John Brown (American author)
Writing career
Writing career
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Brown explored writing as a student at [BYU](/wiki/BYU "BYU"), studying with [Darrell Spencer](/wiki/Darrell_Spencer "Darrell Spencer"), [Leslie Norris](/wiki/Leslie_Norris "Leslie Norris"), Bruce Jorgensen, and [Peter Macuck](/wiki/Peter_Macuck "Peter Macuck"). After attending a transformational writing workshop offered by [Dave Wolverton](/wiki/Dave_Wolverton "Dave Wolverton"), he began to submit his stories for publication. In 1996 he won a quarterly first prize in the annual [Writers of the Future](/wiki/Writers_of_the_Future "Writers of the Future") contest and published his first piece of fiction. His short story "The Scent of Desire" appeared in the contest's 1997 anthology of winners under the pseudonym Bo Griffin.

In 2002 he attended his second pivotal workshop: [Orson Scott Card](/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card "Orson Scott Card")'s Literary Boot Camp. After that workshop, Brown began to turn again to writing for publication, this time focusing on novels. In 2008 he signed a three\-book contract with [Tor Books](/wiki/Tor_Books "Tor Books") for an epic fantasy series which begins with *Servant of a Dark God*.


What is the title of the first book in Brown's epic fantasy series?