Nicholas Sansbury Smith is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction.
Nicholas Sansbury Smith was born in Monroe, Georgia.
He studied creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
He worked in the field of disaster response before becoming a full-time author.
His breakout series was the Extinction Cycle, which has been optioned for film by New Line Cinema.
His other series include the Orbs series, the Trackers series, and the Hell Divers series.
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A series of eight novels depicting a post-apocalyptic world overrun by a virus that turns people into monsters.
A series of five novels set in a post-apocalyptic world where the remnants of humanity live on giant airships above the deadly, irradiated surface of the earth.
A trilogy of novels depicting an alien invasion of Earth.
A trilogy of novels depicting a group of survivors struggling to make their way through a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Nicholas Sansbury Smith writes in the apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction genres.
The Extinction Cycle series is a post-apocalyptic series about a world overrun by a virus that turns people into monsters, and the military response to that crisis.
As of 2021, New Line Cinema has optioned the film rights to the Extinction Cycle series.
The Hell Divers series is set on airships that fly above the irradiated surface of the earth, adding a unique and visually interesting element to the post-apocalyptic genre.
Nicholas Sansbury Smith's books tend to be geared towards adults and older teens due to their violent content and language.