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'''Peter David''' is the author of several of [[Pocket Books]]' best-selling ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[novels]], and creator of the popular ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' series. He also works in the field of [[comics]], known for work on [[Marvel Comics]] series like ''The Incredible Hulk'', and various ''Star Trek'' series for [[DC Comics]].
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'''Peter Allen David''' {{born|23|September|1956}} describes himself as a "writer of stuff". He is the author of several of [[Pocket Books]]' best-selling ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[novels]], and creator of the popular ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' series. He also works in the field of [[comics]], known for work on [[Marvel Comics]] series like ''The Incredible Hulk'', and various ''Star Trek'' series for [[DC Comics]].
   
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David left DC in 1991 due to conflicts with [[Richard Arnold]], his editor. David stated "''The fact is that Richard Arnold's notes became increasingly ludicrous, such as shutting down a romantic interest for Kirk by asserting that Kirk was no longer interested in women. We were reaching the point where it was becoming impossible to get stories approved. Richard rejected one story with the assertion that there was 'too much violence' even though the violence consisted of a sustained fist fight scene with Kirk (as if they never had those in Trek). As a test, I submitted a script under a fake name which sailed through the approvals process even though it had far more violence than the previous script which was rejected for that reason. When that was approved, I knew that it had nothing to do with the stories and everything to do with Richard's enmity toward me (a far longer story to go into.) At which point I resigned from the book since I felt I could no longer do the job I was hired to do, namely provide stories for DC. Final kicker: The fake name under which I submitted the story that was approved? 'Robert Bruce Banner'.''" [http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/06/12/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-159/#comment-665814]
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==Writing credits==
  
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===''Star Trek: The Original Series'' novels===
  
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* #57: [[The Rift]]
  
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* #59: [[The Disinherited]] (co-writer with [[Michael Jan Friedman]] and [[Robert Greenberger]])
  
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* #76: [[The Captain's Daughter]]
  
   
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In 1996, Peter David was the co-creator of the Nickelodeon series ''Space Cases'' which was written by [[Bill Mumy]]. [[George Takei]] appeared in several episodes.
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===''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' novels===
  
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[[Pocket TNG]] series:
  
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* #5: [[Strike Zone]]
  
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* #10 [[A Rock and a Hard Place]]
  
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* #12 [[Doomsday World]] (Co-writer)
  
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* #18 [[Q-in-Law]]
  
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* #55 [[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Double Helix|''Double Helix'']] #5: [[Double or Nothing]] (''New Frontier'' crossover)
  
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* Giant novel #2: [[Vendetta]]
  
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* [[Imzadi (novel)|Imzadi]]
  
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* [[Triangle: Imzadi II]]
  
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* [[I, Q]] (with [[John de Lancie]])
  
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* [[Q-Squared]]
  
   
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David also wrote two episodes of ''[[Babylon 5]]''. Both starred Mumy and [[Andreas Katsulas]]; [[Keith Szarabajka]] and [[Carel Struycken]] appeared in the first, while the second featured [[Julie Caitlin Brown]].
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===''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' novels===
  
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* #2: [[The Siege (novel)|The Siege]]
  
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* #20: [[Wrath of the Prophets]] (co-writer with Michael Jan Friedman and Robert Greenberger)
  
   
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==Writing credits==
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===''Star Trek: New Frontier'' novels===
  
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''[[New Frontier]]'' series:
  
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===Novels===
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# "[[House of Cards]]"
  
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# "[[Into the Void]]"
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* [[Pocket TOS]]:
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# "[[The Two-Front War]]"
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** #57: ''[[The Rift]]''
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** #59: ''[[The Disinherited]]'' (co-writer with [[Michael Jan Friedman]] and [[Robert Greenberger]])
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# "[[Endgame (New Frontier)|Endgame]]"
  
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** #76: ''[[The Captain's Daughter]]''
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# "[[Martyr (novel)|Martyr]]"
  
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# "[[Fire on High]]"
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* [[Pocket TNG]]:
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# "[[The Quiet Place]]"
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** #5: ''[[Strike Zone]]''
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** #10 ''[[A Rock and a Hard Place]]''
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# "[[Dark Allies]]"
  
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** #12 ''[[Doomsday World]]'' (Co-writer)
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# ''Excalibur'': "[[Requiem (New Frontier novel)|Requiem]]"
  
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** #18 ''[[Q-in-Law]]''
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# ''Excalibur'': "[[Renaissance]]"
  
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** #55 [[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Double Helix|''Double Helix'']] #5: ''[[Double or Nothing]]'' (''New Frontier'' crossover)
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# ''Excalibur'': "[[Restoration]]"
  
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** Giant novel #2: ''[[Vendetta]]''
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# "[[Being Human]]"
  
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** ''{{dis|Imzadi|novel}}''
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# "[[Gods Above]]"
  
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# "[[Stone and Anvil]]"
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** ''[[Triangle: Imzadi II]]''
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** ''[[I, Q]]'' (with [[John de Lancie]])
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# "[[After the Fall]]"
  
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** ''[[Q-Squared]]''
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# "[[Missing in Action]]"
  
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** ''[[Before Dishonor]]''
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*Collectors' Edition (reprints #1-4)
  
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* [[Pocket DS9]]
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*[[Star Trek: The Captain's Table|''Captain's Table'']] #5: "[[Once Burned]]" (Takes place between #6 and #7)
  
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** #2: ''[[The Siege]]''
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*[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Double Helix|''Double Helix'']] #5: "[[Double or Nothing]]" (Takes place after "Once Burned")
  
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** #20: ''[[Wrath of the Prophets]]'' (co-writer with Michael Jan Friedman and Robert Greenberger)
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*[[Star Trek: Gateways|''Gateways'']] #6: "[[Cold Wars]]" (Takes place between #11 and #12)
  
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* ''[[New Frontier]]'':
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*Gateways #7: "[[What Lay Beyond]]" - "Death After Life" (''New Frontier'' segment)
  
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** #1: ''[[House of Cards]]''
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*"[[No Limits]]"
  
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** #2: ''[[Into the Void]]''
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** #3: ''[[The Two-Front War]]''
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** #4: ''[[End Game]]''
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** ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier Omnibus]]''
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** #5: ''{{dis|Martyr|novel}}''
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** #6: ''[[Fire on High]]''
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** #7: ''[[The Quiet Place]]''
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** #8: ''[[Dark Allies]]''
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** #9: ''Excalibur'': ''{{dis|Requiem|New Frontier novel}}''
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** #10: ''Excalibur'': ''[[Renaissance]]''
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** #11: ''Excalibur'': ''[[Restoration]]''
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** #12: ''[[Being Human]]''
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** #13: ''[[Gods Above]]''
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** #14: ''[[Stone and Anvil]]''
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** #15: ''[[After the Fall]]''
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** #16: ''[[Missing in Action]]''
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** #17: ''{{dis|Treason|novel}}''
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** #18: ''[[Blind Man's Bluff]]''
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** [[Star Trek: The Captain's Table|''Captain's Table'']] #5: ''[[Once Burned]]'' (Takes place between #6 and #7)
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** [[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Double Helix|''Double Helix'']] #5: ''[[Double or Nothing]]'' (Takes place after ''Once Burned'')
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** [[Star Trek: Gateways|''Gateways'']] #6: ''[[Cold Wars]]'' (Takes place between #11 and #12)
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** Gateways #7: ''[[What Lay Beyond]]'' - ''Death After Life'' (''New Frontier'' segment)
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** ''[[No Limits]]''
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* ''[[Star Trek: Mirror Universe]]''
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** ''[[Obsidian Alliances]]'' - "Cutting Ties"
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** ''[[Shards and Shadows]]'' - "Homecoming"
   
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===Comics===
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===Comic book contributions===
  
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* [[Star Trek (DC volume 1)]]
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* [[DC TOS volume 1]]:
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** ''[[Who Killed Captain Kirk?]]''
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** #48 "[[The Stars in Secret Influence]]"
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*** #48 "[[The Stars in Secret Influence]]"
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** #49 "[[Aspiring to be Angels]]"
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*** #49 "[[Aspiring to be Angels]]"
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** #50 "[[Marriage of Inconvenience]]"
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*** #50 "[[Marriage of Inconvenience]]"
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** #51 "[[Haunted Honeymoon]]"
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*** #51 "[[Haunted Honeymoon]]"
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** #52 "[[Hell in a Handbasket]]"
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*** #52 "[[Hell in a Handbasket]]"
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** #53 "[[You're Dead Jim]]"
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*** #53 "[[You're Dead, Jim]]"
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** #54 "[[Old Loyalties]]"
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*** #54 "[[Old Loyalties]]"
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** #55 "[[Finnegan's Wake!]]"
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** [[Star Trek Annual (DC)|Annual]] #3: "[[Retrospect]]"
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*** #55 "[[Finnegan's Wake]]"
  
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* [[Star Trek (DC volume 2)]]
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* [[DC TOS volume 2]]:
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** #1 "[[The Return (comic)|The Return]]"
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** #1 "[[The Return!]]"
 
** #2 "[[The Sentence]]"
  
** #2 "[[The Sentence]]"
 
** #3 "[[Death Before Dishonor]]"
  
** #3 "[[Death Before Dishonor]]"
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** #4 "[[Repercussions (DC TOS)|Repercussions]]"
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** #4 "{{dis|Repercussions|DC TOS}}"
 
** #5 "[[Fast Friends]]"
  
** #5 "[[Fast Friends]]"
 
** #6 "[[Cure All]]"
  
** #6 "[[Cure All]]"
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** #7 "[[Not... Sweeney]]"
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** #7 "[[Not... Sweeney!]]"
 
** #8 "[[Going, Going...]]"
  
** #8 "[[Going, Going...]]"
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** #9 "[[...Gone]]"
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** #9 "[[... Gone!]]"
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** #10 "[[The First Thing We Do]]"
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** #10 "[[The First Thing We Do...]]"
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** #11 "[[Let's Kill All the Lawyers]]"
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** #11 "[[... Let's Kill All the Lawyers!]]"
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** #12 "[[Trial and Error]]"
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** #12 "[[Trial and Error!]]"
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** #13 "[[A Rude Awakening]]"
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** #13 "[[A Rude Awakening!]]" (with [[Bill Mumy]])
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** #14 "[[Great Expectations]]"
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** #14 "[[Great Expectations!]]" (with Bill Mumy)
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** #15 "[[Tomorrow Never Knows]]"
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** #15 "[[Tomorrow Never Knows!]]" (with Bill Mumy)
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** #19 "[[Once a Hero]]"
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** #19 "[[Once a Hero...]]"
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*''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Modala Imperative]]''
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** [[Star Trek Annual (DC)|Annuals]]:
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*** #1: "[[So Near the Touch]]" (with [[George Takei]])
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*#"[[In Memory Yet Green...]]"
  
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*#"[[Lies and Legends!]]"
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*** #2: "[[Starfleet Academy!]]"
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** [[Star Trek Special (DC volume 2)|Special]] #1: "[[TOS Special 1]]" ("Blaise of Glory" story)
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*#"[[Prior Claim]]"
  
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** "{{dis|Star Trek V: The Final Frontier|comic}}"
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*#"[[Game, Set and Match!]]"
  
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* [[Star Trek Annual (DC)]]
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** "{{dis|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|comic}}"
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* [[Star Trek Special (DC)]]
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* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Modala Imperative]]'':
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** #1: "[[In Memory Yet Green...]]"
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* [[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (comic)]]
  
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** #2: "[[Lies and Legends!]]"
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* [[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (comic)]]
  
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** #3: "[[Prior Claim]]"
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* [[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Modala Imperative]]
  
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** #4: "[[Game, Set and Match!]]"
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* "[[Double Time]]" (''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' graphic novel)
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* ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier - Turnaround]]'':
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** #1: "[[Turnaround, Part I]]"
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** #2: "[[Turnaround, Part II]]"
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** #3: "[[Turnaround, Part III]]"
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** #4: "[[Turnaround, Part IV]]"
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** #5: "[[Turnaround, Part V]]"
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===Other writings===
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* ''[[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]'' (with [[James Doohan]])
   
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===Other Writings===
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===Audiobooks===
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* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]] (with [[James Doohan]])
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* ''[[Cacophony]]'' - a ''[[Captain Sulu Adventures]]'' story (as [[J.J. Molloy]])
   
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==External Links==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.peterdavid.net/ PeterDavid.net] (official site)
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* [http://www.peterdavid.net/ PeterDavid.net] (official site)
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*{{wikipedia|Peter David}}
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* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/peter-david Peter David] at [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk FantasticFiction.co.uk]
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Revision as of 19:21, 25 February 2013

Template:Realworld Peter Allen David (born 23 September 1956; age 67) describes himself as a "writer of stuff". He is the author of several of Pocket Books' best-selling Star Trek novels, and creator of the popular Star Trek: New Frontier series. He also works in the field of comics, known for work on Marvel Comics series like The Incredible Hulk, and various Star Trek series for DC Comics.

David left DC in 1991 due to conflicts with Richard Arnold, his editor. David stated "The fact is that Richard Arnold's notes became increasingly ludicrous, such as shutting down a romantic interest for Kirk by asserting that Kirk was no longer interested in women. We were reaching the point where it was becoming impossible to get stories approved. Richard rejected one story with the assertion that there was 'too much violence' even though the violence consisted of a sustained fist fight scene with Kirk (as if they never had those in Trek). As a test, I submitted a script under a fake name which sailed through the approvals process even though it had far more violence than the previous script which was rejected for that reason. When that was approved, I knew that it had nothing to do with the stories and everything to do with Richard's enmity toward me (a far longer story to go into.) At which point I resigned from the book since I felt I could no longer do the job I was hired to do, namely provide stories for DC. Final kicker: The fake name under which I submitted the story that was approved? 'Robert Bruce Banner'." [1]

In 1996, Peter David was the co-creator of the Nickelodeon series Space Cases which was written by Bill Mumy. George Takei appeared in several episodes.

David also wrote two episodes of Babylon 5. Both starred Mumy and Andreas Katsulas; Keith Szarabajka and Carel Struycken appeared in the first, while the second featured Julie Caitlin Brown.

Writing credits

Novels

Comics

Other writings

Audiobooks

External links

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