D. J. MacHale

• Name — D. J. MacHale • Birth Name — Donald James MacHale • Born — 11 March 1956 • Birthplace — Port Chester, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Writer and director • Education — New York University • Notable Works — Pendragon; Morpheus Road • Awards — CableACE Award; Gemini Award • Website — djmachalebooks.com

MacHale was born on March 11, 1956, in Port Chester, New York and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut where he had several jobs including collecting eggs at a poultry farm, engraving sports trophies, and washing dishes in a steakhouse. In school he played football and ran track. It was while attending Western Junior High School that he and friends began making video productions that ranged from short documentaries to a feature-length Marx Brothers comedy. Upon graduation from Greenwich High School, MacHale attended Villanova University for three semesters, then transferred to New York University where he graduated with a BFA in film production.

• ABC Afterschool Special (Multiple episodes of the TV Series) • Are You Afraid of the Dark? (TV Series) • Tower of Terror (Movie) • Flight 29 Down (TV Series) • Seasonal Differences (Episode of the Afterschool Special TV Series) • Ghostwriter (Pilot episodes of the TV series) • Encyclopedia Brown (TV Series) • Pendragon: Journal of an Adventure Through Time and Space (Book Series) • East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Penned Adaptation) • Chris Cross (TV Series) • The Guide to the Territories of Halla (2005): provides information about the Pendragon Adventure book series up to book five, Black Water, including the era, land mass, events, currency, and recreation. • Morpheus Road (Book Series) • The Monster Princess (Picture Book) • The SYLO Chronicles (book series) SYLO, STORM, and STRIKE • The Library (book series) Curse of the Boggin; Black Moon Rising; The Oracle of Doom • Voyagers (1st book of the series) • The Equinox Curiosity Shop (Audible Original audio book) • Trinity (Novel featured in the Ghostwriter TV series) • Beyond Midnight - Seven Peculiar Tales of Mystery and Suspense (short story collection) • The Paper Trail (novel) • The Tyrian League (Book Series)