David Wellington

David Wellington (born April 23, 1971 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is an American author and blogger .

Life

Wellington graduated from Syracuse University . He published his debut novels on his internet blog before American publishers noticed him.

He lives in New York City , where he works as an archivist at the United Nations .

About his work

David Wellington writes action-packed horror , fantasy , science fiction and thriller literature . His fantasy novels appear under the pseudonym David Chandler and science fiction works as D. Nolan Clark .

Wellington's horror novels are set in a kind of parallel world of the present and enrich the typical genres ( zombies , vampires , werewolves ) with some new ideas.

Works

"Monster" trilogy

In his zombie novels, Wellington describes the effects of a zombie apocalypse on what remains of humanity.

• City of the Undead. Piper-Verlag 2008, ISBN 978-3-492-26644-4 . (Original Monster Island. Thunder's Mouth Press, ISBN 978-1-56025-850-6 .)
• Nation of the undead. Piper-Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-492-26686-4 . (Original Monster Nation. Running Press 2006, ISBN 978-1-56025-866-7 .)
• World of the undead. Piper-Verlag 2010, ISBN 978-3-492-26687-1 . (Original Monster Planet. Running Press 2007, ISBN 978-1-56025-867-4 .)

"Laura Caxton" series

Wellington's vampire novels deal with the fight between the policewoman Laura Caxton and the centuries-old vampire Justinia Malvern.

• The last vampire. Piper-Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-492-26643-7 . (Original Thirteen Bullets. Broadway 2007, ISBN 978-0-307-38143-9 .)
• War of the vampires. Piper-Verlag 2008, ISBN 978-3-492-26645-1 . (Original 99 Coffins. Broadway 2007, ISBN 978-0-307-38171-2 .)
• Vampire fire. Piper-Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-492-26721-2 . (Original Vampire Zero. Broadway 2008, ISBN 978-0-307-38172-9 .)
• Retribution of the vampires. Piper-Verlag 2011, ISBN 978-3-492-26720-5 . (Original 23 Hours. Broadway 2009, ISBN 978-0-307-45277-1 .)
• 32 fangs. Piatkus Books 2012, ISBN 978-0-7499-5726-1 . (English)

"Cheyenne Clark" series

Wellington's werewolf novels are set in arctic Canada, where a group of people hunt the last living werewolves. Among the werewolves is the former huntress, Cheyenne Clark, who was injured and transformed by a werewolf while trying to avenge her father, who was killed by a werewolf.

• Frostbite. Piper-Verlag 2012, ISBN 978-3-492-26700-7 . (Original Frostbite. Broadway 2009, ISBN 978-0-307-46083-7 .)
• Overwinter. Three Rivers Press 2010, ISBN 978-0-307-46079-0 . (English)

"Ancient Blades" trilogy

Wellington has written three fantasy novels under the pseudonym David Chandler.

• The metropolis of thieves. Piper-Verlag 2011, ISBN 978-3-492-26754-0 . (Original Den of Thieves. Harper Voyager 2011, ISBN 978-0-06-202124-3 .)
• The tomb of the elves. Piper-Verlag 2012, ISBN 978-3-492-26755-7 . (Original A Thief in the Night. Harper Voyager 2011, ISBN 978-0-06-202125-0 .)
• The barbarian throne. Piper-Verlag 2012, ISBN 978-3-492-26756-4 . (Original Honor Among Thieves. HarperCollins UK 2011, ISBN 978-0-00-738415-0 .)

"Jim Chapel" series

With Minotaur , Wellington started a new series in the thriller genre around a US special forces veteran.

• Minotaur. HarperCollins 2013, ISBN 978-0-06-226659-0 . (English)
• Chimera. William Morrow 2013, ISBN 978-0-06-224877-0 . (English)
• Myrmidon. HarperCollins 2013, ISBN 978-0-06-226661-3 . (English)
• The Hydra Protocol. William Morrow 2014, ISBN 978-0-06-224880-0 . (English)
• The Cyclops Initiative. William Morrow 2016, ISBN 978-0-06-224883-1 . (English)

"The Silence" trilogy

Wellington started under the pseudonym D. Nolan Clark with the novel "The betrayed planet" (original: "Forsaken Skies") the "The Silence" - Space Opera .

• The betrayed planet. Heyne Verlag 2017, ISBN 978-3-453-31835-9 . (Original Forsaken Skies. Orbit 2016, ISBN 978-0-316-35569-8 .)
• The forgotten worlds. Heyne Verlag 2018, ISBN 978-3-453-31836-6 . (Original Forgotten Worlds. Orbit 2017, ISBN 978-0-316-35577-3 .)
• Forbidden Suns. Orbit 2017, ISBN 978-0-316-35581-0 . (English)

Single novels

The zombie novel Plague Zone is set in Washington state .

• Plague zone. Kindle Edition 2012 (English)

The novel Positive is also dedicated to the zombie theme.

• Positive. Harper Voyager 2015, ISBN 978-0-06-231537-3 . (English)

Two other individual novels are currently only available in e-book form.

• Pass / Fail. Kindle Edition 2012 (English)
• Rivals. Kindle Edition 2012 (English)

The last female astronaut can be assigned to the science fiction genre .

• The last astronaut . Piper-Verlag 2020, ISBN 978-3-49-270565-3 . (Original The Last Astronaut. Orbit 2019, ISBN 978-0-356-51229-7 .)

comics

In Marvel Zombies Return Wellington was in the Iron Man made his debut as comic book writer episode.

• Marvel Zombies Return. Marvel 2010, ISBN 978-0-7851-4238-6 . (English)

Short stories

Wellington has also published a few short stories.

• Chuy and the Fish. In The Undead: Zombie Anthology. Permuted Press 2005, ISBN 978-0-9765559-4-0 . (English)
• Cyclopean. In The Undead, Vol. 2: Skin and Bones. Permuted Press 2007, ISBN 978-0-9789707-4-1 . (English)
• Twilight in the Green Zone. In Danel Olson (ed.): Exotic Gothic. Ash-Tree Press 2007, ISBN 978-1-55310-100-0 . (English)
• Grvnice. In Danel Olson (ed.): Exotic Gothic 2nd Ash-Tree Press 2008, ISBN 978-1-55310-110-9 . (English)
• Off radio. In Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas. 12 to Midnight 2009, ISBN 978-0-9819637-2-3 . (English)
• Pinecones. In By Blood We Live . Night Shade Books 2009, ISBN 978-1-59780-156-0 . (English)
• The secret weapon. In The New Dead: The Zombie Anthology. Panini Books 2011, ISBN 978-3-8332-2253-5 . (Original: Weaponized. In The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology. St. Martin's Griffin 2010, ISBN 978-0-312-55971-7 .)
• Atacama. In Danel Olson (ed.): Exotic Gothic 4th PS Publishing 2012, ISBN 978-1-84863-300-1 . (English)

Web links

• Literature by and about David Wellington in the catalog of the German National Library
• David Wellington in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Works by and about David Wellington at Open Library
• David Wellington in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
• Official website
• Phantastik-Couch.de
• Piper-Fantasy.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Interview with David Wellington on Civilian Reader (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Review of Forsaken Skies at Kirkus Reviews (English)
3. ↑ About David Wellington on Piper-Fantasy.de
4. ↑ Article about Marvel Zombies Return on ComicBookResources.com (English)