Ann C. Crispin
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Ann Carol Crispin is an American science fiction
writer, the author of twenty-three published novels. She has been writing since 1983. She has written several Star Trek
novels, and created her own original science fiction series called Starbridge
.
Two of her Star Trek novels — Yesterday's Son and Time for Yesterday
— were direct sequels to the third season episode "All Our Yesterdays", and detail Spock and Zarabeth's son. Yesterday's Son was the first non-novelization Star Trek novel to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list
. Her later Star Trek works included the novel Sarek
, which takes place after Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
.
Her best-known Star Wars
work is The Han Solo Trilogy
, which chronicles the life of Han Solo
prior to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
. Her first Star Wars works, however, were two short stories that she wrote for Kevin J. Anderson
's Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina
and Tales from Jabba's Palace
anthologies
. She also contributed a story, written with occasional collaborator Kathleen O'Malley, to Richard Dean Starr
's Tales of Zorro
anthology
.
Crispin also served as Eastern Regional Director, and then Vice President, of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
. With Victoria Strauss, she founded Writer Beware, a "watchdog" group that is part of SFWA that warns aspiring writers about the dangers of scam agents, editors, and publishers. Writer Beware was founded in 1998, and has assisted law enforcement and civil authorities in tracking and shutting down writing scams.
Crispin wrote the novelizations for The V miniseries and the film Alien Resurrection, as well as Sylvester, a girl and horse film starring Melissa Gilbert.
In April 2010, Crispin completed a three-year project for Disney. Based on her work for Lucasfilm and Paramount, in writing the "backstory" for, respectively, Han Solo and Sarek from Star Trek, she was approached to create a "backstory" and prequel to the popular Pirates of the Caribbean
films. The resulting epic novel (230,000 words) is titled Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom
, and was released on May 17, 2011, the same week as the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, "On Stranger Tides
" debuts (May 20, 2011).
The Price of Freedom is the story of how young Jack Sparrow, 25 years old, worked as an honest merchant captain for the East India Trading Company under the aegis of Cutler Beckett
. (Flashbacks to Jack at age 20 reveal his earlier life in Shipwreck Cove, chafing under the domination of Captain Teague, and set the scene for much of the later action.) Jack is made Captain of the Wicked Wench, Cutler Beckett's own ship, a beautiful, fast ship, a golden ship that he falls for the way Han Solo fell for the Millennium Falcon. Jack is looking forward to someday being able to have his own ship, possibly even his beloved Wench...but where Jack Sparrow is concerned, nothing is ever simple. The young captain runs afoul of pirates from his past, including the current Pirate Lord of the Caribbean—Dona Pirata, the most feared woman captain on the Spanish Main. Jack also encounters a host of new problems and temptations—a lost island with a magic treasure, Cutler Beckett's scheming, the slave trade, and a lost princess. Crispin has posted excerpts from the upcoming novel at the following link: http://www.accrispin.com/projectp.htm
In June 2011, Pirates of Caribbean: The Price of Freedom became the second novel to be selected by WDW Radio Disney Book Club
Crispin's website features art by Brian Canfield Mitchell. She is married to science fiction author Michael Capobianco
.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
writer, the author of twenty-three published novels. She has been writing since 1983. She has written several Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
novels, and created her own original science fiction series called Starbridge
Starbridge
Starbridge might refer to one of the following:*a space elevator *a spaceship from the Ambrosia Software computer game Escape Velocity Nova*The Starbridge Series, a book series written by Susan Howatch...
.
Two of her Star Trek novels — Yesterday's Son and Time for Yesterday
Time for Yesterday
Time For Yesterday is a novel by A. C. Crispin set in the fictional Star Trek Universe. It is a sequel to Crispin's earlier novel, Yesterday's Son, and describes a second encounter between the crew of the USS Enterprise and Spock's son, Zar....
— were direct sequels to the third season episode "All Our Yesterdays", and detail Spock and Zarabeth's son. Yesterday's Son was the first non-novelization Star Trek novel to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list
New York Times Best Seller list
The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is published weekly in The New York Times Book Review magazine, which is published in the Sunday edition of The New York Times and as a stand-alone publication...
. Her later Star Trek works included the novel Sarek
Sarek (Star Trek novel)
Sarek is a novel by A. C. Crispin, set in the fictional Star Trek universe. It is set shortly after the motion picture Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country...
, which takes place after Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is the sixth feature film in the Star Trek science fiction franchise and is the last of the Star Trek films to include the entire main cast of the 1960s Star Trek television series. Released in 1991 by Paramount Pictures, it was directed by Nicholas Meyer and...
.
Her best-known Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
work is The Han Solo Trilogy
The Han Solo Trilogy
The Han Solo Trilogy is a trilogy of science fiction novels set in the Star Wars galaxy. The series serves as a prequel to the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The trilogy follows the origins of Han Solo before the movies, and helps further establish his character. The trilogy was...
, which chronicles the life of Han Solo
Han Solo
Han Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise played by Harrison Ford. Introduced in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , Solo and his Wookiee co-pilot, Chewbacca , become involved in the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire...
prior to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the...
. Her first Star Wars works, however, were two short stories that she wrote for Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...
's Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina
Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina is an anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe. The book is edited by Kevin J. Anderson.- Contents :- External links :**...
and Tales from Jabba's Palace
Tales From Jabba's Palace
Tales from Jabba's Palace is an anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe. The book was edited by Kevin J. Anderson and was released on December 1, 1995.- Contents :* Introduction...
anthologies
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
. She also contributed a story, written with occasional collaborator Kathleen O'Malley, to Richard Dean Starr
Richard Dean Starr
*Richard Starr redirects here, not to be confused with Richard StarkeyRichard Dean Starr is an American entrepreneur, editor, and author of fiction and graphic novels whose work has featured characters including Hellboy, Zorro, The Phantom, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Avenger, The Green...
's Tales of Zorro
Tales of Zorro
Tales of Zorro is a 2008 anthology of Zorro stories and is the first collection of original short fiction featuring pulp hero Zorro, edited by United States author, editor and copywriter Richard Dean Starr and published by Moonstone Books in 2008...
anthology
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
.
Crispin also served as Eastern Regional Director, and then Vice President, of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, or SFWA is a nonprofit association of professional science fiction and fantasy writers. It was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight under the name Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc. and it retains the acronym SFWA after a very brief use of the SFFWA...
. With Victoria Strauss, she founded Writer Beware, a "watchdog" group that is part of SFWA that warns aspiring writers about the dangers of scam agents, editors, and publishers. Writer Beware was founded in 1998, and has assisted law enforcement and civil authorities in tracking and shutting down writing scams.
Crispin wrote the novelizations for The V miniseries and the film Alien Resurrection, as well as Sylvester, a girl and horse film starring Melissa Gilbert.
In April 2010, Crispin completed a three-year project for Disney. Based on her work for Lucasfilm and Paramount, in writing the "backstory" for, respectively, Han Solo and Sarek from Star Trek, she was approached to create a "backstory" and prequel to the popular Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a series of films, a theme park ride, and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications. The franchise originates with the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, which opened at Disneyland in...
films. The resulting epic novel (230,000 words) is titled Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom is a 2011 adventure novel written by Ann C. Crispin. The book details the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow as a young man after the events of Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow and before the events of Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the...
, and was released on May 17, 2011, the same week as the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, "On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 adventure fantasy film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series...
" debuts (May 20, 2011).
The Price of Freedom is the story of how young Jack Sparrow, 25 years old, worked as an honest merchant captain for the East India Trading Company under the aegis of Cutler Beckett
Cutler Beckett
Lord Cutler Beckett is a fictional character portrayed by Tom Hollander in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He appears as a main antagonist in Dead Man's Chest and in At World's End...
. (Flashbacks to Jack at age 20 reveal his earlier life in Shipwreck Cove, chafing under the domination of Captain Teague, and set the scene for much of the later action.) Jack is made Captain of the Wicked Wench, Cutler Beckett's own ship, a beautiful, fast ship, a golden ship that he falls for the way Han Solo fell for the Millennium Falcon. Jack is looking forward to someday being able to have his own ship, possibly even his beloved Wench...but where Jack Sparrow is concerned, nothing is ever simple. The young captain runs afoul of pirates from his past, including the current Pirate Lord of the Caribbean—Dona Pirata, the most feared woman captain on the Spanish Main. Jack also encounters a host of new problems and temptations—a lost island with a magic treasure, Cutler Beckett's scheming, the slave trade, and a lost princess. Crispin has posted excerpts from the upcoming novel at the following link: http://www.accrispin.com/projectp.htm
In June 2011, Pirates of Caribbean: The Price of Freedom became the second novel to be selected by WDW Radio Disney Book Club
WDW Radio
WDW Radio is a travel show in the USA, starring Louis A. Mongello. It is an award-winning online radio show dedicated to celebrate the magic of Walt Disney World. The show began in early 2005 and has since been airing weekly...
Crispin's website features art by Brian Canfield Mitchell. She is married to science fiction author Michael Capobianco
Michael Capobianco
Michael Victor Capobianco is an American science fiction writer.He is known for writing novels in collaboration with William Barton. Many of their novels deal with themes such as the Cold War, space travel, and space opera....
.
Works
- The Han Solo TrilogyThe Han Solo TrilogyThe Han Solo Trilogy is a trilogy of science fiction novels set in the Star Wars galaxy. The series serves as a prequel to the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The trilogy follows the origins of Han Solo before the movies, and helps further establish his character. The trilogy was...
-
- available as Star Wars: The Han Solo Omnibus (2000)
- The Paradise SnareThe Paradise SnareThe Paradise Snare is the first book in the Han Solo Trilogy, by Ann C. Crispin. It was first released in 1997.-Publishers' description:...
(1997), ISBN 0-553-57415-9 - The Hutt GambitThe Hutt GambitThe Hutt Gambit is the second volume in The Han Solo Trilogy, by Ann C. Crispin. It was first published in 1997.-Nar Shaddaa:One of the central conflicts of the story was the Battle of Nar Shaddaa, which was fought between the Galactic Empire and an alliance of smugglers and mercenaries.In the wake...
(1997), ISBN 0-553-57416-7 - Rebel DawnRebel DawnRebel Dawn is the third volume in The Han Solo Trilogy, by Ann C. Crispin. It was first published in 1998.-Summary:Han Solo wins the Millennium Falcon from Lando Calrissian in an intense sabacc tournament on Bespin...
(1997), ISBN 0-553-57417-5
- Star Wars short stories
- "Play It Again, Figrin D'an" (in Tales from the Mos Eisley CantinaTales From the Mos Eisley CantinaTales from the Mos Eisley Cantina is an anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe. The book is edited by Kevin J. Anderson.- Contents :- External links :**...
, 1995) - "Skin Deep" (in Tales from Jabba's PalaceTales From Jabba's PalaceTales from Jabba's Palace is an anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe. The book was edited by Kevin J. Anderson and was released on December 1, 1995.- Contents :* Introduction...
, 1996)
- StarbridgeStarbridgeStarbridge might refer to one of the following:*a space elevator *a spaceship from the Ambrosia Software computer game Escape Velocity Nova*The Starbridge Series, a book series written by Susan Howatch...
novel series
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- Starbridge (1989)
- Silent Dances (1990) (with Kathleen O'Malley)
- Shadow World (1991) (with Jannean Elliott)
- Serpent's Gift (1992) (with Deborah A. Marshall)
- Silent Songs (1994) (with Kathleen O'Malley)
- Ancestor's World (1996) (with T. Jackson King)
- Voices of Chaos (1998) (with Ru Emerson)
- Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
- Yesterday's Son (1983)
- Time for YesterdayTime for YesterdayTime For Yesterday is a novel by A. C. Crispin set in the fictional Star Trek Universe. It is a sequel to Crispin's earlier novel, Yesterday's Son, and describes a second encounter between the crew of the USS Enterprise and Spock's son, Zar....
(1988) - The Eyes of the Beholders (1990)
- SarekSarek (Star Trek novel)Sarek is a novel by A. C. Crispin, set in the fictional Star Trek universe. It is set shortly after the motion picture Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country...
(1994) - Star Trek: Enter the Wolves (2001) (with Howard Weinstein)
- Sand and Stars: Signature Edition (2004)
- Witch World
- Gryphon's Eyrie (1984) (with Andre Norton)
- Songsmith (1992) (with Andre Norton)
- V
- V (1984)
- V: East Coast Crisis (1984) (with Howard Weinstein)
- V: Death Tide (1984) (with Deborah A. Marshall)
- The Exiles of Boq’urain
- Storms Of Destiny (2005)
- Future projects: Exiles of Boq'urain Trilogy · Book 2 & 3
- Miscellaneous
- Sylvester (1985)
- Alien: Resurrection (1997) (with Kathleen O'Malley)