David Gerrold
David Gerrold's
work is famous around the world. His novels and stories have been
translated into more than a dozen languages. His TV scripts are
estimated to have been seen by more than a billion viewers.
Gerrold’s prolific output includes teleplays, film scripts, stage plays,
comic books, more than 50 novels and anthologies, and hundreds of
articles, columns, and short stories.
He has worked on a dozen different TV series, including Star Trek, Land
of the Lost, Twilight Zone, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5,
and Sliders. He is the author of Star Trek’s most popular episode “The
Trouble With Tribbles.”
Many of his novels are classics of the science fiction genre, including
The Man Who Folded Himself, the ultimate time travel story, and When
HARLIE Was One, considered one of the most thoughtful tales of
artificial intelligence ever written. His stunning novels on ecological
invasion, A Matter For Men, A Day For Damnation, A Rage For Revenge, and
A Season For Slaughter, have all been best sellers with a devoted fan
following. His young adult series, The Dingilliad, traces the healing
journey of a troubled family from Earth to a far-flung colony on another
world. His Star Wolf series of novels about the psychological nature of
interstellar war are in development as a television series.
A ten-time Hugo and Nebula award nominee, David Gerrold is also a
recipient of the Skylark Award for Excellence in Imaginative Fiction,
the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Horror, and the
Forrest J. Ackerman lifetime achievement award.
In 1994, Gerrold shared the adventure of how he adopted his son in The
Martian Child, a semi-autobiographical tale of a science fiction writer
who adopts a little boy, only to discover he might be a Martian. The
Martian Child won the science fiction triple crown: the Hugo, the
Nebula, and the Locus Poll. It was the basis for the 2007 film "Martian
Child" starring John Cusack and Amanda Peet.
Gerrold’s greatest writing strengths are generally acknowledged to be
his readable prose, his easy wit, his facility with action, the accuracy
of his science, and the passions of his characters. An accomplished
lecturer and world-traveler, he has made appearances all over the United
States, England, Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His
easy-going manner and disarming humor have made him a perennial favorite
with audiences. David Gerrold was the Guest of Honor at the 2015 World
Science Fiction Convention.
He is currently completing the fifth book in
The War Against The Chtorr series.
