Peter David on the cover of "Turnaround, Part I".
Peter David is an author, the self-proclaimed "writer of stuff". After beginning a career working for Marvel Comics, David wrote a number of bestselling Star Trek novels.
Star Trek works[]
Peter David among the other captains on the cover of Once Burned.
Peter David's novels include Imzadi, Q-Squared, and the Star Trek: New Frontier series, which he created along with John J. Ordover.
In addition to his Star Trek fiction, he also worked with James Doohan in the writing of his autobiography, Beam Me Up, Scotty.
Peter David among the other captains on the cover of Once Burned (German Language Cross Cult edition).
David lives in Long Island, New York.
Creations[]
Alien creations[]
Peter David has created and written the first appearance of numerous alien races and cultures.
- Kreel, Selelvians (TNG novel: Strike Zone)
- Tizarin (TNG novel: Q-in-Law)
- Calligar (TOS novel: The Rift)
- Thallonians, Xenexians (NF novel: House of Cards)
Bibliography[]
Prose[]
Comics[]
| title | series | publication date | cover | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Stars in Secret Influence" | Original Series | March 1988 |  |
Who Killed Captain Kirk? |
| "Aspiring to be Angels" | Original Series | April 1988 |  |
Who Killed Captain Kirk? |
| "Marriage of Inconvenience" | Original Series | May 1988 |  |
Who Killed Captain Kirk? |
| "Haunted Honeymoon" | Original Series | June 1988 |  |
Who Killed Captain Kirk? |
| "Hell in a Handbasket" | Original Series | July 1988 |  |
Who Killed Captain Kirk? |
| "You're Dead Jim" | Original Series | August 1988 |  |
Who Killed Captain Kirk? |
| "Old Loyalties" | Original Series | September 1988 |  |
Who Killed Captain Kirk? |
| "Finnegan's Wake!" | Original Series | October 1988 |  |
Who Killed Captain Kirk? |
| "Retrospect" | Original Series | 1988 | 
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| "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" | Original Series | 1989 | 
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| "The Return!" | Original Series | October |  |
Death Before Dishonor |
| "The Sentence" | Original Series | November |  |
Death Before Dishonor |
| "Death Before Dishonor" | Original Series | December |  |
Death Before Dishonor |
| "Repercussions" | Original Series | January 1990 |  |
Death Before Dishonor |
| "Fast Friends" | Original Series | February |  |
Death Before Dishonor |
| "Cure All" | Original Series | March |  |
Death Before Dishonor |
| "Not... Sweeney!" | Original Series | April |  |
The Trial of James T. Kirk |
| "Going, Going..." | Original Series | May |  |
The Trial of James T. Kirk |
| "... Gone!" | Original Series | June |  |
The Trial of James T. Kirk |
| "The First Thing We Do..." | Original Series | July |  |
The Trial of James T. Kirk |
| "... Let's Kill All the Lawyers!" | Original Series | August |  |
The Trial of James T. Kirk |
| "Trial and Error!" | Original Series | September |  |
The Trial of James T. Kirk |
| "A Rude Awakening!" | Original Series | October |  |
The Return of the Worthy |
| "Great Expectations!" | Original Series | December |  |
The Return of the Worthy |
| "So Near the Touch" | Original Series | 
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| "Tomorrow Never Knows!" | Original Series | January 1991 |  |
The Return of the Worthy |
| "Once a Hero!" | Original Series | May | 
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| "Starfleet Academy!" | Original Series | 
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| "In Memory Yet Green..." | Next Generation | September |  |
The Modala Imperative |
| "Lies and Legends!" | Next Generation | September |  |
The Modala Imperative |
| "Prior Claim" | Next Generation | October |  |
The Modala Imperative |
| "Game, Set and Match!" | Next Generation | October |  |
The Modala Imperative |
| "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" | Original Series | 
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| "Blaise of Glory" | Original Series | Spring 1994 | 
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| "Double Time" | NF | November 2000 | 
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| "Turnaround, Part I" | NF | March 2008 |  |
Turnaround |
| "Turnaround, Part II" | NF | April |  |
Turnaround |
| "Turnaround, Part III" | NF | April |  |
Turnaround |
| "Turnaround, Part IV" | NF | June |  |
Turnaround |
| "Turnaround, Part V" | NF | July |  |
Turnaround |
Audiobooks[]
- Cacophony (under the pseudonym J.J. Molloy)
Appendices[]
Connections[]
| IDW Publishing writers and editors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Writers | Dave Baker • John Barber • Mike W. Barr • Corinna Bechko • Kirsten Beyer • Brannon Braga • John Byrne • Zander Cannon • Chris Cantwell • Cecil Castellucci • Donny Cates • Mike Chen • Derek Chester • Peter David • Keith R.A. DeCandido • Ian Edginton • Travis Fickett • D.C. Fontana • Andrew Grant • Morgan Hampton • Gabriel Hardman • Andrew Steven Harris • Tim Jones • Mike Johnson • Sam Maggs • Dan Martin • Terry Matalas • Stephen Mooney • Stuart Moore • Ryan North • Ryan Parrott • James Patrick • Simon Roy • Chris Ryall • Andy Schmidt • Arne Schmidt • Cavan Scott • Mairghread Scott • Chris Sequeira • Matt Sheean • Matthew Dow Smith • Paul D. Storrie • Ty Templeton • David Tipton • Scott Tipton • David Tischman • Vivek J. Tiwary • Scott Bryan Wilson • Thom Zahler | 
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| Story credits | Harve Bennett • Alex Kurtzman • Roberto Orci • Rick Remender • Jack B. Sowards | |
| Editors | Heather Antos • Scott Dunbier • Sarah Gaydos • Andrew Steven Harris • David Mariotte • Chase Marotz • Chris Ryall • Andy Schmidt • Alonzo Simon • Dan Taylor • Denton J. Tipton | |
External links[]
- Peter David at The Internet Movie Database.
- Peter David article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Peter David article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Official Site of Peter David, Writer of Stuff