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CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the award-winning, bestselling author of such novels as The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, Of Saints and Shadows, and (with Tim Lebbon) The Map of Moments. He has also written books for teens and young adults, including Poison Ink, Soulless, and the thriller series Body of Evidence, honored by the New York Public Library and chosen as one of YALSA's Best Books for Young Readers. Upcoming teen novels include a new series of hardcover YA fantasy novels co-authored with Tim Lebbon and entitled The Secret Journeys of Jack London.

A lifelong fan of the "team-up," Golden frequently collaborates with other writers on books, comics, and scripts. In addition to his recent work with Tim Lebbon, he co-wrote the lavishly illustrated novel Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire with Mike Mignola. With Thomas E. Sniegoski, he is the co-author of the book series OutCast and The Menagerie, as well as comic book miniseries such as Talent, currently in development as a feature film. With Amber Benson, Golden co-created the online animated series Ghosts of Albion and co-wrote the book series of the same name.
As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies The New Dead and British Invasion, among others, and has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, the online animated series Ghosts of Albion (with Amber Benson) and a network television pilot.

The author is also known for his many media tie-in works, including novels, comics, and video games, in the worlds of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, Angel, and X-Men, among others.

Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. His original novels have been published in more than fourteen languages in countries around the world. Please visit him at www.christophergolden.com

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good book but.....I have a few qualms, January 7, 2003

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This review is from: Brain Trust (Mass Market Paperback)

I really hope this wasn't the last one, though I'm sure it is, and I'm sad to see the series go. In some ways, I suppose it was a good way to end off the series, but I really think that Golden could have ended the series better, it leaves you hanging, really, and why do that when the series is OVER??? It nearly drove me insane. The book is one of those FBI books, which I normally do not care much for, but of course, Christopher Golden wrote it and so of course it was good. Brain Trust is slower to start, but it is enticing and an extremely good read. I do have a few qualms with the plot line, or so "the plague", seemed almost too far-fetched- no, not far fetched, it was weaker than other Golden books. Even with that, Brain Trust is a good book and you should all read it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Food for Thought, April 5, 2002

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This review is from: Brain Trust (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this novel cover to cover in the middle of a department store. While people shopped for shoes and such all around me, I was engrossed in the sun, the fun, the action, the FBI, the final shootout and the copout. The setting of Hawai'i gave me flashbacks to One West Waikiki. I liked letting Jenna relax, freeing her and Yoshiko from the typical college setting.

Where some books have tried to make Intimidating FBI Men and failed, Golden has succeeded. The villains of the piece were creepy without having to be supernatural, superstrong, anything but humans to do it. Instead, it showed that their callous, detached, cold nature due to being in the "shadow" industry removed their humanity to an extent. The ending, without spoiling it, was very Law & Order.

The quality of BoE is above and beyond most suspense novels - and it continues throughout the series, versus other series which lose the moomentum after a few books, or series in which the books become carbon copies.

Golden and Hautala did not plan on this being the final BoE novel; the series contract simply hasn't been renewed yet. If you love these books as much as I do, write a letter to Pocket Books!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Food for Thought, April 12, 2002

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This review is from: Brain Trust (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this novel cover to cover in the middle of a department store. While people shopped for shoes and such all around me, I was engrossed in the sun, the fun, the action, the FBI, the final shootout and the copout. The setting of Hawai'i gave me flashbacks to One West Waikiki. I liked letting Jenna relax, freeing her and Yoshiko from the typical college setting.

Where some books have tried to make Intimidating FBI Men and failed, Golden has succeeded. The villains of the piece were creepy without having to be supernatural, superstrong, anything but humans to do it. Instead, it showed that their callous, detached, cold nature due to being in the "shadow" industry removed their humanity to an extent. The ending, without spoiling it, was very Law & Order.

The quality of BoE is above and beyond most suspense novels - and it continues throughout the series, versus other series which lose the moomentum after a few books, or series in which the books become carbon copies.

Golden and Hautala did not plan on this being the final BoE novel; the series contract simply hasn't been renewed yet. If you love these books as much as I do, write a letter to Pocket Books!

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