Aaron Johnston is an American author, comics writer, and film producer.
Johnston was an associate producer on the movie Ender's Game, including a cameo appearance as an International Fleet officer. He co-authored with Orson Scott Card the First Formic War trilogy, a prequel series to Ender's Game. The series includes Earth Unaware, Earth Afire, and Earth Awakens.
His second pre-Ender series includes The Swarm and The Hive. These are concluded with the final tales of the second Formic war relayed in The Queens, setting the stage for Card's Ender's Game series and the third Formic war.
His comic credits for Marvel Comics include Ender in Exile, Speaker for the Dead, Formic Wars, League War, and Mazer in Prison.
He was a writer for BYUtv's original series Extinct and provided the voice for Blue Drone in the series.
His play, Lifeloop, is an adaptation of Card's short story.
Johnston is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He first met Card when in the same stake of the church in North Carolina.
Bibliography
Novels Title Year Series Format Notes Invasive Procedures 2007 NoneNovel Earth Unaware 2012Ender's GameNovel Earth Afire 2013 Ender's Game Novel Earth Awakens 2014 Ender's Game Novel The Swarm 2016 Ender's Game Novel The Hive 2019 Ender's Game Novel
Comics Title Year Series Format Notes Mazer in Prison 2010Ender's GameComic Ender in Exile 2010Ender's GameComic Speaker for the Dead 2011 Ender's Game Comic Formic Wars: Burning Earth 2011 Ender's Game Comic Formic Wars: Silent Strike 2012 Ender's Game Comic
Filmography Title Year Notes Ender's Game 2013 Associate producer Extinct (TV series) 2017 Writer Saving Me 2022 Creator
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Sources About Aaron - aaronwjohnston.com AARON JOHNSTON – MacMillan
External links Aaron Johnston - IMDB