Gregory Todd Farshtey (born July 14, 1965), is an American writer, best known for his work on the Bionicle series of novels (2003–2010),^[1] the Bionicle comics (2001–2010), and the Ninjago graphic novel series.

Early life

Gregory Todd Farshtey was born in Mount Kisco, New York, and grew up in nearby Monroe, New York, and Stamford, Connecticut.^[2]

In high school, Farshtey wrote and edited a weekly satirical newsletter, Lunatic News and World Report. After graduating with a B.A. in communications from the State University of New York at Geneseo, he worked as a reporter and sports editor before securing an editorial position with West End Games.

Literary career

Over the next seven years, he authored or co-authored over 35 roleplaying game books and helped to create the Shatterzone and Bloodshadows roleplaying game universes. His authored works include: Dragons Over England (1992), Strange Tales from the Nile Empire (1992), Shattered and Other Stories (1994), The River of God (1992), Hell's Feast (1994), and Demon's Dream (1996).

Farshtey joined the Lego Group in late 2000, where he wrote for the Lego Mania Magazine, Lego Club Magazine, Lego Club Jr. Magazine, and the Bionicle comic series.

Farshtey’s body of work is composed of novels and short stories written for Bionicle, Exo-Force, Hero Factory, and Ninjago. Farshtey was the editorial director at the Lego Company.

Farshtey is divorced and lives in Connecticut with his daughter and his cat.

References

External links

• Greg Farshtey at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database