BRIAN KEENE

'Brian Keene' is a two-time Bram Stoker Award winning horror author, first in 2001 for his non-fiction work ''Jobs In Hell'' and then again in 2003 for his debut novel, the post-apocalyptic zombie tale ''The Rising''. In 2004, he won the Shocker Award for his non-fiction work ''Sympathy For the Devil''. His other novels include ''Dead Sea'', ''Ghoul'', ''City Of The Dead'', ''Terminal'', ''The Conqueror Worms'', ''Fear Of Gravity'', and more. Several of his books and stories have been optioned for film, video game and comic book adaptations.
Keene has often been credited (by the ''New York Times'', ''Fangoria'', the History Channel, and others) with ushering in the new era of zombie popularity in pop culture (along with filmmaker Danny Boyle).

Contents

Bibliography

Novels & short story collections

Audio books

Anthologies edited

Biography

External links

Bibliography

Novels & short story collections

''No Rest For The Wicked''

★ 2001 Limited Edition Hardcover (Imaginary Worlds Press)

★ 2001 Trade Hardcover (Imaginary Worlds Press)

★ 2001 Trade Paperback (Imaginary Worlds Press)
''No Rest For The Wicked Redux''

★ 2001 Trade Paperback (Vox 13)

★ 2001 CD-ROM (Vox 13)
''4x4'', co-written with Geoff Cooper, Michael Oliveri, and Michael T. Huyck Jr.

★ 2001 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2001 Trade Paperback Delirium Books)
''The Rising''

★ 2003 Ultra Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2003 Leather-Bound Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2003 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2004 Mass Market Paperback (Leisure Books)

★ 2005 Mass Market Paperback, Second Printing (Leisure Books)

★ 2006 Mass Market Paperback, Third Printing (Leisure Books)

★ 2006 Mass Market Paperback, Fourth Printing (Leisure Books)

★ 2006 German-language Trade Hardcover (as Das Reich Der Siqqusim) (Otherworld Verlag)
''No Rest At All''

★ 2003 Leather-Bound Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2003 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)
''The Rise And Fall Of Babylon'', co-written with John Urbancik

★ 2003 Limited Edition Hardcover Earthling Publications)

★ 2003 Limited Edition Chapbook Earthling Publications)
''Fear Of Gravity''

★ 2004 Leather-Bound Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2004 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2005 Trade Paperback (Delirium Books)

★ 2006 German-language Trade Paperback (as Angst Vor Dem Sturz) (Eloy Edictions)
'' with Brett McBean, Michael Oliveri, and John Urbancik

★ 2004 Limited Edition Hardcover Chapbook Delirium Books)

★ 2004 Limited Edition Softcover Chapbook Delirium Books)
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★ 2004 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2006 Trade Paperback (Delirium Books)
''Terminal''

★ 2005 Leather-Bound Hardcover Bloodletting Books)

★ 2005 Limited Edition Hardcover Bloodletting Books)

★ 2005 Mass Market Paperback (Bantam Books)

★ 2007 Mass Market Paperback, Second Printing (Bantam Books)

★ 2005 eBook (Bantam Books)
''City Of The Dead''

★ 2005 Leather-Bound Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2005 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2005 Mass Market Paperback (Leisure Books)

★ 2006 Mass Market Paperback, Second Printing (Leisure Books)

★ 2006 Mass Market Paperback, Third Printing (Leisure Books)

★ 2006 German-language Trade Hardcover (as Das Reich Der Siqqusim) (Otherworld Verlag)
''The Conqueror Worms'' (released in hardcover as Earthworm Gods)

★ 2005 Leather-Bound Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2005 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2006 Mass Market Paperback (Leisure Books; released under the title ''The Conqueror Worms'')
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★ 2006 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)
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★ 2006 Leather-Bound Hardcover Delirium Books)
''The Rutting Season''

★ 2006 Limited Edition Hardcover Bloodletting Books)

★ 2006 Trade Paperback (Bloodletting Books)
''Take The Long Way Home''

★ 2006 Limited Edition Hardcover (Necessary Evil Press)

★ 2006 Leather-Bound Hardcover (Necessary Evil Press)
''Ghoul''

★ 2007 Mass Market Paperback (Leisure Books)

★ 2007 Leather-Bound Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2007 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)
''Brian Keene's Fear''

★ 2007 Graphic Novel (various artists), (Frequency Press)
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★ 2007 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)
''The Resurrection and The Life''

★ 2007 Leather-Bound Hardcover Biting Dog Press)
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★ 2007 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)
''Dead Sea''

★ 2007 Mass Market Paperback (Leisure Books)
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★ 2007 Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)

Audio books

★ 2002 ''Talking Smack'' CD (Medium Rare Books) (Out of Print)

Anthologies edited

★ 2001 ''Best Of Horrorfind'' Trade Paperback (Horrorfind.com L.L.C.)

★ 2003 ''Best Of Horrorfind II'' Trade Paperback (Horrorfind.com L.L.C.)

★ 2006 ''In Delirium'' Leather-Bound Hardcover Delirium Books)

★ 2006 ''In Delirium'' Limited Edition Hardcover Delirium Books)

Biography

(Much of this biographical information is taken from Keene's ''Sympathy for the Devil'' and ''Running With The Devil'', as well as various interviews).
Brian Keene was born in 1967. He grew up in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and many of his books take place in these locales. After graduating high school, he served as a radioman in the U.S. Navy onboard an LPD. After his obligated enlistment ended, Keene worked a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer. Among them were stints as a foundry worker, truck driver, data entry clerk, dockworker, telemarketer, customer service representative, repo man, bouncer, disc jockey, salesman, store manager, daycare instructor, custodian, and more. In interviews, he credits this diverse background as the key to the three-dimensional characters that populate his books.
Keene has won two Bram Stoker Awards. One in 2001 for non-fiction Jobs In Hell and one in 2003 for first novel The Rising. He is also the recipient of the 2004 Shocker Award for non-fiction Sympathy for the Devil as well as many small and regional awards. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Village Voice, Publisher's Weekly, Rue Morgue Magazine, Fangoria Magazine, and participated in a documentary for The History Channel. David Letterman once based a skit on a party at Keene's home.
In addition to being a prolific writer, Keene is also a prolific public speaker, and has been invited to speak at a number of libraries, high schools, bookstores, and conventions. He was also invited to speak at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in 2006.
In 2004, The Rising was optioned for film and videogame adaptations. In 2005, City of the Dead was optioned for the same. In 2006, Terminal was optioned for film. Also in 2006, three stories from Keene's Fear off Gravity were adapted in the graphic novel Brian Keene's FEAR. The stories were "Castaways", "Red Wood", and the award-winning "The King, in: Yellow".
Keene spearheaded a successful Books For Troops program, in which various horror authors supplied free, signed books to American troops serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere around the world. Keene was honored for this in 2005 by the 509th Logistics Fuels Flight Squadron based at Whiteman A.F.B. in Missouri.
Keene currently lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, Cassandra.

External links

★ Brian Keene's Official Website

★ Brian Keene's Official Message Board

★ Hail Saten--Brian Keene's Official Blog

★ World Domination 101--Brian Keene's Advice For Writers

★ The Rising Verse--Brian Keene Wiki

★ F.U.K.U. Army Website (Fans 'uv Keene United)