(1969-    ) US writer and book-packager, almost all of whose work has consisted of Ties to various enterprises, including (in chronological order) {SPIDER-MAN}, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), Star Trek, the Resident Evil (2004) film franchise, World of Warcraft (> Online Worlds) and Command & Conquer Tiberium Wars. His first significant work, however, was in Radio, as producer and co-host of The Chronic Rift, a New York talk show devoted to sf, where he was involved as producer and co-host in at least 100 episodes from 1990 to 1994. He began publishing work of genre interest with "An Evening in the Bronx with Venom" with John Gregory Betancourt, in The Ultimate Spider-Man (anth 1994) edited by Stan Lee, and has written a number of short stories since, almost always set in packaged worlds. His first novel, Gargantua (1998) as by K Robert Andreassi, which novelized the movie {GARGANTUA} (1998), was quick and competent; after several similarly efficient tales, he began writing Star Trek novels with Star Trek: The Next Generation: Diplomatic Implausibility (2001); at least a dozen similar Ties have followed, plus other volumes tied to other universes. [JC]

see also: Command & Conquer; Resident Evil; Starcraft.

Keith Robert Andreassi DeCandido

born New York: 18 April 1969

died

works

series

Spider-Man

• Spider-Man: Venom's Wrath (New York: Berkley Boulevard, 1998) with José R Nieto [tie: Spider-Man: pb/]
• Spider-Man: Down These Mean Streets (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [tie: Spider-Man: pb/Joe Jusko]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide (New York: Pocket Books, 1998) [tie: companion: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: pb/]
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Xander Years Volume 1 (New York: Pocket Books, 1999) [tie: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: pb/]
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blackout (New York: Pocket Books, 2006) [tie: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: pb/]
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Deathless (New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2007) [tie: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: pb/]

Young Hercules

• Young Hercules: Cheiron's Warriors (New York: Archway, 1999) [tie: Young Hercules: pb/]
• Young Hercules: The Ares Alliance (New York: Archway, 1999) [tie: Young Hercules: pb/]

Star Trek series

Star Trek: The Next Generation

• Star Trek: The Next Generation: Diplomatic Implausibility (New York: Pocket Books, 2001) [tie: Star Trek: The Next Generation: pb/Sonia R Hillios]
• Star Trek: The Next Generation: A & A (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [tie: Star Trek: The Next Generation: pb/]
• Star Trek: The Next Generation: Q & A (New York: Pocket Books, 2007) [tie: Star Trek: The Next Generation: pb/Jae Song]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Gateways Book 4: Demons of Air and Darkness (New York: Pocket Books, 2001) [tie: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: pb/Cliff Nielsen]

Star Trek: S.C.E.

• Star Trek: S.C.E. Book 1: Have Tech, Will Travel (New York: Pocket Books, 2002) with Kevin Dilmore, David Mack and Dayton Ward [anth: tie: Star Trek: Star Trek: S.C.E.: pb/]
• Star Trek: S.C.E. Book 2: Miracle Workers (New York: Pocket Books, 2002) with Kevin Dilmore, Christie Golden, Dean Wesley Smith and Dayton Ward [anth: tie: Star Trek: Star Trek: S.C.E.: pb/]
• Star Trek: S.C.E. Book 6: Wildfire (New York: Pocket Books, 2002) with David Mack, J Steven York and Christina F York [anth: tie: Star Trek: Star Trek: S.C.E.: pb/Keith Birdsong]

Star Trek

• Star Trek: The Brave & The Bold Book 1 (New York: Pocket Books, 2002) [coll: tie: Star Trek and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: pb/]
• Star Trek: The Brave & The Bold Book 2 (New York: Pocket Books, 2002) [coll: tie: Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Next Generation: pb/]
• Star Trek: A Time for War, a Time for Peace (New York: Pocket Books, 2004) [tie: Star Trek: pb/]
• Star Trek: Articles of the Federation (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [tie: Star Trek: pb/]
• Star Trek: Singular Destiny (New York: Pocket Books, 2009) [tie: Star Trek: pb/Alan Dingman]

Star Trek: The Lost Era

• Star Trek: The Lost Era: The Art of the Impossible (New York: Pocket Books, 2002) [tie: Star Trek: The Lost Era: pb/]

Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon

• Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon Book 1: A Good Day to Die (New York: Pocket Books, 2003) [tie: Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon: pb/]
• Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon Book 2: Honor Bound (New York: Pocket Books, 2003) [tie: Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon: pb/]
• Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon Book 3: Enemy Territory (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [tie: Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon: pb/]

Star Trek: Klingon Empire

• Star Trek: Klingon Empire: An Empty House (New York: Pocket Books, 2008) [tie: Star Trek: Klingon Empire: pb/Stephan Martinière]

Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda

• Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: Destruction of Illusions (New York: Tor, 2003) [tie: to the Television series: Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: pb/]

Resident Evil

• Resident Evil: Genesis (New York: Pocket Books, 2004) [tie: to the film: pb/]
• Resident Evil: Apocalypse (New York: Pocket Books, 2004) [tie: to the film: pb/]
• Resident Evil: Extinction (New York: Pocket Books, 2007) [tie: to the film: pb/]

Firefly

• Serenity (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [tie: to the film: Serenity: pb/]

World of Warcraft

• World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [tie: to the computer game (> Online Worlds): pb/]

StarCraft

• StarCraft: Ghost: Nova (New York: Pocket Books, 2006) [tie: pb/]

Supernatural

• Supernatural: Nevermore (New York: HarperEntertainment, 2007) [tie to the Television series: Supernatural: pb/]
• Supernatural: Bone Key (New York: HarperEntertainment, 2008) [tie to the Television series: Supernatural: pb/]
• Supernatural: Heart of the Dragon (New York: HarperEntertainment, 2010) [tie to the Television series: Supernatural: pb/]

Command & Conquer Tiberium Wars

• Command & Conquer Tiberium Wars (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2007) [tie: Command & Conquer Tiberium Wars: pb/]

individual ties

• Gargantua (New York: Tor, 1998) as by K Robert Andreassi [tie: to the film: pb/Gabriel Galluccio]
• Farscape: House of Cards (London, Boxtree: 2000) [tie: to the television series Farscape: pb/photographic]
• Darkness Falls (New York: Pocket Books, 2002) [tie: to the film: pb/]
• Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2005) [tie to Command & Conquer: pb/]
• Dark Sun: Under the Crimson Sun (Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast, 2011) [tie to the fantasy game: pb/Justin {SWEET}]

untied individual titles

• Dragon Precinct (New York: Pocket Books, 2004) [pb/Romas Kukalis]
• Unicorn Precinct (Howell, New Jersey: Dark Quest, 2011) [pb/]

works as editor

Star Trek (various series)

• Star Trek: New Frontier: No Limits (New York: Pocket Books, 2003) with Peter David [anth: tie: Star Trek: New Frontier: pb/]
• Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War (New York: Pocket Books, 2004) [anth: tie: Star Trek: pb/John Blackford]
• Star Trek: Tales from the Captain's Table (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [anth: tie: Star Trek: pb/Mark Gerber]
• Star Trek: S.C.E. Book 7: Breakdowns (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) with Scott Ciencin, Heather Jarman, Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore [anth: tie: Star Trek: Star Trek: S.C.E.: pb/Zucca Design]
• Star Trek: S.C.E. Book Aftermath (New York: Pocket Books, 2006) [anth: tie: Star Trek: Star Trek: S.C.E.: pb/Mark Gerber]

individual titles

• The Ultimate Dragon (New York: Dell, 1995) with John Gregory Betancourt and Byron Preiss [anth: pb/]
• The Ultimate Alien (New York: Dell, 1995) with John Gregory Betancourt and Byron Preiss [anth: pb/Bruce Jensen]
• OtherWere: Stories of Transformation (New York: Ace Books, 1996) [anth: pb/Linda Messier]
• Urban Nightmares (New York: Baen Books, 1997) with Josepha Sherman [anth: pb/David Mattingly]
• Imaginings: An Anthology of Long Short Fiction (New York: Pocket Books, 2003) [anth: pb/Gary halsey]
• Doctor Who: Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership (London: BBC Books, 2008) [anth: tie: Doctor Who: pb/]
• Mere Anarchy (New York: Pocket Books, 2009) [anth: pb/Alan Dingman]

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