David Dvorkin

David Dvorkin (born October 8, 1943) is an American writer of speculative fiction.

Early life and education
Dvorkin was born in the United Kingdom. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and physics from Indiana University Bloomington as well as an Master of Science in mathematics from the University of Houston. He worked at NASA (1967-1971) as an aerospace engineer on Apollo 8 through Apollo 15, and at Martin Marietta (1971-1974) on the Viking Mars program. Subsequently, he worked as a software developer and technical writer before retiring from full-time work in 2009.

Prisoner of the Blood

 * Insatiable (1993)
 * Unquenchable (1995)

Star Trek Universe

 * The Trellisane Confrontation (1984)
 * Timetrap (1988)
 * The Captains' Honor (1989) with Daniel Dvorkin

Standalone novels
• The Children of Shiny Mountain (1977)

• The Green God (1979)

• Time for Sherlock Holmes (1983)

• Budspy (1987)

• Central Heat (1988)

• The Seekers (1988)

• Ursus (1989)

• The Cavaradossi Killings (2000)

• Pit Planet (2003)

• Dawn Crescent (2003) with Daniel Dvorkin

• Business Secrets from the Stars (2004)

• Damon the Caiman (2010)

• Earthmen and Other Aliens (2010)

• Time and the Soldier (2011)

• The Arm and Flanagan (2012)

• Children of the Undead (2012)

• Slit (2014)

• Randolph Runner (2020)

• Cage of Bone (2024)

Nonfiction

 * At Home with Solar Energy (1979)
 * The Dead Hand of Mrs. Stifle (2011)
 * The Surprising Benefits of Being Unemployed (2012)
 * Dust Net (2013)
 * Once a Jew, Always a Jew? (2015)
 * Self-Publishing Tools, Tips, and Techniques (2018)
 * When We Landed on the Moon: A Memoir (2019)