{"id":6826,"date":"2015-08-02T16:51:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T20:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=6826"},"modified":"2017-05-09T11:31:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T15:31:29","slug":"authors-you-cant-go-wrong-with-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/authors-you-cant-go-wrong-with-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Authors you can&#8217;t go wrong with, part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This list continues from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/authors-you-cant-go-wrong-with-part-4\/\">part 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Jeanne Cavelos<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to writing some brilliant <strong>Babylon 5<\/strong> novels, Cavelos is also the founder of the Odyssey writing workshop.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li><em>Babylon 5<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>The Passing of the Techno-Mages &#8212; Casting Shadows<\/li>\n<li>The Passing of the Techno-Mages &#8211;Summoning Light<\/li>\n<li>The Passing of the Techno-Mages &#8211;Invoking Darkness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good book\n<ul>\n<li><em>Babylon 5<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>The Shadow Within<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Peter David<\/h2>\n<p>David is a prolific author, both in novels and comic books. He was the writer of the <strong>Star Trek<\/strong> comic book for many years.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>A Rock and a Hard Place<\/li>\n<li>Imzadi<\/li>\n<li>Q-Squared<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Babylon 5<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Legions of Fire &#8212; The Long Night of Centauri Prime<\/li>\n<li>Legions of Fire &#8212; Armies of Light and Dark<\/li>\n<li>Legions of Fire &#8212; Out of the Darkness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>The Rift<\/li>\n<li>The Disinherited (with Michael Jan Friedman &amp; Robert Greenberger)<\/li>\n<li>The Captain&#8217;s Daughter<\/li>\n<li>The Trial of James T. Kirk (graphic novel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Strike Zone<\/li>\n<li>Doomsday World (with Carmen Carter, Michael Jan Friedman &amp; Robert Greenberger)<\/li>\n<li>Vendetta<\/li>\n<li>Q-in-Law<\/li>\n<li>Imzadi II: Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Before Dishonor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: New Frontier<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>The Captain&#8217;s Table &#8212; Once Burned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Battlestar Galactica<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Sagittarius is Bleeding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Knight Life<\/li>\n<li>Howling Mad<\/li>\n<li>Beam Me Up, Scotty (autobiography, with James Doohan)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good books\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>I, Q (with John de Lancie)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: New Frontier<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>House of Cards<\/li>\n<li>Into the Void<\/li>\n<li>The Two Front War<\/li>\n<li>End Game<\/li>\n<li>Martyr<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>J. M. Dillard<\/h2>\n<p>Dillard followed in the footsteps of Vonda N. McIntyre, adding extras to her <strong>Star Trek<\/strong> movie novelizations to make them more interesting. She also writes under the name Jeanne Kalogridis.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>The Lost Years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Mindshadow<\/li>\n<li>Demons<\/li>\n<li>Bloodthirst<\/li>\n<li>Recovery<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek V: The Final Frontier<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Possession (with Kathleen O&#8217;Malley)<\/li>\n<li>Resistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Specters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>John M. Ford<\/h2>\n<p>Ford was not very prolific, but both his <strong>Star Trek<\/strong> books are brilliantly unusual.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>How Much for Just the Planet?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great book\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>The Final Reflection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>David R. George III<\/h2>\n<p>George&#8217;s trilogy of novels jumping off from the original series episode &#8220;The City on the Edge of Forever&#8221; are stunning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Crucible: McCoy &#8212; Provenance of Shadows<\/li>\n<li>Crucible: Spock &#8212; The Fire and the Rose<\/li>\n<li>Crucible: Kirk &#8212; The Star to Every Wandering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Allegiance in Exile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: Deep Space Nine<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>The 34th Rule (with Armin Shimerman)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek crossovers<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Typhon Pact &#8212; Rough Beast of Empire<\/li>\n<li>Typhon Pact &#8212; Plagues of Night<\/li>\n<li>Typhon Pact &#8212; Raise the Dawn<\/li>\n<li>The Fall &#8212; Revelation and Dust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Diane Duane<\/h2>\n<p>Duane&#8217;s masterpiece takes place during a time when Vulcan is deciding whether or not to secede from the Federation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Spock&#8217;s World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Doctor&#8217;s Orders<\/li>\n<li>Rihannsu &#8212; My Enemy, My Ally<\/li>\n<li>Rihannsu &#8212; Swordhunt<\/li>\n<li>Rihannsu &#8212; Honor Blade<\/li>\n<li>Rihannsu &#8212; The Empty Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Dark Mirror<\/li>\n<li>Intellivore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good books\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>The Wounded Sky<\/li>\n<li>Rihannsu &#8212; The Romulan Way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>David Mack<\/h2>\n<p>Mack&#8217;s <strong>Destiny<\/strong> trilogy brings&nbsp;the story of the Borg to an astonishing conclusion. He&nbsp;also co-wrote two episodes of <strong>Deep Space Nine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek crossovers<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Destiny &#8212; Gods of Night<\/li>\n<li>Destiny &#8212; Mere Mortals<\/li>\n<li>Destiny &#8212; Lost Souls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Cold Equations &#8212; Persistence of Memory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek crossovers<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Typhon Pact &#8212; Zero Sum Game<\/li>\n<li>The Fall &#8212; A Ceremony of Losses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Cold Equations &#8212; Silent Weapons<\/li>\n<li>Cold Equations &#8212; The Body Electric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Vonda N. McIntyre<\/h2>\n<p>McIntyre&#8217;s science fiction is exciting, both inside and outside of the <strong>Star Trek <\/strong>universe. Her masterpiece is the story of Kirk&#8217;s first mission about the Enterprise.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Enterprise: The First Adventure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>The Entropy Effect<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek III: The Search for Spock<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Starfarers<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Starfarers<\/li>\n<li>Transition<\/li>\n<li>Metaphase<\/li>\n<li>Nautilus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Judith &amp; Garfield Reeves-Stevens<\/h2>\n<p>This husband and wife team have also been involved in several TV series.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Prime Directive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Memory Prime<\/li>\n<li>Federation<\/li>\n<li>The Ashes of Eden (with William Shatner)<\/li>\n<li>The Return (with William Shatner)<\/li>\n<li>Avenger (with William Shatner)<\/li>\n<li>Spectre (with William Shatner)<\/li>\n<li>Dark Victory (with William Shatner)<\/li>\n<li>Preserver (with William Shatner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Josepha Sherman &amp; Susan Shwartz<\/h2>\n<p>Sherman and Shwartz have both also written solo fantasy novels.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Vulcan&#8217;s Forge<\/li>\n<li>Vulcan&#8217;s Heart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Vulcan&#8217;s Soul &#8212; Exodus<\/li>\n<li>Vulcan&#8217;s Soul &#8212; Exiles<\/li>\n<li>Vulcan&#8217;s Soul &#8212; Epiphany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This list continues from part 4. Jeanne Cavelos In addition to writing some brilliant Babylon 5 novels, Cavelos is also the founder of the Odyssey writing workshop. 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