Brian Daley

Brian Daley

Brian Daley (born Brian Charles Daley, 22 December 1947 - 11 February 1996) was an American science fiction novelist. He also adapted for radio the "Star Wars" radio dramas and wrote all of its episodes.

Biography

Brian was born in Englewood, New Jersey to Charles and Myra Daley. He has an older brother, David, and younger sister, Myra. He graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School of Old Tappan, NJ, in 1965. He then joined the army and served a year-long tour of duty in Vietnam.

After the army, he attended Jersey City State College, majoring in media. During this time, he wrote his first novel, "The Doomfarers of Coramonde". He went on to write the first "Star Wars" spin-off novels, "The Han Solo Adventures". "Han Solo at Stars' End", the first book of the trilogy, was a "New York Times" bestseller. Daley also adapted the original "Star Wars" film trilogy as a series of radio dramas for National Public Radio.

Daley also wrote under the pseudonym Jack McKinney with his good friend of 20 years, James Luceno. Together, they wrote over 20 "Robotech" novels and collaborated on the "Black Hole Travel Agency" series. Luceno is responsible for editing the 1,600-page manuscript of Daley's "Gamma L.A.W." quartet, which was published posthumously. Daley and Luceno were also amongst a team of writers for the 1986 television cartoon series "The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers".

Lucia St. Clair Robson, an author of historical fiction, was Daley's partner of 14 years.

Daley died in Maryland of pancreatic cancer in 1996.

Bibliography

"Coramonde" Duology

*"The Doomfarers of Coramonde" (1977)
*"The Starfollowers of Coramonde" (1979)

"The Han Solo Adventures"

*"Han Solo at Stars' End" (1979)
*"Han Solo's Revenge" (1979)
*"Han Solo and the Lost Legacy" (1980)

"The Adventures of Hobart Floyt and Alacrity Fitzhugh"

*"Requiem for a Ruler of Worlds" (1985)
*"Jinx on a Terran Inheritance" (1985)
*"Fall of the White Ship Avatar" (1986)

"Robotech"

Written with James Luceno under the shared pseudonym of Jack McKinney.

*Robotech
**No.1 "Genesis" (1987)
**No.2 "Battle Cry" (1987)
**No.3 "Homecoming" (1987)
**No.4 "Battlehymn" (1987)
**No.5 "Force of Arms" (1987)
**No.6 "Doomsday" (1987)
**No.7 "Southern Cross" (1987)
**No.8 "Metal Fire" (1987)
**No.9 "The Final Nightmare" (1987)
**No.10 "Invid Invasion" (1987)
**No.11 "Metamorphosis" (1987)
**No.12 "Symphony of Light" (1987)
**No.18 "The End of the Circle" (1990)
**No.19 "The Zentraedi Rebellion" (1994)
**No.20 "The Masters' Gambit" (1995)
**No.21 "Before the Invid Storm" (1996)

*The Sentinels
**No.1 "The Devil's Hand" (1988)
**No.2 "Dark Powers" (1988)
**No.3 "Death Dance" (1988)
**No.4 "World Killers" (1988)
**No.5 "Rubicon" (1988)

"The Black Hole Travel Agency"

Written with James Luceno under the shared pseudonym of Jack McKinney
*"Event Horizon" (1991)
*"Artifact of the System" (1991)
*"Free Radicals" (1992)
*"Hostile Takeover" (1994)

NPR Dramatizations

Expanded dramatizations of the movies for National Public Radio.
*"" (1981)
*"" (1983)
*"" (1997)

"GammaL.A.W."

Edited by James Luceno, and published posthumously
*"Smoke on the Water" (1997)
*"Screaming Across the Sky" (1998)
*"The Broken Country" (1998)
*"To Water's End" (1999)

Other Novels

*"Tron" (novelization of the Tron (film), 1982)
*"A Tapestry of Magic" (1983)
*"Kaduna Memories" (written with James Luceno under the shared pseudonym of Jack McKinney, 1990)

External links

* [http://www.brian-daley.com/ Official Website] ; includes biographical data and bibliography.
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197835/ IMDB entry]
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/authors/Brian_Daley.htm Fantastic Fiction] entry; includes bibliography.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Daley — Daley, originally an Irish family name derived from the Gaelic Ó Dálaigh, as a surname, may refer to: Arthur Daley, fictional character in the British TV series Minder Brian Daley (1947 1996), American science fiction novelist Bud Daley (1932 ),… …   Wikipedia

  • Brian Doherty (politician) — Brian G. Doherty (born October 25, 1957) is alderman of the 41st Ward ( [http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC ATTACH/41st.pdf map] ) in Chicago. First elected to the Chicago City Council in 1991, he represents portions of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Brian Sutherby — Kanada Brian Sutherby Personenbezogene Informationen Geburtsdatum …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Chaka Daley — Personal information Full name Chaka K. Daley Date of birth 9 April 1974 (1974 …   Wikipedia

  • Troy Cassar-Daley — Infobox Musical artist Name = Troy Cassar Daley |350px Img capt = Troy Cassar Daley in concert Img size = Landscape = Background = lavender Alias = Origin = Surry Hills/Grafton Instrument = Guitar/Harmonica Voice type = Genre = Country music… …   Wikipedia

  • Trevor Daley — Kanada Trevor Daley Personenbezogene Informationen Geburtsdatum 9. Okto …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joe Daley — Joseph P. „Joe“ Daley ist ein US amerikanischer Jazz Musiker (Baritonhorn, Euphonium, Tuba). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und Wirken 2 Diskographische Hinweise 3 Quellen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • James Luceno — (born in 1947) is the New York Times bestselling author of three Star Wars: The New Jedi Order novels, , and The Unifying Force . He also wrote The Visual Dictionary of Star Wars, Episode III Revenge of the Sith and the eBook . This ebook was… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Star Wars books — This is a list of Star Wars novels, novellas, and short stories. Beginning with the release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Lucasfilm has divided their titles into different eras with symbols designating such. Consequently this list… …   Wikipedia

  • The Han Solo Adventures — is a trilogy of science fiction novels set in the Star Wars galaxy 2 years BBY. The series serves as a prequel to the events of . The trilogy follows the smuggling days of Han Solo before the movies and helps further establish his character. The… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”