KW Jeter

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KW Jeter

Kevin Wayne Jeter , known as KW Jeter (born March 26, 1950 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American science fiction and horror writer .

Life

Jeter attended California State University , where he authors James Blaylock and Tim Powers finally Philip K. Dick met. They became friends and Dick became a kind of mentor to Jeter. After Dick's death, Jeter wrote three sequels to his novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - filmed as Blade Runner - which are probably his best known and most successful publications.

Jeter made his debut as an author with his novel Dr. Adder , which was released in 1984. Jeter also wrote three novels for the Star Wars universe.

Jeter is the living role model for Dick's character Kevin from the Valis trilogy.

He lives with his wife Geri in Las Vegas, Nevada .

Works

Doctor Adder

  • Dr. Adder , 2006, ISBN 3-937897-13-5 , Doctor Adder , 1984
  • The Glass Hammer , 1985
  • Death Arms , 1987

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Alien nation

  • Dark Horizon , 1993
  • Cross of Blood , 1995

Blade runner

  • Blade Runner II , 1997, ISBN 3-453-15206-9 , The Edge of Human , 1995
  • Blade runner. The Return , 2004, ISBN 3-453-87918-X , The Edge of Human + Replicant Night , 1995/96
  • Beyond Orion , 2000
  • Eye and Talon , 2000

Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter War

Single novels

  • Seeklight , 1975
  • The Dreamfields , 1976
  • The Night of the Morlocks , 2010, ISBN 3-937897-39-9 , Morlock Night , 1979
    One of the key works that gave rise to the steampunk genre.
  • Soul Eater , 1983
  • Dark Seeker , 1987
  • The Watchmaker's Legacy , 1990, ISBN 3-548-22345-1 , Infernal Devices , 1987
  • Mantis , 1987
  • In the Land of the Dead , 1989
  • Farewell Horizontal , 1989
  • The Night Man , 1989
  • Madlands , 1991
  • Wolf Flow , 1992
  • Noir , 1998

supporting documents

  1. ^ A b Sutin, Lawrence: Divine Invasions - A Life of Philip K. Dick , 1989
  2. ^ Brian M. Stableford : Science Fact and Science Fiction: an Encyclopedia . Routledge, New York 2006, ISBN 978-0-415-97460-8 , Steampunk, pp. 502 f . (English).

Web links

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