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Barry Lyga

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Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Young Adult

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Barry Lyga is a recovering comic book geek. According to Kirkus, he's also a "YA rebel-author." Somehow, the two just don't seem to go together to him.

When he was a kid, everyone told him that comic books were garbage and would rot his brain, but he had the last laugh. Raised on a steady diet of comics, he worked in the comic book industry for ten years, but now writes full-time because, well, wouldn't you?

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl is his first novel. Unsoul'd is his latest. There are a whole bunch in between, featuring everything from the aftermath of child abuse to pre-teens with superpowers to serial killers. He clearly does not know how to stick to one subject. ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 108,448 ratings · 13,620 reviews · 75 distinct works • Similar authors

	I Hunt Killers (I Hunt Killers, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 43,981 ratings — published 2012 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Game (I Hunt Killers, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 15,123 ratings — published 2013 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood of My Blood (I Hunt Killers, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 10,562 ratings — published 2014 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boy Toy 3.99 avg rating — 8,815 ratings — published 2007 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl (The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 6,788 ratings — published 2006 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bang 3.96 avg rating — 3,348 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goth Girl Rising (The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 2,116 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hive by Barry Lyga (Goodreads Author), Morgan Baden (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Beals (Creator) 3.59 avg rating — 2,046 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hero-Type 3.69 avg rating — 1,452 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucky Day (I Hunt Killers, #0.2) 3.93 avg rating — 1,255 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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From My Hard Drive: More of THE HIVE!

Back by no demand AT ALL, here’s some more of that pilot for The Hive that Morgan and I put together…

The crowd starts filming. Cellphones and the occasional DSLR raised up, jostling for the best shot. The Man bears up under it well, not giving the jeering mob the satisfaction of reacting as they taunt and film him.

SOCIAL FEED A.I.

Blinq reminder: Level 1 sanction authorizes non-lethal behavior only

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I Hunt Killers (4 books)
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The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl (2 books)
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Archvillain (3 books)
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The Flash (3 books)
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Un/Edited (1 book)
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Barry Lyga made a comment on Slow Horses is Terrific! " Chuk wrote: "That is cool. I started these late too and I'm trying to take a break between them but it's hard to force myself. (That way they'll last ...more "
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Barry Lyga made a comment on Blake’s review of Before the Hunt " Glad you liked it! One of these days -- if everything works out -- I may sit down and write the Billy novel I've had in my head for years! ...more "
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“You won't even know you've crossed the line until it's way back in your rearview mirror.”
― Barry Lyga, I Hunt Killers

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“See, forgiveness doesn't happen all at once. It's not an event -- it's a process. Forgiveness happens while you're asleep, while you're dreaming, while you're inline at the coffee shop, while you're showering, eating, farting, jerking off. It happens in the back of your mind, and then one day you realize that you don't hate the person anymore, that your anger has gone away somewhere. And you understand. You've forgiven them. You don't know how or why. It sneaked up on you. It happened in the small spaces between thoughts and in the seconds between ideas and blinks. That's where forgiveness happens. Because anger and hatred, when left unfed, bleed away like air from a punctured tire, over time and days and years. Forgiveness is stealth. At least, that's what I hope.”
― Barry Lyga, Boy Toy

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“This is why I forgive, but I don't forget. When you forget someone, the forgiveness doesn't mean anything anymore.”
― Barry Lyga, I Hunt Killers

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