Duane, Diane E
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1952- ) US author, most respected for her work in Fantasy. She is married to fantasy author Peter Morwood (1956- ), with whom she has collaborated on several books. She began writing fantasies with the Tale of the Five sequence – The Door into Fire (1979) and The Door into Shadow (1984), both assembled as Tale of Five: The Sword and the Dragon (omni 2002), and later extended with The Door into Sunset (1992). A considerably longer fantasy series is the Young Wizards/Nita & Kit, beginning with So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983) [see Checklist below].
As opposed to her fantasy work, which has always been written in her own right, her work of sf interest consists primarily of a wide range of Ties, most prominently her contributions to various Star Trek worlds, beginning with Star Trek: The Wounded Sky (1983), in the original Star Trek sequence; the Star Trek: Rihannsu sequence, beginning with My Enemy, My Ally (1984); and some titles for Star Trek: The Next Generation, beginning with Star Trek, the Next Generation: Dark Mirror (1993). Other Ties include Space Cops titles, beginning with Space Cops: Mindblast (1991) with Peter Morwood, seaQuest DSV: The Novel (1993; vt seaQuest DSV 1993) with Peter Morwood, based on the pilot for the seaQuest television series, Spider-Man titles, beginning with Spider-Man: The Venom Factor (1994) and the Harbinger Trilogy in the Star*Drive Role Playing Game universe (see Alternity). In her non-tie singleton, the Near Future Omnitopia Dawn (2010), a Game owner and operator is faced with complex Virtual Reality intrigues when his plans to expand his Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game are co-opted by pirates. In 2014 she received the Grandmaster Scribe Award for career achievement in media Ties. [JC]
see also: Worldcon.
Diane Elizabeth Duane
born New York: 18 May 1952
works
series
Star Trek
- Star Trek #13: The Wounded Sky (New York: Pocket Books, 1983) [tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: pb/Boris Vallejo]
- Star Trek: Spock's World (New York: Pocket Books, 1988) [tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: pb/Joseph Csatari]
- Sand and Stars (New York: Pocket Books, 2004) [omni of the above and Sarek (1994) by A C Crispin: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: pb/James Wang]
- Star Trek: Doctor's Orders (New York: Pocket Books, 1990) [tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: pb/Keith Birdsong]
Star Trek: Rihannsu
- Star Trek: My Enemy, My Ally (New York: Pocket Books, 1984) [tie to Star Trek: Rihannsu: pb/Boris Vallejo]
- Star Trek: Rihannsu: My Enemy, My Ally (New York: Pocket Books, 2000) [tie: vt of the above: Star Trek: Rihannsu: pb/Boris Vallejo]
- Star Trek #35: The Romulan Way (New York: Pocket Books, 1987) with Peter Morwood [tie to Star Trek: Rihannsu: pb/]
- Star Trek: Rihannsu: Book 2: The Romulan Way (New York: Pocket Books, 2000) with Peter Morwood [tie: vt of the above: Star Trek: Rihannsu: pb/]
- Star Trek: Rihannsu: Book 3: Swordhunt (New York: Pocket Books, 2000) [tie to Star Trek: Rihannsu: pb/Keith Birdsong]
- Star Trek: Rihannsu: Book 4: Honor Blade (New York: Pocket Books, 2000) [tie to Star Trek: Rihannsu: pb/Keith Birdsong]
- Star Trek: Rihannsu (New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2000) [omni of the above four: tie to Star Trek: Rihannsu: hb/Keith Birdsong]
- Star Trek: Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006) [tie: vt of the above: Star Trek: Rihannsu: pb/Robert Hunt]
- Star Trek: Rihannsu (New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2000) [omni of the above four: tie to Star Trek: Rihannsu: hb/Keith Birdsong]
- Star Trek: The Empty Chair: A Rihannsu Novel (New York: Pocket Books, 2006) [tie to Star Trek: Rihannsu: pb/Tom Hallman]
Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Star Trek, the Next Generation: Dark Mirror (New York: Pocket Books, 1993) [tie to Star Trek: The Next Generation: hb/Keith Birdsong]
- Star Trek, the Next Generation: Intellivore (New York: Pocket Books, 1997) [tie to Star Trek: The Next Generation: pb/Gerber Studio]
Space Cops
- Space Cops: Mindblast (New York: Avon Books, 1991) with Peter Morwood [tie: Space Cops: pb/Dorian Vallejo]
- Space Cops: Kill Station (New York: Avon Books, 1992) [tie: Space Cops: pb/Dorian Vallejo]
- Space Cops: High Moon (New York: Avon Books, 1992) with Peter Morwood [tie: Space Cops: pb/Dorian Vallejo]
seaQuest DSV
- seaQuest DSV: The Novel (New York: Ace Books, 1993) with Peter Morwood [tie: novelizing the film: seaQuest DSV: pb/]
- seaQuest DSV (London: Millennium, 1993) with Peter Morwood [tie: vt of the above: novelizing the film: seaQuest DSV: hb/]
Spider-Man
- Spider-Man: The Venom Factor (New York: Putnam/Boulevard, 1994) [tie: Spider-Man: hb/Bruce Jensen]
- Spider-Man: The Lizard Sanction (New York: Putnam/Boulevard, 1995) [tie: Spider-Man: hb/Juda Tverski]
- Spider-Man: The Octopus Agenda (New York: Putnam/Boulevard, 1996) [tie: Spider-Man: hb/Dave De Vries]
- The Venom Factor: A Marvel Omnibus (New York: Titan Books, 2020) [omni of the above three: Spider-Man: pb/]
X-Com
- X-Com: UFO Defense (New York: Prima/Proteus, 1996) [tie to the computer game X-Com: pb/]
X-Men
- X-Men: Empire's End (New York: Putnam/Boulevard, 1994) [tie to The X-Men: X-Men: hb/Duane O Myers]
Star*Drive/Harbinger Trilogy
- Starrise at Corrivale (Renton, Washington: TSR, 1998) [tie to the computer game (see Alternity): Star*Drive/Harbinger Trilogy: pb/R K Post]
- Star*Drive: Storm at Eldala (Renton, Washington: TSR, 1999) [tie to the computer game (see Alternity): Star*Drive/Harbinger Trilogy: pb/R K Post]
- Star*Drive: Nightfall at Algemron (Renton, Washington: TSR, 2000) [tie to the computer game (see Alternity): Star*Drive/Harbinger Trilogy: pb/R K Post]
Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers
These works are all Ties to the Tom Clancy concept.
- The Deadliest Game (New York: Berkley Books, 1999) [tie to the Shared World: Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: pb/]
- One Is the Loneliest Number (New York: Berkley Books, 1999) [tie to the Shared World: Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: pb/]
- Safe House (New York: Berkley Books, 2000) with Steve R Pieczenik [tie to the Shared World: Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: pb/]
- Deathworld (New York: Berkley Books, 2000) with Steve R Pieczenik [tie to the Shared World: Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: pb/]
- Runaways (New York: Berkley Books, 2001) with Steve R Pieczenik [tie to the Shared World: Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: pb/]
- Deathmatch (New York: Berkley Books, 2003) [tie to the Shared World: Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: pb/]
individual titles
- Omnitopia Dawn (New York: DAW Books, 2010) [hb/]
fantasy (selected)
series
Tale of the Five
- The Door into Fire (New York: Dell Books, 1979) [Tale of the Five: pb/Terry Oakes]
- The Door into Fire (New York: Bluejay Books, 1985) [rev of the above: Tale of the Five: pb/Susan Collins]
- The Door into Shadow (New York: Bluejay Books, 1984) [Tale of the Five: pb/Susan Collins]
- Tale of the Five: The Sword and the Dragon (Atlanta, Georgia: Meisha Merlin, 2002) [omni of the above two: rev of both titles: Tale of the Five: pb/Don Maitz]
- The Door into Sunset (London: Corgi Books, 1992) [Tale of the Five: pb/Don Maitz]
Young Wizards/Nita & Kit
- So You Want to Be a Wizard (New York: Delacorte, 1983) [Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: hb/David Wiesner]
- Deep Wizardry (New York: Delacorte, 1985) [Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: hb/Neal McPheeters]
- High Wizardry (New York: Delacorte, 1990) [Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: hb/Neal McPheeters]
- Support Your Local Wizard (New York: Guild of America Books, 1983) [omni of the above three: Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: hb/Mark Ferrari]
- A Wizard Abroad (London: Corgi Books, 1993) [Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: pb/Tim White]
- The Wizard's Dilemma (New York: Harcourt, 2001) [Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: hb/Cliff Nielsen]
- The Young Wizards (New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2001) [omni of the above five: Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: hb/Yvonne Gilbert]
- A Wizard Alone (New York: Harcourt, 2002) [Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: hb/Cliff Nielsen]
- Wizard's Holiday (New York: Harcourt, 2003) [Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: hb/Cliff Nielsen]
- Wizards at War (New York: Harcourt, 2005) [Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: hb/Cliff Nielsen]
- A Wizard of Mars (New York: Harcourt Children's Books, 2010) [Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: hb/Cliff Nielsen]
- Young Wizards: Lifeboats (Scotts Valley, California: CreateSpace, 2015) [Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: pb/]
- Interim Errantry: Three Tales of the Young Wizards (place not given: Errantry Press, 2015) [coll: includes Young Wizards: Lifeboats above: Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: pb/]
- Games Wizards Play (New York: Harcourt Children's Books, 2016) [Young Wizards/Nita & Kit: hb/Cliff Nielsen]
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