Robert Thurston
Encyclopedia
Robert Thurston is a science fiction
author well known for his works in popular shared world
settings, most notably his Clan Jade Falcon novels of the BattleTech
universe and the novelizations of the original Battlestar Galactica
television series.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
author well known for his works in popular shared world
Shared universe
A shared universe is a fictional universe to which more than one writer contributes. Work set in a shared universe share characters and other elements with varying degrees of consistency. Shared universes are contrasted with collaborative writing, in which multiple authors work on a single story....
settings, most notably his Clan Jade Falcon novels of the BattleTech
BattleTech
BattleTech is a wargaming and science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2000, and owned since 2003 by Topps. The series began with FASA's debut of the board game BattleTech by Jordan Weisman and L...
universe and the novelizations of the original Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson. It starred Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict and ran for one season in 1978–79. After cancellation, its story was continued in 1980 as Galactica 1980 with Adama, Lieutenant Boomer and...
television series.
External links
- http://contento.best.vwh.net/s242.htm#A4530 Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections, Combined Edition
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ The Library of Congress Online Catalog
- http://web.archive.org/web/20091027102206/http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/thurston.html Interview with Robert Thurston at Battlestar Network
- http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/t/robert-thurston/ Fantastic Fiction
- http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue379/interview.html Author Jack Dann mentions meeting Robert Thurston and other SF writers.
- http://www.classicbattletech.com/downloads/BattleTech_Novel_List.pdf List of Battletech Book Series
- http://members.aol.com/mclatter/apoc.html A list of SF apocalyptic novels, including Set of Wheels.