Dustin Brady author page

Dustin Brady biography

Dustin Brady writes children’s fiction for middle-grade readers, with books aimed at children who enjoy video games, humour, action and illustrated chapter books. His series include Trapped in a Video Game, Escape from a Video Game, Adventures in a Video Game, Leila and Nugget Mysteries and World’s Worst Time Machine.

Trapped in a Video Game, book one in the Trapped in a Video Game series, was published by Andrews McMeel Publishing on 10 April 2018. The book follows Jesse Rigsby after he and his friend Eric are pulled into the game Full Blast, and the edition is described for ages 8 to 10 and grades 2 to 4.

The Trapped in a Video Game series continued in 2018 with The Invisible Invasion on 24 April, Robots Revolt on 4 September and Return to Doom Island on 25 September. The fifth book, The Final Boss, was published on 26 February 2019 and names Dustin Brady and Jesse Brady as its authors.

Trapped in a Video Game: The Complete Series collects all five books in the series and was published by Andrews McMeel Publishing on 3 September 2019. Adventures in a Video Game was published by Andrews McMeel Publishing on 11 November 2025, and The Adventures in a Video Game was published by Andrews McMeel Publishing on 21 April 2026.