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Galactic Marines Series
William H. Keith's writing career started in 1978, when he and his brother J. Andrew Keith began writing for Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) for their '' Traveller'' universe. He has been prolific science fiction author ever since. He has written under several pseudonyms, most notably as H. Jay Riker and Ian Douglas. Doctor Who series * ''Doctor Who & the Vortex Crystal'' (1986) * ''Doctor Who & the Rebel's Gamble'' (1986) BattleTech series * ''Mercenary's Star'' (1987) * ''The Price of Glory'' (1987) * ''Blood of Heroes'' (with J. Andrew Keith) (1993) * ''Decision at Thunder Rift'' (1992) * ''Tactics of Duty'' (1995) * ''Operation Excalibur'' (1996) Renegade Legion * ''Renegade's Honor'' (1988) Freedom's Rangers series Writing with J. Andrew Keith as Keith William Andrews. * ''Freedom's Rangers'' (1989) * ''Raiders of the Revolution'' (1989) * ''Search and Destroy'' (1990) * ''Treason in Time'' (1990) * ''Sink the Armada!'' (1990) * ''Snow Kill'' (1991) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Designers' Workshop
Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) was a Board wargame, wargame and role-playing game publisher from 1973 to 1996. Many of their games are now carried by other publishers. History Game Designers' Workshop was originally established June 22, 1973. The founding members consisted of Frank Chadwick, Rich Banner, Marc W. Miller, Marc Miller, and Loren Wiseman. GDW acquired the Conflict Games Company from John Hill (game designer), John Hill in the early 1970s. GDW published a new product approximately every twenty-two days for over twenty years. In an effort to bridge the gap between role-playing game, role players, board wargamers and miniature wargamers, the company published RPGs with fantastic settings alongside games with realistic themes including rulesets for 15mm and 20mm miniatures set during the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the modern era; and boardgames involving these eras such as the ''Air Superiority'' series and ''Harpoon (video game), Harpoon''. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traveller (role-playing Game)
''Traveller'' is a science fiction role-playing game first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop. Marc Miller (game designer), Marc Miller designed ''Traveller'' with help from Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, and Loren Wiseman. Editions were published for ''GURPS'', D20 system, d20, and other role-playing game systems. From its origin and in the currently published systems, the game relied upon six-sided dice for random elements. ''Traveller'' has been featured in a few novels and at least two video games. ''Traveller'' is a tabletop game where characters journey through star systems, engaging in exploration, ground and space battles, and interstellar trading. The game is influenced by various literary works and emphasizes commerce, sociological stratification, and a mix of low and high technology. The setting is centered around the human-dominated Third Imperium, a feudalistic interstellar empire. Despite the focus on humans, the ''Traveller'' universe is cosmopolitan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BattleTech
''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark is currently owned by Topps and, for video games, Microsoft Gaming; Catalyst Game Studios licenses the franchise from Topps. The series began with FASA's debut of the board game ''Classic BattleTech, BattleTech'' (originally named ''Battledroids'') by Jordan Weisman and L. Ross Babcock III and has since grown to include List of BattleTech games, numerous expansions to the original game, several board games, role playing games, video games, a collectible card game, a series of List of BattleTech novels, more than 100 novels, and an animated BattleTech: The Animated Series, television series. Gameplay In its most basic form, ''BattleTech'' is played on a map sheet composed of hexagonal terrain tiles. The combat units are roughly hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warstrider Series
The ''Warstrider series'' is a series of novels by William H. Keith Jr., a former author of licensed BattleTech tie-in novels. Premise The future. Japan has taken control of Earth politics and of the majority of human colonies on other worlds and humanity is engaged with aliens known as Xenophobes. Humanity has never managed to communicate with the Xenophobes and only has the latter's attacks to learn about them. Later books detail humanity's conflict with itself, and a race of artificial beings called the Web. A subplot involves collective intelligence Collective intelligence (CI) is shared or group intelligence (GI) that Emergence, emerges from the collaboration, collective efforts, and competition of many individuals and appears in consensus decision making. The term appears in sociobiolog .... Development "This was my baby, my first SF series that was entirely my own universe. It's set in the 26th century and involves fringe-of-empire settlers breaking away from an over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Jurasik
Peter Jurasik ( ; born April 25, 1950) is an American actor known for his television roles as Londo Mollari in the 1990s science fiction series ''Babylon 5'' and Sid the Snitch on the 1980s series ''Hill Street Blues'' and its short-lived spinoff '' Beverly Hills Buntz''. Peter Jurasik also portrayed Oberon Geiger, Diana's boss, in the T.V. series '' Sliders''. Personal life Jurasik was born in Queens, New York. He is the third of four children. He attended the University of New Hampshire, where he appeared in several plays. He lives with his wife and son in Wilmington, North Carolina, and teaches acting for the camera in the Theatre Department and the Film Studies Department at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Career Acting Jurasik is best known for playing Londo Mollari on ''Babylon 5''. He has guest-starred as an ornithologist in one episode of ''MacGyver'', CID investigator Captain Triplett in two episodes of ''M*A*S*H'', and Dr. Oberon Geiger on three epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplomatic Act
''Diplomatic Act'' is a comedy science fiction novel written by Peter Jurasik and William H. Keith Jr., published in August 1998. The novel focuses on Richard Faraday, an actor who plays an extraterrestrial diplomat on a science fiction television series, who is kidnapped by aliens who believe him to be the diplomat he portrays. The novel was inspired by Jurasik's role as extraterrestrial ambassador Londo Mollari in the science fiction series ''Babylon 5'' (1993–1998). Plot Richard Faraday is an actor on a science fiction television series, ''Star Peace''. He plays Harmon the Eldar, an extraterrestrial diplomat who is both kind and wise. An alien group of watchers, called the Kluj, who have been observing mankind through their television broadcasts for decades, do not understand the distinction between fact and fiction (in fact the concept of fiction might be a uniquely human concept) and kidnap Faraday as they believe him to be Harmon and they are in need of his diplomatic ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Boxleitner
Bruce William Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950) is an American actor and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series '' How the West Was Won'', '' Bring 'Em Back Alive'', ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'' (with Kate Jackson), and ''Babylon 5'' (as John Sheridan in seasons 2–5, 1994–98). He is also known for his dual role as the characters Alan Bradley and Tron in the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film ''Tron'', a role which he reprised in the 2003 video game '' Tron 2.0'', the 2006 Square-Enix/Disney crossover game ''Kingdom Hearts II'', the 2010 film sequel, '' Tron: Legacy'' and the animated series '' Tron: Uprising''. He co-starred in most of the ''Gambler'' films with Kenny Rogers, where his character provided comic relief. He also voiced General Moss in the films ''AniMen: Triton Force'' and ''AniMen: The Galactic Battle''. Early life Boxleitner was born on May 12, 1950, in Elgin, Illinois. He attended Prospect High School in Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star*Drive
''Star Drive'' (stylized as ''Star*Drive'') is a science fiction campaign setting that was published in 1998 by TSR, Inc. for the ''Alternity'' role-playing game. The first published setting for ''Alternity'' was provided in the ''Star Drive Campaign Setting'' book in 1998. It was written by David Eckelberry and Richard Baker. This setting book also requires the ''Player's Handbook'' and ''Gamemaster Guide'' for the ''Alternity'' game system. Much of the material created for this campaign setting was later reused in the '' d20 Future'' supplement of the ''d20 Modern'' role-playing game. Synopsis ''Star Drive'' is set in the 26th century, starting in the year 2501. Humankind has gained access to faster-than-light technology called the stardrive, a merger of technology between humans and the alien Fraal. A period of stellar colonization of habitable worlds ensues, led by six wealthy power blocs. New powers emerged, forming the Terran Empire in 2250. Tensions between the colonies l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage Trilogy
''Heritage Trilogy'' is a series of military science fiction books written by Ian Douglas that focus on the United States Marine Corps. It is followed by the ''Legacy Trilogy'' and the '' Inheritance Trilogy''. Novels * '' Semper Mars'' (1998) * '' Luna Marine'' (1998) * '' Europa Strike'' (2000) Background The events of the ''Heritage Trilogy'' span from 2040 to 2067. In ''Semper Mars'', evidence of an alien civilization that may have intervened in human evolution threatens to throw the Earth into chaos and war when discovered by scientists in the subterranean ruins on Mars. The Marine Mars Expeditionary Force, a 30-man weapons platoon, has been dispatched from the United States Marine Corps to Mars to protect American civilians and interests with lethal force if necessary. The discoveries on Mars, however, start a global war. The United States and its allies fight against most of the member nations of United Nations. As the war drags on it is discovered that Mars is not th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semper Mars
''Semper Mars: Book One of the Heritage Trilogy'' is a military science fiction novel by American writer Ian Douglas. It is the first novel in the Heritage Trilogy. Plot introduction Set in 2040, the United States finds itself among a hostile world with only Britain, Russia, and Japan as reluctant allies. The dominant force in the world today is the United Nations, which has evolved into a world government and is challenging the US as the world’s sole superpower, motivated for the “greater good.” It has invaded Brazil because of Brazil’s lack of care for the rainforest and it wants the US to give up part of the southwest America for a Hispanic nation known as Aztlán. The UN capital is located at Geneva, Switzerland. Plot summary The United States and Russia have set up habitats on Mars, and are researching ruins of an alien civilization near the Face on Mars. The facilities and research are being shared with UN observers. When the UN sends troops up to Mars, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy Trilogy
Legacy Trilogy is a series of military science fiction books written by Ian Douglas that focus on the United States Marine Corps. The trilogy is the sequel to the Heritage Trilogy and is followed by the Inheritance Trilogy. Where Douglas's previous Heritage Trilogy focussed mainly on the exploits of United States Marines The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the Marines, maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expedi ... engaged in combat against, at various points, the UN and the Chinese, throughout various locations within the Solar System, the Legacy trilogy brings the 'Hunters of the Dawn' sub-plot to the fore, and concentrates on interstellar combat against various alien races. As with the Heritage Trilogy, the three novels span a considerable amount of time, (reflecting partly the temporal dislocation experienced by marin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
