Sigmund Brouwer is a well-known author with books published by mainstream and evangelical publishers. He has written scores of books across many genres, from children's picture books to scientific thrillers, and more.

One of six children born to a family with Dutch

Netherlands

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 heritage, Brouwer is a native of Red Deer, Alberta

Red Deer, Alberta

Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...

, Canada. He is married to Christian singer Cindy Morgan

Cindy Morgan (singer)

Cindy Morgan is a Christian singer and songwriter.Morgan released her debut album, Real Life, in 1992 earning six Dove Award nominations. Her follow-up, Reason To Live, garnered her another Dove Award nomination.In 2001, Morgan decided to take a break from her career and dedicate time to her family...

 and has two daughters. Brouwer divides his time between Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

 and Red Deer, Alberta, and enjoys sports such as ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 and golf

Golf

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.

Brouwer is perhaps most noted for his work with Hank Hanegraaff

Hank Hanegraaff

Hendrik "Hank" Hanegraaff also known as the Bible Answer Man is an American author, radio talk-show host and advocate of evangelical Christianity. He was born in the Netherlands and raised in the United States since childhood. He is married with 12 children...

 in the controversial Last Disciple series, released in 2005 and 2006. It is a fictional series set in the "end times" of the 1st century AD, narrated from a Partial-Preterist viewpoint.

A favorite cause of Brouwer's is to encourage children to love books. He visits 80,000 students per year at schools across North America to present Rock And Roll Literacy, drawing on the theme that great stories, like great songs, engage our feelings. To help with the literacy cause, he has also co-written two hockey fiction books in French with Gaston Gingras, who won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986. Brouwer also frequently presents Rock and Roll Literacy with six-time Stanley Cup Champion and NHL Hall-of-Famer Bryan Trottier, all in efforts to hook reluctant readers.

Sigmund Brouwer has nearly 3 million copies of his books in print.

Children's books

• The Accidental Detective Series
  • The Mystery Tribe of Camp Blackeagle (1990, 2003, 1988 as Indians in the Deep Woods: A Ricky and Joel Adventure)
  • Phantom Outlaw at Wolf Creek (1990, 2005)
  • Lost Beneath Manhattan (1990, 2004)
  • Race for the Park Street Treasure (1991, 2004)
  • Creature of the Mists (1991, 2003)
  • The Missing Map Pirate's Haven (1991, 2004)
  • The Downtown Desperadoes (1991, 2004)
  • Shortcuts (1993, 2005)
  • Terror on Kamikaze Run (1994, 2004)
  • Madness at Moonshiner's Bay (1995, 2003)
  • Sunrise at the Mayan Temple (1995, 2004)
  • Tyrant of the Badlands (1996, 2002)
  • The Volcano of Doom (2002)
  • The Disappearing Jewel of Madagascar (2002)
  • Legend of the Gilded Saber (2002)
  • Shroud of the Lion (2003)

• Dr. Drabble Genius Inventor
  • Dr. Drabble's Remarkable Underwater Breathing Pills (1991)
  • Dr. Drabble's Phenomenal Antigravity Dust Machine (1991)
  • Dr. Drabble's Incredible Identical Robot Innovation (1991)
  • Dr. Drabble's Astounding Musical Mesmerizer (1991)
  • Dr. Drabble and the Dynamic Duplicator (1992)
  • Dr. Drabble's Spectacular Shrinker-Enlarger (1992)
  • Dr. Drabble's Amazing Invisibility Mirror (1992)

• The Winds of Light Series
  • Wings of an Angel (1992)
  • Barbarians from the Isle (1992)
  • Legend of Burning Water (1992)
  • The Forsaken Crusade (1992)
  • A City of Dreams (1993)
  • Merlin's Destiny (1993)
  • The Jester's Quest (1994)
  • Dance of Darkness (1994)

In 1994 the series was collected in one volume entitled Magnus, and again in 1999 as Wings of Dawn.

• Lightning on Ice Series
  • Rebel Glory (1995, 2006)
  • All-Star Pride (1995, 2006)
  • Blazer Drive (1996, 2007)
  • Thunderbird Spirit (1996, 2008)
  • Winter Hawk Star (1996, 2008)
  • Chief Honor (1997, 2008)

• Short Cuts Extreme Sports Series
  • Snowboarding ...to the Extreme - Rippin (1996, 2002 as Rippin, 2005 as Wired)
  • Mountain Biking...to the Extreme - Cliff Dive (1996, 2002 as Cliff Dive)
  • Scuba Diving...to the Extreme - Off the Wall (1996)
  • Skydiving...to the Extreme - Chute Roll (1997)

• Cyber Quest Adventures
  • Pharaoh's Tomb (1997)
  • Knights Honour (1997)
  • Pirate's Cross (1997)
  • Outlaw's Gold (1997)
  • Soldier's Aim (1997)
  • Galilee Man (1997)

In 2000 the series was collected in one volume entitled Cyberquest: The Complete Virtual Adventure.

• Sports Mystery Series
  • Cobra Threat: Football (1998, 2007 as Cobra Strike)
  • Maverick Mania: Soccer (1998, 2008)
  • Scarlet Thunder: Racing (1998, 2008)
  • Tiger Heat: Baseball (1998)
  • Titan Clash: Basketball (1998, 2007)
  • Hurricane Power: Track (1999, 2007)

• Mars Diaries
  Mars Diaries
  The Mars Diaries is a science fiction series for young adults by the best-selling author, Sigmund Brouwer, published by Tyndale House Publishers in 2000 - 2002...
  
  
  • Oxygen Level Zero (2000)
  • Alien Pursuit (2000)
  • Time Bomb (2000)
  • Hammerhead (2001)
  • Sole Survivor (2001)
  • Moon Racer (2001)
  • Countdown (2001)
  • Robot War (2001)
  • Manchurian Sector (2002)
  • Last Stand (2002)

In 2009 the series was collected in five volumes entitled Robot Wars Books 1 - 5: Death Trap, Double Cross, Ambush, Counterattack, Final Battle.

• Bug's Eye View Series
  • Annie Ant Has Hiccups (2001)
  • Baby Ant Has Stinky Pants (2001)
  • Daddy Ant, You Never Listen (2001)
  • Grandpa Ant Snores Too Loud (2001)
  • Mommy Ant, Eat Your Vegetables (2001)
  • Annie Ant Don't Cry (2001)

• Watch Out for Joel! Series
  • Bad Bug Blues (2002)
  • Long Shot (2002)
  • Camp Craziness (2003)
  • Fly Trap (2003)
  • Mystery Pennies (2003)
  • Strunk Soup (2003)

• Guardian Angel Series
  • The Angel and the Ring (2005)
  • The Angel and the Sword (2005)
  • The Angel and the Cross (2005)

• Orca Echoes
  • Timberwolf Chase (2006)
  • Timberwolf Revenge (2006)
  • Timberwolf Hunt (2007)
  • Timberwolf Trap (2007)
  • Timberwolf Challenge (2008)
  • Timberwolf Tracks (2009)
  • Timberwolf Rivals (2009)
  • Timberwolf Prey (2010)

• Other Books
  • The Edge: Courage And Inspiration From The Ice (2000)
  • The Little Spider: A Story About Giving (2001)
  • Degrees of Guilt: Tyrone's Story (2003)
  • Tiger Threat (2006)
  • Hitmen Triumph (2007)
  • Oil King Courage (2009)

• Adaptions
  • Sewer Rats (2006, an abridged edition of Tiger Heat)
  • Absolute Pressure (2009, an expanded edition of Scuba Diving...to the Extreme - Off the Wall)

• Short Stories
  • Golden Tonsils And Other Great Stories (2003)

Adult books

• The Ghost Rider Series (a.k.a. Sam Keaton: Legends of Laramie)
  • Morning Star (1994, 2000 as Evening Star)
  • Moon Basket (1994, 2000 as Silver Moon)
  • Sundance (1995, 2001 as Sun Dance)
  • Thunder Voice (1995, 2001)

• Blood Ties (1995)
• Double Helix (1996)
• The Weeping Chamber (1998)
• Pony Express Christmas (2000)

• Nick Barrett Mysteries
  • Out of the Shadows (2001)
  • Crown of Thorns (2002)
  • The Lies of Saints (2003)

• The Leper (2002)
• Dear Teacher (2004)
• The Last Disciple (With Hank Hanegraaff, 2005)
• The Last Sacrifice (With Hank Hanegraaff, 2006)
• Fuse of Armageddon (With Hank Hanegraaff, 2007)
• Broken Angel (2008)
• Flight of Shadows (2010)
• The Canary List (2011)

Note that Brouwer's novel Failure to Protect was never released, despite having a set release date for early 2010.

Non-fiction Books

• The Carpenter's Cloth: Christ's Journey to the Cross and Beyond (1998, 2004 as The Carpenter's Journey: To the Cross and Beyond)
• Into His Arms: Seeing Jesus Through Children's Eyes (1999)

• The Truth Is Out There Series
  • Can the Real Jesus Still Be Found? (2000)
  • The Unrandom Universe (2002)

• In Galileo's Footsteps (2007)
• Who Made the Moon? (2008)
• Rock 'N' Roll Literacy (2011)

Upcoming Works

• Justine McKeen: Queen of Green (2011) is an illustrated children's book to be released in November.
• Justine McKeen: Walk the Talk (2012) is the second book in the Justine McKeen series.
• The Last Temple (2012) is the third, and presumably final book in the Last Disciple series for adults.
• Beyond Shadow (May 2012) is the first in the Merlin's Immortals fantasy
  Fantasy
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  series.
• A fourth Nick Barrett Mystery was recently announced in a comment by Brouwer on his Facebook page.

External links

• The Official Sigmund Brouwer Website
• Cool Reading
• Fantastic Fiction