William H. Keith (born August 8, 1950) is an American author mainly contributing to military science fiction and military fiction and related game design, who writes also under several pen names, such as Ian Douglas, Robert Cain and H. Jay Riker. His newer original works are written under the name of Ian Douglas.

Early life

William H. Keith grew up with his brother J. Andrew Keith. William Keith also contributed heavily to the graphical appearance of that era of Traveller releases.

  • Darkness Falling (2017)

Solar Warden

  • Alien Secrets (2020)
  • Alien Hostiles (2021)
  • Alien Agendas (2023)

Writing as Keith Douglas:

Carrier series

  • Carrier (1991)
  • Viper Strike (1991)
  • Armageddon Mode (1992)
  • Flame-Out (1992)
  • Maelstrom (1993)
  • Countdown (1994)
  • Afterburn (1996)

: (subsequent books in this series written by other authors under the same house name)

SEAL Team Seven Series

  • SEAL Team Seven (1994)
  • Specter (1995)
  • Nucflash (1995)

: (subsequent books in this series written by other authors under the same house name)

Writing as Robert Cain:

Cybernarc series

  • Cybernarc (1991)
  • Gold Dragon (1991)
  • Island Kill (1992)
  • Capo's Revenge (1992)
  • Shark Bait (1992)
  • End Game (1993)

Writing as H. Jay Riker

SEALS The Warrior Breed series:

  • Silver Star (1993)
  • Purple Heart (1994)
  • Bronze Star (1995)
  • Navy Cross (1996)
  • Medal of Honor (1997)
  • Marks of Valor (1998)
  • In Harm's Way (1999)
  • Duty's Call (2000)
  • Casualties of War (2003)
  • Enduring Freedom (2005)
  • Iraqi Freedom (2007)

Silent Service Series

  • Grayback Class (2000)
  • Los Angeles Class (2001)
  • Seawolf Class (2002)
  • Virginia Class (2004)
  • Ohio Class (2006)

Written with others

Written with Peter Jurasik:

  • Diplomatic Act (1998)

Ghostwritten for Bruce Boxleitner:

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  • Frontier Earth (1999)
  • Frontier Earth: Searcher (2001)

Non-fiction CD-Rom Game Guides with Nina Barton:

  • Toonstruck (1996)
  • Titanic: Adventure out of Time (1996)
  • Spycraft: the Great Game (1997)
  • Riven Hints & Solutions (1997)
  • Riven Official Solutions (1997)
  • Fallout (1997)
  • Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (1997)
  • Riven Player's Guide (1997)
  • Baldur's Gate (1998)

Deep Black series with Stephen Coonts:

  • Arctic Gold (2009)
  • Sea of Terror (2010)
  • Death Wave (2011)

: (previous books in this series written by Stephen Coonts and Jim DeFelice)

With Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer:

  • The Last Line (2013)

Other (short stories and non-fiction)

Short stories:

  • "Dance of Vengeance" in Shrapnel: Fragments from the Inner Sphere (1989)
  • "Hold Until Relieved" in Bolos IV: Last Stand (1997) ; reprinted in The Best of the Bolos: Their Finest Hour (2010)
  • "The Scent of Evil" in Starfall (1999)
  • "UNODIR" (writing as H. Jay Riker) in First to Fight (1999)
  • "Fossils" in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1999; reprinted in Worldmakers (2001)
  • "A Place to Stand" in Civil War Fantastic (2000)
  • "A Show of Force" in Guardsmen of Tomorrow (2000)
  • "Brothers" in Bolos V: Old Guard (2001)
  • "Friendly Fire" (writing as H. Jay Riker) in First to Fight II (2001)
  • "A Terrible Resolve" in A Date Which Will Live in Infamy: An Anthology of Pearl Harbor Stories That Might Have Been (2001)
  • "Iterations" in Past Imperfect (2001)
  • "Power Play" in Silicon Dreams (2001)
  • "In the Bubble" in Alternate Gettysburgs (2002)
  • "Los Niños" in Future Wars (2003)
  • "Silent Company" in Crash Dive: First to Fight III (2003)
  • "The Weapon" in Future Weapons of War (2007)
  • "Partnership" in Man vs. Machine (2007)
  • "Starfire" in Battletech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction (2009)
  • "Americans Landing at Normandy Beach" in Men at War (2009)
  • "Dead Names" in Shadowrun: Spells & Chrome (2011) ()
  • "The Johnson Maneuver" in Armored (2012) ()
  • "Riding the Wind" in Shanghai Steam (2012) ()
  • "Positive Message" in Fiction River 2: How to Save the World (2013) ()
  • "The New Angeles Space Elevator" (uncredited) in The Worlds of Android: Visions of Life in the Future (2016) ()
  • "Rings of Earth" in Towering Yarns: Space Elevator Short Stories (Volume 1) (2017) ()

Non-fiction craft:

  • The Science of the Craft (2005) ; reprinted as e-book (2014)

Essays:

  • "The Fermi Paradox and the Inheritance Universe" (2011) <nowiki>http://www.whkeith.com/fermi.html</nowiki>
  • "The Anthropic Principle" (2012) <nowiki>http://www.whkeith.com/anthropic-principle.html</nowiki>

References

  • Author's Homepage