Michael Hodges

Michael Hodges is an American speculative fiction writer.

His debut novel, The Puller, was released on April 24, 2015.

The film rights for The Puller were purchased by Sonny Mallhi, producer of The Strangers and The Lake House.

The Puller also received a five star review from SF Signal.

Foreign publishing rights were purchased by Luzifer Verlag, and The Puller was translated and released in Germany.

His follow-up novel was The Invasive, a science fiction novel about alien ecosystem replacement in Montana.

He also taught a writing panel with Game of Thrones editor Anne Groell ("How to Improve Your Novel's Ending", Missoula Con, 2015).

Along with writing fiction, Hodges is a professional photographer, with work appearing in Outside Magazine (Best Adventure Photography of the Year) and newspapers, amongst other places.

Animals and nature often play a big role in his fiction, and the two art forms feed each other.

His latest novel is Black Friday.

The Invasive is an Amazon best-seller, and audio rights were purchased by Tantor Media, with an AudioBook release date of February 28, 2017.

Michael's short stories have been published in over twenty magazines and anthologies.

In March, 2021, reprint rights for The Puller were sold to Pyr, with distribution by Simon and Schuster.

The Puller was developed as an audiobook by Tantor Media, with a release date of February 28, 2022.

Hodges' is represented by Lane Heymont of Tobias Literary Agency.

Film agent Susan Schulman (The English Patient) handled film rights.

He's also a member of HWA, and SFWA.