Brian Charles Daley (December 22, 1947 – February 11, 1996) was an American

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novelist. He also adapted for radio the ''Star Wars'' radio dramas and wrote all of its episodes.

Biography

Daley was born in Englewood, New Jersey at Englewood Hospital, to Charles and Myra Daley. He had an older brother, David, and younger sister, Myra. He grew up in

Rockleigh, New Jersey Rockleigh (pronounced ROCK-lee) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 531,Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan is a comprehensive four-year public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from the suburban communities of Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan in Berge ...

in 1965. He then joined the army and served a year-long tour of duty in Vietnam.Biography
Brian-Daley.com. Accessed August 12, 2015. "Brian was born in Englewood Hospital in Englewood, New Jersey on Dec. 22, 1947.... He grew up in Rockleigh, NJ.... He went to Nathan Hale Elementary School in Norwood, NJ, and a consolidated High School - Northern Valley Regional High School in Old Tappan, NJ." After the army, he attended Jersey City State College, now

New Jersey City University New Jersey City University (NJCU) is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Originally chartered in 1927, and known as Jersey City State College for 40 years of its history, New Jersey City University consists of the School of Business, ...

, majoring in media. During this time, he wrote his first novel, '' The Doomfarers of Coramonde''. He went on to write the first '' Star Wars'' spin-off novels, ''

The Han Solo Adventures ''The Han Solo Adventures'' is a trilogy of novels set in the '' Star Wars'' fictional universe by American science-fiction novelist Brian Daley. It follows the smuggling days of Han Solo and Chewbacca two years before the events of the origi ...

''. ''

Han Solo at Stars' End ''The Han Solo Adventures'' is a trilogy of novels set in the ''Star Wars'' fictional universe by American science-fiction novelist Brian Daley. It follows the smuggling days of Han Solo and Chewbacca two years before the events of the original ...

'', the first book of the trilogy, was a ''New York Times'' bestseller. Daley also adapted the original ''Star Wars'' film trilogy as a series of radio dramas for

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. Daley also wrote under the

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Jack McKinney with his good friend of 20 years,

James Luceno James Luceno (born 1947) is a ''New York Times'' bestselling author, best known for his novels and reference books connected with the '' Star Wars'' franchise and the Star Wars Expanded Universe, and (with Brian Daley under the shared pseudon ...

. Together, they wrote over 20 ''Robotech'' novels and collaborated on the '' Black Hole Travel Agency'' series. Luceno is responsible for editing the 1,600-page manuscript of Daley's ''GammaLAW'' quartet, which was published posthumously. Daley and Luceno were also amongst a team of writers for the 1986 television cartoon series ''

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers ''The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers'' is an American animated space Western television series created by Robert Mandell and Gaylord Entertainment Company. It was broadcast in syndication between 1986 and 1989. The series combines sci-fi s ...

''. Lucia St. Clair Robson, an author of historical fiction, was Daley's partner of 14 years. Daley died in

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of pancreatic cancer on February 11, 1996, only hours after celebrating the completion of production on the ''

Return of the Jedi ''Return of the Jedi'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who ...

'' radio drama with the cast and crew. The show is dedicated to his memory.

Bibliography

''Coramonde''

*''The Doomfarers of Coramonde'' (1977) *''The Starfollowers of Coramonde'' (1979)

''The Han Solo Adventures''

*''

'' (1979) *'' Han Solo's Revenge'' (1979) *''

Han Solo and the Lost Legacy ''The Han Solo Adventures'' is a trilogy of novels set in the ''Star Wars'' fictional universe by American science-fiction novelist Brian Daley. It follows the smuggling days of Han Solo and Chewbacca two years before the events of the original ...

'' (1980)

''The Adventures of Hobart Floyt and Alacrity Fitzhugh''

*''Requiem for a Ruler of Worlds'' (1985) *''Jinx on a Terran Inheritance'' (1985) *''Fall of the White Ship Avatar'' (1986)

''Robotech''

Written with James Luceno under the shared pseudonym of Jack McKinney. * Robotech ** No. 1 ''Genesis'' (1987), ** No. 2 ''Battle Cry'' (1987), ** No. 3 ''Homecoming'' (1987) ** No. 4 ''Battlehymn'' (1987), ** No. 5 ''Force of Arms'' (1987), ** No. 6 ''Doomsday'' (1987), ** No. 7 ''Southern Cross'' (1987), ** No. 8 ''Metal Fire'' (1987), ** No. 9 ''The Final Nightmare'' (1987), ** No. 10 ''Invid Invasion'' (1987), ** No. 11 ''Metamorphosis'' (1987), ** No. 12 ''Symphony of Light'' (1987), ** No. 18 ''The End of the Circle'' (1990), ** No. 19 ''The Zentraedi Rebellion'' (1994), ** No. 20 ''The Masters' Gambit'' (1995) ** No. 21 ''Before the Invid Storm'' (1996) * The Sentinels ** No. 1 ''The Devil's Hand'' (1988), ** No. 2 ''Dark Powers'' (1988), ** No. 3 ''Death Dance'' (1988), ** No. 4 ''World Killers'' (1988), ** No. 5 ''Rubicon'' (1988),

''The Black Hole Travel Agency''

Written with James Luceno under the shared pseudonym of Jack McKinney. *''Event Horizon'' (1991) *''Artifact of the System'' (1991) *''Free Radicals'' (1992) *''Hostile Takeover'' (1994)

NPR dramatizations

Expanded dramatizations of the '' Star Wars'' movies for

. *'' Star Wars'' (1981) *''

The Empire Strikes Back ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'') is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based on a stor ...

'' (1983) *''

'' (1997)

''GammaLAW''

Edited by James Luceno, and published posthumously. *''Smoke on the Water'' (1997) *''Screaming Across the Sky'' (1998) *''The Broken Country'' (1998) *''To Water's End'' (1999)

Other novels

*''Tron'' (novelization of the film ''

Tron ''Tron'' (stylized as ''TRON'') is a 1982 American science fiction action- adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer ...

'', 1982) *''A Tapestry of Magics'' (1983) *''Kaduna Memories'' (written with James Luceno under the shared pseudonym of Jack McKinney, 1990)

References

External links

Official Website
includes biographical data and bibliography. *

entry; includes bibliography. *
Brian C. Daley papers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyBaltimore Sun obituary
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