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Jonathan Maberry biography

Jonathan Maberry is an American author, editor, and comic book writer known for his work in horror, thriller, and science fiction genres. He has written novels for adults, young adults, and middle grade readers, as well as nonfiction books and comics. Maberry is the creator of the Joe Ledger series, which began with Patient Zero published by St. Martin’s Griffin in 2009. He is also the author of the Rot & Ruin series, a young adult post-apocalyptic saga that started with Rot & Ruin in 2010, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Maberry has contributed to the world of comics, writing for Marvel Comics on titles such as Black Panther and Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher. In addition to his fiction, he has written nonfiction works on martial arts and folklore. Maberry has served as an editor for anthologies, including Don’t Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (HarperCollins, 2020).

He has received multiple Bram Stoker Awards from the Horror Writers Association, including for his first novel Ghost Road Blues in 2006. Maberry’s work spans novels, short stories, comics, and editorial projects, and he continues to publish across a range of genres. In 2023, Maberry published Cave 13, the fourteenth book in the Joe Ledger series.