Greg Farshtey

Gregory Todd Farshtey is an American writer, best known for his work on the Bionicle series of novels (2003–2010),[1] the Bionicle comics (2001–2010), and the New York Times-bestselling Ninjago graphic novel series. After the first cancellation of Bionicle, he was set to continue the story by writing online stories. However, after the launch of Ninjago, he has since been unable to complete the project.

Literary career

Farshtey began writing seriously in high school, where he wrote and edited a weekly satirical newsletter, Lunetic News and World Report. After college, he worked as a reporter and sports editor before securing an editorial position with West End Games. Over the next seven years, he authored or co-authored over 35 roleplaying game books and helped to create the Shatterzone and Bloodshadows roleplaying game universes. He also authored a handful of short stories (the anthologies Dragons Over England (1992), Strange Tales from the Nile Empire (1992) and Shattered and Other Stories (1994)) and three novels: The River of God (1992), Hell's Feast (1994), and Demon's Dream (1996).

Farshtey joined the Lego Group in late 2000, writing for the Lego Mania Magazine and the Bionicle comic series. He now writes and edits six editions of the bi-monthly Lego Club Magazine, and Lego Club Jr. Magazine.

Farshtey is the author of over 80 books, including novels set in the Bionicle, Exo-Force, and Hero Factory universes, the Ninjago graphic novel series, short stories for Chima and Ninjago, and the Bionicle comic series. (At the time of its publication, Bionicle was the most widely distributed comic in the world, with over 2 million readers). His work has been published in English, Russian, Chinese, French, Polish, and German, among other languages. He also wrote the story for the Bionicle DVD movie, Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009). He has made numerous public appearances at San Diego Comic-Con, bookstores, and libraries.

He is the Editorial Director at the Lego Company. Farshtey is divorced and lives in Connecticut with his daughter and his cat.

References
  1. "Greg Farshtey". fantasticfiction.co.uk.
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