About Brian

Brian Falkner is a bestselling author of books for children and young adults. From wild adventures to gripping sci-fi, his work has inspired young readers worldwide. When not writing, he’s visiting schools, running writing camps, or exploring new story ideas.

He is also the creator of Write Like an Author, the popular writing camp program for young writers, and Litbridge Education, a classroom-based, curriculum-aligned creative writing program for schools.

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Spider Games

New Release: Spider Games is here! Nick is a little different – nervous, timid and socially awkward, absolutely the wrong person to be caught in a deadly spy game of cat and mouse.

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Books by Brian Falkner

The Hunt for the Ballamanana
The Hunt for the Ballamanana
In a world where science has run amok, producing weird animal hybrids like bumblebeagles, quokkadiles, and hippopotamice, one mad scientist has gone even further and started crossing plants with...
The Science Creature
The Science Creature
It was just an ordinary day at Acne Intermediate School (Until it wasn’t)

WARNING: STINKTONIUM
Do not add to science experiments.
Do not expose to air, water, or...
The Flea Thing
The Flea Thing
Twelve-year-old Daniel wants to play professional rugby league. Of course he is far too young, but Daniel has a secret, and to everyone's amazement ends up on the team. But that's just where the fun...