CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the award-winning, bestselling author of such novels as Of Saints and Shadows, The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, and Strangewood. He has also written books for teens and young adults, including Poison Ink, Soulless, and the upcoming The Secret Journeys of Jack London, co-authored with Tim lebbon. In 2010, Ace Books is reprinting his groundbreaking Peter Octavian novel series, beginning with Of Saints and Shadows, and leading up to the publication of a brand new Octavian novel, Waking Nightmares, in 2011. With famed director Guillermo del Toro, he is writing a young adult fantasy prequel to the new del Toro-written film Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.

A lifelong fan of the “team-up,” Golden frequently collaborates with other writers on books, comics, and scripts. He co-wrote the lavishly illustrated novel Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire with Mike Mignola. Their comic book series, Baltimore: The Plague Ships, begins in 2010. With Tim Lebbon, he has co-written three novels in the Hidden Cities series, the latest of which, The Chamber of Ten, hits in 2010. 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, 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