Aaron Johnston is an American author, comics writer, and film producer.[1][2]
Johnston was an associate producer on the movie Ender's Game, including a cameo appearance as an International Fleet officer.[citation needed] He co-authored with Orson Scott Card the First Formic War trilogy, a prequel series to Ender's Game.[3] The series includes Earth Unaware, Earth Afire, and Earth Awakens.[4]
His second pre Ender series includes The Swarm and The Hive. These are concluded with the final tales of the second Formic war relayed in The Queens, setting the stage for Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series and the third Formic war.
His comic credits for Marvel Comics include Ender in Exile, Speaker for the Dead, Formic Wars, League War, and Mazer in Prison.[3][5]
He is a writer for BYUtv's original series Extinct[6] and provides the voice for Blue Drone in the series.
His play Lifeloop is an adaptation of Orson Scott Card's short story.[7]
Johnston is a Mormon. He first met Card when he was in the same LDS stake as him in North Carolina.[citation needed]
Bibliography
editNovels
edit| Title | Year | Series | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invasive Procedures | 2007 | None | Novel | |
| Earth Unaware | 2012 | Ender's Game | Novel | |
| Earth Afire | 2013 | Ender's Game | Novel | |
| Earth Awakens | 2014 | Ender's Game | Novel | |
| The Swarm | 2016 | Ender's Game | Novel | |
| The Hive | 2019 | Ender's Game | Novel |
Comics
edit| Title | Year | Series | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazer in Prison | 2010 | Ender's Game | Comic | |
| Ender in Exile | 2010 | Ender's Game | Comic | |
| Speaker for the Dead | 2011 | Ender's Game | Comic | |
| Formic Wars: Burning Earth | 2011 | Ender's Game | Comic | |
| Formic Wars: Silent Strike | 2012 | Ender's Game | Comic |
Filmography
edit| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ender's Game | 2013 | Associate producer |
| Extinct (TV series) | 2017 | Writer |
| Saving Me | 2022 | Creator |
Notes
edit- ^ Herald, Court Mann Daily. "Co-authors Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston discuss new 'Ender's Game' prequels". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ Haddock, Marc (14 July 2012). "Book review: 'Earth Unaware' a promising prequel set up for 'Formic War' series". Deseret News. ProQuest 1024819087.
- ^ a b Pitt, David (6 July 2013). "Reissued Hollywood memoir a winner". Winnipeg Free Press. ProQuest 1398033505.
- ^ "Earth Awakens; book review". Gold Coast Bulletin. 5 August 2014. ProQuest 1550874346.
- ^ "Aaron Johnston". Comic Vine. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "BYUtv announces new sci-fi series 'Extinct' for 2017". Deseret News. 16 September 2016. ProQuest 1819678515.
- ^ "Posing As People". Hatrack.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.