Mark Greaney (novelist)

For the musician, see Mark Greaney.
Mark Greaney
Born Mark Greaney
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Notable works
Tom Clancy Support and Defend
The Gray Man
Website
markgreaneybooks.com

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 March 2015, he has published nine novels, including four novels in the Gray Man series: The Gray Man (2009), On Target (2010), Ballistic (2011), and Dead Eye (2013), three direct collaborations with Tom Clancy: Locked On (2012), Threat Vector (Jack Ryan, Jr.) (2013), Command Authority (Jack Ryan) (2013),[4] and two books continuing Clancy's Jack Ryan universe: Tom Clancy Support and Defend (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel) (2014)[5] and Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect (A Jack Ryan Novel) (2014)[6]

Another book in the Gray Man series, Back Blast, was published in 2016.[7]

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

  1. The Gray Man (2009)
  2. On Target (novel) (2010)
  3. Ballistic (2011)
  4. Locked On (novel) – w/ Tom Clancy (2012)
  5. Dead Eye (novel) (2013)
  6. Threat Vector (novel) – w/ Tom Clancy (2013)
  7. Command Authority (novel) – w/ Tom Clancy (2013)
  8. Tom Clancy: Support and Defend (2014)
  9. Tom Clancy: Full Force and Effect (2014)
  10. Tom Clancy: Commander in Chief (2015)
  11. Back Blast (2016)
  12. Tom Clancy: True Faith and Allegiance (2016)

References

  1. ↑ Leonard Gill: Mark Greaney: The Back Story In: The Memphis Flyer, 29 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Karen Ott Mayer: Mark Greaney pursues right idea in first novel, lands sequels. In: The Commercial Appeal, 2 July 2009.
  3. ↑ Leonard Gill: Good Aim In: The Memphis Flyer, 4 October 2009.
  4. ↑ Peggy Burch: The Gray Man Returns In: The Commercial Appeal, 1 December 2013.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Mark Rubinstein: Tom Clancy, 'Full Force and Effect': A Talk With Mark Greaney In: The Huffington Post, 9 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Greaney, Mark. Back Blast. New York: Berkley Books, 2016. ISBN 9780425282793 OCLC 913572940
  8. ↑ George Brown: Author Mark Greaney taking over Tom Clancy series In: WREG, 2 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Justin Kroll: Sony Acquires ‘The Gray Man’ for Joe Roth and ‘Captain America’ Directors In: Variety, 29 May 2014.

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