Authors of Official Car Wars Fiction

[owenmp]

Here is a discussion thread for some Car Wars "Blasts from the Past."

Listed below are some authors of official Car Wars fiction who are accessible on the Internet, followed by a list of official Car Wars fiction that includes works those authors have written.




Steve Jackson
@SJGames
https://twitter.com/SJGames

Christopher J. Burke
@mrburkemath
https://twitter.com/mrburkemath

Ramona Richards
@RamonaRichards
https://twitter.com/RamonaRichards

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
@DaveedGR
https://twitter.com/DaveedGR

Michael A. Stackpole
@MikeStackpole
https://twitter.com/MikeStackpole

Scott D. Haring
@BudaScott
https://twitter.com/BudaScott

Chuck Dixon
@Dixonverse
https://twitter.com/Dixonverse

W.G. Armintrout
The Miniatures Page
http://theminiaturespage.com




Car Warriors Novels

Car Warriors 1: The Square Deal
Author: David Drake
Publisher: Tor Books
Dates: September 1992 and July 15, 1993

Car Warriors 2: Double Jeopardy
Author: Aaron Allston
Publisher: Tor Books
Date: December 1994

Car Warriors 3: Back from Hell
Author: Mick Farren
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Date: March 15, 1999




Car Warriors Comic Books

Car Warriors Vol. 1, No. 1: The Mad Mex
Publisher: Epic Comics
Date: June 1991

Car Warriors Vol. 1, No. 2: Diamonds and Steel
Publisher: Epic Comics
Date: July 1991

Car Warriors Vol. 1, No. 3: The Run
Publisher: Epic Comics
Date: August 1991

Car Warriors Vol. 1, No. 4: Bloody Blacktop
Publisher: Epic Comics
Date: September 1991




Car Wars Short Stories - The Space Gamer

Street Legal
Author: John M. Ford
Source: The Space Gamer Vol. 1, No. 58
Date: December 1982




Car Wars Short Stories - Autoduel Quarterly

EFFIE
Author: Jim Lowerre
Source: ADQ Vol. 2, No. 1
Date: Spring 2034

Serendipity
Author: Ramona Richards
Source: ADQ Vol. 2, No. 3
Date: Fall 2034

Nightsword
Author: Author: John Nowak
Source: ADQ Vol. 2, No. 4
Date: Winter 2034

Doppelganger (Nightsword Part 2)
Author: John Nowak
Source: ADQ Vol. 3, No. 2
Date: Summer 2035

Alkahest: The Deathtoll Solution
Author: John M. Ford
Source: ADQ Vol. 3, No. 3
Date: Fall 2035

Checker's Pizza: We Deliver
Author: Brian Upton
Source: ADQ Vol. 3, No. 4
Date: Winter 2035

BLUD and Guts
Author: Andrew Egan
Source: ADQ Vol. 4, No. 2
Date: Summer 2036

Amateur Status (Nightsword Part 3)
Author: John Nowak
Source: ADQ Vol. 4, No. 3
Date: Fall 2036

Daddy's Girl
Author: Ramona Richards
Source: ADQ Vol. 5, No. 2
Date: Summer 2037

I'd Die For You
Author: Douglas E. Carey
Source: ADQ Vol. 5, No. 3
Date: Fall 2037

Repo Blues
Author: Robert J. Garitta
Source: ADQ Vol. 5, No. 4
Date: Winter 2037

Don't Kill the Messenger
Author: Christopher J. Burke
Source: ADQ Vol. 6, No. 4
Date: Winter 2038

Challenge Night
Author: David N. Searle
Source: ADQ Vol. 7, No. 1
Date: Spring 2039

Rise of the Phoenix
Author: France VangLang-Hoang
Source: ADQ Vol. 7, No. 2
Date: Summer 2039

And, Of Course, It Was Black
Author: Joel Mullins
Source: ADQ Vol. 7, No. 3
Date: Fall 2039

Amateur Night Rerun
Author: Leslie Fish
Source: ADQ Vol. 8, No. 1
Date: Spring 2040

Right Of Way
Author: Dan Lambert
Source: ADQ Vol. 8, No. 1
Date: Spring 2040

Angel of Mercy
Author: Laura Tripoli
Source: ADQ Vol. 8, No. 2
Date: Summer 2040

The Return of the Bear
Author: Andrew Metzger
Source: ADQ Vol. 8, No. 3
Date: Fall 2040

Living Down Justice
Author: Ian Knights
Source: ADQ Vol. 8, No. 4
Date: Winter 2040

Meeting the Inlaws
Author: Andrew Metzger
Source: ADQ Vol. 9, No. 1
Date: Spring 2041

Mercy Bullet
Author: Karol Szolvani
Source: ADQ Vol. 9, No. 2
Date: Summer 2041

Epilogue
Author: Robert J. Garitta
Source: ADQ Vol. 9, No. 3
Date: Fall 2041

Road Trip (Angel of Mercy Part 2)
Author: Laura Tripoli
Source: ADQ Vol. 9, No. 4
Date: Winter 2041

HERO For Hire
Author: Christopher J. Burke
Source: ADQ Vol. 10, No. 1
Date: Spring 2042

Comeback
Author: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Source: ADQ Vol. 10, No. 1
Date: Spring 2042

Telegraph Road
Author: Ian Knights
Source: ADQ Vol. 10, No. 2
Date: Summer 2042

National Past Time
Author: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Source: ADQ Vol. 10, No. 3
Date: Fall 2042

Oldest Trick in the Book
Author: Michael Stackpole
Source: ADQ Vol. 10, No. 4
Date: Winter 2042




Car Wars Adventure Gamebooks

Battle Road
Car Wars Adventure Gamebook 1
Author: Steve Jackson
Publishers: TSR Hobbies and Steve Jackson Games
Date: September 1986

Fuel's Gold
Car Wars Adventure Gamebook 2
Authors: Steve Jackson, Creede and Sharleen Lambard
Publishers: TSR Hobbies and Steve Jackson Games
Date: October 1986

Dueltrack
Car Wars Adventure Gamebook 3
Author: Scott D. Haring
Publishers: TSR Hobbies and Steve Jackson Games
Date: February 1987

Badlands Run
Car Wars Adventure Gamebook 4
Authors: Creede and Sharleen Lambard
Publishers: TSR Hobbies and Steve Jackson Games
Date: September 1987

Green Circle Blues
Car Wars Adventure Gamebook 5
Author: Scott D. Haring
Publishers: TSR and Steve Jackson Games
Date: September 1987

Mean Streets
Car Wars Adventure Gamebook 6
Author: W.G. Armintrout
Publishers: TSR and Steve Jackson Games
Date: November 1987

[MazeMonster]

National Past Time evokes wistful memories of a promised rules set for Combat Football that was only mentioned once in a Driver's Seat column of ADQ. That would have been a fun game.

[43Supporter]

Just need to find an editor, and get the permissions squared away; and we can have a "_CW Fiction Collection_".... ;)

[owenmp]

My post only included works of fiction that were published by SJ Games.

I have a larger list of Car Wars and car combat fiction on my Web site. The simple format of the document appears quickly on a mobile device when visiting used bookstores for these titles. Many of the titles are out of print. :o)

SWAT HQ - Automotive Combat Media Checkist
https://www.seanet.com/~owenmp/media/index.html

[C. J. Burke]

Originally Posted by MazeMonster

National Past Time evokes wistful memories of a promised rules set for Combat Football that was only mentioned once in a Driver's Seat column of ADQ. That would have been a fun game.

I can take a little pride in saying that National Past Time was originally submitted to Driving Tigers Magazine, and I thought it could get into ADQ. I gave some editing suggestions, and told him to go for it.

[C. J. Burke]

Originally Posted by owenmp

My post only included works of fiction that were published by SJ Games.

I have a larger list of Car Wars and car combat fiction on my Web site. The simple format of the document appears quickly on a mobile device when visiting used bookstores for these titles. Many of the titles are out of print. :o)

Do you have my U.S. 1 story? Not sure where I might have a copy. Some hard drive or other, in some form or other.

[owenmp]

Dear Chris,

Apologies for any confusion. I only listed fiction published by SJ Games in my original post.

Yes, I have your U.S. 1 story, along with most, if not, all of the Driving Tigers/Road Wolves stories. I still have my print copy of Driving Tigers Magazine #1. :o)

U.S. 1 can be found in the HVD Car Wars Mailing List Archive on my Web site. I also compiled all four parts of the story into one HTML file.

You are welcome to use the original four sections and the compiled document for your own Web sites and blogs.

U.S. 1
http://www.seanet.com/~owenmp/fiction/us1.html
Author: Christopher J. Burke
Source: HVD CWML
Date: July-November, 1997

[juris]

Thanks for the awesome compilation Owen!

And of course it was black.

Originally Posted by owenmp

Here is a discussion thread for some Car Wars "Blasts from the Past."

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[C. J. Burke]

Originally Posted by owenmp

Dear Chris,

Apologies for any confusion. I only listed fiction published by SJ Games in my original post.

Sorry. No confusion. I was actually wondering about it. I went to your site earlier today, but I wasn't sure where to look. Thinking back on it, I likely have it buried in email somewhere as well, but I couldn't even tell you the year I gave it to you!

[owenmp]

Dear Chris,

I need to make a more in-depth search of my e-mail archives, but based on my initial search, and the discussion we had on Twitter recently, I believe I never received a copy of U.S. 1 from you. I did send you all four parts of the story in a Microsoft Word file many years ago. Thank you for mentioning on Twitter you made revisions before sending the story to HVD.

U.S. 1 can also be found on the HVD Car Wars Mailing List Archive I still maintain on my Web site.

SWAT HQ - HVD Car Wars Mailing List Archive
https://www.seanet.com/~owenmp/hvd-cwml/index.html


Here is a URL of a Web page listing Car Wars fiction from SJ Games and Car Wars players.

SWAT HQ - Car Wars Fiction Index
https://www.seanet.com/~owenmp/fiction/index.html