Bill McCay (born April 6, 1951)
is an American
author
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"''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
and has written over seventy books in total, mostly media
tie-ins
A tie-in work is a work of fiction or other product based on a media property such as a film, video game, television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property. Tie-ins are authorized by the owners of the original prope ...
.
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
film
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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
References
External links
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American science fiction writers
Stargate
Living people
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
American male novelists
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American male writers
1951 births
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