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Steve White

すてぃーぶ・ほわいと

Suteību Howaito

Aliases: Stephen White

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948 （United States）
Died
2025 age 77
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Florida

Career

Occupations
Novelist, United States Navy officer
Active Years
1990-2018

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Insurrection

1990 Military science fiction

The first book in the Starfire series, co-authored with David Weber, about an insurrection in space warfare.

Space warfareInsurrectionHuman survival

The Shiva Option

2002 Military science fiction

Conclusion to the Starfire tetralogy, a New York Times bestseller, co-authored with David Weber.

Apocalyptic warStrategySacrifice

Prince of Sunset

1998 Science fiction

First book in the Prince of Sunset series.

EmpireSunset

The Disinherited

1993 Science fiction

First book in The Disinherited series.

InheritanceHuman future

Bibliography

  • Insurrection
  • Crusade
  • In Death Ground
  • The Shiva Option
  • Exodus
  • Extremis
  • Imperative
  • Oblivion
  • The Stars at War
  • The Stars at War II
  • Prince of Sunset
  • Emperor of Dawn
  • The Disinherited
  • Legacy
  • Debt of Ages
  • Eagle Against the Stars
  • Wolf Among the Stars
  • Blood of the Heroes
  • Sunset of the Gods
  • Pirates of the Time Stream
  • Ghosts of Time
  • Soldiers Out of Time
  • Gods of Dawn
  • Forge of the Titans
  • Demon's Gate
  • The Prometheus Project
  • Saint Antony's Fire
  • Her Majesty's American

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed military depictionsHard SF style
Recurring Motifs
Space naval battlesHumanity vs. aliens

Legacy

American science fiction author best known for the Starfire series co-authored with David Weber. Specialized in military SF drawing from his Vietnam War service experience.

Trivia

  • Served as a U.S. Navy officer during the Vietnam War and in the Mediterranean region.
  • Married with three daughters.
  • Worked for many years as a writer at a legal publishing company.