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Hi E.M.Gregory (talk · contribs). There is biographical information about David Sherman in:

  • "David Sherman." Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2010. Literature Resource Center.

    The biography notes that he was born in 1958 in Niles, Ohio, United States, that is nationality is American, and that his occupation is novelist.

    The biography further notes:

    A former United States Marine, David Sherman is a prolific writer and novelist who concentrates on military science fiction. While in the military, Sherman served as a military police officer and did a tour of duty in Vietnam. Sherman attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and afterward spent time as a sculptor, winning awards for his artistic works.

    With collaborator Dan Cragg, Sherman is the author of the "Starfist" series of military science fiction novels. The series is set some four centuries in the future, when humans have spread out and claimed numerous habitable planets throughout the galaxy, with the attendant growth of planet-wide and interplanetary governments. The debut "Starfist" novel, First to Fight, appeared in 1997, and in 2009 Double Jeopardy, the fourteenth novel in the series, was published.

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    Sherman has also authored a series of more traditional military adventure novels, the "Night Fighters" series. The series consists of six novels set during the Vietnam conflict. Knives in the Night introduces the Marines of the Combined Action Program Tango Niner, a group of military specialists who function much the same as a special forces unit. In this debut, the CAP Marines and their Vietnamese colleagues, the Popular Forces of Bun Hou village, come into conflict with Major Nghu, a vicious, sadistic North Vietnamese officer with the goal of eradicating the Marines and subjugating the South Vietnamese population. The series continues with Main Force Assault, in which the CAP Marines and their Vietnamese comrades encounter a nearly overwhelming force of Viet Cong troops. In addition, they struggle to deal with a number of corrupt South Vietnamese officials. In Out of the Fire, the Marines have been falsely accused of drug dealing by their adversaries in the South Vietnamese government. In the final book of the series, Charley Don't Live Here Anymore, Bun Hou village is safe, but the Marines are needed for one final mission to rescue a kidnapped child held in a North Vietnamese stronghold.

    ...

    Cragg and Sherman are also the authors of Jedi Trial, a novel set in the "Star Wars: Clone Wars" universe. When Anakin Skywalker is left behind while his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, goes on a solo mission, he spends his time training with a fellow Jedi, the disgraced Nejaa Halcyon. When a crisis erupts on the planet Praesitlyn, where the republic's Intergalactic Communications Center is based, Skywalker and Halcyon are tapped for duty. They soon discover that their mission is to retake Praesitlyn from Separatist troops who have landed and overrun the planet. With an army of clone troops at their command, and an unexpected ally in an old adversary of Halcyon's, the duo sets out at Chancellor Palpatine's order to liberate a planet and restore order. Their goal is not as easy as they had hoped, however, and Skywalker finds himself tested physically and mentally, straining both his Jedi skills and his commitment to the Jedi's basic code. With this novel, Cragg and Sherman "capture the rush of never-ending action characteristic" of the Star Wars universe, noted Library Journal reviewer Jackie Cassada. A Publishers Weekly writer remarked that Cragg and Sherman's contribution "brings new energy to the Star Wars franchise."

    The article notes that these are further readings about the author:
    1. Booklist, November 1, 2003, Regina Schroeder, review of Lazarus Rising, p. 486; November 15, 2004, Kristine Huntley, review of Jedi Trial, p. 571; December 15, 2005, Roland Green, review of Flashfire, p. 31; May 1, 2007, Roland Green, review of Firestorm, p. 78; December 1, 2008, Roland Green, review of Wings of Hell, p. 38.
    2. Library Journal, October 15, 2003, review of Lazarus Rising, p. 102; October 15, 2003, Jackie Cassada, review of Lazarus Rising, p. 102; September 15, 2004, Jackie Cassada, review of Jedi Trial, p. 53; November 15, 2004, Jackie Cassada, review of A World of Hurt, p. 55.
    3. Publishers Weekly, October 6, 2003, review of Lazarus Rising, p. 65; August 16, 2004, review of Jedi Trial, p. 47; October 4, 2004, review of A World of Hurt, p. 74; October 24, 2005, review of Flashfire, p. 43; April 30, 2007, review of Firestorm, p. 144; November 10, 2008, review of Wings of Hell, p. 35; November 9, 2009, review of Double Jeopardy, p. 35.
    The article verifies this information about David Sherman works of literature.
    • "Starfist" Series; Military Science-fiction novels; with Dan Cragg:
      1. First to Fight, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1997.
      2. School of Fire, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1998.
      3. Steel Gauntlet, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1999.
      4. Blood Contact, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1999.
      5. Technokill, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2000.
      6. Hangfire, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2000.
      7. Kingdom's Swords, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2002.
      8. Kingdom's Fury, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2003.
      9. Lazarus Rising, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2003.
      10. A World of Hurt, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2004.
      11. Flashfire, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2006.
      12. Firestorm, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2007.
      13. Wings of Hell, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2008.
      14. Double Jeopardy, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2009.
    • "Night Fighters" Series; Military Fiction Novels
      1. Knives in the Night, Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 1987.
      2. Main Force Assault, Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 1987.
      3. Out of the Fire, Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 1987.
      4. Rock and a Hard Place, Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 1988.
      5. A Nghu Night Falls, Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 1988.
      6. Charley Don't Live Here Anymore, Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 1989.
    • "Starfist: Force Recon" Series; Military Science-Fiction Novels; with Dan Cragg
      1. Backshot, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2005.
      2. Point Blank, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2006.
      3. Recoil, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2008.
    • "Demontech" series; Military Science-Fiction Novels
      1. Onslaught, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2002.
      2. Rally Point, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2003.
      3. Gulf Run, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2003.
    • Novels
      1. There I Was, Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 1989.
      2. The Squad, Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 1990.
      3. (With Dan Cragg) Jedi Trial ("Star Wars: Clone Wars" novel), Random House (New York, NY), 2004.
      4. The Hunt, CreateSpace (Scotts Valley, CA), 2008.
      5. The Junkyard Dogs, CreateSpace (Scotts Valley, CA), 2008.
    • Short stories:
      1. "Surrender or Die"
      2. "Going after Yeechiphooie"
      3. "The Price of Friendship"
    Cunard (talk) 05:13, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Removed sources

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Checked each soruce, some were to Sherman's personal website, http://novelier.com/, othrers were to social media. He clearly has fans; some write revidws on Amazon and other social media. But article needs WP:RS and I can't find any.E.M.Gregory (talk) 20:14, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Born in 1958?

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David was already in his 70s when I knew him in Florida some time between 2015-16. I was born in '59, and I remember asking him how old he was back then, and I said something like he was old enough to be my father. The Vietnam War ended in 1975, when a D.O.B. would have placed him at about 17. Even if his tour took place in the early 1970s, I think he would have been too young to have been a Marine at that time, much less in Vietnam in the 1960s. I realize this is all anecdote, but I'm sure something got botched in the D.O.B. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.58.221.214 (talk) 18:35, 3 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I see his age and D.O.B. were fixed. giggle (talk) 20:55, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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