Dafydd ab Hugh

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For other persons of the same name, see David Friedman.

Dafydd ab Hugh (born October 22, 1960 as David Friedman) is a U.S. science fiction author. In the 1980s he served in the United States Navy training to be a Radar Intercept Officer, hoping to be selected to become an astronaut.

Ab Hugh is most noted for writing fiction in media franchises, including several novels for the Star Trek franchise. He also wrote four novels associated with the game Doom, as well as unrelated short fiction. His most noted story, "The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His Larinks, A Squeezed Novel by Mr. Skunk", was nominated for the Hugo Award and Nebula Award.

Ab Hugh is the child of a secular Jewish father and a Welsh-descended mother who converted to Judaism on marriage. He and his wife Sachi currently run a right-leaning blog, Big Lizards, with fellow libertarian science fiction author Brad Linaweaver who co-authored many books with Ab Hugh.

1 Works
- 1.1 Media tie-in novels
- 1.2 Other novels
2 External links

[edit] Works

[edit] Media tie-in novels

Doom #1: Knee-Deep in the Dead (1995) with Brad Linaweaver
Doom #2: Hell on Earth (1995) with Brad Linaweaver
Doom #3: Infernal Sky (1996) with Brad Linaweaver
Doom #4: Endgame (1996) with Brad Linaweaver

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Fallen Heroes (1994)
- Vengeance (1998)
- The Conquered (1999) (Rebels, Book I)
- The Courageous (1999) (Rebels, Book II)
- The Liberated (1999) (Rebels, Book III)