Christopher Pike (author)

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Kevin McFadden
Born	November, 1954 New York, New York
Pen name	Christopher Pike
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Writing period	1985 - present
Genres	Horror, Thriller, Science fiction, Young adult
Influences Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Agatha Christie, Stephen King

Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin McFadden (born November, 1954), an American writer. He is a bestselling author of young adult and children's fiction who specializes in the thriller genre.

McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programmed computers before becoming a recognized author. Initially unsuccessful when he set out to write science fiction and adult mystery, it was not until his work caught the attention of an editor who suggested he write a teen thriller that he became a hit. The result was Slumber Party (1985), a book about a group of teenagers who run into bizarre and violent events during a ski weekend. After that he wrote Weekend and Chain Letter. All three books went on to become bestsellers.

His other well-known works include The Last Vampire (a series of six books), Remember Me (a trilogy), The Lost Mind, Witch, Whisper of Death, Bury Me Deep, The Tachyon Web, and Fall into Darkness. The last three titles have also been released on audio. In 1996, Fall into Darkness was made into a television movie directed by Mark Sobel. It starred Tatyana Ali as Sharon and Jonathan Brandis as Chad.

McFadden is also the author of the popular children's series Spooksville and several adult novels: Sati, The Season of Passage, The Listeners, Alosha, The Cold One, The Blind Mirror and Falling.

Although his books are best known for being thrillers, they are often more focused on aspects of science fiction, spirituality, and whodunit. References to Egyptian, Greek and Hindu mythology are also common in his stories.

In the end, McFadden is a highly private person, and what is known about him is gathered from his books and very few interviews.

Contents 1 Notes 2 Alphabetical bibliography 2.1 Teen thrillers 2.2 Short stories 2.3 Adult 2.4 Other 3 External links

[edit] Notes

• His (alleged) pseudonym is taken from the fictional character Christopher Pike, who was the captain of the USS Enterprise in the original Star Trek pilot.
• He lists his interests as astronomy, meditation, reading, running, surfing and making sure his books are prominently displayed in his local bookshop.
• He acknowledges Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Agatha Christie and Stephen King as his influences.
• Many of Christopher Pike's books include a reference to an Ann:

• In Master of Murder, the protagonist — who is a writer — inserts references to his sister Ann into his work. Many of the references in Master of Murder are believed to be directly linked to Pike. In a foreword in Tales of Terror Pike says that many fans have thought that Marvin and he are the same person, which he denies--claiming there are only some minor similarities.
• Chained Together (Chain Letter and Chain Letter 2: The Ancient Evil) is dedicated to Ann.
• The protagonist of Remember Me is named Shari Ann Cooper.
• In Last Act, Rindy Carpenter's middle name is Ann.
• Fall into Darkness has an Ann Rice.
• Much of the plot of the Final Friends trilogy focuses around the circumstances surrounding the death of Alice McCoy in the first book, The Party. At the end of the last book (The Graduation) we learn that her middle name, and the forename of lead protagonist Michael Olsen's newborn sister, is Ann (Also the first time a main charaters name was Ann and not a middle name.
• In the Spooksville series, there is a woman called Ann Templeton who is suspected of being a witch. She appears many times along the different books of the collection.
• In the "Whisper of Death" the main character's name is Roxanne.
• In the fifth book of The Last Vampire series, he dedicates it to his 'sister, Ann, who is a vampire'

[edit] Alphabetical bibliography

[edit] Teen thrillers

• Bury Me Deep
• Chain Letter
• Chain Letter 2: The Ancient Evil
• Die Softly
• The Eternal Enemy
• Execution of Innocence
• Fall into Darkness
• Final Friends 1: The Party
• Final Friends 2: The Dance
• Final Friends 3: The Graduation
• Gimme a Kiss
• The Grave
• Hollow Skull
• The Immortal
• Last Act
• The Last Vampire
• The Last Vampire 2: Black Blood
• The Last Vampire 3: Red Dice
• The Last Vampire 4: Phantom
• The Last Vampire 5: Evil Thirst
• The Last Vampire 6: Creatures of Forever
• The Lost Mind
• Magic Fire
• Master of Murder
• The Midnight Club
• Monster
• Remember Me
• Remember Me 2: The Return
• Remember Me 3: The Last Story
• Road to Nowhere
• Scavenger Hunt
• See You Later
• Slumber Party
• Spellbound
• The Star Group
• The Starlight Crystal
• The Tachyon Web
• The Visitor
• Weekend
• Whisper of Death
• The Wicked Heart
• Witch

[edit] Short stories

• Tales of Terror #1 - Includes a sequel to Master of Murder.
• Tales of Terror #2 - Includes a second follow-up to Master of Murder.
• Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror by 13 Masters of Horror - edited by T. Pines; an anthology of Point authors; contains the Pike story Dark Walker.
• 666: The Number of the Beast an anthology released by Point in 2007; contains Pike's short story Saving Face.

[edit] Adult

• The Blind Mirror
• The Cold One (The sequel Seedling was never written.)
• Falling (March 2007)
• Sati
• The Season of Passage
• The Listeners

[edit] Other

• Cheerleaders #2: Getting Even (1985)
• Spooksville - series of 24 children's books
• Alosha series (more books are to come in this series)
  1. Alosha
  2. The Shaktra
  3. The Yanti
  4. Nemi (yet to be released)

[edit] External links

• Who is Christopher Pike? — A biography on the author as written by Melissa Blease.
• Christopher Pike Fan Club Up to date news and information regarding Christopher Pike and his novels.

Persondata
NAME	Pike, Christopher (pseudonym)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	McFadden, Kevin
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American writer
DATE OF BIRTH	November, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York, New York
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH