Jon F. Merz

Jon F. Merz
Occupation	Author, Screenwriter, Actor
Genre	Urban Fantasy
Website
jonfmerz.net

Jon F. Merz is a U.S. author, former soldier, and ex-government employee best known for the Lawson Vampire series,^[1][2] the third entry of which won the 2001 National Novel Writing Month competition.^[3][4][5] He had also begun production on a television adaptation of the Lawson Vampire series through his production company New Ronin Entertainment, which was set to begin filming in Medfield, Massachusetts.^[6][7]

As of 2019, there has been no known progress towards the Lawson Vampire TV series. Merz’s blog has not been updated since 2016 and a Lawson Vampire book has not been published since 2015. It is unknown whether or not Merz will be continuing the Lawson series, as he has largely gone inactive on his website. However, he remains quite active on his Twitter and seems mostly focused on side projects and paperback printing of his already published Lawson novels.

Merz has also been a practitioner of Bujinkan Ninjutsu for over two decades, studying under Mark Davis in Boston, Massachusetts, and implements what he has learned from martial arts into his novels.

Bibliography

Frank Steel series

• Fool for Green (2011)

HELLstalkers

1. The Cerberus Protocol (2012, co-written with Joseph Nassise)

Jake Thunder series

1. Danger-Close (2004)^[8]

Lawson Vampire series

1. The Fixer (2002)^[9]
2. The Invoker (2002)
3. The Destructor (2003)
4. The Syndicate (2003)
5. The Kensei (2011)^[10][11]
6. The Ripper (2012)

Lawson Vampire novellas and short stories

• Slave to Love (2011)
• Interlude (2011)
• Dead Drop (2011)
• The Shepherd (2011)
• Rudolf The Red Nosed Rogue (2011)
• The Price of a Good Drink (2011)
• Frosty the Hitman (2012)

The Ninja Apprentice

• The Lost Scrolls of Fudo Shin (2012)^[12]
• "The Tsuba of Kotogawa" (2017)

Rogue Angel

• "Warrior Spirit" (2007, as Alex Archer)
• Soul Stealer (2008, as Alex Archer)^[13]
• "Polar Quest" (2009, as Alex Archer)
• "Sacrifice" (2009, as Alex Archer)
• "Footprints" (2009, as Alex Archer)
• "Sacred Ground" (2010, as Alex Archer)
• "Phantom Prospect" (2010, as Alex Archer)
• "False Horizon" (2011, as Alex Archer)
• "The Oracle's Message" (2011, as Alex Archer)
• "Labyrinth" (2012, as Alex Archer)
• "Fury's Goddess" (2012, as Alex Archer)

Shadow Warrior series

• The Undead Hordes of Kangul (2013)
• "Slavers of the Savage Catacombs" (2014)

Standalone novels

• Parallax (2009)
• Vicarious (2009)
• The Brank of Khosadam (2010)
• Shadow Chaser (2010)
• Prey (2011)
• "The Last Vampire (2017)

Short stories

• "I, the Courier" (1996, published in Rictus Magazine)
• Prisoner 392 (2009)
• This Time of Night (2010 - collection)

Non-fiction

• Learning Later, Living Greater: The Secret for Making the Most of Your After-50 Years (2006)
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ultimate Fighting (2007, co-written with Rich Franklin)
• How To Really Sell EBooks (2011)

References

1. "No headline given". Nashua Telegraph. October 31, 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
2. "Ghost writers". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
3. "Novel challenge for writers". BBC News. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
4. "2001 Winners". NaNoWriMo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
5. "Medfield Author's Vampire TV Show 4 to 6 Weeks Away from Production". Medfield Patch. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
6. "Medfield scribe has stake in vampires". Boston Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
7. "Local Author to Begin Filming Pilot for Vampire TV Series this Summer". Medfield Patch. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
8. "Review: Danger-Close". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
9. "Review: The Fixer". SF Site. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
10. "Review: The Kensei". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
11. "Review: The Kensei". Booklist. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
12. "Local Author Launches eBook Series for Young Adults". Medfield Patch. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
13. "Books .Soul Stealer' Chases Archaeological Adventure ". Herald-Journal. Jun 1, 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

External links

• Official author site