William H. Keith

Author of Earth Strike

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About the Author

William H. Keith Jr., William H. Keith Jr. has written over sixty novels dealing with the theme of war. Keith was in the Navy during the Vietnam war as a hospital corpsman, which gave him the personal experience with which to write his novels. Writting under the pseudonym 'H. Jay Riker,' Keith show more produced the "SEALS: The Warrior Breed" series, a family drama encompassing the history of Navy UDT and the SEALS from World War II to present say. Under the pseudonym 'Ian Douglas,' Keith wrote a military science fiction series which follows the course of U.S. Marines in the future show less

Includes the names: RIKER H J, H. Jay Riker, H. Jay Riker, William H. Keith, William H. Keith Jr., William H. Keith Jr.

Also includes: Bill Keith (1), Ian Douglas (1), Robert Cain (1), William Keith (1)

Disambiguation Notice:

This author wrote under a number of pseudonyms. Those which appear to be single-author pages are combined here.
The names Ian Douglas and Bill Keith are shared with other authors, so the works on those pages are aliased here instead of the pages being combined.

Image credit: Diane Krauss (Stuttgart, Germany, 2000)

Series

BattleTech: The Saga of the Gray Death Legion

Warstrider

Doctor Who: FASA Solo-Play Gamebooks

Colby's Commando's Mission

Behind Enemy Lines RPG

Seals: The Warrior Breed

Works by William H. Keith

Popular Recent

Earth Strike (2010) — Author — 481 copies

Semper Mars (1998) 429 copies

Star Corps (2003) 343 copies

Luna Marine (1999) 319 copies

Decision at Thunder Rift (1986) 298 copies

Europa Strike (2000) 289 copies

Center of Gravity (2011) — Author — 282 copies

Battlespace (The Legacy Trilogy, Book 2) (2006) 267 copies

Star Strike (2008) 253 copies

Star Marines (The Legacy Trilogy, Book 3) (2007) 250 copies

The Price of Glory (1987) 226 copies

Singularity (2012) 222 copies

Mercenary's Star (1987) 216 copies

Galactic Corps (2008) 190 copies

Arctic Gold (2009) 186 copies

Bolo Brigade (1997) 182 copies

Semper Human (2009) 175 copies

Bolo Rising (1992) 171 copies

Deep Space (2013) 167 copies

Bolo Strike (2001) 150 copies

Tactics of Duty (1995) 129 copies

Operation Excalibur (1996) 127 copies

Diplomatic Act (1998) 125 copies

Dark Matter (2014) 119 copies

Sea of Terror (2010) 115 copies

Official Riven Hints and Solutions: The Sequel to Myst (Bradygames Strategy Guides) (1997) 115 copies

Frontier Earth (1999) — Author — 110 copies

Bloodstar: Star Corpsman: Book One (2012) 107 copies

Warstrider (1993) 97 copies

The Science Of The Craft (2005) 85 copies

Deep Time (2015) 84 copies

Altered Starscape: Andromedan Dark: Book One (2016) 81 copies

Warstrider: Rebellion (1993) 80 copies

Warstrider: Jackers (1994) 77 copies

Abyss Deep: Star Corpsman: Book Two (2013) 76 copies

Silver Star (1993) 76 copies

Retief's Peace (2005) 66 copies

Dark Mind (2017) 64 copies

Warstrider: Symbionts (1995) 62 copies

March or Die (1992) 59 copies

Doctor Who and the Vortex Crystal (1986) 53 copies

Warstrider: Netlink (1995) 51 copies

Doctor Who and the Rebel's Gamble (1986) 47 copies

Navy Cross (1996) 46 copies

Two of Minds (2000) 45 copies

Alien Secrets (Solar Warden Book 1) (2020) 44 copies

Bright Light (2018) 44 copies

Honor and Fidelity (1992) — Author — 43 copies

Warstrider: Battlemind (Warstrider Series) (1996) 43 copies

Purple Heart (1994) 42 copies

Bronze Star (1995) 41 copies

Darkness Falling (2017) 41 copies

Renegade's Honor (Renegade Legion) (1988) 40 copies

Baldur's Gate Official Strategy Guide (Bradygames Strategy Guides) (1998) 39 copies

Medal of Honor (1997) 38 copies

Carrier (1991) 36 copies

The Silent Service: Grayback Class (2000) 35 copies

The Silent Service: Los Angeles Class (2001) 32 copies

Android: Free Fall (2011) 29 copies

Casualties of War (2003) 29 copies

The Silent Service: Seawolf Class (2002) 29 copies

Marks of Valor (1998) 27 copies

Kafer Dawn (1987) 25 copies

In Harm's Way (1999) 25 copies

The Silent Service: Ohio Class (1889) 24 copies

Stargods (Star Carrier #9) (2020) 23 copies

The Free City of Krakow (Twilight: 2000) (1985) 23 copies

The Ruins of Warsaw (Twilight: 2000) (1985) 22 copies

Cybernarc (1991) 19 copies

The Silent Service: Virginia Class (2004) 17 copies

Kafer Sourcebook (1988) 17 copies

Aurore Sourcebook (1987) 16 copies

Invaders of Charon: Warlords of Jupiter (1992) — Author — 16 copies

Pirates of the Vistula (Twilight: 2000) (1985) 16 copies

Enduring Freedom (2005) 16 copies

Invaders of Charon: Nomads of the Sky (1992) — Author — 15 copies

Alien Hostiles: Solar Warden Book Two (2021) 15 copies

The Gray Death Legion (1986) 14 copies

Allegheny Uprising (Twilight: 2000) (1987) 14 copies

Armies of the Night (Twilight: 2000) (1986) 14 copies

Red Star, Lone Star (Twilight: 2000) (1986) 14 copies

Airlords of the Ozarks (Twilight: 2000) (1987) 13 copies

Duty's Call (2000) 13 copies

The Lords of Destiny (Dr. Who Role Playing Game) (1985) 12 copies

Iraqi Freedom (2007) 12 copies

Official Riven Players Guide (Bradygames Strategy Guide) (1997) 11 copies

Mission Arcturus (1987) 11 copies

Sharuq (1993) 10 copies

Rendezvous in Krakow (Twilight: 2000, 2nd edition) (1995) 8 copies

Island Kill (Cybernarc, No 3) (1992) 7 copies

Uragyad'n of the Seven Pillars (Traveller Sci-Fi Roleplaying) (1981) 7 copies

Stingray (1994) 7 copies

A Rock and a Hard Place (2021) 6 copies

Gold Dragon (Cybernarc, No. 2) (1991) 5 copies

End Game (Cybernarc No. 6) (1993) 5 copies

Delta Force: America Strikes Back! 5 copies

Die Ehre der Legion (1997) 5 copies

Alien Agendas: Solar Warden Book 3 (2023) 5 copies

Warstrider: Battlemind (2014) 5 copies

Žoldnéřova hvězda (1996) 4 copies

Warstrider: The Ten Billion Gods of Heaven (Warstrider Series, Book 7) (2015) 4 copies

The Johnson Maneuver 4 copies

Terror at sea 4 copies

Shark Bait (Cybernarc # 5) (1992) 4 copies

Official Guide to Fallout (Official Strategy Guides) (1997) 4 copies

The Heritage Trilogy (Heritage Trilogy Series, Semper Mars, Luna Marine and Europa Strike) (1998) 3 copies

Delta Force Companion 3 copies

Desert Sun 3 copies

Duneraiders (Traveller) (1984) 3 copies

Drenslaar Quest (Traveller) (1983) 3 copies

Golden Rule (2019) 3 copies

BattleTech Legends: Decision at Thunder Rift: (The Gray Death Legion Trilogy, Book One) 3 copies

Rebellion (Warstrider, #2) 3 copies

Eyestorm (2019) 2 copies

Leviathans: Armored Skies (2021) 2 copies

Alien Hostiles: AN EPIC ADVENTURE FROM THE MASTER OF MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION (Solar Warden, Book 2) (2021) 2 copies

Alien Agendas: AN EPIC ADVENTURE FROM THE MASTER OF MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION: Book 3 (Solar Warden) (2023) 2 copies

Behind Enemy Lines 2 copies

Capo's Revenge (Cybernarc) (1992) 2 copies

The Desert Environment (Traveller) (1984) 2 copies

Silent Service 2 copies

BattleTechnology: The Magazine of Combat in the 31st Century: Issue 0101 August 3027 (1987) 2 copies

The Legacy Trilogy: Books 1-3 - Star Corps, Battlespace & Star Marines (2007) 1 copy

The complete Inheritance trilogy (2014) 1 copy

Światłość 1 copy

Głębia czasu (2015) 1 copy

TIE TTIIN 2300 : KAFERIT TULEVAT 1 copy

Battle Technology: The Magazine of Combat in the 31st Century (Issue 0102 October 3027)(#02) (1987) 1 copy

Alien Agendas: Solar Warden, Book 3 1 copy

Tie tähtiin 2300 : Operaatio Arcturus 1 copy

Battletech Legends: The Gray Death Legion Trilogy: BattleTech Legends Box Set #1 1 copy

Death Wave (Deep Black, #9) 1 copy

A Estrela do Mercenário II 1 copy

A Estrela do Mercenário I Livro 1 (1993) 1 copy

Decisão em Thunder Rift Livro 1 1 copy

Leviathans: Armored Skies 1 copy

Mroczny umysł (2017) 1 copy

A Show of Force 1 copy

Star Carrier, Books 1-3: Earth Strike, Centre of Gravity, Singularity 1 copy

The Drenslaar Quest 1 copy

The Inheritance Trilogy Books 1-3: Star Strike, Galactic Corps & Semper Human (1990) 1 copy

Battle Technology: The Magazine of Combat in the 31st Century (Issue 0204 September 3028)(#06) (1988) 1 copy

The Weapon 1 copy

La guerra dei giganti 1 copy

Útok na třetí planetu (Hvězdní mariňáci, #1) 1 copy

The Desert Environment 1 copy

Duneraiders 1 copy

Jackers (Warstrider #3) 1 copy

Partnership 1 copy

SEALS 1 copy

Battle Technology: The Magazine of Combat in the 31st Century (Issue 0202 April 3028)(#04) (1988) 1 copy

Battle Technology: The Magazine of Combat in the 31st Century (Issue 0203 June 3028)(#05) (1988) 1 copy

Battle Technology: The Magazine of Combat in the 31st Century (Issue 0201 February 3028)(#03) (1988) 1 copy

Fossils 1 copy

Tactics of Duty 1 copy

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Associated Works

Armored (2012) — Contributor — 143 copies

The Best of the Bolos : Their Finest Hour (2010) — Contributor — 81 copies

Alternate Gettysburgs (2002) — Contributor — 64 copies

Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming (2001) — Contributor — 63 copies

Past Imperfect (2001) — Contributor — 61 copies

Civil War Fantastic (2000) — Contributor — 57 copies

Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors (2003) — Contributor — 54 copies

Guardsmen of Tomorrow (2000) — Contributor — 53 copies

Starfall (1999) — Contributor — 52 copies

Man vs Machine (2007) — Contributor — 49 copies

Shrapnel: Fragments from the Inner Sphere (1989) — some editions — 34 copies

The Last Line: A Novel (2013) 34 copies

Silicon Dreams (2001) — Contributor — 32 copies

Crash Dive (Anthology 9-in-1) (2003) — Contributor — 21 copies

Future Wars (2003) — Contributor — 18 copies

The Iytean Menace (Doctor Who, RPG) (1985) — Contributor — 17 copies

A Date Which Will Live in Infamy: An Anthology of Pearl Harbor Stories That Might Have Been (2001) — Contributor — 15 copies

Traveller Double Adventure 5: The Chamax Plague / Horde (1981) 11 copies

Shanghai Steam (2013) — Contributor — 10 copies

How to Save the World (2013) — Contributor — 8 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Keith, William H., Jr.
Other names: Cain, Robert
Riker, H. Jay
Douglas, Ian
Birthdate: 1950-08-08
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Pennsylvania, USA
Relationships: Keith, J. Andrew (brother)
Organizations: Mensa
Disambiguation notice: This author wrote under a number of pseudonyms. Those which appear to be single-author pages are combined here.

The names Ian Douglas and Bill Keith are shared with other authors, so the works on those pages are aliased here instead of the pages being combined.

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Reviews

Price of Glory (Battletech Saga of Gray Death Legion) by William H. Keith Jr.

F/SF

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beskamiltar | 1 other review | Apr 10, 2024 |

Earth Strike: Star Carrier: Book One (Star Carrier… by Ian Douglas

After thirty pages of flash-backs and info dumps, I gave up when the Admiral sent a twelve ship fighter squadron to attack an enemy fleet at light speed and didn't follow for eight plus hours. Uh-huh.

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lyrrael | 14 other reviews | Aug 3, 2023 |

Semper Mars: Book One of the Heritage Trilogy… by Ian Douglas

din păcate nu m-a prins și am abandonat-o. Probabil problema e că nu începe cu ceva military, ci mai degrabă politic, iar scriitura/dialogurile nu m-au impresionat.

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milosdumbraci | 4 other reviews | May 5, 2023 |