Gerrold, David 1944-Overview
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David Gerrold
Most widely held works by
David Gerrold
The man who folded himself
by David Gerrold
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16 editions published between 1973 and 2003 in English and French and held by 619 libraries worldwide This classic work of science fiction is widely considered to be the ultimate time-travel novel. When Daniel Eakins inherits a time machine, he soon realizes that he has enormous power to shape the course of history. He can foil terrorists, prevent assassinations, or just make some fast money at the racetrack. And if he doesn't like the results of the change, he can simply go back in time and talk himself out of making it! But Dan soon finds that there are limits to his powers and forces beyond his control. -- publisher's description.
The Martian child : a novel about a single father adopting a son
by David Gerrold
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6 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in English and held by 604 libraries worldwide An autobiographical novel about a gay man and his decision to adopt and eight-year-old boy captures the realities of single fatherhood and the relationship that develops between the man and his severely troubled son.
Worlds of wonder : how to write science fiction & fantasy
by David Gerrold
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4 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 602 libraries worldwide
The world of Star Trek
by David Gerrold
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8 editions published between 1973 and 1984 in English and held by 601 libraries worldwide Discusses the Star Trek phenomenon, the people involved in its creation, special effects, etc. Includes interviews with the stars of the series.
Jumping off the planet
by David Gerrold
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3 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 522 libraries worldwide Twenty-first-century Earth is desperately overcrowded, and Charles Dingillian's father offers his three sons a trip to the moon. Actually, he is kidnapping the boys from their mother--and couriering key data in an illegal financial transaction.
Bouncing off the moon
by David Gerrold
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3 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 445 libraries worldwide
Leaping to the stars
by David Gerrold
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3 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 419 libraries worldwide Charles Dingillian learns that the Lunar Authority is threatening to cancel all interstellar launches to the colonies and decides to smuggle himself and his family out on a starship, along with the HARLIE unit that has made him an interstellar fugitive.
A matter for men
by David Gerrold
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9 editions published between 1983 and 1993 in English and held by 374 libraries worldwide
Voyage of the Star Wolf
by David Gerrold
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5 editions published between 1990 and 2004 in English and held by 368 libraries worldwide
Chess with a dragon
by David Gerrold
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6 editions published between 1987 and 1989 in English and held by 351 libraries worldwide Humanity tries to escape enslavement by intergalactic aliens.
When Harlie was one : a novel
by David Gerrold
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13 editions published between 1972 and 1985 in English and French and held by 337 libraries worldwide A science fiction tale about a superintelligent computer who has illusions of grandeur.
A day for damnation
by David Gerrold
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7 editions published between 1984 and 1993 in English and held by 297 libraries worldwide
The Martian child [a novel about a single father adopting a son
by David Gerrold
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10 editions published between 2002 and 2008 in English and Korean and held by 262 libraries worldwide Gerrold, a science fiction writer from California, adopts a son who has a slight behavioral problem. He believes himself to be a Martian. Gerrold begins the long, involving work of trying to earn the acceptance of Dennis, a hyperactive eight-year-old who desperately wants a father's love, but is so insecure he feels he must be an alien. Gerrold's memoir of the first two years with Dennis ends with the climax of Dennis running away and waiting in a city park at night for the flying saucers to come and reclaim him.
Blood and fire
by David Gerrold
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 236 libraries worldwide With an introduction by D.C. Fontana. The Morthans were physically and mentally superior. Descended from humans, they were now, literally, "more-than" human ... and considered the human race to be little better than animals. They would stop at nothing to conquer the remaining human-controlled worlds. Formerly a never-filmed script for Star Trek: The Next Generation , this conclusion to the Star Wolf trilogy finds Executive Officer Korie and the crew of the Star Wolf answering a distress call from a mysteriously lifeless ship. On board the Norway, they discover half-wave, half-particle clusters o
The galactic whirlpool
by David Gerrold
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10 editions published between 1980 and 2001 in English and French and held by 216 libraries worldwide
Child of earth
by David Gerrold
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4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 210 libraries worldwide Book one of the Sea of Grass trilogy. Want to visit another world? It might not be as easy as you think. When Kaer's extended family signs up to emigrate to Linnea, a planet known for horses as large as houses and dangerously mistrustful natives, Kaer is certain the move will bring the divided household closer together. What none of them are prepared for is the grueling emigration training in the Linnean dome, a makeshift environment designed to be like Linnea in every possible way, from the long, brutally harsh winters to the deadly kacks-- wolf-like creatures as tall as men. The training is to.
The war against the Chtorr = Invasion : a matter for men ; A day for damnation
by David Gerrold
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9 editions published between 1984 and 1993 in English and held by 206 libraries worldwide
Star trek, the next generation : Encounter at Farpoint : a novel
by David Gerrold
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2 editions published between 1987 and 1989 in English and Japanese and held by 203 libraries worldwide
The trouble with tribbles
by David Gerrold
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8 editions published between 1967 and 1978 in English and held by 191 libraries worldwide "This book is the story of a television script, where it came from, how it was written, how it was eventually filmed and finally got onto the air as an episode of Star trek."
The middle of nowhere
by David Gerrold
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3 editions published between 1995 and 2003 in English and Italian and held by 150 libraries worldwide more
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Abused children Adopted children Adoption Artificial intelligence Audiobooks Authors, American Boys Brothers Comic books, strips, etc. Domestic fiction Domestic fiction Drama Fantasy fiction Fathers and sons Fiction Film adaptations Gay fathers Graphic novels Human-alien encounters Imagination in children Interplanetary voyages Kirk, James T. (Fictitious character) Life on other planets Lunar bases McCoy, Leonard (Fictitious character) Moon Moving, Household Runaway teenagers Science fiction Science fiction Science fiction, American Science fiction, English Science fiction--Authorship Science fiction--Technique Single fathers Space colonies Space flight Space ships Space warfare Spock (Fictitious character) Star trek, Deep Space Nine (Television program) Star trek (Television program) Star Trek fiction Star trek II, the wrath of Khan (Motion picture) Teenage boys Television plays--Technique Time travel United States Vampires Widowers
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Eigentlicher Name Freedman, Jerrold David 1944-
Friedman, David Jerrold, 1944-
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German (35) Undetermined (13) Czech (11) French (8) Japanese (5) Spanish (3) Italian (2) Dutch (2) Korean (1) Covers
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