A.C. Crispin, writer of ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Star Trek’ novels, dies at 63

Crispin, whose full name was Ann Carol Crispin, also helped run the online watchdog website Writer Beware, which alerted authors to literary scams.

The Associated Press

Friday, September 6, 2013, 7:54 PM

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Author A.C. Crispin died of cancer Friday at age 63, according to an announcement on the Web site of the publisher Tor Books, and on the site for Writer Beware, which she helped run.


NEW YORK — A.C. Crispin, a science fiction author who wrote popular tie-in novels to "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" and helped run the online watchdog "Writer Beware" that alerted authors to literary scams, has died.

Crispin died of cancer Friday at age 63, according to an announcement on the Web site of the publisher Tor Books, and on the site for Writer Beware.

Ann Carol Crispin, who published under the name A.C. Crispin, wrote popular tie-in novels for the "Star Trek," "Star Wars" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchises.

Starting in 1983, she wrote more than 20 novels, many of them based on movies and TV series, including "Star Trek," ''Star Wars" and "Pirates of the Caribbean."

Other novels by Crispin, whose full name was Ann Carol Crispin, included "Storms of Destiny," ''Sylvester" and an original series, "Starbridge."

In 1998, Crispin and Victoria Strauss founded Writer Beware, which provides warnings about everything from poetry contests to vanity presses.


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Dan

She was some sort of watchdog for literary scams, yet made a career of ripping off the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises? ???