Keith R. A. DeCandido
| Keith R. A. DeCandido | |
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 DeCandido at the BOOM! Studios booth at the New York Comic Convention in Manhattan, October 10, 2010. | |
| Born | April 18, 1969 New York, United States(age 41) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1994 - present |
| Genres | Science fiction, fantasy |
| decandido.net | |
Keith Robert Andreassi DeCandido (born April 18, 1969 in New York, United States) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and musician, who works on comic books, novels, role-playing games and video games, including numerous media tie-in books for properties such as Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Andromeda and Farscape, and for comic book work on characters such as Spider-Man and X-Men.
Early life and education
DeCandido was born in the Bronx in New York City, the son of Robert L. DeCandido and GraceAnne A. DeCandido. He claims to have been a Star Trek fan even before his birth, as his parents were fans of Star Trek: The Original Series.
In his college years at Fordham University, DeCandido worked as an editor and writer of one of the college newspapers, called simply the paper. After graduation, he has worked as editor at several publishing companies. Along with , in the 1990s he co-produced a public access TV show in Manhattan about science fiction called The Chronic Rift, which he also co-hosted. (The podcast of the same name is a revival of the show, with many of the same people involved in the production, including DeCandido and Drew.)
Career
While DeCandido spent much of his career writing Star Trek fiction, he has written tie-ins for other popular sci-fi and fantasy series as well, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Andromeda and Farscape, as well as comic books (Spider-Man, X-Men), role-playing games (Dungeons & Dragons), and video games (World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Command & Conquer). He has also edited various anthologies, including OtherWere, Urban Nightmares, Imaginings, the Doctor Who collection Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership, and the Star Trek anthologies New Frontier: No Limits, Tales of the Dominion War, and Tales from the Captain's Table.
In 2009, DeCandido was named Grandmaster by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (2009).
Bibliography
Star Trek novels
Star Trek novellas, short stories, and comic books
Star Trek eBooks
Other novels
Other comic books
Short stories
External links
- Official homepage
- Author's LiveJournal
- Interview / StarCraft Ghost: Nova pocketbooks
- Interview with Keith R.A. DeCandido, SpaceWesterns.com, 2007
- The Chronic Rift's Homepage
- Keith R. A. DeCandido at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_R._A._DeCandido
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