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Jon Evans

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Not to be confused with Tori Amos's bass player also named Jon Evans.
For other people with similar names, see John Evans (disambiguation) and Jonathan Evans (disambiguation).
Jon Evans
Born (1973-04-11) April 11, 1973 (age 51)
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
OccupationNovelist, Journalist
GenreThriller, fantasy

Jon Evans (born April 11, 1973[1]) is a Canadian novelist, journalist, adventure traveler, and software engineer.[2][3]

Early life

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Born to an expatriate Rhodesian father and Canadian mother, Evans grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Waterloo.[4] He holds a degree in electrical engineering and possesses over 10 years of experience working as a software engineer.[5] Evans currently resides in Berkeley, California, with his wife, who is an attorney.[6][7]

Career

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Evans received the prestigious 2005 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel from the Crime Writers of Canada for his book Dark Places. His works have garnered attention and reviews from esteemed publications such as The Economist[8] and The Washington Post.[9] The Executor, his graphic novel, was recognized as one of the top ten graphic novels of 2010 by Comic Book Resources,[10] while his novel Beasts of New York was awarded a 2011 ForeWord Book of the Year medal.[11]

In addition to his fiction writing, Evans has contributed to various magazines, including New Scientist, The Times of India, The Walrus, and Wired. He has also penned articles for esteemed newspapers such as The Globe and Mail and The Guardian, and currently writes a weekly column for TechCrunch.[12][13] Currently residing in San Francisco, California, Evans frequently embarks on global travels to conduct research for his novels, immersing himself in diverse locations.[14][15]

Bibliography

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Much of Evans' work is released under a Creative Commons license and can be downloaded for free.[16]

Novels

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(All can be downloaded at Feedbooks.com)

  • Dark Places (UK title: Trail of the Dead). 2004.
  • Blood Price. 2005.
  • Invisible Armies. 2006.
  • The Night of Knives. 2007.
  • Beasts of New York. 2011.
  • Swarm. 2012.
  • Exadelic, 2023.[17]

Graphic novels

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  • The Executor (illustrated by Andrea Mutti). Vertigo Comics. 2010.[18]
  • "The Coder". Engineering.com. 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Travel writing

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  • No Fixed Address. 2015.[19]

Journalism

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  • "Blood, Bullets, Bombs and Bandwidth". Slashdot. July 24, 2003.
  • "Wiring the War Zone". Wired. Vol. 13, no. 9. September 2005.
  • "In the Shadow of Doom". The Walrus. 2006.
  • "Free Delivery: Birth in Haiti". The Walrus. 2008.
  • "Better Dying Through Chemistry". The Walrus. October 23, 2008.
  • "Can A Video Game Make You Cry?". Maisonneuve. January 2009.
  • "Burning With Desire". The Walrus. September 13, 2010.
  • "This Is Where The Magic Happens". TechCrunch. June 7, 2011.
  • "Save Helpless Faraway Africans From The Comfort Of Your Armchair!". TechCrunch. March 10, 2013.
  • "Such DFW. Very Orwell. So Doge. Wow". TechCrunch. January 11, 2014.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jon Evans". rezendi.
  2. ^ "Jon Evans". TechCrunch. 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ "John Evans - Home". Rezendi.
  4. ^ "Jon Evans (author)". OverDrive. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "Jon Evans". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "LinkedIn". Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Susan Brown".
  8. ^ "Treats off the street: The war on terror is good for thrillers". The Economist. August 10, 2006. p. 71.
  9. ^ Lipez, Richard (October 23, 2005). "Mysteries (Escape from Sarajevo: Review of Jon Evans's The Blood Price)". The Washington Post.
  10. ^ "My best ten of 'ten!'". Comic Book Resources. January 26, 2011.
  11. ^ "2011 Finalists in Fantasy (Adult Fiction)". BOTYA. 2011.
  12. ^ "Jon Evans (author)". OverDrive. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  13. ^ "Jon Evans". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  14. ^ "Jon Evans - Travel Tales".
  15. ^ "Jon Evans - About the Author".
  16. ^ "Steal This Book!". TechCrunch. January 21, 2012.
  17. ^ "Jon Evans on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  18. ^ Esposito, Joey (May 24, 2010). "Vertigo Crime's The Executor Review: Is the Vertigo Crime line continuing to evolve?". Crave Online.
  19. ^ Jon Evans on Twitter
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