Mark Walden

Mark Walden (born 1972) is the author of the H.I.V.E. series of novels. He was a senior producer in charge of developing PlayStation games for Sony before taking up writing full-time.

Mark Walden
Born	3 October 1972
Occupation	Writer, Video games designer/producer
Language	English
Nationality	British
Education	BA in English Literature, MA in Twentieth Century Literature, Film and Television.
Period	2006 to present
Genre	Fantasy action, Evil
Notable works	H.I.V.E. (series), Earthfall
Notable awards	Richard and Judy's 'Best Kids' books ever 9+
Spouse	Sarah Walden
Children	Megan Walden
Relatives	Susan Walden

Personal life

Walden spent seven years at Bablake School, an independent co-educational day school in Coventry, before studying for a BA in English Literature and an MA in Twentieth Century Literature, Film and Television at Newcastle University.^[1][2] Walden has a wife, Sarah, a daughter, Megan, and a cat called Marge. He spent ten years as a video games designer and producer before leaving the games industry to write and become a full-time father.^[1][3]

H.I.V.E., published in September 2006,^[4] was Walden's debut novel.^[5] It was selected as a winner in Richard and Judy's 'Best Kids' Books Ever' competition and Paramount Pictures has optioned the film rights.^[6] Walden has since produced seven more books in the series, with another, Aftershock, released in August 2011 and the semi-sequel Deadlock, released in June 2013.^[7] Walden describes himself as "the world's laziest man".^[8]

H.I.V.E.

Main article: H.I.V.E. (series)

H.I.V.E. (aka. Higher Institute of Villainous Education) is a series of young adult fiction novels by Mark Walden. H.I.V.E. is a top secret school in which children learn the skills to become criminal masterminds. Only children who have already been noticed having some villainous skill are accepted to this school. Otto Malpense is a thirteen-year-old criminal genius, who has been handpicked along with others-the smartest, most athletic, technologically advanced kids in the world to be part of H.I.V.E. But once Otto has entered the school, he discovers that it is not all what it seems, and sets out to unfold the mystery behind the school and its organization.

References

1. "Mark Walden: Biography". Simon & Schuster. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
2. Walden; Mark (2008). "Mark Walden – profile". Linked In. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
3. Walden; Mark. "Mark Walden". Friends Reunited. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
4. H.I.V.E. ASIN 0747583706.
5. "First News – Interview with Mark Walden". First News. 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
6. Walden; Mark (2009). "Bloomsbury Publishing – H.I.V.E. Author". Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
7. H.I.V.E. 8: Deadlock. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2013. ASIN 1408815656.
8. Walden; Mark (2009). "World's Laziest Man". markwalden.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.

External links

• Mark Walden at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

• Children's literature portal