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David Gerrold

Personal Information

Born January 24, 1944 (82 years old)
Chicago, United States
Also known as: David Gerrold, Noah Ward
48 books
3.7 (19)
279 readers

Description

David Gerrold is an American science fiction screenwriter and novelist, known for his script for the popular original Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles", for creating the Sleestak race on the TV series Land of the Lost, and for his novelette "The Martian Child", which won both Hugo and Nebula awards, and was adapted into a 2007 film starring John Cusack. - Wikipedia

Books

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Enemy Mine

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Marine Black-Ops helicopter pilot Kathy Trayhern wanted one thing from the Garcia Drug Cartel... REVENGE.Garcia had kidnapped and tortured her family. Now she would do the same to his--and wipe out his whole illegal jungle operation as well. But to get the job done, she'd have to enlist the help of a man she didn't even trust....Undercover agent Mac Coulter was no fool. Kathy Trayhern claimed to be Garcia's new au pair, but Mac knew she was no schoolmarm. The woman had an agenda and she wasn't talking.Whatever was going on, it looked as though the only way this drug empire was going down was if the two of them joined forces--and let love conquer all.

Boarding the Enterprise

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Trekkies and Trekkers alike will get starry-eyed over this eclectic mix of essays on the groundbreaking original Star Trek series. Star Trek writers D. C. Fontana and David Gerrold, science fiction authors, such as Howard Weinstein, and various academics share behind-the-scenes anecdotes, discuss the show's enduring appeal and influence, and examine some of the classic features of the show, including Spock's irrationality, Scotty's pessimism, and the lack of seatbelts on the Enterprise. The impact of Star Trek on subsequent science-fiction television programs is explored, as well as how the show laid the foundation for the science fiction genre to break into the television medium.

The World of Star Trek

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Discusses the Star Trek phenomenon, the people involved in its creation, special effects, etc. Includes interviews with the stars of the series.

When HARLIE Was One

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12

A stunning first novel that grapples with the definition of consciousness and what it is to be human. The novel is primarily a series of conversations between a computer programmer / psychologist and his invention, H.A.R.L.I.E., a self-programming computer that has total access to information and knowledge through something similar to the Internet. As the computer matures, the question of what it means to be human becomes a serious one for the financial backers of the project concerned with the cost of the program. If HARLIE is conscious then he can't be disconnected: That would be murder. However, to keep him connected and working for the company amounts to slavery. HARLIE must figure out a way to be both financially viable and free at the same time. HARLIE reappears in Gerrold's later Starwolf novels.

Chess with a dragon

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Humanity tries to escape enslavement by intergalactic aliens.

Leaping to the stars

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Charles Dingillian learns that the Lunar Authority is threatening to cancel all interstellar launches to the colonies and decides to smuggle himself and his family out on a starship, along with the HARLIE unit that has made him an interstellar fugitive.