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  • A new world means a world of trouble... The Paragon Engine, a machine that can unlock portals to any dimension throughout the universe, is the most powerful and dangerous invention in Templar history-and the Grey Griffins have just been pulled… Read More

  • In just one semester at Iron Bridge Academy, The Grey Griffins have already had quite an education-clockwork robots, students with super powers, and a hidden land beyond our world where mystical creatures and incredible inventions exist. But as second semester… Read More

  • A brand new adventure starring The Grey Griffins! Max---the leader Natalia---the brainsErnie---the changeling Harley---the muscle A year ago, the Grey Griffins were just regular kids from Avalon, Minnesota. That was before they learned about the existence of evil fairies, werewolves,… Read More

Derek Benz

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Derek Benz is an American author of fantasy & science fiction for children and young adults; he’s the co-author of the popular Grey Griffins series, published by Scholastic, Inc, and Little Brown. Benz works in collaboration with J. S. Lewis on the series. Benz released “A Grey Griffin Companion” in July 2013, covering 155 pages of Grey Griffin facts, accompanied by nearly 60 illustrations.

Benz has many hobbies, and currently is immersed deeply within the fields of genetics, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence.

He and his family live on the U.S. East Coast.

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