Dean Wesley Smith
Quick Bio and Book List
Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels under many names. He has over eight million copies of his books in print and has books published in nine different countries. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and romance as well as books for television, movies, games, and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghost writer or under house names.
The following is a list of novels under the Dean Wesley Smith name, plus a number of pen names that are open knowledge. Many ghost and pen name books are not on this list because he is under contractual obligations not to disclose that he wrote them. Many of Dean’s original novels are also under hidden pen names for marketing reasons.
Published Novels
Original Novels… General (From Newest to Oldest)
• WILD BOYS: DEAD HORSE CREEK
Adventure Boys Publishing. Limited release August 2007. Original young adult western first in a new series.
• TREASURE RAIDERS: THE HIDDEN CITY
Adventure Boys Publishing. Limited release 2007. Original young adult adventure thriller series written as Sandy Schofield.
• WILD BOYS: HEADED WEST
Adventure Boys Publishing. Limited release spring 2007. A picture book released under limited distribution based on the original young adult western of the same name due out in the near future.
• TREASURE RAIDERS: CAIRO RED
Adventure Boys Publishing. Limited release spring 2007. A picture book released under limited distribution based on the original young adventure thriller of the same name written by Sandy Schofield and due out in the near future.
• THE HUNTED
Random House/Waterbrook, August 2006. Original thriller with a Christian slant. Fred Stoeker is co-author on the project.
• ALL EVE’S HALLOWS
Phobos Impact Publishing, August 2005. Original novel. Fantasy thriller. Humor.
• BRUTE FORCE: BETRAYALS
Del Rey Books, October 2002. Original science fiction novel leading into the hit X-Box game by the same name. Completely original science fiction thriller with only one character who appears in the game coming in at the end.
• THE TENTH PLANET Book #3: FINAL ASSAULT
Del Rey Books, December 2000. Original science fiction novel written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
• BUMP AND RUN
Foggy Windows Publishing, August 2000. Original thriller.
• VOR: ISLAND OF POWER
Warner Books, April 2000. Original science fiction thriller set very loosely in the game world, but no connection except the title.
• THE TENTH PLANET Book #2: OBLIVION
Del Rey Books, February 2000. Original science fiction novel written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
• THE TENTH PLANET Book #1
Del Rey Books, June 1999. Original science fiction novel written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
• UNREAL: PROPHET’S POWER
Pocket Books, March 1997. (with Jerry Oltion, although we did not write together, just alternated chapters throughout this book. My book was a stand-alone science fiction thriller that had nothing to do with the game.)
• UNREAL: HARD RAIN
Pocket Books, March 1997. (with Jerry Oltion, although we did not write together, just alternated chapters throughout this book. My book was a stand-alone science fiction thriller that had nothing to do with the game.)
• THE ABDUCTORS – BOOK 1
Tor Books, November 1996. Written for Jonathan Frakes. Original thriller originally intended as a ghost book for Frakes, but Dean Wesley Smith was listed as a co-writer.
• LAYING THE MUSIC TO REST
Warner Books, 1989. Original science fiction novel.
Original Novels Based on a Television Show or Movie (From Newest to Oldest)
• SMALLVILLE: WHODUNNIT
Warner Books, March 2003. Original novel using the characters of the hit television series by the same name.
• ROSWELL: LITTLE GREEN MEN
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, April 2002. Original novel based on the hit television series by the same name.
• STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: A HARD RAIN
Pocket Books, March 2002. The only book ever based on the popular Dixon Hill character in Star Trek.
• STAR TREK: S.C.E.: THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
Pocket Books, First paper edition January 2002. Contained in HAVE TECH, WILL TRAVEL. This was the first book using a new Star Trek ship seen only in e-book form.
• STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE: BY THE BOOK
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, January, 2002. First original novel based on the new hit television series, written months ahead of the airing of the first show.
• ROSWELL: NO GOOD DEED
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, September 2001. Original novel based on the hit television series by the same name.
• STAR TREK: VOYAGER: SHADOW
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, June, 2001.
• STAR TREK: NEW EARTH # 5: THIN AIR
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, August 2000.
• STAR TREK: NEW EARTH BOOK 2: BELLE TERRE
Written with Diane Carey, Pocket Books, June 2000.
• MEN IN BLACK: THE GRAZER CONSPIRACY
Bantam Books, February 2000. Completely original novel using the characters at the end of the first movie.
• STAR TREK: VOYAGER: Captain Proton, Defender of Earth
Pocket Books, November 1999. (Entire book styled as an old pulp magazine. Dean wrote under varied names throughout the book, including D.W. “Prof” Smith.)
• MEN IN BLACK: GREEN SALIVA BLUES
Bantam Books, June 1999. Completely original novel using the characters remaining at the end of the first movie.
• STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: DOUBLE HELIX: VECTORS
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, June 1999.
• STAR TREK: VOYAGER: DEATH OF A NEUTRON STAR Written with Eric Kotani as Eric Kotani, Pocket Books, March 1999.
• STAR TREK: CAPTAIN’S TABLE
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, July 1998.
• STAR TREK: VOYAGER: ECHOES
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Pocket Books, March 1998.
• QUANTUM LEAP: THE LOCH NESS LEAP
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the pseudonym Sandy Schofield, Ace Books, October,1997. Original novel using the characters from the series.
• SHADOW WARRIOR: FOR DEAD EYES ONLY
Pocket Books, October 1997. Completely original novel using the main character from the game.
• STAR TREK: ORIGINAL TREK: DAY OF HONOR – BOOK 4
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, August 1997.
• STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: INVASION! SOLDIERS OF FEAR
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, June 1996.
• STAR TREK: ORIGINAL TREK: RINGS OF TAUTEE
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, May 1996.
• STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE: KLINGON!
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, May 1996. I basically novelized my script and added in a side story.
• KLINGON IMMERSION STUDIES CD ROM
Officially written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Star Trek – Simon & Schuster Interactive, May 1996. Basically I wrote a feature length script that was produced. Directed by Johnathan Frakes but we only got story credit.
• STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE: THE LONG NIGHT
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, February 1996.
• STAR TREK: VOYAGER: THE ESCAPE, written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pocket Books, April 1995. Very first original Star Trek: Voyager novel, written months ahead of the series start.
• STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE: THE BIG GAME
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch as Sandy Schofield, Pocket Books, November 1993.
Novelizations of Movies (From Newest to Oldest)
• THE RUNDOWN
Pocket Books, September 2003. Novelization of the hit action-adventure movie by the same name.
• THE CORE
Pocket Books, July 2003. Novelization of the hit adventure/science fiction movie by the same name.
• SALEM WITCH TRIALS
Pocket Books, February 2003. Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the pseudonym Kathryn Wesley. Based on the television mini-series of the same name.
• SWEPT AWAY
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the pseudonym Kathryn Wesley, Pocket Books, October 2002.
• FINAL FANTASY: THE MOVIE
Pocket Books, July 2001. Novelization of the hit movie by the same name which was based on the popular game.
• MONKEY KING
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the pseudonym Kathryn Wesley, Kensington Books, February 2001. Novelization of the television mini-series by the same name for Hallmark Books.
• X-MEN: THE MOVIE
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Del Rey Books, June 2000. Novelization of the hit movie by the same name.
• ARABIAN NIGHTS
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the pseudonym Kathryn Wesley, Kensington Books, April 2000. Novelization of the television mini-series by the same name for Hallmark Books.
• THE TENTH KINGDOM
Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the pseudonym Kathryn Wesley, Kensington Books, February 2000. Novelization of the television mini-series by the same name for Hallmark Books.
• STEEL
Tor Books, 1996. Novelization of the movie STEEL, based on the DC Comic by the same name.
Original Novels Based On A Comic Book Character (From Newest to Oldest)
• SPIDER-MAN: Emerald Mystery
Ace Books/Boulevard Books, October 2000. Original novel using Spider-Man in a private eye noir mystery plot.
• PREDATOR: BIG GAME
Bantam Books, February 1999. Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the pseudonym Sandy Schofield. Original novel from a series of comic books using Predator.
• X-MEN: JEWELS OF CYTORAK
Ace Books/Boulevard Books, December 1997. An original X-Men novel using the characters.
• SPIDER-MAN: GOBLIN’S REVENGE
Ace Books/Boulevard Books, September 1996. An original novel using Spider-Man and following the events from the novel Carnage in New York.
• IRON MAN: STEEL TERROR
Pocket Books, September 1996. An original young adult book staring Iron Man.
• ALIENS: ROGUE
Bantam Books/Dark Horse Comics, December 1995. Written with Kristine Kathryn Rusch as Sandy Schofield. An original novel based on a series of comic books by the same name.
• SPIDER-MAN: CARNAGE IN NEW YORK
Ace Books/Boulevard Books, August 1995. Written from a proposal by David Michelinie. The first paperback original Spider-Man novel since the 1970’s.
Original Novels based on another writer’s characters
(From Newest to Oldest)
• THE GREATER MACHINE
Written with J. Steven York, Baen Books, July 2002. (A short Bolo novel included in Cold Steel.)
• THE SKY IS FALLING
Written with J. Steven York, Baen Books, February 2001. (A short Bolo novel included in Old Guard.)
Anthologies Edited (From Newest to Oldest)
• STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Vol. 10
(Editor) Pocket Books, August 2007.
• STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Vol. 9
(Editor) Pocket Books, August 2006.
• STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Vol. 8
(Editor) Pocket Books, July 2005.
• STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Vol. 7
(Editor) Pocket Books, June 2004.
• STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Vol. 6
(Editor) Pocket Books, June 2003.
• STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Vol. 5
(Editor) Pocket Books, June 2002.
• STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Vol. 4
(Editor) Pocket Books, June 2001.
• STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Vol. 3
(Editor) Pocket Books, June 2000.
• STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Vol. 2
(Editor) Pocket Books, June 1999.
• STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Vol. 1
(Editor) Pocket Books, June 1998.
Other Editing Jobs (From Newest to Oldest)
• VB TECH JOURNAL (Fiction Editor. Monthly Magazine) Feb. 1995 through Nov. 1996.
• PULPHOUSE FICTION MAGAZINE (Editor) Twenty issues 1991 through 1994.
• SCIENCE FICTION WRITERS OF AMERICA HANDBOOK (Edited with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) Pulphouse Publishing. Writer’s Notebook Press. 1990.
• BRYANT STREET WRITER’S MAGAZINE (Editor) Twenty issues in 1989-1992.
• THE REPORT WRITER’S MAGAZINE (Editor) Fifty issues 1983 through 1987.
Forthcoming Books
• WILD BOYS: HEADED WEST
Adventure Boys Publishing. Original young adult western.
• TREASURE RAIDERS: CAIRO RED
Adventure Boys Publishing. Original young adventure thriller written as Sandy Schofield.
• TREASURE RAIDERS: SOUTH AFRICAN TRAP
Adventure Boys Publishing. Original young adult adventure thriller written as Sandy Schofield.
• WILD BOYS: FORTY MILE DESERT
Adventure Boys Publishing. Original young adult western.
• TREASURE RAIDERS: DEADLY RUINS
Adventure Boys Publishing. Original young adult adventure thriller written as Sandy Schofield.
• WILD BOYS: A SMASHED GUN REVENGE
Adventure Boys Publishing. Original young adult western.
