Mike Maden

Mike Maden
Born 1960
Antioch, California
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
Nationality American
Alma mater University of California, Davis
Genre
Notable works
Tom Clancy: Point of Contact
Drone
Years active 2013-present
Website
mikemaden.com

Mike Maden (born 1960) is an American novelist. He is well known for the Jack Ryan Jr. novels, which are part of the Tom Clancy universe, as well as for the Drone series of techno-thrillers.

Early life

Maden was born and raised in California’s San Joaquin Valley, where he later worked in the food packaging department for years.[1] He graduated from the University of California in Davis with a doctorate degree in political science, majoring in international relations and comparative politics.

Maden lived in Dallas, Texas from 1995 to 2014, where he worked for Common Grace Ministries.[2] He served as a political consultant and campaign manager in state and national elections, and also hosted his own local weekly radio show for a year.[3]

Maden also worked as a screenwriter and producer for TV shows and films in Hollywood. His works included the web TV series Pink (2007-2009), which won a Streamy Award,[4] Continuum (2012), and the movie Sunny in the Dark (2015).[5]

Writing career

Maden made his literary debut with Drone in 2014, which was initially the outcome of a challenge posed to him by his friends who are authors. A techno-thriller featuring protagonist Troy Pearce, its relative national success spawned three more sequels: Blue Warrior (2015), Drone Command (2015), and Drone Threat (2016).[6]

Maden is a Tom Clancy fan from reading The Hunt for Red October back in graduate school. He elaborated that "Tom Clancy’s genius was to bring current technology into stories in a powerful and entertaining way, but he also created some of the most compelling characters in the genre—a genre he essentially invented. No one can ever replace him or even imitate him."[7] On February 20, 2017, The Real Book Spy announced that Grant Blackwood, as well as Mark Greaney, is leaving the Tom Clancy franchise. Blackwood was replaced by Maden for the Jack Ryan Jr. novels slated for release in the summer. Speaking of Maden's inclusion into the franchise, longtime Tom Clancy editor Tom Colgan, who is also Maden's editor, stated: “I had read and loved Mike Maden’s Troy Pearce series, so he was the first person I thought of for the Jack Jr. books and I have to say that it’s been a blast working with him on Tom Clancy Point of Contact."[8]

Speaking about his inclusion into the Tom Clancy universe, Maden remarked: "It was the probably the greatest literary moment of my life. It was also the most terrifying, because basically I was told, 'Feel free to add to the canon — just don't mess it up.'"[9] His first contribution to the series, Tom Clancy: Point of Contact (2017), debuted at number three on the New York Times bestseller list, making it his first and highest charting work on the list.[10] His next Jack Ryan Jr. novel, Tom Clancy: Line of Sight, was released on June 12, 2018.[11]

Bibliography

Troy Pearce / Drone series

  • Drone (2013)
  • Blue Warrior (2014)
  • Drone Command (2015)
  • Drone Threat (2016)

Jack Ryan Jr. series

Featuring characters created by Tom Clancy

Filmography

Television

Writer

  • Pink (2007-2009)
  • Exposed (2010)
  • Raspberry Jam (2011 short)
  • Continuum (2012)
  • Quantum Dawn (2018)

Producer

  • Quantum Dawn (2018)

Film

Writer

  • Sunny in the Dark (2015)

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Maden (Author Webpage of Official Website)". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Martindale, David (June 8, 2018). "Former Dallasite Mike Maden used to read Tom Clancy novels; now he writes them". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mike Maden". PenguinRandomHouse.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Powell, Jenni. "'Pink' Anniversary, Intervew With Streamy-Winning Director Blake Calhoun (Part 1)". Tubefilter. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mike Maden". IMDb.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mike Maden - Book Series in Order". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tom Clancy - Posts". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  8. ↑ Steck, Ryan (February 20, 2017). "Exclusive: Big Changes Coming To The Tom Clancy Universe In 2017". TheRealBookSpy.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Martindale, David (June 8, 2018). "Former Dallasite Mike Maden used to read Tom Clancy novels; now he writes them". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - July 2, 2017 - The New York Times". Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Amazon.com: Tom Clancy Line of Sight (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel)". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  12. ↑ Walsh, Jennifer Rudolph. "Tom Clancy: Line of Sight". Publishers Weekly. Set in the shattered remains of the former Yugoslavia, Maden’s second Jack Ryan Jr. novel in the Clancy franchise (after 2017’s Point of Contact) struggles to give a coherent picture of the politics of that troubled region.
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