

He had no children of his own, but he was always great with his two nieces and four nephews. He has an older brother, David, and a younger sister, also named Myra. His mother's name was Myra and his father's name was Charles. A blizzard kept him and his mother at the hospital over Christmas, and the nurses sang "Away in a Manger" to them. 1 The Devil's Hand (1988), ISBN 0-5Įxpanded dramatizations of the Star Wars movies for National Public Radio.Įdited by James Luceno, and published posthumously.Brian was born in Englewood Hospital in Englewood, New Jersey on Dec. 19 The Zentraedi Rebellion (1994), ISBN 4-0 18 The End of the Circle (1990), ISBN 1-6 Written with James Luceno under the shared pseudonym of Jack McKinney. Fall of the White Ship Avatar (1986) ISBN 9-8.Jinx on a Terran Inheritance (1985) ISBN 8-3.The Adventures of Hobart Floyt and Alacrity Fitzhugh The Doomfarers of Coramonde (1977) ISBN 8-1.Clair Robson, an author of historical fiction, was Daley's partner of 14 years.ĭaley died in Maryland of pancreatic cancer on February 11, 1996, only hours after celebrating the completion of production on the Return of the Jedi radio drama with the cast and crew. Daley and Luceno were also amongst a team of writers for the 1986 television cartoon series The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers. Luceno is responsible for editing the 1,600-page manuscript of Daley's GammaLAW quartet, which was published posthumously. Together, they wrote over 20 Robotech novels and collaborated on the Black Hole Travel Agency series. Daley also adapted the original Star Wars film trilogy as a series of radio dramas for National Public Radio.ĭaley also wrote under the pseudonym Jack McKinney with his good friend of 20 years, James Luceno. Han Solo at Stars' End, the first book of the trilogy, was a New York Times bestseller.

He went on to write the first Star Wars spin-off novels, The Han Solo Adventures. During this time, he wrote his first novel, The Doomfarers of Coramonde.

Īfter the army, he attended Jersey City State College, now New Jersey City University, majoring in media. He then joined the army and served a year-long tour of duty in Vietnam. He grew up in Rockleigh, New Jersey and graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan in 1965. He had an older brother, David, and younger sister, Myra. He also adapted for radio the Star Wars radio dramas and wrote all of its episodes.ĭaley was born in Englewood, New Jersey at Englewood Hospital, to Charles and Myra Daley. The Adventures of Hobart Floyt and Alacrity Fitzhugh series īrian Charles Daley (Decem– February 11, 1996) was an American science fiction novelist.
