Wikiproject Dinotopia - Dinotopia, Peter David, Alan Dean Foster, Skybax, Scott Ciencin, James Gurney, Donald F. Glut, Midori Snyder (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dinotopia, Peter David, Alan Dean Foster, Skybax, Scott Ciencin, James Gurney, Donald F. Glut, Midori Snyder, Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone, Dinotopia: the Sunstone Odyssey, Brad Strickland, John Vornholt. Excerpt: Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956), often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer, known for his work in comic books and Star Trek novels, as well as in television, movies, and video games. David often jokingly describes his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and is noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real world issues with humor and references to popular culture. Some of his best known work has been writing for Marvel Comics' character The Hulk. He has also been known to employ metafiction with humor, as in his work on the comic book Young Justice. Peter Davids paternal grandparents, Martin and Hela David, and Peter's father, Gunter, came to the United States in the 1930s after the political situation in Nazi Germany deteriorated to the point that Martin's Berlin shoestore became the target of antisemitic vandalism. David was born September 23, 1956 in Fort Meade, Maryland to Gunter and an Israeli-born Jewish mother. He has two siblings, a younger brother named Wally, who works as a still life photographer and musician, and a sister named Beth. David first became interested in comics when he was about five years old, reading copies of Harvey Comics' Casper and Wendy in a barbershop. He became interested in superheroes through the Adventures of Superman TV series. His favorite title was Superman, and he cites John Buscema as his favorite pre-1970's artist. David's earliest interest in writing came through the journalism work of his father, Gunter, who would sometimes review movies, and ta... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24994