William C. Dietz

William C. Dietz

William C. Dietz has written at least 62 books. Their most popular book is The Final Battle with 157 saves with an average rating of 4.07⭐.

Author Bio

New York Times bestselling author William C. Dietz has published more than fifty novels some of which have been translated into German, French, Russian, Korean and Japanese. Dietz also wrote the script for the Legion of the Damned game (i-Phone, i-Touch, & i-Pad) based on his book of the same name--and co-wrote SONY's Resistance: Burning Skies game for the PS Vita.

Dietz grew up in the Seattle area, spent time with the Navy and Marine Corps as a medic, graduated from the University of Washington, lived in Africa for half a year, and has traveled to six continents. Dietz has been employed as a surgical technician, college instructor, news writer, television producer and Director of Public Relations and Marketing for an international telephone company.

Dietz is a member of the Writer’s Guild.

He and his wife live near Gig Harbor in Washington State where they enjoy traveling, kayaking, and reading books.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

9 primary books12 released books

Authored 83% of series

Legion

Legion is a 12-book series with 9 released primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by William C. Dietz, Sawyer Black, and A.D. Starrling.

#1
Andromeda's Fall
#0.2
Andromeda's Choice
#0.3
Andromeda's War
#1
Legion of the Damned
#2
The Final Battle

Series

9 primary books0 released books

Authored 100% of series

Winds of War

Winds of War is a 0-book series with contributions by William C. Dietz.

Series

52 primary books92 released books

Authored 2% of series

Star Wars Legends: Comics

Star Wars Legends: Comics is a 92-book series with 92 released primary works first released in 1977 with contributions by John Ostrander, Kevin J. Anderson, and Mark Heike.

#2
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Volume 1: Force Storm
S.W. Amanecer de los Jedi, Prisionero de Bogan
#5
Fall of the Sith Empire
#3
Knights of the Old Republic
#9
The Sith War

Series

317 released books

Authored 1% of series

Star Wars Legends

Star Wars Legends is a 317-book series with 317 released primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by George Lucas, Alan Dean Foster, and Geraldine Richelson.

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Sam McCade

Sam McCade is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by William C. Dietz.

#1
Galactic Bounty
#2
Imperial Bounty
#3
Alien Bounty

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

The Prequel Legion Series

The Prequel Legion Series is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by William C. Dietz.

#1
Andromeda's Fall
#0.2
Andromeda's Choice
#0.3
Andromeda's War

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Mutant Files

Mutant Files is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by William C. Dietz.

#1
Deadeye
#2
Redzone

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Sauron

Sauron is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by William C. Dietz.

#1
DeathDay
#2
EarthRise

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Rex Corvan

Rex Corvan is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1990 with contributions by William C. Dietz.

#1
Matrix Man
#2
Mars Prime

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Star Wars: Dark Forces Trilogy

Star Wars: Dark Forces Trilogy is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by William C. Dietz.

#1
Soldier for the Empire
#3
Star Wars Dark Forces: Jedi Knight

Series

11 primary books

Authored 9% of series

StarCraft

StarCraft is a 11-book series with 11 released primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Jeff Grubb, Gabriel Mesta, and Tracy Hickman.

Series

30 primary books60 released books

Authored 2% of series

Halo

Halo is a 60-book series with 57 released primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Eric S. Nylund, William C. Dietz, and Alexandra Adornetto.

#1
Halo: The Fall of Reach
#2
Halo
#3
Hemel
#4
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
#5
Halo : Contact Harvest

Series

4 primary books

Authored 25% of series

Mass Effect Novels

Mass Effect Novels is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Drew Karpyshyn and William C. Dietz.

#1
Revelation
#2
Mass Effect: Ascension
#3
Mass Effect: Retribution
#4
Mass effect. Deception

Series

4 primary books

Authored 25% of series

Drifter

Drifter is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1991 with contributions by William C. Dietz and Ivan Brandon.

#1
Drifter, Vol. 1: Out of the Night
#2
Drifter, Volume 2: The Wake
#3
Drifter's War
#4
Drifter, Vol. 4: Remains

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Starcraft II

Starcraft II is a 1-book series first released in 2009 with contributions by William C. Dietz.

#1
Heaven's Devils

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Star Wars: Dark Forces

Star Wars: Dark Forces is a 1-book series first released in 1998 with contributions by William C. Dietz.

#2
Rebel agent

Series

5 primary books8 released books

Authored 13% of series

Ile-Rien

Ile-Rien is a 8-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by David Drake, Brian W. Aldiss, and Jacqueline Carey.

#0.1
Elemental
#1
The Element of Fire
#1.5
Necromancer
#2
The Death of the Necromancer
#1
The Wizard Hunters

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Zak Cato

Zak Cato is a 1-book series first released in 2009 with contributions by William C. Dietz.

#1
At Empire's Edge

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Crisis of Empire

Crisis of Empire is a 1-book series first released in 1989 with contributions by William C. Dietz and David Drake.

#2
Cluster Command

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

America Rising

America Rising is a 1-book series first released in 2017 with contributions by William C. Dietz.

Series

1 released book

Authored 100% of series

Resistance Universe

Resistance Universe is a 1-book series first released in 2009 with contributions by William C. Dietz.

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

Run

Run is a 1-book series first released in 2005 with contributions by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.

#1
Run

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

The War Years

The War Years is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1991 with contributions by James Farner and Christopher Stasheff.

#1
1914
#2
The Siege of Arista

Series

8 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Hitman

Hitman is a 8-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1998 with contributions by Alexis Abbott, Jessica Clare, and Jen Frederick.

#1
Owned by the Hitman
#1.5
Last Gift
#2
Sold to the Hitman
#2.5
Last Hit: Reloaded
#4
Last Hope

Series

4 primary books8 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Books of the Raksura

The Books of the Raksura is a 8-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Martha Wells.

#0.1
The Tale of Indigo and Cloud
#1
The Cloud Roads
#2
The Serpent Sea
#3
The Siren Depths