Brian Falkner

Brian Falkner (* 1962 in Auckland ) is a New Zealand children's and youth book author , and especially for his science fiction - Thriller known.

He studied computer science and journalism before fulfilling his dream of becoming a writer with his first book for young people in 2003. Today he is a multiple award-winning author of books for children and young people. He lives in Gold Coast, Australia with his wife and two children.

Books

• The Flea Thing (2003)
  • on the shortlist LIANZA Esther Glen Medal
• The Real Thing (2004)
• The Super Freak (2005)
  • on the shortlisted NZ Post Children and Young Adult's Book Awards 2006
  • among the top 6 books for young readers in the 2005 NZ Listener
• The Tomorrow Code (2008) (German 2010: The Tomorrow Code , dtv premium, ISBN 978-3-423-24806-8 )
  • Shortlist NZ Post Children and Young Adult's Book Awards 2009
  • on the shortlist LIANZA Esther Glen Medal 2009
• Brainjack (September 2010) (German December 2010: Attack from the net , dtv premium, ISBN 978-3-423-24841-9 )
  • New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010 (Children's Choice Young Adult Fiction)
  • LIANZA Young Adult (Fiction) Award 2010

Web links

• Literature by and about Brian Falkner in the catalog of the German National Library
• Brian Falkner in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Works by and about Brian Falkner at Open Library
• Brian Falkner (English)