David Dvorkin

David Dvorkin (born October 8, 1943)^[1] is an American writer of speculative fiction.

David Dvorkin
Born	(1943-10-08) October 8, 1943 (age 81) Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Indiana University Bloomington (Bachelor of Arts) University of Houston (MS)
Period	1977–present
Genre	science fiction horror alternate history space opera

Early life and education

Dvorkin was born in the United Kingdom. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and physics from Indiana University Bloomington as well as a Master of Science in mathematics from the University of Houston. He worked at NASA (1967-1971) as an aerospace engineer on Apollo 8 through Apollo 15, and at Martin Marietta (1971-1974) on the Viking Mars program.^[2] Subsequently, he worked as a software developer and technical writer before retiring from full-time work in 2009.

Select bibliography

Prisoner of the Blood

• Insatiable (1993) ^[3]
• Unquenchable (1995)

Star Trek Universe

• The Trellisane Confrontation (1984) ^[4]
• Timetrap (1988)
• The Captains' Honor (1989) with Daniel Dvorkin

Standalone novels

• The Children of Shiny Mountain (1977) ^[5]
• The Green God (1979) ^[6]
• Time for Sherlock Holmes (1983) ^[7][8]
• Budspy (1987)^{[9][10][11][12]}
• Central Heat (1988)
• The Seekers (1988)
• Ursus (1989)
• The Cavaradossi Killings (2000)
• Pit Planet (2003)
• Dawn Crescent (2003) with Daniel Dvorkin ^[13]
• Business Secrets from the Stars (2004) ^[14]
• Damon the Caiman (2010)
• Earthmen and Other Aliens (2010)
• Time and the Soldier (2011)
• The Arm and Flanagan (2012)
• Children of the Undead (2012)
• Slit (2014)
• Randolph Runner (2020)
• Cage of Bone (2024)

Nonfiction

• At Home with Solar Energy (1979)
• The Dead Hand of Mrs. Stifle (2011)
• The Surprising Benefits of Being Unemployed (2012)
• Dust Net (2013)
• Once a Jew, Always a Jew? (2015)
• Self-Publishing Tools, Tips, and Techniques (2018)
• When We Landed on the Moon: A Memoir (2019)
• Corpspace: A Flight of Fancy (2025)