# Boyd Morrison
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| occupation = Novelist
| nationality = American
| period = 2010-
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'''Boyd Morrison''' (* February 17, 1967) is an American [thriller novel](/source/thriller_novel)ist, [actor](/source/actor) and former [Jeopardy!](/source/Jeopardy!) champion. He has co-authored several books with [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) fiction best-seller [Clive Cussler](/source/Clive_Cussler).
==Education==
Boyd Morrison has earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University and a PhD from Virginia Tech in industrial engineering.[{{cite web|url=http://www.boydmorrison.com/bio.php|title=Author Boyd Morrison|accessdate=2016-02-22|format=Web Article|archive-date=2016-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311023845/http://www.boydmorrison.com/bio.php|url-status=dead}}]
==Career==
After his graduation from [Rice University](/source/Rice_University), Morrison joined [Lockheed](/source/Lockheed_Corporation) working on the [Space Station Freedom](/source/Space_Station_Freedom) project at [Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center](/source/Lyndon_B._Johnson_Space_Center).[{{cite web|url=https://killzoneblog.com/2010/05/boyd-morrison-interview.html|title=Boyd Morrison Interview|accessdate=2016-02-23|format=Web Article}}] He left NASA to get his PhD in [industrial engineering](/source/industrial_engineering)[{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/self-publishing-who-needs-publisher-anymore-74277|title=SELF-PUBLISHING: WHO NEEDS A PUBLISHER ANYMORE?|website=[Newsweek](/source/Newsweek) |date=30 July 2010|accessdate=2018-06-06|format=Web Article}}] from [Virginia Tech](/source/Virginia_Tech). Morrison moved to Seattle and went to work for Microsoft in the Xbox games group.[{{cite web|url=http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Boyd-Morrison/68927785/revealed|title=Boyd Morrison Author revealed questions and answers|accessdate=2016-02-23|format=Web Article}}] Among his credits are PC and Xbox games, including Project Gotham, Racing 2, Flight Simulator 2004, and Forza Motorsport. Morrison left [Microsoft](/source/Microsoft) in 2005 to write full-time.[{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/boyd-morrison-self-publishing-bestseller-how-i-did|title=Boyd Morrison: The Self-Publishing Bestseller on 'How I Did It'|accessdate=2016-02-23|format=Web Article}}]
Morrison's first book The Noah's Ark Quest (The Ark) was [self published](/source/self_published) and later published by [Simon and Schuster](/source/Simon_and_Schuster). The Ark (The Noah's Ark Quest) has been translated into 22 languages, was selected for IndieBound's Indie Next list in May 2010,[{{cite web|url=http://www.indiebound.org/files/nextlist/pdf/IndieNextList201005.pdf|title=www.indiebound.org/files/nextlist/pdf/IndieNextList201005.pdf|accessdate=2016-03-14}}] and became a top 15 bestseller in the UK.
In 2022, The New York Times lauded his novel, The Lawless Land, as having "a satisfyingly bustling plot."[{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/books/review/m-son-of-the-century-antonio-scurati.html|title=When It Comes to Historical Fiction, More Is More|work=The New York Times |date=15 July 2022 |accessdate=2022-07-25|last1=Becker |first1=Alida }}]
==Bibliography==
===Tales of the Lawless Land===
Boyd Morrison co-authors this series with sister Beth Morrison,[{{Cite web|url=https://www.getty.edu/author/morrison-elizabeth/|title=Elizabeth Morrison}}] an expert in medieval manuscripts at the [J. Paul Getty Museum](/source/J._Paul_Getty_Museum)
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| style="text-align:center"| 1[{{Cite web|url=https://qa.headofzeus.com/books/9781801108669|title=The Lawless Land, by Boyd Morrison and Beth Morrison}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
| ''The Lawless Land''
| style="text-align:center"| 2022
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| style="text-align:center"| 2[{{Cite web|url=https://qa.headofzeus.com/books/9781801108713|title=The Last True Templar, by Boyd Morrison and Beth Morrison}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
| ''The Last True Templar''
| style="text-align:center"| 2023
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| style="text-align:center"| 3
| ''The White Fortress''
| style="text-align:center"| 2025
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| style="text-align:center"| 4
| ''Duel of Beasts''
| style="text-align:center"| 2026
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===The Oregon Files (Juan Cabrillo Series)===
Morrison co-authors part of [The Oregon Files](/source/The_Oregon_Files) series with [Clive Cussler](/source/Clive_Cussler).
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| style="text-align:center"| 1
| ''Piranha''
| style="text-align:center"| 2015
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| style="text-align:center"| 2[{{Cite web|url=http://www.aussieosbourne.com/2016/08/new-york-times-bestselling-author-boyd.html|title=New York Times Bestselling Author Boyd Morrison}}]
| ''[The Emperor's Revenge](/source/The_Emperor's_Revenge)''
| style="text-align:center"| 2016
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| style="text-align:center"| 3[{{Cite web|url=https://www.cusslerbooks.com/book-display.php?ISBN=0399575596&TITLE=Typhoon%20Fury|title = Typhoon Fury, by Clive Cussler}}]
| ''[Typhoon Fury](/source/Typhoon_Fury)''
| style="text-align:center"| 2017
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| style="text-align:center"| 4[{{Cite web|url=https://www.cusslerbooks.com/book-display.php?ISBN=0735219087&TITLE=Shadow%20Tyrants|title=Shadow Tyrants, by Clive Cussler}}]
| ''[Shadow Tyrants](/source/Shadow_Tyrants)''
| style="text-align:center"| 2018
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| style="text-align:center"| 5[{{Cite web|url=https://www.cusslerbooks.com/book-display.php?ISBN=0525541837&TITLE=Final%20Option|title = Final Option, by Clive Cussler}}]
| ''[Final Option](/source/Final_Option)''
| style="text-align:center"| 2020
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| style="text-align:center"| 6[{{Cite web|url=https://www.cusslerbooks.com/book-display.php?ISBN=0593087917&TITLE=Marauder|title = Marauder, by Clive Cussler}}]
| ''Marauder''
| style="text-align:center"| 2020
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===Tyler Locke Adventures===
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| style="text-align:center"| 1
| ''The Noah's Ark Quest (The Ark)''
| style="text-align:center"| 2010
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| style="text-align:center"| 2
| ''The Midas Code (The Vault)''
| style="text-align:center"| 2011
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| style="text-align:center"| 3
| ''The Roswell Conspiracy''
| style="text-align:center"| 2012
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| style="text-align:center"| 4
| ''The Loch Ness Legacy''
| style="text-align:center"| 2013
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===Stand Alone Novels===
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| style="text-align:center"| 1
|''The Tsunami Countdown'' (''Rogue Wave'')
| style="text-align:center"| 2010
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| style="text-align:center"| 2
|''Substance'' (''The Catalyst'')
| style="text-align:center"| 2011
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.boydmorrison.com}}
*[http://www.blogtalkradio.com/modernsignedbooks/2017/12/04/author-boyd-morrison-talks-about-his-latest-book-typhoon-fury--msb Modern Signed Books Interview with Boyd Morrison about Typhoon Fury and writing with Clive Cussler]
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