In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.

Often the villains in his stories experience their downfall because of a lack of respect for other alien species or seemingly innocuous bits of their surroundings. Many of these novels feature Philip Lynx ("Flinx") an empathic young man who has found himself involved in something which threatens the survival of the Galaxy. Alien (1979) ISBN 0-446-82977-3
Aliens (1986) ISBN 0-446-30139-6
Alien 3 (1992) ISBN 0-446-36216-6


Anthologies Edited
Smart Dragons Foolish Elves (1991) with Martin H.

He is especially prolific in his novelizations of film scripts. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a MFA from the University of California Los Angeles and currently resides in Prescott Arizona with his wife.