Sherman, David
Entry updated 2 January 2023. Tagged: Author.
(1944-2022) US professional soldier and author whose military experiences during active service in Vietnam shaped his writing career, beginning with a nonfantastic series, the Night Fighters sequence [not listed below], which is centred on US Marines in Vietnam. Of sf interest is the Military SF Starfist series beginning with First to Fight (1997) with Dan Cragg (1939- ), which is set in Space Opera venues, including some Planetary Romance sequences on combat planets, and an increasingly prominent role for the Alien race known as Skinks, a civilization inimical to Homo sapiens whose planned Invasion of Earth grows more imminent but whom ignorant liberals back home think of as potential friends. All Starfist titles were written with Dan Cragg, who has published only with Sherman. A sequence begun by Sherman alone and concluded in collaboration with Keith R A DeCandido, the 18th Race series beginning with Issue in Doubt (2013), is generically similar.
Works outside the realm of military sf include the Demontech sequence opening with Onslaught (2002), in which an invincible army of conjured demons (see Gods and Demons) is opposed by the fantasy world's Marines; the standalone The Hunt (2008), which is a Vampire thriller; and The Chronicles of Balfrith, a projected fantasy series of which the only novel to appear was The Hand of Tyr (2017). [JC/DRL]
David Sherman
born Niles, Ohio: 27 February 1944
died Florida: 16 November 2022
works (selected; nonfantastic titles not listed)
series
Starfist
- Starfist: First to Fight (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1997) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: pb/Jean Pierre Targete]
- Starfist: School of Fire (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1998) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: pb/Jean Pierre Targete]
- Starfist: Steel Gauntlet (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1999) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: pb/Jean Pierre Targete]
- Starfist: Blood Contact (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1999) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: pb/Jean Pierre Targete]
- Starfist: Technokill (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2000) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: pb/Jean Pierre Targete]
- Starfist: Hangfire (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2001) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: pb/Jean Pierre Targete]
- Starfist: Kingdom's Swords (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2002) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: pb/Mark Harrison]
- Starfist: Kingdom's Fury (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2003) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: pb/Mark Harrison]
- Starfist: Lazarus Rising (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2003) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: hb/Mark Harrison]
- Starfist: A World of Hurt (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2004) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: hb/Mark Harrison]
- Starfist: Flashfire (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2006) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: hb/Big Dot Design]
- Starfist: Firestorm (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2007) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: hb/Big Dot Design]
- Starfist: Wings of Hell (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2008) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: hb/Big Dot Design]
- Starfist: Double Jeopardy (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2009) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: hb/Shane Rebenschied]
Starfist: Force Recon
- Backshot: Starfist Force Recon Book I (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2005) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: pb/]
- Pointblank: Starfist Force Recon Book II (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2006) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: pb/Dave Seeley]
- Recoil: Starfist Force Recon Book III (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2008) with Dan Cragg [Starfist: pb/Dave Seeley]
Demontech
- Onslaught (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2002) [Demontech: pb/Paul Youll]
- Rally Point (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2003) [Demontech: pb/Paul Youll]
- Gulf Run (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2004) [Demontech: pb/Paul Youll]
Star Wars
- Jedi Trial (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2004) with Dan Cragg [tie to the Star Wars universe: Star Wars: Clone Wars: hb/Steven D Anderson]
The 18th Race
- Issue in Doubt (Howell, New Jersey: Dark Quest Books, 2013) [The 18th Race: pb/]
- In All Directions (Howell, New Jersey: Dark Quest Books, 2014) [The 18th Race: pb/Mike McPhail]
- To Hell and Regroup (Pennsville, New Jersey: eSpec books, 2020) with Keith R A DeCandido [The 18th Race: pb/]
The Chronicles of Balfrith
- The Hand of Tyr (place not given: David Sherman, 2017) [The Chronicles of Balfrith: pb/Alerim]
individual titles
- The Hunt (Scotts Valley, California: CreateSpace, 2008) [pb/]
- Get Her Back! (Howell, New Jersey: Dark Quest Books, 2011) [pb/]
collections
- Sherman's Shorts; The Beginnings (Scotts Valley, California: CreateSpace, 2013) [coll: pb/]
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