ISBN 978-0062133373
- Curse of the Mummy's Uncle (2015) [forthcoming], ISBN 978-0062324061
- Mysteries of Cove series
- Fires of Invention (2015)
- Gears of Revolution (2016)
- Embers of Destruction (2017)
As Jeffrey S. Savage
- Shandra Covington series
- House of Secrets (2005), ISBN 1598110063
- Dead on Arrival (2006), ISBN 978-1598112221
- A Time To Die (2010), ISBN 978-1598116236
- Standalone
- Cutting Edge (2001), ISBN 1577348443
- Into the Fire (2002), ISBN 159156042X
- The Fourth Nephite (2010), ISBN 978-1606416570
- Dark Memories (2013), ISBN 978-1621080558 -- Won 2013 Whitney Award for adult speculative fiction
Notes
References
- Haddock, Sharon (March 2, 2013), "Savage crosses genres from middle reader fantasy to horror in new books", Deseret News
- Shaw, Louise R. (June 10, 2013), "Authors inspire budding writers", Davis County Clipper
- Stettler, Jeremiah (December 10, 2009), "Utahn's dream becoming reality: fantasy writer", The Salt Lake Tribune
Further reading
- Lyons, Maggie (December 16, 2013), "Interview with J. Scott Savage", maggie-lyons.blogspot.com (blog)
- Nation, Kaleb (October 13, 2008), "Interview with J. Scott Savage", kalebnation.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2014
- Ryan, Jonathan (February 17, 2014), "Teen Author Boot Camp 2014: Interview With J. Scott Savage", Patheos.com: Entertainment Channel: The Rogue, Patheos
External links
- J. Scott Savage at wifyr.com (Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers)
- Thank You - J. Scott Savage, UtahValleyWriters.org (Utah Valley Writers)
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