David Bischoff, renowned screen and novel writer who coauthored many episodes from Star Trek 'TNG' such as Tin Man and First Contact passed away at the age of 66 on the 19th of March.

David was born in Washington, D.C. in the United States where he studied at the University of Maryland. Here he started to fall in love with Science-Fiction His first publications were at Thrust, a fanzine offering science fiction commentary and criticism. The editor, Doug Fratz, later turned Thrust into a trade magazine, where Bischoff was a regular writer and contributor.

His first novel, The Seeker was published in 1976, and in 1978 Bischoff coauthored "Tin Woodman", a short story nominated for the esteemed Nebula Award later that year, and later adapted into both a novel and TV episode for Star Trek: The Next Generation.

David also coauthored Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Aliens and WarGames. He also wrote an astounding 75 novels.

Without Bischoff we would not have some of the best works of entertainment, it is truly a sad time for all fans of the many series he has been incorporated in.

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