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David A. McIntee | |
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| Born | (1968-12-31)31 December 1968 |
| Died | 15 December 2024(2024-12-15) (aged 55) |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1993–20?? |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable works | Doctor Who,Beautiful Monsters |
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David A. McIntee (31 December 1968 – 15 December 2024) was a British writer.
McIntee wrote many spin-off novels based on theBBCscience fictiontelevision seriesDoctor Who, as well as one each based onFinal Destination andSpace: 1999. He also wrote a non-fiction books onStar Trek: Voyager ,Sapphire and Steel, and one jointly on theAlien andPredator film franchises. He wrote several audio plays, and contributed to various magazines includingDreamwatch,SFX,Star Trek Communicator, Titan'sStar Trek Magazine,Death Ray, andThe Official Star Wars Fact Files. He later wrote for the UK's Asian-entertainment magazine,Neo.
Between 2006 and 2008, McIntee co-edited an anthology,Shelf Life, in memory of fellow Doctor Who novelistCraig Hinton, which was published in December 2008 to raise money for theBritish Heart Foundation.
McIntee made the jump toStar Trek fiction in October 2007, with "On The Spot", a story in theStar Trek: The Next Generation anthologyThe Sky's The Limit. This was followed with a novella in the anthologySeven Deadly Sins in March 2010.[1]
In January 2008, Blue Water Productions began publishingThe Kingdom of Hades, acomic book sequel toRay Harryhausen's 1963 movieJason and the Argonauts. This is a five-issue series, though some early publicity erroneously quoted it as being four issues long[citation needed]. He followed this title with a four-issue mini-series,William Shatner Presents: Quest For Tomorrow.[2]
In 2009,Abaddon Books published McIntee'sThe Light of Heaven, an entry in the publisher'sTwilight of Kerberos series.[3]
In 2010,Powys Media published McIntee's novelSpace: 1999 Born for Adversity.
In 2018,Obverse Books published McIntee's first non-fiction for some years, an analysis of two stories from theSapphire and Steel television series in collaboration with his wife, Lesley, as part of theirSilver Archive series of monographs.
McIntee died on 15 December 2024, at the age of 55.[4][5]
In mid 1989, McIntee wrote a three-part serial entitled Doctor Who: Avatar,[6] which featured the Doctor and Ace encountering a zombie invasion during aLovecraftian horror experimentation in 1927.[6]
The story was submitted to the production team for a possible inclusion in the show’s 27th season. However, it was announced in September 1989 that theBBC would cancel the show at the conclusion of its26th season.
In June 1993, McIntee adapted the story as the novelDoctor Who: White Darkness, which was subsequently published byVirgin Publishing.[7]
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