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Jon McGoran is the author of ten novels, including Spliced, Splintered and Spiked, a trilogy of near-future YA science fiction thrillers from Holiday House Books.Spliced was named to the ALA’s Library Information Technology Association (LITA) inaugural 2018 LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists and was also named one of the American Bookseller’s Association’s 2017 ABC Best Books for Young Readers. The sequel, Splintered, comes out May 2019. His other books include the acclaimed ecological thrillers Drift, Deadout, and Dust Up, from Tor/Forge Books, and The Dead Ring, based on the hit TV show, The Blacklist. Writing as D. H. Dublin, he is the author of the forensic thrillers Body Trace, Blood Poison and ...more

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	Spliced (Spliced, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,090 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Drift: A Thriller 3.84 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 2013	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
	Splintered (Spliced, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 249 ratings — 8 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
	Spiked (Spliced, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 150 ratings — 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
	Deadout 3.82 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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 Dead Ring No. 166 (The Blacklist #2) 4.02 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2017 — 3 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 Price of Everything 3.71 avg rating — 86 ratings — 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
	Dust Up 4.05 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2016 — 4 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
	Down to Zero: A Detective Doyle Carrick Novella 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2016	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
	Appetite: A Short Story 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	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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The Price of Everything Longlisted for 2026 Climate Fiction Prize

Woke up this morning to the fantastic news that The Price of Everything is one of twelve books longlisted for the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize . I am humbled and delighted to be recognized along with such an amazing group of books and writers (especially Helen Philips and her book Hum , which has stayed with me since I read it when it came out in 2024). You can read a little more about this year Read more of this blog post »

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message 8: by Christine

Nov 18, 2012 04:25AM

Thanks for being my friend

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message 7: by Zoë

Jun 24, 2012 10:00PM

Hi Jon

Thanks for Friending me. How did you get on with the Cormac McCarthy? And how did work on DRIFT go?

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message 6: by Fran

May 29, 2012 10:12PM

Many thanks, Jon!

Happy Tuesday,
Fran

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message 5: by Jon (last edited Feb 24, 2009 05:52PM)

Feb 24, 2009 05:51PM

I hope so, but I don't know. Depends on how Freezer Burn sells, but it can be tough getting the word out. Right now I'm working on a stand-alone thriller called DRIFT. I just finished the first draft, so I'm afraid it won't be out for a little while yet.

Lynn wrote: "Hey Jon - thanks for responding to my add request. I already had you on MySpace but added you here and on Facebook. Yeah - I'm a mystery book junkie. LOL But only the GOOD authors! ;-) Keep up ..."

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message 4: by J.R.

Sep 27, 2008 06:24AM

Hi Jon,
Good to friend you here, too.

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message 3: by Angela

Sep 19, 2008 06:39AM

Thanks for the friend request. I actually do have your book Body Trace. Ive been looking forward to reading it.

Thanks Again,
Angela

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Sep 18, 2008 08:29PM

Hi Jon,
Good to see you here, too!
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message 1: by Jeannie

Aug 01, 2008 07:10AM

Hey Jon...wow you're a busy guy! Thanks for adding me as a Goodreads buddy. I'd love for you to visit my web site, jeanniebarber.com. I'm a novice writer so feel free to make any kind of suggestions, ideas or thoughts to correct it. While you're there, please sign the guestbook, too!
Thanks,
Jeannie

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