Steve Berry (born September 2, 1955) is an American author and former attorney currently living in St. Augustine, Florida.[1] He is a graduate of Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law. He was a trial lawyer for 30 years and held elected office for 14 of those years. He is a founding member of International Thriller Writers—a group of more than 4,200 thriller writers from around the world—and served three years as its co-president.[2]
Steve Berry | |
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 Steve Berry | |
| Born | September 2, 1955 |
| Occupation | Attorney, author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Juris Doctor (J.D.) |
| Alma mater | Walter F. George School of Law |
| Period | 2003–present |
| Genre | Thriller, suspense |
| Website | |
| www | |
Work
editBerry first appeared in print with his historical thrillers The Amber Room and The Romanov Prophecy in 2003 and 2004. A practicing attorney at the time, Berry had been writing fiction since 1990, and it took him 12 years and 85 rejections before selling a manuscript to Ballantine Books.[1] Berry credits the nuns who taught him in Catholic school with instilling the discipline needed both to craft a novel and to find a publisher.
Berry's novels have been listed on The New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and BookSense bestseller lists. He has more than 25 million books in print, which have been translated into 40 languages and sold in 51 countries.[3]
Berry resides in the northeast Florida area.[4]
Awards
editIn 2012 and 2013, Berry's historic preservation work was recognized by the American Library Association, which named him spokesperson for National Preservation Week. Among his other honors is the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award; the 2013 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award given by Poets & Writers; the 2013 Anne Frank Human Writes Award; and the Silver Bullet, bestowed in 2013 by International Thriller Writers for philanthropic work. He was also appointed by the Smithsonian Board of Regents to serve on the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board to help promote and support libraries in their mission to provide information in all forms to scientists, curators, scholars, students, and the public.[3] A 2010 NPR survey named The Templar Legacy one of the top 100 thrillers ever written.[5]
Standalone novels
edit| Title | Publication
Date |
Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Amber Room | Aug 2003 | Ballantine Books | ISBN 0-345-46004-9 |
| The Romanov Prophecy | Aug 2004 | Ballantine Books | ISBN 0-345-46006-5 |
| The Third Secret | May 2005 | Ballantine Books | ISBN 0-345-47613-1 |
| The Columbus Affair | May 2012 | Ballantine Books | ISBN 978-0-345-52652-6 |
| The Omega Factor | June 2022 | Hodder & Stoughton | ISBN 978-1-399-70631-5 |
Cassiopeia Vitt Adventures
edit(with M. J. Rose)
| # | Title | Publication
Date |
Publisher | ISBN | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Balkan Escape | Sep 2010 | Ballantine Books | ISBN 9780345525178 | ebook |
| 2 | The Museum of Mysteries | Jun 2018 | Evil Eye Concepts | ISBN 1948050706 | |
| 3 | The Lake of Learning | May 2019 | Evil Eye Concepts | ISBN 1970077468 | |
| 4 | The House of Long Ago | May 2020 | Ballantine Books | ISBN 9781952457050 | |
| 5 | The End of Forever | Jul 2021 | Kindle | ASIN: B091S2VTRH |
Cotton Malone novels
editThese novels star Cotton Malone, a bookseller and former and freelance spy for the fictitious covert US intelligence agency Magellan Billet.
Berry has released four short stories in eBook-only form featuring side characters from the Cotton Malone novels. These stories act somewhat as prequels to The Emperor's Tomb, The Jefferson Key, The Columbus Affair, and The King's Deception, respectively. The first three are available in Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone: The Balkan Escape, The Devil's Gold, and The Admiral's Mark (Short Stories). Each short story is also included in the paperback edition of the book it precedes.
| # | Title | Publication
Date |
Anthology or Collection | Publisher | ISBN | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | The Admiral's Mark | Apr 2012 | Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone | Ballantine Books | ISBN 0345534409, 9780345534408
ASIN: B007EED534 |
|
| 1 | The Templar Legacy | Feb 2006 | The Cotton Malone Collection: Books 1-4
The Cotton Malone Series 1-7 The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle |
Ballantine Books | ISBN 0-345-47615-8 | |
| 2 | The Alexandria Link | Jan 2007 | The Cotton Malone Collection: Books 1-4
The Cotton Malone Series 1-7 The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle |
Ballantine Books | ISBN 0-345-48575-0 | |
| 3 | The Venetian Betrayal | Dec 2007 | The Cotton Malone Collection: Books 1-4
The Cotton Malone Series 1-7 The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle |
Ballantine Books | ISBN 0-345-48577-7 | |
| 4 | The Charlemagne Pursuit | Dec 2008 | The Cotton Malone Collection: Books 1-4
The Cotton Malone Series 1-7 The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle |
Ballantine Books | ISBN 0-345-48579-3 | |
| 5 | The Paris Vendetta | Dec 2009 | The Cotton Malone Series 1-7
The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle |
Ballantine Books | ISBN 0-345-50547-6 | |
| 5.5 | The Balkan Escape | Sep 2010 | Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone | Ballantine Books | ISBN 0345525175, 9780345525178
ASIN: B003MQMZ2K |
included in the paperback edition
of The Emperor's Tomb featuring Cassiopeia Vitt |
| 6 | The Emperor's Tomb | Nov 2010 | The Cotton Malone Series 1-7
The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle |
Ballantine Books | ISBN 0-345-50549-2 | |
| 6.5 | The Devil's Gold | Apr 2011 | Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone | Ballantine Books | ISBN 0345529715, 9780345529718
ASIN: B004U33GCW |
included in the paperback edition
of The Jefferson Key featuring Jonathan Wyatt |
| 7 | The Jefferson Key | May 2011 | The Cotton Malone Series 1-7
The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle |
Ballantine Books | ISBN 0-345-50551-4 | |
| 7.5 | The Tudor Plot | Jan 2013 | Ballantine Books | ISBN 0345544501, 9780345544506
ASIN: B00C4BA3V4 |
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| 8 | The King's Deception | Jun 2013 | The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle
The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle |
Ballantine Books | ISBN 978-0345526540 | |
| 9 | The Lincoln Myth | May 2014 | The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | Ballantine Books | ISBN 978-0345526571 | |
| 9.5 | The Devil's Bones | Dec 2014 | Faceoff | Kindle | ISBN 978-1-4767-8878-4 | With James Rollins
Featuring Gray Pierce from James Rollins' Sigma Force series |
| 10 | The Patriot Threat | Mar 2015 | MacMillan Books | ISBN 978-1250056238 | ||
| 11 | The 14th Colony | Apr 2016 | The 14th Colony: Exclusive Free Preview (Mar 2016) | Minotaur Books | ISBN 978-1250056245 | |
| 12 | The Lost Order | Apr 2017 | The Lost Order: Free 10-Chapter Exclusive Preview (Nov 2016) | Minotaur Books | ISBN 978-1-250-05625-2 | |
| 12.5 | The Devil's Due | Dec 2017 | The Devil's Due and Other Stories: The Portal / Disfigured / Empathy / Epitaph | Kindle | ||
| 13 | The Bishop's Pawn | Mar 2018 | Minotaur Books | ISBN 978-1250140227 | ||
| 14 | The Malta Exchange | Mar 2019 | Minotaur Books | ISBN 978-1250140265 | ||
| 15 | The Warsaw Protocol[7] | Feb 2020 | Minotaur Books | ISBN 978-1250140302 | ||
| 16 | The Kaiser's Web | Feb 2021 | Minotaur Books | ISBN 9781250140340 | ||
| 16.1 | Extenuating Circumstances | Sep 2011 | In Session | ASIN: B005W2M9SM | ||
| 16.2 | Shadow Tag | Jan 2016 | Amazon Digital Services LLC | ASIN: B019QQYP72 | With Raymond Khoury
Featuring Raymond Khoury's FBI Agent, Sean Reilly, along with Cotton Malone | |
| 16.3 | Past Prologue | Jun 2017 | MatchUp | Simon & Schuster | ASIN: B07SHVMQYT | With Diana Gabaldon
Featuring Gabaldon's character Jamie Fraser from the Outlander book series teaming up with Cotton Malone |
| 17 | The Last Kingdom | Feb 2023 | Grand Central Publishing | ISBN 153872099X, 9781538720998 | ||
| 18 | The Atlas Maneuver | Feb 2024 | Grand Central Publishing | ISBN 9781538721032 |
Anthologies and collections
edit| Title | Contents | Publication Date | Publisher | ISBN | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night | May 2006 | Mira Books | ISBN 0778322998, 9780778322993 | ||
| Suspense Magazine January 2010 | Jan 2010 | Suspense Publishing | ASIN:
B004KAA9WU |
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| First Thrills | 2010 | Forge | ISBN 0765365359, 9780765365354 | ||
| In Session | Extenuating Circumstances | Sep 2011 | ASIN: B005W2M9SM | ||
| The Cotton Malone Series 1-7 | The Templar Legacy
The Paris Vendetta The Emperor's Tomb |
Jan 2012 | Ballantine Books | ISBN 034554109X, 9780345541093 | |
| The Devil's Due and Other Stories: The Portal / Disfigured / Empathy / Epitaph | The Devil's Due | Jun 2012 | Brilliance Audio | ISBN 1455850047, 9781455850044 | |
| Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone | The Balkan Escape
The Devil's Gold The Admiral's Mark |
Dec 2012 | Ballantine Books | ISBN 978-0-345-54451-3 | |
| The Mystery Box | Apr 2013 | Grand Central Publishing | ISBN 1455512354, 9781455512355 | ||
| The Cotton Malone Collection: Books 1-4 | The Templar Legacy | Apr 2013 | Hodder & Stoughton | ASIN: B00BMUVVVO | |
| Trekking in the Himalaya | Nov 2013 | Cicerone Press | ISBN 1852846054, 9781852846053 | ||
| The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle | The Templar Legacy
The Paris Vendetta The Emperor's Tomb The King's Deception |
Jan 2014 | Ballantine Books | ISBN 0804180695, 9780804180696 | |
| Faceoff | The Devil’s Bones | Jun 2014 | Simon & Schuster | ISBN 1476762066, 9781476762067 | With James Rollins
Featuring Gray Pierce from James Rollins' Sigma Force series |
| The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | The Templar Legacy
The Paris Vendetta The Emperor's Tomb The King's Deception The Lincoln Myth |
Feb 2015 | Ballantine Books | ISBN 978-0-812-98785-0 | |
| Wednesdays with Frank: A Panegyric | Mar 2017 | Cypress Publications | ISBN 1935083511, 9781935083511 | non-fiction | |
| MatchUp | Past Prologue | Jun 2017 | Simon & Schuster | ISBN 1501141597, 9781501141591 | |
| Stories from Suffragette City | Oct 2020 | Macmillan Audio | ISBN 1250241324, 9781250241320 |
Edited by Steve Berry
| Title | Publication Date | Publisher | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| The King's Gambit | Apr 1986 | Batsford Ltd | by |
| Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who | Oct 2013 | Gollancz | Various contributors |
Introductions by Steve Berry
editIllustrated By Steve Berry
edit| Title | Author | Publication Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pizza Book | Aaron Quint
Michael Bernstein |
Dec 2018 | Beats Rye Types LLC |
References
edit- ^ a b "Steve Berry Biography". BookBrowse Biographies. BookBrowse LLC. August 15, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ^ "International Thriller Writers – International Thriller Writers – Official Website of the International Thriller Writers". thrillerwriters.org. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Steve Berry | Penguin Random House".
- ^ Scott, Lee. "Thriller roundup: Locals have an independent flair". The Florida Times-Union.
- ^ "Audience Picks: Top 100 'Killer Thrillers'". NPR.org.
- ^ "Steve Berry". Steve Berry's Website. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "The Warsaw Protocol | Steve Berry | Macmillan". US Macmillan.
External links
edit- Official website
- History Matters, the Steve and Elizabeth Berry foundation to preserve historical sites
- Biography at Bookreporter.com
- Modern Signed Books BlogTalkRadio Interview with Rodger Nichols about The 14th Colony May 2016