Luceno, James
Entry updated 9 June 2025. Tagged: Author.
(1947- ) US author who first came to attention through an imaginative sequence of Ties to the Robotech Television series of Mecha cartoon adventures, all with Brian C Daley (whom also see for details) under the joint pseudonym Jack McKinney, but who in these early years also wrote some untied solo sf adventures: A Fearful Symmetry (1989), a Near-Future thriller about the coming of the Millennium and the arrival of Aliens; Illegal Alien (1990), an interplanetary Sex spoof; and The Big Empty (1993), about a Cyborg caught in a war between biological and mechanical forces. The Shadow (1994) was a film Tie. At this point, Luceno began to specialize in the Star Wars universe, beginning with Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos 1: Hero's Trial (2000) [for sequels see Checklist], and continuing with other Star Wars Ties, beginning with Star Wars: Cloak of Deception (2001). He interspersed work on that encompassing universe with two apparent Ties to Web Warrior, though his tales – Web Warriors: Memories End (2002) and Web Warriors: Dimension X (2002) – may constitute the only manifestation of this series about net-roaming teenage sleuths caught in Virtual Reality perplexes. [JC]
James Luceno
born 1947
works
series
as by Jack McKinney with Brian C Daley
Robotech
- Robotech #1: Genesis (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech #2: Battle Cry (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech #3: Homecoming (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech: Genesis/Battle Cry/Homecoming (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1994) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [omni of the above three: tie: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech: The Macross Saga: Battlecry (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2002) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: vt of the above: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech: Genesis/Battle Cry/Homecoming (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1994) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [omni of the above three: tie: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech #4: Battlehymn (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech: Point of Departure (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1998) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [omni of the above four: tie: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech #5: Force of Arms (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech #6: Doomsday (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech: Battlehymn/Force of Arms/Doomsday (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1994) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [omni of the above three: tie: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech: The Macross Saga: Doomsday (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2002) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: vt of the above: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech: Battlehymn/Force of Arms/Doomsday (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1994) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [omni of the above three: tie: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech #7: Southern Cross (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech #8: Metal Fire (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech #9: The Final Nightmare (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech: Southern Cross/Metal Fire/The Final Nightmare (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1995) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [omni of the above three: tie: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech: The Masters Saga: The Southern Cross (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2007) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: vt of the above: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech: Southern Cross/Metal Fire/The Final Nightmare (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1995) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [omni of the above three: tie: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech #10: Invid Invasion (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech #11: Metamorphosis (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech #12: Symphony of Light (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1987) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- The New Generation: The Invid Invasion (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1995) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [omni of the above three: tie: Robotech: pb/]
- [for #13-#18 see Robotech: The Sentinels below]
- Robotech #19: The Zentraedi Rebellion (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1994) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech #20: The Masters' Gambit (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1995) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/]
- Robotech #21: Before the Invid Storm (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1996) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: pb/Ken Steacy]
Robotech: The Sentinels
This subseries has also been numbered as the missing #13 to #18 in the main Robotech sequence above.
- Robotech: The Sentinels #1: The Devil's Hand (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1988) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: The Sentinels: pb/]
- Robotech: The Sentinels #2: Dark Powers (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1988) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: The Sentinels: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech: The Sentinels #3: Death Dance (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1988) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: The Sentinels: pb/]
- The Sentinels: The Devil's Hand/Dark Powers/Death Dance (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1995) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [omni of the above three: tie: Robotech: The Sentinels: pb/]
- Robotech: The Sentinels #4: World Killers (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1988) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: The Sentinels: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech: The Sentinels #5: Rubicon (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1988) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: The Sentinels: pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Robotech: The End of the Circle (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1990) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [tie: Robotech: and Robotech: The Sentinels: pb/David Schleinkofer]
Black Hole Travel Agency
- The Black Hole Travel Agency Book 1: Event Horizon (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1991) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [Black Hole Travel Agency: pb/Barclay Shaw]
- The Black Hole Travel Agency Book 2: Artifact of the System (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1991) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [Black Hole Travel Agency: pb/Barclay Shaw]
- The Black Hole Travel Agency Book 3: Free Radicals (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1992) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [Black Hole Travel Agency: pb/Dorian Vallejo]
- The Black Hole Travel Agency Book 4: Hostile Takeover (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1994) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [Black Hole Travel Agency: pb/Bruce Jensen]
solo series
Star Wars
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos
- Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos 4: Hero's Trial (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2000) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos: pb/Rick Berry]
- Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos 5: Jedi Eclipse (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2000) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos: pb/Rick Berry]
- Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos (New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2000) [omni of the above two: tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos: hb/Rick Berry]
- Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos 19: The Unifying Force (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2000) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos: pb/Rick Berry]
Star Wars
- Star Wars: Cloak of Deception (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2001) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: pb/Steven D Anderson]
- Star Wars: Millennium Falcon (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2008) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: hb/John van Fleet]
- Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2012) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: Darth: hb/Torstein Nordstrand]
- Star Wars: Tarkin (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2014) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: hb/David Smit]
- Star Wars: Catalyst (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2016) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: hb/]
Web Warriors
- Web Warriors: Memories End (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2002) [tie to a series: Web Warriors: pb/Bob Warner]
- Web Warriors: Dimension X (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2002) [tie to a series: Web Warriors: pb/Bob Warner]
- Web Warriors #3 (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 2003) [tie to a series: Web Warriors: pb/]
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: Labyrinth of Evil (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2005) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: hb/Steven D Anderson]
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2005) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: hb/David Stevenson]
individual titles
- A Fearful Symmetry (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1989) [pb/Alan Daniels]
- Kaduna Memories (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1990) with Brian C Daley writing together as Jack McKinney [pb/David Schleinkofer]
- Illegal Alien (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1990) [pb/Barclay Shaw]
- The Big Empty (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1993) [pb/Peter Gudynas]
- The Shadow (New York: Ballantine Books/Ivy Books, 1994) [tie to the film: novelization of screenplay by David Koepp: The Shadow: pb/]
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