Dragon Precinct

Keith Robert Andreassi DeCandido (born April 18, 1969) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and musician, who works on comic books, novels, role-playing games and video games, including numerous media tie-in books for properties such as ''Star Trek'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Supernatural'', '' Andromeda'', ''Farscape'', '' Leverage'', ''Spider-Man'', '' X-Men'', '' Sleepy Hollow'', and '' Stargate SG-1''.

Early life

DeCandido was born in the Bronx in New York City, the son of Robert L. DeCandido and GraceAnne Andreassi DeCandido. He claims to have been a ''Star Trek'' fan even before his birth, as his parents were fans of '' Star Trek: The Original Series''.

DeCandido attended New Rochelle Academy, and then Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx before attending Fordham University. While attending Fordham University, DeCandido worked as an editor and writer of one of the college newspapers, called simply ''the paper''.

Career

After graduation, DeCandido worked as editor at several publishing companies. Along with John Drew, in the 1990s he co-produced a public-access television cable TV show in Manhattan about science fiction called ''The Chronic Rift'', which he also co-hosted. DeCandido and Drew and others revived the show as a podcast in 2008. DeCandido also used to host his own monthly podcast, ''Dead Kitchen Radio'', on hiatus as of February 2019.

While DeCandido spent much of his career writing ''Star Trek'' fiction, he has written tie-ins for other popular sci-fi and fantasy series as well, such as ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Supernatural'', '' Stargate SG-1'', '' Sleepy Hollow'', ''Farscape'', and '' Leverage'' as well as comic books (Spider-Man, X-Men), movies ('' Cars'', ''Serenity''), role-playing games ('' Dungeons & Dragons''), and video games ('' World of Warcraft'', ''StarCraft'', '' Command & Conquer''). He has also written fiction in universes of his own creation, including that of the 2004 novel ''Dragon Precinct'', a high-fantasy police procedural, and a series of short stories about Cassie Zukav, a scuba diving tour guide in Key West who learns she is a Dís. Other worlds of DeCandido's own creation include The Adventures of Bram Gold and the Super City Cops series. He has also edited various anthologies, including ''OtherWere,'' ''Urban Nightmares,'' ''Imaginings'', the ''Doctor Who'' collection '' Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership'', and the ''Star Trek'' anthologies ''New Frontier: No Limits'', ''Tales of the Dominion War'', and ''Tales from the Captain's Table''.

In 2009, DeCandido was named Grandmaster by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers.

He has written rewatches for Tor.com since 2011, including '' Star Trek: The Original Series'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', ''Stargate'', ''Batman'' 1966, and "4-Color to 35-Millimeter: The Great Superhero Movie Rewatch," about every live-action superhero movie based on a comic book. DeCandido also writes reviews and commentary for Tor.com, including reviews of many of TV adaptions of comic books and of the new ''Star Trek'' shows '' Star Trek: Discovery'', '' Star Trek: Picard'', ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'', '' Star Trek: Prodigy'', and '' Short Treks'' as they are released.

DeCandido is an avid Yankees fan and was a frequent contributing commenter to the Replacement Level Yankees Weblog and to Pinstripe Alley throughout the 2000s/2010s.

Bibliography

''Star Trek'' novels

*''The Next Generation - Diplomatic Implausibility'' (2001),
*''Deep Space Nine - Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness'' (2001),
*''The Brave and the Bold'' (2002), (Book 1), (Book 2)
*'' The Lost Era - The Art of the Impossible'' (2003),
*'' I.K.S. Gorkon - A Good Day to Die'' (2003),
*''I.K.S. Gorkon - Honor Bound'' (2003),
*''The Next Generation - A Time for War, A Time for Peace'' (2004),
*''Ferenginar: Satisfaction Is Not Guaranteed'' in ''Worlds of Deep Space Nine'' Volume 3 (2005),
*''I.K.S. Gorkon - Enemy Territory'' (2005),
*''Articles of the Federation'' (2005),
*''The Mirror-Scaled Serpent'' in ''Mirror Universe - Obsidian Alliances'' (2007),
*''The Next Generation - Q&A'' (2007), (nominee, Best Speculative Fiction Novel
Scribe Awards

*''Klingon Empire - A Burning House'' (2008),
*''A Gutted World'' in ''Myriad Universes - Echoes and Refractions'' (2008),
*''A Singular Destiny'' (2009), (nominee, Best Speculative Fiction Novel
Scribe Awards

''Star Trek'' novellas, short stories, comic books, etc.

*''The Next Generation - Perchance to Dream'' (four-issue comic book miniseries, art by Peter Pachoumis and Lucian Rizzo, with Scott Benefiel, February–May 2000) -- collected in ''Enemy Unseen'' (2001), , alongside "The Killing Shadows" and "Embrace the Wolf"
*"Horn and Ivory" in ''Gateways: What Lay Beyond'' (2002),
*"Broken Oaths" in ''Deep Space Nine - Prophecy and Change'' (2003),
*"Revelations" in '' New Frontier - No Limits'' (2003),
*"The Ceremony of Innocence Is Drowned" in ''Tales of the Dominion War'' (2004),
*"''loDnIpu' vavpu' je''" ("Brothers and Fathers") in ''Tales from the Captain's Table'' (2005),
*"Letting Go" in ''Voyager - Distant Shores'' (2005),
*"Four Lights" in ''The Next Generation - The Sky's the Limit'' (2007),
*"Family Matters" in ''Mirror Universe - Shards and Shadows'' (2009),
*''Alien Spotlight: Klingons: Four Thousand Throats...'' (comic book, art by JK Woodward, 2009; winner, Best Single Issue of a Comic Book
TrekMovie.com
-- collected in Alien Spotlight Volume 2 (2010), , alongside ''Q,'' ''Romulans,'' ''Tribbles,'' and ''Cardassians.''
*"The Unhappy Ones" in ''Seven Deadly Sins'' (2010)
*''Captain's Log: Jellico'' (comic book, art by JK Woodward, 2010) -- collected in Captain's Log (2011), , alongside ''Sulu,'' ''Pike,'' and ''Harriman.''
*''The Klingon Art of War'' (2014),
*several chapters of ''Star Trek Adventures: Klingon Empire Core Rulebook'' (2020)
*''Star Trek Adventures: Incident at Kraav III'' (with Fred Love, 2022)

''Star Trek'' eBooks

*'' S.C.E. (Starfleet Corps of Engineers)'' series (2000–2006)
**''Fatal Error'' (2000)
**''Cold Fusion'' (2001)
**''Invincible'' Books 1-2 (w/ David Mack, 2001)
**''Gateways'' epilogue: ''Here There Be Monsters'' (2001)
**''War Stories'' Books 1-2 (2002)
**''Breakdowns'' (2003)
**''Security'' (2005)
**''What's Past'' Book 6: ''Many Splendors'' (2006)
*''The Next Generation - Slings and Arrows'' Book 6: ''Enterprises of Great Pitch and Moment'' (2008)

''Precinct'' novels

*'' Dragon Precinct'' (2004), , a high fantasy police procedural story and DeCandido's first original novel
*''Unicorn Precinct'' (2011), , sequel to ''Dragon Precinct''
*''Goblin Precinct'' (2012), , sequel to ''Unicorn Precinct''
*''Gryphon Precinct'' (2013), , sequel to ''Goblin Precinct''
*''Tales from Dragon Precinct'' (2013), , short-story collection
*''Mermaid Precinct'' (2019), , sequel to ''Gryphon Precinct''
*''Phoenix Precinct'' (2022), sequel to ''Mermaid Precinct''
*''Manticore Precinct'' (forthcoming), sequel to ''Phoenix Precinct''
*''More Tales from Dragon Precinct'' (forthcoming), second short-story collection

''Precinct'' short stories

*"Getting the Chair" in ''Murder by Magic'' (2004; reprinted in ''Tales from Dragon Precinct'', 2013),
*"Crime of Passion" in ''Hear Them Roar'' (2006; reprinted in ''Tales from Dragon Precinct'', 2013),
*"House Arrest" in ''Bad-Ass Faeries'' (2007; reprinted in ''Tales from Dragon Precinct'', 2013 and ''The Best of Bad-Ass Faeries'', 2017)
*"A Clean Getaway" in ''Pandora's Closet'' (2007; reprinted in ''Tales from Dragon Precinct'', 2013)
*"Fire in the Hole" in ''Dragon's Lure'' (2010; reprinted in ''Tales from Dragon Precinct'', 2013)
*"When the Magick Goes Away," Kickstarter-supported (2012; reprinted in ''Tales from Dragon Precinct'', 2013)
*"Catch and Release" in ''Tales from Dragon Precinct'' (2013)
*"Brotherly Love" in ''Tales from Dragon Precinct'' (2013)
*"Blood in the Water" in ''Tales from Dragon Precinct'' (2013)
*"Heroes Welcome" in ''Tales from Dragon Precinct'' (2013)
*"Gan Brightblade vs. Mitos the Mighty," Kickstarter-supported (2014)
*"Baker's Dozen," Kickstarter-supported (2017)
*"Chaos Theory" in reissue of ''Gryphon Precinct'' (2018)
*"The Fall of Iaron," Kickstarter-supported (2019)
*"The Midwinter of Our Discontent" in ''Release the Virgins!'' (2019)
*"Used to Be" in ''Across the Universe: Tales of Alternative Beatles'' (2019)
*"The Gorvangin Rampages," Indiegogo-supported (2020)

Other novels

*''Spider-Man: Venom's Wrath'' (written with Jose R. Nieto, 1998),
*'' Young Hercules: Cheiron's Warriors'' (1999),
*''Young Hercules: The Ares Alliance'' (1999),
*''Farscape: House of Cards'' (2001),
*'' Andromeda: Destruction of Illusions'' (2003),
*'' Spider-Man: Down These Mean Streets'' (2005), (reprinted in ''Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours Omnibus'', 2021,
*'' World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred'' (2006),
*''Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blackout'' (2006),
*'' StarCraft Ghost: Nova'' (2006),
*''Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Deathless'' (2007), (nominee, Best YA Novel
Scribe Awards

*'' Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars'' (2007),
*''Supernatural: Nevermore'' (2007),
*''CSI: NY: Four Walls'' (2008),
*''Supernatural: Bone Key'' (2008),
*'' Mack Bolan, Executioner: Code of Honor'' (under Don Pendleton's name, 2009),
*''Supernatural: Heart of the Dragon'' (2010)
*''Mack Bolan, Executioner: Deep Recon'' (under Don Pendleton's name, 2010)
*'' Dungeons & Dragons: Under a Crimson Sun'' (2011),
*''Super City Police Department: The Case of the Claw'' (2011)
*''The Scattered Earth: Guilt in Innocence'' (2011)
*'' Leverage: The Zoo Job'' (2013), (nominee, Best General Original Novel
Scribe Awards

*''Sleepy Hollow: Children of the Revolution'' (2014), (nominee, Best Speculative Original Novel
Scribe Awards

*'' Stargate SG-1: Kali's Wrath'' (2016),
*''Marvel's Thor: Dueling with Giants'' (2015), Book 1 of the Tales of Asgard trilogy,
*''Marvel's Sif: Even Dragons Have Their Endings'' (2016), Book 2 of the Tales of Asgard trilogy,
*''Marvel's Warriors Three: Godhood's End'' (2017), Book 3 of the Tales of Asgard trilogy,
*''A Furnace Sealed'' (2019), Book 1 of the Adventures of Bram Gold,
*''To Hell and Regroup'' (with David Sherman, 2020), Book 3 of Sherman's "18th Race" trilogy
*''Animal'' (with Munish K. Batra, MD, FACS, 2021),

Novelizations

*'' Gargantua'' (1998), (as K. Robert Andreassi)
*''Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Xander Years Volume 1'' (1999),
*'' Darkness Falls'' (2003),
*'' Resident Evil: Genesis'' (2004),
*'' Resident Evil: Apocalypse'' (2004),
*''Serenity'' (2005),
*'' Resident Evil: Extinction'' (2007),
*''Alien: Isolation,'' computer game novelization (2019),

Novellas

*''-30-'' (w/Steven Savile, 2012; reprinted in ''Without a License'', 2015), part of the ''Viral'' series
*''Heroes Reborn: Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World'' (2015; reprinted in ''Heroes Reborn Collection Two'', 2016)
*''Super City Cops: Avenging Amethyst'' (2016)
*''Super City Cops: Undercover Blues'' (2017)
*''Super City Cops: Secret Identities'' (2017)
*''Systema Paradoxa: All-the-Way House'' (2021)

Short story collections

*''Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'' (2013),
*''Without a License: The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R.A. DeCandido'' (2015),
*''Ragnarok and a Hard Place: More Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'' (forthcoming)

Other comic books

*''Farscape: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning'' (cowritten with Rockne S. O'Bannon, art by Tommy Patterson, four-issue miniseries, December 2008-April 2009)
*''Farscape: Strange Detractors'' (cowritten with O'Bannon, art by Will Sliney, four-issue miniseries, April–July 2009)
*''Farscape: D'Argo's Lament'' (art by Neil Edwards, four-issue miniseries, April–July 2009)
*''Farscape: Gone and Back'' (cowritten with O'Bannon, art by Patterson, July–October 2009)
*''Farscape: D'Argo's Trial'' (art by Caleb Cleveland, August–November 2009)
*''Farscape'' (monthly series, cowritten with O'Bannon, art by Sliney, November 2009–October 2011)
*''Farscape: D'Argo's Quest'' (art by Cleveland, December 2009-March 2010)
*''StarCraft: Ghost Academy'' Volume 1 (manga, art by Fernando Furukawa, 2010)
*'' Cars: Adventures of Tow Mater'' #1-4 (art by Travis Hill, four-issue story arc, August–November 2010)
*'' Kung Fu Panda: Tales of the Dragon Warrior #1'' (art by Massimo Asaro, backup story, 2013)
*''Icarus'' (cowritten with Gregory A. Wilson, art by Áthila Fabbio, 2020)
*'' Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness—The Beginning'' (art by Carmelo Zagaria & Valentina Cuomo, five-issue miniseries, forthcoming in 2022 & 2023)
*''Jellinek'' (cowritten with Gregory A. Wilson, art by Áthila Fabbio, forthcoming)

Short fiction

*"An Evening in the Bronx with Venom" in ''The Ultimate Spider-Man'' (1994), , with John Gregory Betancourt
*"Improper Procedure" in ''The Ultimate Silver Surfer'' (1995),
*"God Sins" in '' Magic: The Gathering: Distant Planes'' (1995),
*" UNITed We Fall" in ''Doctor Who: Decalog 3: Consequences'' (1996),
*"Arms and the Man" in ''Untold Tales of Spider-Man'' (1997),
*"How ''You'' Can Prevent Forest Fires" in ''Urban Nightmares'' (1997; reprinted in ''Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'', 2013),
*"A Bone to Pick" in ''Did You Say Chicks?!'' (1997), , with Marina Frants
*"Playing It SAFE" in ''The Ultimate Hulk'' (1998),
*"Diary of a False Man" in '' X-Men: Legends'' (2000),
*"Raymond's Room" in ''Doctor Who: Missing Pieces'' (2001)
*"Recurring Character" in ''The Further Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess'' (2001),
*"A Vampire and a Vampire Hunter Walk Into a Bar" in Amazing Stories #608 (2005; reprinted in ''The Town Drunk'', 2006; reprinted in ''Without a License'', 2015)
*"Editorial Interference" in ''Circles in the Hair'' (2006; reprinted in ''Without a License'', 2015)
*"Sunday in the Park with Spot" in ''Furry Fantastic'' (2006; reprinted in ''Without a License'', 2015),
*"Life from Lifelessness" in ''Doctor Who: Short Trips: Destination Prague'' (2007)
*"''Meiyo''" on the Battlecorps.com web site (2008)
*"Three Sides to Every Story" in '' BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction'' (2009)
*"Letter from Guadalajara" in ''More Tales of Zorro'' (2011)
*"Under the King's Bridge" in ''Liar Liar: Short Stories from Members of the Liars Club'' (2011; reprinted in ''Without a License'', 2015)
*"Ragnarok and Roll" in ''Tales from the House Band'' Volume 1 (2011; reprinted in ''Apocalypse 13'', 2012, and in ''Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'', 2013)
*"The Ballad of Big Charlie" in ''V-Wars'' (2012; reprinted in ''Without a License'', 2015)
*"I Believe I'm Sinkin' Down" in ''Tales from the House Band'' Volume 2 (2012; reprinted in ''Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'', 2013)
*"The Stone of the First High Pontiff" in ''Defending the Future: Best-Laid Plans'' (2013; reprinted in ''Without a License'', 2015)
*"Undine the Boardwalk" in ''Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'' (2013; reprinted in ''Bad-Ass Faeries: It's Elemental'', 2014)
*"Love Over and Over" in ''Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'' (2013)
*"Cayo Hueso Part 1: A Farewell to Cats" in ''Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'' (2013)
*"Cayo Hueso Part 2: The Buck Stops Here" in ''Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'' (2013)
*"Cayo Hueso Part 3: Twisting Fate" in ''Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'' (2013)
*"God of Blunder" in ''Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'' (2013)
*"Stone Cold Whodunit" in ''With Great Power'' (2014)
*"Fish Out of Water" in ''Out of Tune'' (2014), a tale of Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet
*"Time Keeps on Slippin'" in '' Stargate SG-1/ Stargate Atlantis: Far Horizons'' (2014)
*"Down to the Waterline" in ''Buzzy Mag'' Online (2015

a tale of Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet
*"Partners in Crime" in ''Without a License: The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R.A. DeCandido'' (2015), set in the same universe as ''Dragon Precinct''
*"Seven-Mile Race" in ''Without a License: The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R.A. DeCandido'' (2015), a tale of Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet
*"Wild Bill Got Shot" in ''Without a License: The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R.A. DeCandido'' (2015)
*"Behold a White Tricycle" in ''Without a License: The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R.A. DeCandido'' (2015)
*"Back in El Paso My Life Will Be Worthless" in '' The X-Files: Trust No One'' (2015)
*"William Did It" on StoryOfTheMonthClub.com (2015; reprinted in ''A Baker's Dozen of Magic'', 2016), a tale of Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet
*"Send in the Clones" in ''The Side of Good/The Side of Evil'' (2015)
*"Streets of Fire" in ''V-Wars: Night Terrors'' (2016)
*"We Seceded Where Others Failed" in ''Altered States of the Union'' (2016)
*"Right on, Sister!" in ''Limbus Inc. Book 3'' (2016)
*"Identity" in ''Baker Street Irregulars'' (2017)
*"Deep Background" in ''Aliens: Bug Hunt'' (2017)
*"Behind the Wheel" in ''TV Gods: Summer Programming'' (2017), a tale of Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet
*"Live and On the Scene" in ''Nights of the Living Dead'' (2017)
*"''Ganbatte''" in Joe Ledger: Unstoppable (2017; winner, Best Short Story, Scribe Awards)
*"Sun-Breaker" in ''Stargate SG-1/Atlantis: Homeworlds'' (2017)
*"Six Red Dragons" in ''Baker Street Irregulars, Volume 2'' (2018)
*"House Hunting" in ''They Keep Killing Glenn'' (2018)
*"Rán for Your Life" in ''Unearthed'' (2019), a tale of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet
*"Alien Invasion of Earth!" in ''Thrilling Adventure Yarns'' (2019)
*"The Silent Dust" in ''Brave New Girls: Adventures of Gals & Gizmos'' (2019)
*"The Puzzle" in ''Footprints in the Stars'' (2019)
*"Materfamilias" in ''Bad Ass Moms'' (2020)
*"Journalistic Integrity" in ''Pangaea III: Redemption'' (2020)
*"Unguarded" in ''Horns and Halos'' (2021)
*"Ragnarok and a Hard Place," Indiegogo-supported (2021)
*”In Earth and Sky and Sea Strange Things There Be” in ''Turning the Tied'' (2021)
*The Carpet’s Tale” in ''The Fans are Buried Tales'' (2022)
*”What You Can Become Tomorrow” in ''Three Time Travelers Walk Into…'' (2022)
*”History Lesson for Royal Puppies in the Castle Portrait Gallery” in ''Ludlow Charlington’s Doghouse'' (2022)
*”The Light Shines in the Darkness” in ''Phenomenons: Every Human Creature'' (2022)
*”Smells Like Teen Spirit” in ''Tales of Capes and Cowls'' (2022)
*”A Lovely View” in ''Zorro’s Exploits'' (2022)
*”The Rat’s Tail” in ''The Eye of Argon and the Further Adventures of Grignr'' (forthcoming in 2022)
*”Ticonderoga Beck and the Stalwart Squad” in ''Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2022'' (forthcoming in 2022)
*”What Do You Want from Me, I’m Old?” in ''The Four ???? of the Apocalypse'' (forthcoming 2023)
*”Stop Dragon My Heart Around” in ''Ragnarok and a Hard Place: More Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet'' (forthcoming in 2023)
*”Another Dead Body on the Corner” in ''Joe Ledger: Unbreakable'' (forthcoming in 2023)
*”Know Thyself Deathless” in ''Double Trouble: An Anthology of Two-Fisted Team-Ups'' (forthcoming in 2023)

Reference books

*''John Winchester Hardcover Ruled Journal'' (2017)
*''Orphan Black: Classified Clone Report'' (2017)
*''Poison Ivy Hardcover Ruled Journal'' (2018)
*''Batman: Quotes from Gotham City'' (2019)

References

External links

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Author's Blog

Keith DeCandido Interview
*
Interview
World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred/ StarCraft Ghost: Nova pocketbooks
Interview with Keith R.A. DeCandido
SpaceWesterns.com, 2007
The Chronic Rift's Homepage
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Decandido, Keith R. A.
1969 births
Living people
American science fiction writers
American comics writers
American writers of Italian descent
People from the Bronx
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
American male novelists
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American male writers
Novelists from New York (state)
Cardinal Spellman High School (New York City) alumni
Fordham University alumni