Ty Franck

Ty Franck
Ty Franck at Comic-Con
Ty Franck at Comic-Con
BornTy Corey Franck[1]
(1969-05-18) May 18, 1969 (age 55)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Pen nameJames S. A. Corey
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Genre
Notable worksThe Expanse

Ty Corey[1] Franck (born May 18, 1969) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and television producer.[2] He is best known for co-authoring The Expanse with Daniel Abraham under the pseudonym James S. A. Corey, as well as Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series (2014) and The Expanse: Expanded (2016).[3] The Expanse novels have been adapted into the television series The Expanse (2015–2022), with both Franck and Abraham serving as writers and producers on the show.[4]

Franck wrote the Star Wars novel Honor Among Thieves[broken anchor] (2014) with Abraham and used the pen name James S. A. Corey again. In addition to his own work, Franck has served as personal assistant to George R. R. Martin and has written for Martin's Wild Cards universe.[5]

Leviathan Wakes, book one of The Expanse, was nominated for the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel, while The Expanse series was nominated in 2017 and again in 2020 where it won.[6]

  1. ^ a b Troughton, R.K. (29 May 2013). "An Interview with Bestselling Author Ty Franck (James S.A. Corey)". Amazing Stories. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Why This Sci-Fi Author Doesn't Want to Write Like George R. R. Martin". wired.com. WIRED. July 12, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ty Franck Biography". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Daniel Abraham on IMDB". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ty Franck Bio". wildcardsworld.com. Wild Cards. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "List of Science Fiction Awards for James S.A. Corey". sfadb.com. Science Fiction Awards Database. Retrieved February 10, 2021.