Eric Garcia

Eric Garcia (b. 1972, Miami, Florida) is the author of several humorous novels including "Matchstick Men" which was made into a movie directed by Ridley Scott and starring Nicolas Cage, and the "Anonymous Rex" series which is being used as the basis for a new TV show on the SciFi Channel.

Career

Garcia attended Cornell University to study English and film, transferring to the University of Southern California during his junior year. His first novel, "Anonymous Rex" was published in 1999.

The second novel in the Rex series, "Casual Rex", was published in 2001, and was a prequel to "Anonymous Rex", a fact which was not on the book flap. The inclusion of characters in "Casual Rex" who were dead in "Anonymous Rex" confused many fans, who assumed that the book was a sequel.

In 2002, Random House published "Matchstick Men", a novel completely different from Garcia's prior work. Warner Brothers had already purchased the film rights and signed Ridley Scott as the director, with Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman as the film's stars. The film version, released in September 2003, received critical reviews and was an average performer at the box office.

2004 was a busy year for Garcia. His third book in the Rex series, "Hot And Sweaty Rex" was published early in the year and in June, HarperCollins/ReganBooks published "Cassandra French's Finishing School For Boys", a hard-core satire of the chick-lit genre.

Also in 2004, the SciFi Channel showed the long-awaited pilot for "Anonymous Rex", which was actually based on "Casual Rex" but kept the name of the original book. The show received negative reviews from both critics and fans and was never made into a series, though the 2-hour pilot is shown repeatedly on the Sci Fi Channel.

In June, 2007, it was announced that Jude Law and Forest Whitaker would star in "Repossession Mambo", a movie co-written by Garcia with Garrett Lerner, a writer for FOX's "House". It has been described as a futuristic thriller. Garcia also wrote the book on which the film is based and in interviews has described it as a "dark comedy".

Garcia lives in Southern California with his wife, two daughters and dog.

Published works

Anonymous Rex

#"Anonymous Rex" (1999)
#"Casual Rex" (2001)
#"Hot and Sweaty Rex" (2004)

Others

*"Matchstick Men" (2002)
*"Cassandra French's Finishing School For Boys" (2004)
*"The Repossession Mambo" (2008)
*" [http://www.flashfictiononline.com/f20080101-the-materialist-eric-garcia.html The Materialist] " (Flash Fiction Online, 2008)

External links

* [http://www.ericgarcia.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.scifi.com/anonymousrex/ Official website for the new TV show] hosted by the SciFi Channel
* [http://scifan.com/writers/gg/GarciaEric.asp Bibliography] on SciFan
* [http://flashfictiononline.com/c20080302-interview-with-eric-garcia.html Interview] at Flash Fiction Online