VJ Books Features Brad Thor!
Brad Thor is the award-winning Creator, Producer, Writer, and Host of the
critically acclaimed, nationwide Public Television travel series, Traveling Lite
which is seen internationally throughout Europe, Canada, South America, Asia,
the Middle East, and Russia. The Chicago Tribune has hailed Brad's work as
"Brilliant..." and a "lively new entry into the often tepid ranks of travel
television."
After graduating from the same liberal arts high school (Francis W. Parker)
in Chicago as Daryl Hannah (Splash), Jennifer Beals (Flashdance), Anne Heche
(Wag The Dog/6 Days 7 Nights), and Billy Zane (The Phantom/Titanic), Brad went
on to study Creative Writing at the University of Southern California under
renowned author T.C. Boyle, where he graduated cum laude.
After working for prolific Film Producer, John Hughes of "Breakfast Club"
through "Home Alone" fame, Brad created Thor Entertainment, Inc. and launched
the Traveling Lite television series. The idea for the youth oriented travel
series had come to him while living and working on the Greek island of Paros. To
this day, Greece is still one of Brad's favorite vacation destinations.
Despite his success in television, Brad never gave up his childhood dream
of becoming a novelist. While filming his Traveling Lite episode in Lucerne,
Switzerland, he came up with the idea for The Lions of Lucerne. Via a friendship
struck up with a Simon and Schuster sales rep. he met on a train from Munich to
Amsterdam, Brad's first novel, the Lions of Lucerne, was published by Pocket
Books in January 2002 to great critical acclaim and went on to become a national
bestseller.
Path of the Assassin brings back Secret Service Agent and ex-Navy SEAL,
Scot Harvath.
Brad lives in Park City, UT with his wife, Trish, a physician to the US Ski
Team and their new baby daughter. Brad is an avid snow skier, water skier,
hiker, and mountain biker. He continues to travel and loves deep-sea fishing and
fly-fishing in exotic locations around the world. .
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