Peter Telep (born April 8, 1965) is an American

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, and

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who has collaborated with the late

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. He has written over 50 books, and written scripts for multiple television shows. He is currently a teacher at The

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Biography

Telep was born in

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, but moved to

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at a young age, where he lived an "average childhood". He attended

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, where he did most of his undergraduate work, but dropped out during his senior year. After spending a few years in

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, working on television shows, he returned to school at The University of Central Florida where he earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees. He currently resides in

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and teaches composition, scriptwriting, and creative writing courses at The University of Central Florida. Telep enjoys fishing and is a certified cycling instructor.

Written works

The following was taken from Mr. Telep's official website:

Books

The Squire series *Squire (1995) *Squire's Blood (1995) *Squire's Honor (1996) Space: Above and Beyond *Space: Above and Beyond (1995) *Demolition Winter (1997) The Descent series *Descent (1999) *Stealing Thunder (1999) *Equinox (1999) Wing Commander *Wing Commander (1999) *Wing Commander - Junior Novelization (1999) *Pilgrim Stars (1999) Red Planet *Red Planet (2001) Brothers in Arms series (as Ben Weaver) *Brothers in Arms (2001) *Rebels in Arms (2002) *Patriots in Arms (2003) Night Angel 9 series *Night Angel 9 (2001) *Playing With Fire (2001) *Life Flight (2001) Force 5 Recon series (as P.W. Storm) *Deployment: Pakistan (2003) *Deployment: North Korea (2004) *Deployment: Philippines (2004) Armored Corps series (as Pete Callahan) *Armored Corps (2005) *Engage and Destroy (2005) *Attack by Fire (2006) The Mercenaries series (as P.W. Storm) *Blood Diamonds (2006) *Thunderkill (2007) *Mad Dogs and Englishmen (2008) Special Forces Afghanistan *Direct Action (2008) *Critical Action (2009) EndWar series *'' Tom Clancy's EndWar: The Missing'' (2013)

Screenplays

In the Heat of the Night *A Final Arrangement (Season 4, Episode 10)

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*The Crossbow (Season 2, Episode 38)

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1965 births Living people Southampton College alumni University of Central Florida faculty University of Central Florida alumni American male novelists American male screenwriters Novelists from Florida Screenwriters from Florida Writers from Orlando, Florida People from Yonkers, New York Novelists from New York (state) Screenwriters from New York (state) {{US-novelist-1960s-stub