Bill McCay

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Bill McCay
Born (1951-04-06) April 6, 1951 (age 72)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1991-Present
Genre near future

Bill McCay (born April 6, 1951) [1] is an American author and has written over seventy books in total, mostly media tie-ins.

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Series Contributions

Raven League (With Alex Simmons)

McCay co-wrote two novels in the Raven League series with Alex Simmons: [2] [3]

Mage Knight

McCay contributed the first novel in the Mage Knight wargaming tie-in:

Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers

McCay contributed several novels in the Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers series:

Nintendo Adventure Books

McCay contributed two books to the Nintendo Adventure Books series:

Stan Lee's Riftworld

Star Trek Universe

Stargate

Extended novelization of the original film, based on Roland Emmerich's backstory notes.

Tom Swift

McCay contributed two books to the Tom Swift series, writing under the house pseudonym Victor Appleton.

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References

  1. "McCay, Bill". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. October 26, 2021.
  2. "Bill McCay". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  3. "Amazon.com". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  4. D'Ammassa, Don (1994). "Review of "Crossover"". Science Fiction Chronicle, #169 January 1994. p. 33.
  5. Sawyer, Andy (1992). "Review of "Chain of Command"". Paperback Inferno, #97. p. 8.