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'''Peter Allen David''' {{born|23|September|1956}} describes himself as a "writer of stuff". He is the author of several of [[Pocket Books]]' best-selling ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[novels]], and creator of the popular ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' series. He also works in the field of [[comics]], known for work on [[Marvel Comics]] series like ''The Incredible Hulk'', and various ''Star Trek'' series for [[DC Comics]]. He used the pseudonym '''J.J. Molloy''' as his credit for the [[audio]]-only ''[[Captain Sulu Adventures]]'' story ''[[Cacophony]].''
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'''J.J. Molloy''' is a pseudonym for writer [[Peter David]], under which he wrote the [[audio]]-only ''[[Captain Sulu Adventures]]'' story ''[[Cacophony]].''
  
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Originally from Fort Meade, Florida, David grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey. He is a prolific author, and has published over fifty novels. {{el|peterdavid.net/biography}} His father was a Jewish German, who was forced to emigrate to the USA, after his Berlin workplace was targeted by Nazis. He is sometimes referred to as "'''PAD'''", and has used the pen name '''David Peters''' as well. He is a graduate of New York University in Journalism. He met his first wife, Myra Kasman, at a ''Star Trek'' convention; they divorced in 1998, and David has since remarried.
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David left DC in 1991 due to conflicts with [[Richard Arnold]] of Paramount's licensing office. David stated "''The fact is that Richard Arnold's notes became increasingly ludicrous, such as shutting down a romantic interest for Kirk by asserting that Kirk was no longer interested in women. We were reaching the point where it was becoming impossible to get stories approved. Richard rejected one story with the assertion that there was 'too much violence' even though the violence consisted of a sustained fist fight scene with Kirk (as if they never had those in ''Trek''). As a test, I submitted a script under a fake name which sailed through the approvals process even though it had far more violence than the previous script which was rejected for that reason. When that was approved, I knew that it had nothing to do with the stories and everything to do with Richard's enmity toward me (a far longer story to go into). At which point I resigned from the book since I felt I could no longer do the job I was hired to do, namely provide stories for DC. Final kicker: The fake name under which I submitted the story that was approved? 'Robert Bruce Banner'.''" {{el|goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/06/12/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-159/#comment-665814}}
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In 1996, Peter David was the co-creator of the Nickelodeon series ''Space Cases'' which was written by [[Bill Mumy]]. [[George Takei]] appeared in several episodes.
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David also wrote two episodes of ''[[Babylon 5]]''. Both starred Mumy and [[Andreas Katsulas]]; [[Keith Szarabajka]] and [[Carel Struycken]] appeared in the first, while the second featured [[Caitlin Brown]].
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In 1994, Peter David's novel ''[[Worf's First Adventure]]'' won a [[Golden Duck Award]]. In 2011, Peter David was named a [[Scribe Award]] Grandmaster for his body of media tie-in work.
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In 2012, David had a stroke in Florida, but survived the incident. He has recovered from this, but was diagnosed with diabetes in 2014. {{el|peterdavid.net/2015/01/20/state-of-the-union}}
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==Writing credits==
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===Novels===
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* [[Pocket TOS]]:
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** #57: ''[[The Rift]]''
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** #59: ''[[The Disinherited]]'' (co-writer with [[Michael Jan Friedman]] and [[Robert Greenberger]])
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** #76: ''[[The Captain's Daughter]]''
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* [[Pocket TNG]]:
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** #5: ''[[Strike Zone]]''
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** #10 ''[[A Rock and a Hard Place]]''
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** #12 ''[[Doomsday World]]'' (co-writer)
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** #18 ''[[Q-in-Law]]''
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** #55 [[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Double Helix|''Double Helix'']] #5: ''[[Double or Nothing]]'' (''New Frontier'' crossover)
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** Giant novel #2: ''[[Vendetta]]''
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** ''{{dis|Imzadi|novel}}''
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** ''[[Triangle: Imzadi II]]''
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** ''[[I, Q]]'' (with [[John de Lancie]])
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** ''[[Q-Squared]]''
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** ''[[Before Dishonor]]''
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* [[Pocket DS9]]
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** #2: ''{{dis|The Siege|novel}}''
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** #20: ''[[Wrath of the Prophets]]'' (co-writer with Michael Jan Friedman and Robert Greenberger)
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* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Starfleet Academy]]'':
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** #1: ''[[Worf's First Adventure]]''
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** #2: ''[[Line of Fire]]''
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** #3: ''{{dis|Survival|novel}}''
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* ''[[New Frontier]]'':
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** #1: ''[[House of Cards]]''
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** #2: ''[[Into the Void]]''
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** #3: ''[[The Two-Front War]]''
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** #4: ''[[End Game]]''
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** ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier Omnibus]]''
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** #5: ''{{dis|Martyr|novel}}''
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** #6: ''[[Fire on High]]''
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** #7: ''[[The Quiet Place]]''
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** #8: ''[[Dark Allies]]''
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** #9: ''Excalibur'': ''{{dis|Requiem|New Frontier novel}}''
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** #10: ''Excalibur'': ''{{dis|Renaissance|novel}}''
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** #11: ''Excalibur'': ''{{dis|Restoration|novel}}''
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** #12: ''[[Being Human]]''
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** #13: ''[[Gods Above]]''
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** #14: ''[[Stone and Anvil]]''
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** #15: ''[[After the Fall]]''
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** #16: ''[[Missing in Action]]''
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** #17: ''{{dis|Treason|novel}}''
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** #18: ''[[Blind Man's Bluff]]''
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** #19: ''[[The Returned, Part 1]]''
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** #20: ''[[The Returned, Part 2]]''
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** #21: ''[[The Returned, Part 3]]''
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** ''[[Star Trek: The Captain's Table|Captain's Table]]'' #5: ''[[Once Burned]]'' (Takes place between #6 and #7)
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** ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Double Helix|Double Helix]]'' #5: ''[[Double or Nothing]]'' (takes place after ''Once Burned'')
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** ''[[Star Trek: Gateways|Gateways]]'' #6: ''[[Cold Wars]]'' (takes place between #11 and #12)
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** Gateways #7: ''[[What Lay Beyond]]'' &ndash; ''Death After Life'' (''New Frontier'' segment)
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** ''[[No Limits]]''
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* ''[[Star Trek: Mirror Universe]]''
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** ''[[Obsidian Alliances]]'' &ndash; "[[Cutting Ties]]"
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** ''[[Shards and Shadows]]'' &ndash; "Homecoming"
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===Comics===
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* [[DC TOS volume 1]]:
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** #48 "[[The Stars in Secret Influence]]"
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** #49 "[[Aspiring to be Angels]]"
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** #50 "[[Marriage of Inconvenience]]"
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** #51 "[[Haunted Honeymoon]]"
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** #52 "[[Hell in a Handbasket]]"
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** #53 "[[You're Dead Jim]]"
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** #54 "[[Old Loyalties]]"
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** #55 "[[Finnegan's Wake!]]"
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** [[Star Trek Annual (DC)|Annual]] #3: "{{dis|Retrospect|comic}}"
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* [[DC TOS volume 2]]:
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** #1 "[[The Return!]]"
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** #2 "[[The Sentence]]"
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** #3 "[[Death Before Dishonor]]"
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** #4 "{{dis|Repercussions|DC TOS}}"
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** #5 "[[Fast Friends]]"
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** #6 "[[Cure All]]"
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** #7 "[[Not... Sweeney!]]"
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** #8 "[[Going, Going...]]"
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** #9 "[[... Gone!]]"
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** #10 "[[The First Thing We Do...]]"
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** #11 "[[... Let's Kill All the Lawyers!]]"
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** #12 "[[Trial and Error!]]"
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** #13 "[[A Rude Awakening!]]" (with [[Bill Mumy]])
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** #14 "[[Great Expectations!]]" (with Bill Mumy)
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** #15 "[[Tomorrow Never Knows!]]" (with Bill Mumy)
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** #19 "[[Once a Hero...]]"
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** [[Star Trek Annual (DC)|Annuals]]:
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*** #1: "[[So Near the Touch]]" (with [[George Takei]])
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*** #2: "[[Starfleet Academy!]]"
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** [[Star Trek Special|Special]] #1: "[[TOS Special 1]]" ("Blaise of Glory" story)
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** "{{dis|Star Trek V: The Final Frontier|comic}}"
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** "{{dis|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|comic}}"
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* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Modala Imperative]]'':
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** #1: "[[In Memory Yet Green...]]"
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** #2: "[[Lies and Legends!]]"
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** #3: "[[Prior Claim]]"
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** #4: "[[Game, Set and Match!]]"
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* "[[Double Time]]" (''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' graphic novel)
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* ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier - Turnaround]]'':
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** #1: "[[Turnaround, Part I]]"
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** #2: "[[Turnaround, Part II]]"
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** #3: "[[Turnaround, Part III]]"
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** #4: "[[Turnaround, Part IV]]"
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** #5: "[[Turnaround, Part V]]"
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* "[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - IDW 20/20]]"
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===Other writings===
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* ''[[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]'' (with [[James Doohan]])
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===Audiobooks===
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* ''[[Cacophony]]'' &ndash; a ''[[Captain Sulu Adventures]]'' story (as J.J. Molloy)
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==External links==
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* {{el|peterdavid.net|PeterDavid.net}} &ndash; official site
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* {{wikipedia}}
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* {{mbeta}}
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* {{bsgwiki}}
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* {{el|fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/peter-david|Peter David|fantasticfiction.co.uk|FantasticFiction.co.uk}}
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 17 July 2023

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Peter Allen David (born 23 September 1956; age 67) describes himself as a "writer of stuff". He is the author of several of Pocket Books' best-selling Star Trek novels, and creator of the popular Star Trek: New Frontier series. He also works in the field of comics, known for work on Marvel Comics series like The Incredible Hulk, and various Star Trek series for DC Comics. He used the pseudonym J.J. Molloy as his credit for the audio-only Captain Sulu Adventures story Cacophony.

Originally from Fort Meade, Florida, David grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey. He is a prolific author, and has published over fifty novels. [1] His father was a Jewish German, who was forced to emigrate to the USA, after his Berlin workplace was targeted by Nazis. He is sometimes referred to as "PAD", and has used the pen name David Peters as well. He is a graduate of New York University in Journalism. He met his first wife, Myra Kasman, at a Star Trek convention; they divorced in 1998, and David has since remarried.

David left DC in 1991 due to conflicts with Richard Arnold of Paramount's licensing office. David stated "The fact is that Richard Arnold's notes became increasingly ludicrous, such as shutting down a romantic interest for Kirk by asserting that Kirk was no longer interested in women. We were reaching the point where it was becoming impossible to get stories approved. Richard rejected one story with the assertion that there was 'too much violence' even though the violence consisted of a sustained fist fight scene with Kirk (as if they never had those in Trek). As a test, I submitted a script under a fake name which sailed through the approvals process even though it had far more violence than the previous script which was rejected for that reason. When that was approved, I knew that it had nothing to do with the stories and everything to do with Richard's enmity toward me (a far longer story to go into). At which point I resigned from the book since I felt I could no longer do the job I was hired to do, namely provide stories for DC. Final kicker: The fake name under which I submitted the story that was approved? 'Robert Bruce Banner'." [2]

In 1996, Peter David was the co-creator of the Nickelodeon series Space Cases which was written by Bill Mumy. George Takei appeared in several episodes.

David also wrote two episodes of Babylon 5. Both starred Mumy and Andreas Katsulas; Keith Szarabajka and Carel Struycken appeared in the first, while the second featured Caitlin Brown.

In 1994, Peter David's novel Worf's First Adventure won a Golden Duck Award. In 2011, Peter David was named a Scribe Award Grandmaster for his body of media tie-in work.

In 2012, David had a stroke in Florida, but survived the incident. He has recovered from this, but was diagnosed with diabetes in 2014. [3]

Writing credits

Novels

Comics

Other writings

Audiobooks

External links

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