K. W. Jeter
Kevin Wayne Jeter (born March 26, 1950) is an American science fiction and horror author known for his literary writing style, dark themes, and paranoid, unsympathetic characters. He has written novels set in the Star Trek and Star Wars universes, and has written three sequels to Blade Runner. Jeter coined the term "steampunks".
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K. W. Jeter

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- Name
- K.
- Birth Name
- Kevin Wayne Jeter
- Born
- 26 March 1950
- Occupation
- Author
- Education
- California State University, Fullerton (BA)
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
• Name — K. W. Jeter • Birth Name — Kevin Wayne Jeter • Born — 26 March 1950 • Occupation — Author • Education — California State University, Fullerton (BA) • Years Active — 1975–present
Biography
Biography
Jeter went to Buena Park High School, and later attended college at California State University, Fullerton, where he became friends with James P. Blaylock and Tim Powers, and through them, Philip K. Dick. Jeter was the inspiration for the character Kevin in Dick's semi-autobiographical novel, Valis. Many of Jeter's books focus on the subjective nature of reality in a way reminiscent of Dick's. Philip K. Dick enthusiastically recommended Jeter's early cyberpunk novel, Dr. Adder. Due to its violent and sexually provocative content, it took Jeter around ten years to find a publisher for it. Jeter would also coin the term steampunk, in reference to cyberpunk in a letter to Locus in April 1987, in order to describe the steam-technology, alternate-history works that he published along with his friends, Blaylock and Powers. Jeter's steampunk novels are Morlock Night, Infernal Devices, and its sequels Fiendish Schemes (2013) and Grim Expectations (2017). As well as his own original novels, K. W. Jeter has written three authorized novel sequels to the critically acclaimed 1982 motion picture Blade Runner, which was adapted from Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Original novels
Original novels
• Seeklight (1975) • The Dreamfields (1976) • Morlock Night (1979; a sequel to H. G. Wells' The Time Machine) • Soul Eater (1983) • Dark Seeker (1987) • Mantis (1987) • Farewell Horizontal (1989) • In the Land of the Dead (1989) • The Night Man (1989) • Alligator Alley (1989), with Mink Mole a.k.a. Tim MacNamara • Madlands (1991) • Wolf Flow (1992) • Noir (1998) • The Kingdom of Shadows (2011) • Death's Apprentice (2012), with Gareth Jefferson Jones
Dr. Adder trilogy
Dr. Adder trilogy
• Dr. Adder (written 1971; published 1984) • The Glass Hammer (1985) • Death Arms (written 1978; published 1987)
George Dower trilogy
George Dower trilogy
• Infernal Devices (1987) • Fiendish Schemes (2013) • Grim Expectations (2017)
Novellas
Novellas
• Ninja Two-Fifty (2006)
Blade Runner sequels
Blade Runner sequels
• Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human (1995) • Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night (1996) • Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon (2000)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novels
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novels
• Bloodletter (1993) • Warped (1995)
Comic book works
Comic book works
• Mister E (DC) (1991) • Star Trek: N-Vector (Wildstorm) (2000)
The Kim Oh Thrillers (as Kim Oh)
The Kim Oh Thrillers (as Kim Oh)
• Real Dangerous Girl (Editions Herodiade Oct. 2011) • Real Dangerous Job (Editions Herodiade Oct. 2011) • Real Dangerous People (Editions Herodiade Oct. 2011) • Real Dangerous Place (Editions Herodiade July 2012) • Real Dangerous Fun (Editions Herodiade July 2014) • Real Dangerous Ride (Editions Herodiade Mar. 2015) • Real Dangerous Plan (Editions Herodiade Aug. 2015)
Identity
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Jeter is recorded as novelist and writer.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1950
K. W. Jeter born at Los Angeles.
Star Wars books
• The Mandalorian Armor (1998) • Slave Ship (1998) • Hard Merchandise (1999)
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- 1.Summary Bibliography: K. W. Jeter. www.isfdb.org.
- 2.Beschizza, Rob. The Birth of Steampunk. Boing Boing. March 1, 2011.
- 3.Amarantus, Christine. Powering an Alternate Past. TITAN Magazine. 2010.
- 4.Jeter Interview. SF at CSUF. February 3, 2016.
- 5.Sutin, Lawrence. Divine Invasions. Carol Publishing Group. 258. 1989. 0-8065-1228-8.
- 6.BoingBoing. The Birth of Steampunk. March 2011.
- 7.Locus Online Perspectives. K.W. Jeter: Rockin' in the Steampunk World. July 20, 2014.
- 8.Authors : Jeter, K W. Science Fiction Encyclopedia.
- 9.Jeter, K. W. Death arms. New York : St. Martin's Press. 169. 1987. 978-0-312-03321-7.
- 10.Revealing New Covers for K.W. Jeter's George Dower Trilogy. Tor.com. December 19, 2016.
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