James Kunetka
American writer (born 1944)
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James William Kunetka (born September 29, 1944) is an American writer best known for his science fiction novels Warday[1] and Nature's End. He has also written non-fiction on the topic of the Atomic Age.[2]
James Kunetka | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1944 New Mexico, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable work | Warday |
Early life and education
Kunetka was born and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[3] He received a BA in Political Science from the University of Texas at Austin.
Career
Kunetka's first book, City of Fire, was published in 1978. He co-wrote two novels with his long time friend Whitley Strieber, including his best known book, Warday. A film about this book was planned, but never filmed.[4]
In 2000, Kunetka was the director of communications and constituent relations at the University of Texas at Austin.[5] He also served as an associate vice president of the university before retirement.[6][7]
Bibliography
- City of fire: Los Alamos and the birth of the Atomic Age, 1943-1945 (1978) (ISBN 978-0131346352)[8]
- Oppenheimer: The Years of Risk (1982) (ISBN 978-0136380078)
- Warday (1984), with Whitley Strieber (ISBN 0-03-070731-5)[9][10]
- Nature's End (1986), with Whitley Strieber (ISBN 0-446-51344-X)[11][12]
- Shadow Man (1988) (ISBN 978-0446513586)
- Parting Shot (1991) (ISBN 978-0312052379)
- The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer (2015) (Regnery Publishing, ISBN 978-1-62157-338-8)[2][13][14]
