Bill McCay (born April 6, 1951) is an American

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and has written over seventy books in total, mostly media

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Series Contributions

Raven League (With Alex Simmons)

McCay co-wrote two novels in the Raven League series with Alex Simmons: * Buffalo Bill Wanted! (2006) * Sherlock Holmes Is Missing! (2007)

Mage Knight

McCay contributed the first novel in the Mage Knight wargaming tie-in: * ''Rebel Thunder'' (2003)

Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers

McCay contributed several novels in the Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers series: * ''Cyberspy'' (1999) with

Tom Clancy Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science, military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of ...

and Steve R. Pieczenik * ''The Great Race'' (1999) * ''Private Lives'' (2000) * ''Duel Identity'' (2000) * ''Cold Case'' (2001)

Nintendo Adventure Books

McCay contributed two books to the '' Nintendo Adventure Books'' series: * ''Monster Mix-Up'' (1991) * ''Koopa Capers'' (1991)

Stan Lee's Riftworld

* ''Crossover'' (1993) * ''Villains'' (1994) * ''Odyssey'' (1996) with Stan Lee

Star Trek Universe

* ''Chains of Command'' (1992) with Eloise Flood

Stargate

Extended novelization of the original

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, based on

Roland Emmerich Roland Emmerich (; born 10 November 1955) is a German-American filmmaker. Emmerich is widely known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the movie industry. His films, most of which are Eng ...

's backstory notes. * ''Rebellion'' (1995) * ''Retaliation'' (1996) * ''Retribution'' (1997) * ''Reconnaissance'' (1998) * ''Resistance'' (1999)

Tom Swift

McCay contributed two books to the Tom Swift series, writing under the house pseudonym Victor Appleton. * ''The Black Dragon'' (1991) s by Victor Appleton* ''The Negative Zone'' (1991) s by Victor Appleton

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