Quick, William T
Entry updated 12 December 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1946- ) US author who also writes as by Margaret Allan, Sean Kiernan and Quentin Thomas, as well as his full name William Thomas Quick; he began publishing sf with "Instructions Enclosed" (October 1979 Analog) and "Rest in Pieces" (January 1980 Asimov's), but came to more general notice, after several 1980s stories in Analog, with the Dream Trio sequence of sf adventures: Dreams of Flesh and Sand (1988), Dreams of Gods and Men (1989) and Singularities (1990). The tales are clear-cut and taut, but the huge corporations dominated by AIs were unsurprising fare for readers already familiar with the rapid explosion of the Cyberpunk subgenre. However, some of the Nanotechnology riffs strike a newer note, and the Pocket Universe/Virtual Reality traps in the final volume are colourful. Yesterday's Pawn (1989), also an adventure tale, takes its adolescent protagonist through space and time as he attempts to decipher the importance of an ancient artefact while being pursued by interstellar agents after the same McGuffin; but Systems (1989) returns to quasi-cyberpunk territory in the fast-paced story of a "data hunter" simultaneously grieving for his pregnant wife and solving the mysteries surrounding her murder. The People of the Mammoth sequence – beginning with The Mammoth Stone (1993) and ending with Sister of the Sky (1998), all as by Margaret Allan – is Prehistoric SF, focusing on Mexico. [JC]
William Thomas Quick
born Muncie, Indiana: 30 May 1946
works
series
The Dream Trio
- Dreams of Flesh and Sand (New York: New American Library/Signet, 1988) [The Dream Trio: pb/J K Potter]
- Dreams of Gods and Men (New York: New American Library/Signet, 1989) [The Dream Trio: pb/J K Potter]
- Singularities (New York: Penguin/Roc, 1990) [The Dream Trio: pb/]
People of the Mammoth
- The Mammoth Stone (New York: Penguin/Signet, 1993) as by Margaret Allan [People of the Mammoth: pb/]
- Keeper of the Stone (New York: Penguin/Signet, 1994) as by Margaret Allan [People of the Mammoth: pb/]
- The Last Mammoth (New York: Penguin/Signet, 1995) as by Margaret Allan [People of the Mammoth: pb/]
- Spirits Walking Home (New York: Onyx/NAL, 1998) as by Margaret Allan [People of the Mammoth: pb/]
- Sister of the Sky (New York: Onyx/NAL, 1999) as by Margaret Allan [People of the Mammoth: pb/]
Quest for Tomorrow
- Delta Search (New York: HarperPrism, 1997) "with" William Shatner, uncredited [Quest for Tomorrow: hb/Jim Burns]
- Delta Search: Quest for Tomorrow (New York: G K Hall, 1997) "with" William Shatner, uncredited [Quest for Tomorrow: hb/Jim Burns]
- Quest for Tomorrow: In Alien Hands (New York: HarperPrism, 1997) "with" William Shatner, uncredited [Quest for Tomorrow: hb/Jim Burns]
- Step into Chaos (New York: HarperPrism, 1999) "with" William Shatner, uncredited [Quest for Tomorrow: hb/Peter Peebles]
- Beyond the Stars (New York: HarperPrism, 2000) "with" William Shatner, uncredited [Quest for Tomorrow: hb/Peter Peebles]
- Shadow Planet: Delta Search (New York: HarperPrism, 2002) "with" William Shatner, uncredited [Quest for Tomorrow: hb/Chris Moore]
Roar
- Roar (New York: HarperPrism, 1998) as by Sean Kiernan [Roar: pb/]
- Roar: The Cauldron (New York: HarperPrism, 1998) as by Sean Kiernan [Roar: pb/]
Planet of the Apes
- Planet of the Apes (New York: HarperEntertainment, 2001) [tie to the film: Planet of the Apes: Planet of the Apes: pb/]
- Planet of the Apes: The Fall (New York: HarperEntertainment, 2002) [tie to the series: Planet of the Apes: pb/Jean Pierre Targete]
- Planet of the Apes: The Colony (New York: HarperEntertainment, 2003) [tie to the series: Planet of the Apes: pb/Jean Pierre Targete]
individual titles
- Systems (New York: New American Library/Signet Books, 1989) [pb/]
- Yesterday's Pawn (New York: New American Library/Signet Books, 1989) [pb/]
- Chains of Light (New York: Penguin/Roc, 1992) as by Quentin Thomas [pb/]
- Star Control: Interbellum (Roseville, California: Prima Publishing, 1996) [tie to the Videogame Star Control: pb/uncredited]
- American Gothic: Family (London: Corgi Books, 1996) [tie to the Television series: American Gothic: pb/]
nonfiction
- How to Get your e-Book Published (Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 2002) with Richard Curtis [nonfiction: pb/]
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