Bill McCay (born April 6, 1951) is an American

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and has written over seventy books in total, mostly media

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Series Contributions

Raven League (With Alex Simmons)

McCay co-wrote two novels in the Raven League series with Alex Simmons: * Buffalo Bill Wanted! (2006) * Sherlock Holmes Is Missing! (2007)

Mage Knight

McCay contributed the first novel in the

Mage Knight ''Mage Knight'' is a miniatures wargame using collectible figures, created by WizKids, Inc, and is the earliest example of what is now known as a collectible miniatures game (or CMG). The game was designed by founder Jordan Weisman along with ...

wargaming tie-in: * ''Rebel Thunder'' (2003)

Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers

McCay contributed several novels in the

Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers or Net Force Explorers is a series of young adult fiction, young adult novels created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik as a spin-off of the military fiction series Tom Clancy's Net Force. The first novel was pub ...

series: * ''Cyberspy'' (1999) with

Tom Clancy Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science, military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of ...

and Steve R. Pieczenik * ''The Great Race'' (1999) * ''Private Lives'' (2000) * ''Duel Identity'' (2000) * ''Cold Case'' (2001)

Nintendo Adventure Books

McCay contributed two books to the

Nintendo Adventure Books is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade playing cards. ...

series: * ''Monster Mix-Up'' (1991) * ''Koopa Capers'' (1991)

Stan Lee's Riftworld

* ''Crossover'' (1993) * ''Villains'' (1994) * ''Odyssey'' (1996) with Stan Lee

Star Trek Universe

* ''Chains of Command'' (1992) with Eloise Flood

Stargate

Extended novelization of the original

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, based on

Roland Emmerich Roland Emmerich (; born 10 November 1955) is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is widely known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the industry. His films, most of wh ...

's backstory notes. * ''Rebellion'' (1995) * ''Retaliation'' (1996) * ''Retribution'' (1997) * ''Reconnaissance'' (1998) * ''Resistance'' (1999)

Tom Swift

McCay contributed two books to the Tom Swift series, writing under the house pseudonym

Victor Appleton Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books. The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton and Victor Applet ...

. * ''The Black Dragon'' (1991) s by Victor Appleton* ''The Negative Zone'' (1991) s by Victor Appleton

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