Shore Leave 44 Guest: David Gerrold
David Gerrold is the author of over 50 books, hundreds of articles and columns, and over a dozen television episodes. He is a classic sci-fi writer that will go down in history as having created some of the most popular and redefining scripts, books, and short stories in the genre.
TV credits include episodes from Star Trek ("The Trouble With Tribbles" and "The Cloud Minders"), Star Trek Animated ("More Tribbles, More Troubles" and "Bem"), Babylon 5 ("Believers"), Twilight Zone ("A Day In Beaumont" and "A Saucer Of Loneliness"), Land Of The Lost ("Cha-Ka," "The Sleestak God," "Hurricane," "Possession," and "Circle"), Tales From The Darkside ("Levitation" and "If The Shoes Fit"), Logan's Run ("Man Out Of Time"), and others.
Novels include When HARLIE Was One, The Man Who Folded Himself, The War Against The Chtorr septology, The Star Wolf trilogy, The Dingilliad young adult trilogy, the Trackers duology, and many more sci-fi classics.
Additionally, the autobiographical tale of his son's adoption, The Martian Child, won the Hugo and Nebula awards for Best Novelette of the Year and was the basis for the 2007 movie, Martian Child, starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, and Joan Cusack.
Books by David Gerrold:
| Title | ISBN | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dance: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction | 978-192810-434-6 | 4/2024 | Dark Dragon Publishing |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March-April 2024 ("Ganny Goes to War") | 1/2024 | Dell Magazines | |
| G is for Gerrold | 978-195848-201-8 | 5/2022 | ComicMix |
| Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy | 978-193988-894-5 | 2/2022 | ComicMix |
| Hella | 978-075641-658-4 | 7/2021 | DAW |
| They Keep Killing Glenn | 978-098368-778-8 | 6/2018 | Crazy 8 Press |
| Planet of the Apes Omnibus 2 | 978-178565-391-9 | 4/2017 | Titan Books |
| The Trouble With Tribbles | 978-193988-844-0 | 9/2016 | ComicMix |
| World of Star Trek | 978-193988-843-3 | 9/2016 | ComicMix |
| thirteen fourteen fifteen o'clock | 978-193988-817-4 | 9/2015 | ComicMix |
| Jacob | 978-193988-815-0 | 9/2015 | ComicMix |
| The Flying Sorcerers | 978-193785-631-1 | 6/2009 | BenBella Books |
| Star Trek: the manga Volume 3: Uchu | 978-142780-787-8 | 7/2008 | TOKYOPOP |
| The Martian Child | 978-076535-976-6 | 8/2007 | Tor Books |
| The Involuntary Human | 978-188677-868-9 | 2/2007 | NESFA PR |
| Star Trek: Constellations (anthology) | 978-074349-254-6 | 9/2006 | Pocket Books |
| Blood and Fire (The Star Wolf Book 4) | 978-193210-011-2 | 12/2003 | BenBella Books |
| The Middle of Nowhere (The Star Wolf Book 3) | 978-193210-010-5 | 10/2003 | BenBella Books |
| The Voyage of the Star Wolf (The Star Wolf Book 2) | 978-193210-007-5 | 8/2003 | BenBella Books |
| The Man Who Folded Himself | 978-193210-004-4 | 6/2003 | BenBella Books |
| The Far Side of the Sky | 978-073942-808-5 | 6/2002 | Science Fiction Book Club |
| Starhunt (The Star Wolf Book 1) | 978-055356-824-0 | 3/1995 | Spectra |
| Season for Slaughter (The War Against the Chtorr, Book 4) | 978-055328-976-3 | 12/1992 | Spectra |
| A Rage for Revenge (War Against the Chtorr, Book 3) | 978-055327-844-6 | 3/1989 | Spectra |
| A Day for Damnation (War Against the Chtorr, Book 2) | 978-055327-765-4 | 2/1989 | Spectra |
| A Matter For Men (The War Against the Chtorr, Book 1) | 978-055327-782-1 | 1/1989 | Spectra |
| Chess With a Dragon | 978-038070-662-4 | 1/1988 | Avon Books |
| Star Trek (TNG): Encounter at Farpoint | 978-067165-241-8 | 10/1987 | Pocket Books |
| Star Trek: The Galactic Whirlpool | 978-055324-170-9 | 10/1980 | Bantam Books |
| Battle for the Planet of the Apes | 1/1973 | Award Books | |
| When Harlie Was One | 978-034502-885-3 | 10/1972 | Ballantine Books |