DeCandido, Keith R A
Entry updated 18 November 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1969- ) US author 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 (see 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. In 2009 he received the Grandmaster Scribe Award for career achievement in media Ties. [JC]
see also: Command & Conquer; Resident Evil; Starcraft.
Keith Robert Andreassi DeCandido
born New York: 18 April 1969
works
series
Spider-Man
- Spider-Man: Venom's Wrath (New York: Berkley Boulevard, 1998) with José R Nieto [tie: Spider-Man: pb/Tony Harris]
- 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/Sammy Yuen Jr]
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Deathless (New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2007) [tie: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: pb/Paul Weil]
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 to Star Trek: The Next Generation: pb/Sonia R Hillios]
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: A & A (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [tie to Star Trek: The Next Generation: pb/]
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: Q & A (New York: Pocket Books, 2007) [tie to 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 to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: pb/Cliff Nielsen]
- The Dominion: Olympus Descending / Ferenginar: Satisfaction Is Not Guaranteed (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [anth/omni: tie to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: first novel by David R George III, second by Keith R A DeCandido: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: pb/Geoff Mand]
Star Trek: S.C.E. (Starfleet Corps of Engineers)
- 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 to Star Trek: 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 to Star Trek: 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 to Star Trek: 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 to Star Trek and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Star Trek: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: pb/]
- Star Trek: The Brave & The Bold Book 2 (New York: Pocket Books, 2002) [coll: tie to Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: The Next Generation: Star Trek: Voyager: Star Trek: The Next Generation: pb/]
- Star Trek: A Time for War, a Time for Peace (New York: Pocket Books, 2004) [tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: pb/Zucca Design]
- Star Trek: Articles of the Federation (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: pb/Mark Gerber]
- Star Trek: Singular Destiny (New York: Pocket Books, 2009) [tie to Star Trek: 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 to Star Trek: Star Trek: The Lost Era: pb/John Vairo, Jr]
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 to Star Trek: Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon: pb/]
- Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon Book 2: Honor Bound (New York: Pocket Books, 2003) [tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon: pb/]
- Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon Book 3: Enemy Territory (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon: pb/Keith Birdsong]
Star Trek: Klingon Empire
- Star Trek: Klingon Empire: An Empty House (New York: Pocket Books, 2008) [tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Klingon Empire: pb/Stephan Martinière]
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
- Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: Destruction of Illusions (New York: Tor, 2003) [tie to Andromeda: 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
World of Warcraft
- World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [tie to the computer game (see Online Worlds): pb/Glenn Rane]
StarCraft
- StarCraft: Ghost: Nova (New York: Pocket Books, 2006) [tie: pb/Glenn Rane]
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 to Command & Conquer: 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/]
- Dark Sun: Under the Crimson Sun (Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast, 2011) [tie to the fantasy game: pb/Justin Sweet]
- Sleepy Hollow: Children of the Revolution (New York: Random House Broadway, 2014) [tie to the tv series: pb/]
- Alien: Isolation (New York: Titan Books, 2019) [tie to the video game: pb/]
untied series
Precinct
- Dragon Precinct (New York: Pocket Books, 2004) [Precinct: pb/Romas Kukalis]
- Unicorn Precinct (Howell, New Jersey: Dark Quest, 2011) [Precinct: pb/Jenn Rees]
- Tales from the Dragon Precinct (Howell, New Jersey: Dark Quest, 2011) [coll: Precinct: pb/Mike McPhail]
- Goblin Precinct (Howell, New Jersey: Dark Quest, 2012) [Precinct: pb/]
- Gryphon Precinct (Howell, New Jersey: Dark Quest, 2013) [Precinct: pb/]
- Tales from the Dragon Precinct (Howell, New Jersey: Dark Quest, 2013) [coll: Precinct: pb/Mike McPhail]
- Mermaid Precinct (Pennsville, New Jersey: eSpec Books, 2019) [Precinct: pb/Mike McPhail]
The 18th Race
Concluding a Military SF trilogy begun by David Sherman alone.
- To Hell and Regroup (Pennsville, New Jersey: eSpec books, 2020) with David Sherman [The 18th Race: pb/]
collections and stories
- Without a License; The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R A DeCandido (Howell, New Jersey: Dark Quest, 2015) [coll: pb/Angela McKendrick]
- The Klingon Art of War (New York: Gallery Books, 2014) [coll: Star Trek: Star Trek: hb/]
works as editor
Star Trek (various series)
- Star Trek: New Frontier: No Limits (New York: Pocket Books, 2003) with Peter David [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: New Frontier: pb/]
- Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War (New York: Pocket Books, 2004) [anth: tie to Star Trek: pb/John Blackford]
- Star Trek: Tales from the Captain's Table (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) [anth: tie to 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 to Star Trek: Star Trek: Star Trek: S.C.E.: pb/Zucca Design]
- Star Trek: S.C.E. Book Aftermath (New York: Pocket Books, 2006) [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Star Trek: S.C.E.: pb/Mark Gerber]
individual titles as editor
- The Ultimate Dragon (New York: Dell, 1995) with John Gregory Betancourt and Byron Preiss [anth: pb/Bruce Jensen]
- 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) with Laura Ann Gilman [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 to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: hb/Red Ink]
- Mere Anarchy (New York: Pocket Books, 2009) [anth: pb/Alan Dingman]
- Heroes Reborn: Collection Two (New York: Titan Books, 2016) with Kevin J Anderson, Duane Swierczynski and Josh Vogt [anth: Heroes Reborn: pb/]
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