Mark London Williams

Biography

Mark Williams is a fiction writer, playwright, and journalist. He is the author of the LA Times Bestselling Danger Boy series for young adults. As a journalist, he’s written for Variety, the Los Angeles Times, and The Los Angeles Business Journal, and is currently a columnist for Below the Line, covering Hollywood and its discontents. His plays have been produced in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and London, and he’s written comic books, short stories, and video game scripts. He teaches workshops on creative writing, genre studies, and storytelling for the Walt Disney Company and other places. He lives in Southern California, raising a couple “danger boys” of his own.

Where to find Mark London Williams online

Videos

Danger Boy series trailer
A trailer for the eBook re-release of the "Danger Boy" series, by Mark London Williams, for time-voyagers of all ages.

Series

Danger Boy
A thrilling middle-grade series about 12-year-old time-traveler Eli Sands that mixes The X-Files with a dash of Discovery Channel and a good dose of solid action adventure.

Books

Trail of Bones (Danger Boy Series #3)
Series: Danger Boy, Book 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 49,950. Language: English. Published: October 12, 2011 and represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc.. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
After an accident with their time-travel vessel, Eli Sands and his friends Clyne and Thea are thrown into nineteenth-century America. Clyne is stranded alone in hostile territory, Thea is mistaken for an escaped slave and taken into custody, and Eli joins the famed Lewis and Clark expedition in the hopes of saving them both. Will their stumble into 1804 change the course of history?
City of Ruins (Danger Boy Series #4)
Series: Danger Boy, Book 4. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 55,220. Language: English. Published: September 19, 2011 and represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc.. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
After another close call, Eli Sands is back in San Francisco in 2020. Unfortunately, he and his friends Clyne and Thea are being held captive by the government agency DARPA. When Thea starts to exhibit symptoms of the deadly slow pox virus, Eli agrees to travel to the war-torn ruins of ancient Jerusalem, where a cure might exist. Will Danger Boy and his friends find their way home again?
Dragon Sword (Danger Boy Series #2)
Series: Danger Boy, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 43,160. Language: English. Published: August 29, 2011 and represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc.. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
12-year-old time-traveler Eli Sands has seen much of world history. But in his second adventure, he can't possibly imagine the characters he will encounter: vile Hitler Youth, Joe DiMaggio, even the wizard Merlin! This time Eli may have found his mom, but can he bring her home and save the free world from tyrannical rule? With the help of old friends Clyne and Thea, it may just be possible!
Ancient Fire (Danger Boy Series #1)
Series: Danger Boy, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 34,040. Language: English. Published: August 29, 2011 and represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc.. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
In 2019 Eli Sands is a typical kid, spending most of his free time with his vidpad. So what's he doing in the middle of a burning city in ancient Egypt? Standing next to a highly evolved dinosaur from another planet? It all has to do with DARPA and the timesphere experiments. Eli's mother has disappeared. Now he must save his world and family from a fatal disease that has slipped through time.