CHRIS. HOWARD

Chris Howard was awarded a Publishers Weekly "Flying Start" in Fall 2012, following the release of his debut novel, ROOTLESS (Scholastic Press), which has been published in seven different languages to date. The follow-up, THE RIFT, came out on ARBOR DAY, April 25, 2014, and the final book of this fantastical sci-fi trilogy is due Summer 2016. A brand new story, the sci-fi thriller NIGHT SPEED (Katherine Tegen Books, HarperCollins) was published on May 3rd, 2016, and Chris is now hard at work on his next book. Before he wrote stories, Chris wrote songs, studied natural resources management, worked for the National Park Service, and spent eight years leading wilderness adventure trips for high school students. He was born and raised in the UK, but now lives in Denver, CO, where he and his wife enjoy mountains, music, and mugs of good coffee.