Max Brallier is the New York Times best-selling author of more than 30 books and games, including the previous books in The Last Kids on Earth series. He is the creator and writer of “Galactic Hot Dogs,” a continuing middle-grade web serial and book series with Aladdin. He writes for licensed properties, including “Adventure Time,” “Regular Show” and “Uncle Grandpa.” Under the pen name Jack Chabert, he is the creator and author of the Eerie Elementary series for Scholastic Books. “The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade” (Viking) is his most recent book and the fifth in the series.