As a kid, I didn't need to be convinced the future promised peril and oppression, so when I started thinking up the middle-grade science fiction novel that became 'The Boy at the End of the World,' it seemed only natural… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share Image
Being part of the original 'Star Wars' generation, I have always known a dark future. — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
More than working toward the book's climax, I work toward the denouement. As a reader and a writer, that's where I find the real… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
It's possible I'm a weird person, you know, and if I could only write for people who are like me, I wouldn't have any… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
There's a certain amount of world-building that I hold off on until I need it for the story. World building in advance isn't really… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
“Magic is like pulling the pin on a grenade and then sutffing it down your pants to see what happens.” — Greg Van Eekhout Copy Share
I grew up in Los Angeles, and I was always fascinated by the La Brea Tar Pits. Right in the middle of the city,… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
If 'Star Wars' wasn't enough to prepare me for a dark future, there was the 'Planet of the Apes' franchise, conveniently repeated for me… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
Middle grade fiction, to me, is really about emergence of self. It's about expressing the idea that the world is going to start affecting… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
In everything I write, I'm always striving to hit the right mix of light and darkness, humor and pain, fun and seriousness. — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
I feel lucky that my career so far has included books for adults and books for kids. They're equally important to me, and I… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
The stakes in my books tend to be kind of ridiculously high. In 'Kid vs. Squid,' the question is whether or not the California… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
I try to eat vegetarian, though I'm not very good at it, and it's a work in progress. But we basically are what we… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
'California Bones' is the first volume in my trilogy about Daniel Blackland, a wizard trying to survive in a world that eats wizards. It's… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
I think there's only one reason to write in any genre or to any particular age group: You are called to it. You think… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share
