Christopher Pike (edit name/settings)

Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin McFadden (born November 12, 1954), an American writer. He is a bestselling author of young adult and children's fiction who specializes in the thriller genre.

McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he still lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programmed computers before becoming a recognized author. Initially unsuccessful when he set out to write science fiction and adult mystery, it was not until his work caught the attention of an editor who suggested he write a teen thriller that he became a hit. The result was Slumber Party (1985), a book about a group of teenagers who run into bizarre and violent events during a ski weekend. After that he wrote Weekend and Chain Letter. All three books went on to become bestsellers.

His other well-known works include The Last Vampire (a series of six books), the Final Friends Trilogy, Remember Me (a trilogy), The Lost Mind, Witch, Whisper of Death, Alosha, The Shaktra, The Yanti, Bury Me Deep, The Tachyon Web, and Fall into Darkness. The last three titles have also been released on audio. In 1996, Fall into Darkness was made into a television movie directed by Mark Sobel. It starred Tatyana Ali as Sharon and Jonathan Brandis as Chad.

McFadden is also the author of the popular children's series Spooksville and several adult novels: Sati, The Season of Passage, The Listeners, The Cold One, The Blind Mirror and Falling.

McFadden is a highly private person; what is known about him is gathered from his books and very few interviews. However, it is known he is currently writing the next book in the Alosha series, Nemi.

Although his books are best known for being thrillers, they are often more focused on aspects of science fiction, spirituality, and whodunit. References to Egyptian, Greek and Hindu mythology are also common in his stories.

He lists his interests as astronomy, meditation, reading, running, surfing and making sure his books are prominently displayed in his local bookshop.
He acknowledges Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Agatha Christie, Carl Sagan and Stephen King as his influences.
Many of Christopher Pike's books include a reference to an Ann:
In Master of Murder, the protagonist — who is a writer — inserts references to his sister Ann into his work. Many of the references in Master of Murder are believed to be directly linked to Pike. In a foreword in Tales of Terror Pike says that many fans have thought that Marvin and he are the same person, which he denies--claiming there are only some minor similarities.
Chained Together (Chain Letter and Chain Letter 2: The Ancient Evil) is dedicated to Ann.
The Season of Passage is also dedicated to Ann.
The protagonist of Remember Me is named Shari Ann Cooper.
In Last Act, Rindy Carpenter's middle name is Ann.
Fall into Darkness has an Ann Rice. <For the television movie, she was renamed Ann Price.>
Much of the plot of the Final Friends trilogy focuses around the circumstances surrounding the death of Alice McCoy in the first book, The Party. At the end of the last book (The Graduation) we learn that her middle name, and the forename of lead protagonist Michael Olsen's newborn sister, is Ann (also the first time a main character's name was Ann and not a middle name).
In the Spooksville series, there is a woman called Ann Templeton who is suspected of being a witch. She appears many times along the different books of the collection.
In the "Whisper of Death" the main character's name is Roxanne.
In the fifth book of The Last Vampire series, he dedicates it to his 'sister, Ann, who is a vampire'
In 1996, fans created an Internet site based on his novel 'The Midnight Club'--where they could discuss the author, his books, and share their own stories. This site no longer exists.