David Feintuch (July 21, 1944 – March 16, 2006) was a

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

and

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author and attorney.

Life and career

Feintuch was the 1996 winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction. He wrote one major science fiction series, the '' Seafort Saga'', and a fantasy series, ''Rodrigo of Caledon''. Feintuch's literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series. The ''Seafort Saga'' is a military

space opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it features technological and soci ...

series revolving around the character Nicholas Seafort, an officer in the UNNS. The books are set in a future human society that is largely dominated by unified Christianity. The main protagonist is a naval officer who strives always to do his duty, both to the navy and to his God, at great personal cost. The series and main character are inspired by

C. S. Forester Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (27 August 1899 – 2 April 1966), known by his pen name Cecil Scott "C. S." Forester, was an English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare, such as the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series depicting a Roya ...

's novels about

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. Shortly before his death, the author announced on his website that an eighth book, '' Galahad's Hope'', had been completed and was in the publication stage; its current status is unknown. Books in the Seafort Saga have been translated into Russian, German, Japanese, Spanish and Czech (published by Talpress).

Published works

'' Seafort Saga''

#''Midshipman's Hope'' (1994) #''Challenger's Hope'' (1995) #''Prisoner's Hope'' (1995) #''Fisherman's Hope'' (1996) #''Voices of Hope'' (1996) #''Patriarch's Hope'' (1999) #''Children of Hope'' (2001)

''Rodrigo of Caledon''

#''The Still'' (1997) (Time Warner trade paperback) (1998 Aspect paperback) (Orbit paperback) #''The King'' (2002) (Ace hardcover) (2003 Ace paperback)

References

External links

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Obituary at The Independent
* 1944 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists American science fiction writers John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer winners 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Earlham College alumni Harvard Law School alumni {{US-sf-writer-stub