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D. J. MacHale

D. J. MacHale is the author of Surrender the Key and Black Moon Rising, the bestselling Pendragon series, the spooky Morpheus Road trilogy, the sci-fi thriller trilogy The SYLO Chronicles, and Voyager: Project Alpha. In addition to his published works, he has written, directed, and produced numerous award-winning television series and movies for young people, including Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Flight 29 Down, and Tower of Terror. D.J. lives with his family in Southern California. You can find him at djmachalebooks.com.
Oracle of Doom (The Library Book 3)
Black Moon Rising (The Library Book 2)
Surrender the Key (The Library Book 1)
Voyagers: Project Alpha (Book 1)
Strike
Storm
SYLO

Books

Oracle of Doom (The Library Book 3)
Black Moon Rising (The Library Book 2)
Surrender the Key (The Library Book 1)
Voyagers: Project Alpha (Book 1)
Strike
Storm
SYLO

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