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 About the Author
David Gerrold was raised in the San Fernando Valley by
Ward and June Cleaver. Nobody in his family was alco-
holic, abusive, addicted, or otherwise dysfunctional. This
lack of serious childhood trauma nearly destroyed Ger-
rold's budding ability as a writer. He had no source ma-
terial. Nevertheless, through constant and deliberate self-
exposure to comic books, science fiction pulp magazines,
and trashy B-movies, the young Gerrold was able to sink
to the necessary level of moral dissolution to become a
successful author.
In 1967, Gerrold became the youngest ever member of
the Writers Guild of America when he sold his first televi-
sion script, "The Trouble With Tribbles" episode of Star
Trek. The episode was nominated for the prestigious Hugo
Award. Paramount Pictures identifies "The Trouble With
Tribbles" as the single most popular episode of all Star
Trek episodes.
From 1972 to 1973, David Gerrold published nine
books: two nonfiction books about Star Trek, an anthol-
ogy, a short story collection, and five novels. The novels
were Yesterday's Children (the first Star Wolf novel), When
Harlie Was One (1972 Hugo and Nebula award nominee),
The Man Who Folded Himself (1973 Hugo and Nebula
award nominee), Space Skimmer (one of his most reprinted
novels), and the novelization of Battle For The Planet Of
The Apes. (Gerrold can be seen as a dead ape in one of the
movie's climactic scenes.)
For a while, during the seventies, Gerrold lived in Ireland
and then New York. When he returned to Los Angeles, he
resumed working in television. He created Land of the Lost
for Sid and Marty Krofft, and served as story-editor/pro-
ducer for the first season, writing five episodes. He also
wrote episodes for Star Trek Animated, Logan's Run, Tales
From The Darkside, Twilight Zone, The Real Ghost Bust-
ers, Superboy, and Babylon 5. He served as a story-editor/
producer for the first season of Star Trek: The Next
Generation.
At the beginning of the eighties, Gerrold began teaching
screenwriting at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Al-
though his students call him "The Teacher From The Black
Lagoon," they also rank him as one of the most effective
instructors on campus. Gerrold also conducts an infre-
quent seminar on authorship called "Writing On Purpose."
In 1984, Gerrold published A Matter For Men, the first
novel in his epic series of alien invasion, The War Against
The Chtorr. In 1985, the second novel appeared, A Day
For Damnation. The series has developed an enthusiastic
cult following. A Rage For Revenge and A Season For
Slaughter were published in 1989 and 1993. A fifth book,