NYT bestselling author of the Above the Black trilogy and BEHIND THE GLASS. English teacher. SKY'S END in development as a major motion picture.

Above the Black trilogy:
1. SKY'S END (Out Now)
2. AMONG SERPENTS (Out Now)
3. DOWNFALL (Out Now)

BEHIND THE GLASS (November 2026)



Marc J Gregson

I am coming to the Indiana Comic Con June 5th through June 7th in Indianapolis!

17 hours ago | [YT] | 6

Marc J Gregson

TeenBookCon was awesome!

The tour continues.bNext up, I'll be at Barnes & Noble in Orem, UT on Saturday, April 18th at 12pm.

After that, I'll be in Henderson, NV at the Henderson Reads Book Festival on Saturday, April 25th.

3 days ago | [YT] | 53

Marc J Gregson

I had an amazing event at Old Town Books with Scott Reintgen last night. We had a full room and so many people came to see us.

A particularly funny highlight was when a reader asked us who the tastiest creature was in our books and Scott was like, "Please don't eat my dragons" and I then mentioned people eat my monsters all the time! I said, "Gorgantaun Westley is delicious and sort of like a beef wellington."

My wife and I had some yummy seafood and I enjoyed a delicious lobster roll, and had a great time walking around Alexandria.

Next up on the tour is TeenBookCon in Houston.

Thanks as always to my publisher Peachtree Teen for sending me out to Virginia.

RISE!

1 week ago | [YT] | 54

Marc J Gregson

My tour schedule this week:

4/08 Folklore Bookshop in Midway UT at 3pm MST
4/09 Old Town Books in Alexandria, VA at 7PM ET
4/11 TeenBookCon in Houston, TX at 10AM CT

1 week ago | [YT] | 16

Marc J Gregson

I'm knee-deep in the copy edits for my next novel, BEHIND THE GLASS, planned for release later this year on November 10th from Blackstone Publishing.

I first wrote this book many years ago when I was trying to land a literary agent with SKY’S END. I'm so happy readers will get to dive into this violent cyberpunk thrill-ride. It has touches of The Matrix, Ready Player One, The Godfather, and Star Trek holodeck episodes where the safety protocols have been disabled!

Here's a quick synopsis:


A breakneck dystopian thriller from the mind of New York Times bestselling author Marc J. Gregson

When he was just fourteen years old, Malcolm Jennings was conscripted by a corporation who got him addicted to rage-inducing drugs and turned into one of their disposable child soldiers.

But Malcolm isn't a child anymore.

He's the ultimate survivor-a relentless, unstoppable killer, tested by years of battle in a pollution-ravaged Earth. That makes him the top target for the eco-activists who are fighting corporate rule … but they don't want to stop him. They want to recruit him.

Eager for revenge against those who stole his life, Malcolm and his new allies infiltrate the reigning authority's twisted business school-a 1920s mob-era simulacrum where the next generation of ruthless executives are groomed to out-gangster each other in an all-out crime war.

The stakes could not be higher.

For Malcolm, it's his only chance at payback. For everyone else, it may be their only chance to save the world outside.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 66

Marc J Gregson

Another amazing DOWNFALL author event, this time at The Printed Garden in Sandy, Utah.

I read an alternate scene from AMONG SERPENTS, chatted with readers, discussed and speculated on the SKY'S END movie, and signed a bunch of books. It was so fun, too, because I recognized many readers from prior events. Apparently, they like my books because they keep coming back! 😄

The Printed Garden has a big poster of SKY'S END over the YA section. I signed that, too!

The Printed Garden had some leftover signed copies, DOWNFALL pins, and monster coins. If you'd like to try to get some, contact the store.

Next up, I will be visiting Folklore Bookshop in Midway, UT on April 8th. After that, I will be flying to Virginia to visit Old Town Books with Scott Reintgen.

I hope to see you!

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 61

Marc J Gregson

So some cool news on week one sales:

According to Bookscan, DOWNFALL's first week slightly outperformed AMONG SERPENTS' first week--which I thought was already quite strong.

It's cool to see your continued support and to watch the series grow and find new readers, too! 😀

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 18

Marc J Gregson

DOWNFALL is a week old!

The Above the Black series has reached its conclusion, and here are some pictures of me taking pictures with my author copies.

I hope you're loving my books as much as I loved writing them.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 114

Marc J Gregson

How far are you in DOWNFALL?

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 9

Marc J Gregson

This has been one of the most fun and gratifying weeks of my life.

A complete trilogy! Out there on bookshelves, in the hands of readers, or in their earbuds.

I'm so happy to share my stories with you all!

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