William H. Keith, Jr.

For other people named William Keith, see William Keith (disambiguation).

William H. Keith (born August 8, 1950) is an American author. He served during the Vietnam War in the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman. He became a professional artist, working in the game industry with his brother Andrew, before becoming a full-time author. Much of his early work, including the Warstrider series, the Freedom's Rangers series, the Cybernarc series, and the Invaders of Charon series, is currently out-of-print. He was also an early author for BattleTech, writing the saga of the Gray Death Legion.

Keith also writes under various pseudonyms and "house names", including Ian Douglas and H. Jay Riker, and is a shadow author of several books "by" celebrities. He has written extensively in Keith Laumer's Bolo series, contributing several short stories to the Bolo anthologies, as well as three full length books, Bolo Brigade, Bolo Strike, and Bolo Rising. As Ian Douglas, he writes military science fiction: the Galactic Marines series (composed of the Heritage Trilogy, the Legacy Trilogy, and the Inheritance Trilogy), and the newer Star Carrier series. As H. Jay Riker he writes military fiction: a series about the United States Navy SEALS progression from World War II through the Vietnam War, Desert Storm, and Iraqi Freedom, and another series, The Silent Service, about the United States submarine service.

Other novels include Diplomatic Act with Peter Jurasik, and Two of Minds, nominated for a Newbery Award. He also continued Keith Laumer's Retief series with Retief's Peace. His first non-fiction book, The Science of the Craft, was published in 2005; it is about the link between witchcraft and science.

Keith's recent work includes three books in Stephen Coonts' Deep Black series; a police procedural/detective novel in the Android universe; and a new series about Navy Hospital Corpsmen in the future.

Keith, a Wiccan and a Reiki master, is also a member of Western Pennsylvania Mensa.

Bibliography

Grouped by series and listed in approximate chronological order:

Dr. Who series

Dr. Who & the Vortex Crystal (1986) ISBN 978-0-931787-67-6
Dr. Who & the Rebel's Gamble (1986) ISBN 978-0-931787-68-3

BattleTech series

Decision at Thunder Rift (1992) ISBN 978-0-45145-221-4; reprinted as ISBN 978-0-140-17549-3, ISBN 978-0-931787-69-0, ISBN 978-0-451-45184-2, and ISBN 978-3-4530-3889-9
Mercenary's Star (1987) ISBN 978-1-55560-030-3; reprinted as ISBN 978-0-451-45194-1 and ISBN 978-0-140-17550-9
The Price of Glory (1987) ISBN 978-1-55560-038-9; reprinted as ISBN 978-0-451-45217-7, ISBN 978-0-140-17551-6, and ISBN 978-3-4530-3891-2
Shrapnel: Fragments from the Inner Sphere (with Jordan Weisman, Ken St. Andre, Elizabeth Danforth, and Michael Stackpole) (1989) ISBN 978-1-55560-082-2
Blood of Heroes (with J. Andrew Keith) (1993) ISBN 978-0-451-45259-7
Tactics of Duty (1995) ISBN 978-0-451-45382-2, reprinted as ISBN 978-0-451-45490-4
Operation Excalibur (1996) ISBN 978-0-451-45526-0, reprinted as ISBN 978-3-4531-0927-8

Renegade Legion

Renegade's Honor (1988) ISBN 978-1-55560-057-0

Freedom's Rangers series

Writing with J. Andrew Keith as Keith William Andrews.

Freedom's Rangers (1989) ISBN 978-0-425-11643-2
Raiders of the Revolution (1989) ISBN 978-0-425-11832-0
Search and Destroy (1990) ISBN 978-0-425-12004-0
Treason in Time (1990) ISBN 978-0-425-12167-2
Sink the Armada! (1990) ISBN 978-0-425-12300-3
Snow Kill (1991) ISBN 978-0-425-12620-2

Carrier series

Writing as Keith Douglass.

Carrier (1991) ISBN 978-0-515-10593-3
Viper Strike (1991) ISBN 978-0-515-10729-6
Armageddon Mode (1992) ISBN 978-0-515-10864-4
Flame-Out (1992) ISBN 978-0-515-10994-8
Maelstrom (1993) ISBN 978-0-515-11080-7
Countdown (1994) ISBN 978-0-515-11309-9
Afterburn (1996) ISBN 978-0-515-11914-5

(subsequent books in this series written by other authors under the same house name)

Cybernarc series

Writing as Robert Cain.

Cybernarc (1991) ISBN 978-0-06-100208-3
Gold Dragon (1991) ISBN 978-0-06-100283-0
Island Kill (1992) ISBN 978-0-06-100385-1
Capo's Revenge (1992) ISBN 978-0-06-100461-2
Shark Bait (1992) ISBN 978-0-06-100462-9
End Game (1993) ISBN 978-0-06-100463-6

Invaders of Charon: Buck Rogers in the XXVth Century series

Nomads of the Sky (1992) ISBN 978-1-56076-098-6
Warlords of Jupiter (1993) ISBN 978-1-56076-576-9, reprinted as ISBN 978-0-099-31551-3

Sharuq/Stingray

Sharuq (1993) ISBN 978-0-06-100614-2
Stingray (1994) ISBN 978-0-06-100615-9

Warstrider series

Warstrider (1993) ISBN 978-0-380-76879-0
Rebellion (1993) ISBN 978-0-380-76880-6
Jackers (1994) ISBN 978-0-380-77591-0
Symbionts (1995) ISBN 978-0-380-77592-7
Netlink (1995) ISBN 978-0-380-77968-0
Battlemind (1996) ISBN 978-0-380-77969-7

SEALs, the Warrior Breed series

Writing as H. Jay Riker.

Silver Star (1993) ISBN 978-0-380-76967-4
Purple Heart (1994) ISBN 978-0-380-76969-8
Bronze Star (1995) ISBN 978-0-380-76970-4
Navy Cross (1996) ISBN 978-0-380-78555-1
Medal of Honor (1997) ISBN 978-0-380-78556-8
Marks of Valor (1998) ISBN 978-0-380-78557-5
In Harm's Way (1999) ISBN 978-0-380-79507-9
Duty's Call (2000) ISBN 978-0-380-79508-6
Casualties of War (2003) ISBN 978-0-380-79510-9
Enduring Freedom (2005) ISBN 978-0-06-058597-6
Iraqi Freedom (2007) ISBN 978-0-06-058607-2

SEAL Team Seven Series

Writing as Keith Douglass.

SEAL Team Seven (1994) ISBN 978-0-425-14340-7
Specter (1995) ISBN 978-0-425-14569-2
Nucflash (1995) ISBN 978-0-425-14881-5

(subsequent books in this series written by other authors under the same house name)

CD-ROM Game Guides

Written with Nina Barton.

Toonstruck (1996) ISBN 978-1-56686-405-3
Titanic: Adventure out of Time (1996) ISBN 978-1-56686-657-6
Spycraft: the Great Game (1997) ISBN 978-1-56686-425-1
Riven Hints & Solutions (1997) ISBN 978-1-56686-691-0
Riven Official Solutions (1997) ISBN 978-1-56686-709-2
Fallout (1997) ISBN 978-1-56686-713-9
Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (1997) ISBN 978-1-56686-288-2
Riven Player's Guide (1997) ISBN 978-1-56686-762-7
Baldur's Gate (1998) ISBN 978-1-56686-788-7

In the worlds of Keith Laumer

Bolo Brigade (1997) ISBN 978-0-671-87781-1
Bolo Rising (1998) ISBN 978-0-671-57779-7
Bolo Strike (2001) ISBN 978-0-671-31835-2 and ISBN 978-0-7434-3566-6
Retief's Peace (2005) ISBN 978-1-4165-0900-4 and ISBN 978-1-4165-2135-8

With Babylon 5 celebrities

Written with Peter Jurasik:

Diplomatic Act (1998) ISBN 978-0-671-87788-0 and ISBN 978-0-671-57823-7

Ghostwritten for Bruce Boxleitner:

Frontier Earth (1999) ISBN 978-0-441-00589-5 and ISBN 978-0-441-00794-3
Frontier Earth: Searcher (2001) ISBN 978-0-441-00799-8 and ISBN 978-0-441-00887-2

Star*Drive universe

Two of Minds (1999) ISBN 978-0-7869-1558-3

The Silent Service series

Writing as H. Jay Riker.

Greyback Class (2000) ISBN 978-0-380-80466-5
Los Angeles Class (2001) ISBN 978-0-380-80467-2
Seawolf Class (2002) ISBN 978-0-380-80468-9
Virginia Class (2004) ISBN 978-0-06-052438-8
Ohio Class (2006) ISBN 978-0-06-052439-5

(Greyback Class was written by J. Andrew Keith, not William H. Keith. It is shown here to complete the series.)

Non-Fiction

The Science of the Craft (2005) ISBN 978-0-8065-2633-1

Galactic Marines series

Writing as Ian Douglas.

Heritage Trilogy

Semper Mars (1998) ISBN 978-0-380-78828-6
Luna Marine (1999) ISBN 978-0-380-78829-3
Europa Strike (2000) ISBN 978-0-380-78830-9

Legacy Trilogy

Star Corps (2003) ISBN 978-0-380-81824-2
Battlespace (2006) ISBN 978-0-380-81825-9
Star Marines (2007) ISBN 978-0-380-81826-6

Inheritance Trilogy

Star Strike (2008) ISBN 978-0-06-123858-1
Galactic Corps (2008) ISBN 978-0-06-123862-8
Semper Human (2009) ISBN 978-0-06-123864-2

Stephen Coonts' Deep Black series

Written with Stephen Coonts.

Arctic Gold (2009) ISBN 978-0-312-94695-1
Sea of Terror (2010) ISBN 978-0-31-294696-8
Death Wave (2011) ISBN 978-0-31-267113-6 and ISBN 978-0-31-237549-2

(previous books in this series written by Stephen Coonts and Jim DeFelice)

Star Carrier series