J. Andrew Keith

J. Andrew Keith
John Andrew Keith (August 31, 1958 – August 7, 1999) was an American author and games developer.
Career
J. Andrew Keith, and his brother William H. Keith Jr., responded to ads in Journal of the Travellers Aid Society for authors to write for Game Designers' Workshop (GDW); Loren Wiseman started them with freelancing for GDW in the late 1970s and the three of them set up much of the early material for Traveller. J. Andrew Keith's wrote so much for the Journal of the Travellers Aid Society that he began to use the pseudonyms John Marshal and Keith Douglass. The Keith brothers were making enough money that they were able to freelance full-time by 1979. The Keith brothers then began working for FASA by the end of 1980. FASA began publishing adventures for Traveller beginning with Ordeal by Eshaar (1981) by the Keith brothers, who then wrote the "Sky Raiders" trilogy (1981-1982) for FASA. J. Andrew Keith briefly edited the magazine High Passage in 1982 before the High Passage Group told FASA that they could no longer publish material for High Passage; FASA replaced this magazine with a new magazine by J. Andrew Keith called Far Traveller beginning in October 1982. FASA ended its support of Traveller in 1983, so the Keith brothers continued writing Traveller material with the new company Gamelords, but continued working for FASA on other games. The Keith brothers wrote seven supplements for Gamelords, including The Mountain Environment (1983), The Undersea Environment (1983), and The Desert Environment (1984).
J. Andrew Keith wrote some adventures for Fantasy Games Unlimited's Chivalry & Sorcery before the line ended in 1984. The Keith brothers then worked on some of FGU's other lines in 1985 including Aftermath!, Daredevils, Flashing Blades, and Psi World. The Keith brothers also designed Freedom Fighters (1986), one of the last role-playing games published by FGU.
Works
Andrew was a rather prolific Science Fiction and Role-Playing Game author, and the bibliography presented below is in no way comprehensive. Several of these works were with various co-authors, most commonly his brother, William H. Keith Jr.
A note regarding pen names in the words of William H. Keith Jr.:
"We shared several [pen names]: Keith William Andrews, Keith Douglass, and H. Jay Riker. Back in the Traveller days, when he was doing a ton of writing for the old Journal of the Traveller's Aid Society, he used several pen names, including Keith Douglass and John Marshall, so it wouldn't look like the journal was entirely an Andrew Keith production."
Science fiction novels
Wing Commander: False Colors
Wing Commander: Heart of the Tiger
The Fifth Foreign Legion: March or Die
The Fifth Foreign Legion: Honor and Fidelity
The Fifth Foreign Legion: Cohort of the Damned
Battletech: Blood of Heroes
Battletech: Mercenary's Star
Science fiction short stories
The Legacy of Leonidas
Rendezvous with Death
Orion Rising
Traveller RPG material
Books, Supplements, and Folio Adventures: Cargonaut Press, Digest Group Publications, FASA, Gamelords, GDW, Marischal Adventures, and Seeker.
Escape
Letter of Marque
Faldor: World of Adventure
Rogues in Space: Letter of Marque
Rogues in Space: Scam
Starport Planetfall
GDW
The Traveller Adventure
Alien Module 1 Aslan (1984)
Alien Module 2 K'kree (1984)
Alien Module 3 Vargr (1984)
Alien Module 4-Zhodani (1985)
Alien Module 5 Droyne (1985)
Alien Module 7-Hivers (1986)
BeltStrike: Riches and Danger in the Bowman Belt
Alien Realms
Aliens for Traveller
Arctic Environment
Chamax Plague
Horde
Night of Conquest
Merchant Prince: Special Supplement 1
Exotic Atmospheres: Special Supplement 2 (1983)
Nomads of the World Ocean
Murder on Arcturus Station
Traveller Adventure 13: Signal GK
Double Adventure 6, Divine Intervention/Night of Conquest
Travellers' Aid Society Alien Encyclopedia
World Builder's Handbook
Gamelords
The Mountain Environment (1983)
The Drenslaar Quest (1983)
The Undersea Environment (1983)
Ascent To Anekthor (1984)
Startown Liberty (1984)
The Desert Environment (1984)
Duneraiders (1984)
A Pilot's Guide to the Drexilthar Subsector (1984)
Wanted: Adventurers (1984) under the pen name, John Marshal
FASA
The Trail of the Sky Raiders
The Legend of the Sky Raiders
Fate of the Sky Raiders
Harrensa Project (1983)
Ordeal by Eshaar (1981)
Stazlekh Report, The (1983)
Uragyad'n of the Seven Pillars
Marischal Adventures
Flight of the Stag
Salvage Mission (1981, 1987)
Trading Team(1981, 1987)
Digest Group Publications
Grand Census
Grand Survey
Magazine articles
Adventures in Traveller: Exploration
Adventures in Traveller: Trade and Commerce
Adventures in Traveller: Wilderness Situations
Adventurette: Jailbreak
Adventurette: Night Rescue
Adventurette: The Last Bastion
Adventurette: Trial By Justice
Amber Zone: Drannixa Gambit
Amber Zone: Embassy in Arms
Amber Zone: Lockbox
Amber Zone: Raid on Stataorlai
Amber Zone: Royal Hunt
Amber Zone: Small Package
Amber Zone: The Birthday Plot
Amber Zone: Tournament
Amber Zone: Tuktaar Connection
Amber Zone Ventures Afar
Amber Zone: Without a Trace
Awaiting Shipment: Petrochemicals
Azun
Bestiary: Afeahyaltow
Bestiary: Crested Jabberwock
Bestiary: Doyle's Eel
Bestiary: Garhawk
Bestiary: Ice Crawler
Bestiary: Luugir
Boarding Pass: Jalas Glennol
Caledon Highlanders
Care and Feeding of NPCs
Casual Encounter: Emil "Boomer" Brankovich
Casual Encounter: Enli Iddukagan
Casual Encounter: Fast "Johnny" McRae
Casual Encounter: Gamaagin Kaashukiin
Casual Encounter: Glorinna Firella
Casual Encounter: Gunnar Haelvedssen
Casual Encounter: Ramon San Yarvo
Casual Encounter: Ringaal DeAstera
Casual Encounter: Simone Garibaldi
Civilian Striker Weapons
Closest Encounter
Compleat Starport
Computer Implants
Computer Software for High Guard
Contact: Ael Yael
Contact: Aslan
Contact: The Girug'kagh
Contact: Irklan
Contact: The Girug'kagh
Contact: The Virushi
Dev Landrel
Flare Star
Hunting Bugs
I'm a Doctor, Not a. . .
In Transit: Grav Mining Vehicle
In Transit: Orbital Tug
Newcomers, The
Outside the Expanses: Reaver's Deep
Parachutes
Periastron
Pilot's Guide to Ea Subsector
Pilot's Guide to the Caledon Subsector, A
Pilot's Guide to the Scotian Deep Subsector
Planetfall: Supplementary Material for MegaTraveller
Port Authority Handbook: Arrival In-System
Port Authority Handbook: Communications
Port Authority Handbook: Convoys
Port Authority Handbook: Interdicted Planets
Port Authority Handbook: Inward Clearance
Port of Call: Rejhappur
Port of Call: Roakhoi
Reavers' Deep Sector
Referee's Guide to Planet-building, Parts I and II
Religion in the Two Thousand Worlds
Ship's Locker: Flares and Signalling Devices
Ship's Locker: Torches and Welding Equipment
Ship's Locker: Vargr Corsair Bands
Small Cargoes and Special Handling
Small Cargoes: Three for the Road
Small Cargoes: Afeahyakhtow
Small Cargoes: Hkyadwaeh
Storm
Striking it Rich
Temperature in Traveller
Traveller: The Final Frontier
Traveller's Gear: Body Pressure Suit
Travelling Without a Starship
Umpire Strikes Back!, The
Vargr Grav Platforms
Vland!
Wardn
Wardn Enigma
World's of the Imperium: Fisher's World
appeared in Challenge, Far and Away, Far Traveller, High Passage, Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, MegaTraveller Journal, Space Gamer, Traveller Chronicle, and Travellers' Digest.
Miscellaneous Traveller Credits: FASA, and Seeker
Adventure Class Ships I - Booklet II
Adventure Class Ships II - Booklet I & II
Aslan Mercenary Ships - Booklet I & II
I.S.C.V. Leander - Booklet (scenarios: The Hostage, Terminal Velocity, and Raider!)
I.S.P.M.V. Fenris - Booklet (scenarios: Boring From Within, Prisoners at Large, and Surprise Reversed)
I.S.P.M.V. Tethys - Booklet (scenarios: Enemy Action, Staff Meeting, and Retreat from Stiara)
Merchant Class Ships - Booklet I & II
Starport Module I: Hotel Complex - Booklet (scenarios: Break-In, The Gamblers, and Hostages) (1981)
Z.I.S.M.V. Vlezhdatl - Booklet (scenarios: Boarding Action, Prize Crew, and Escape) (1981)
References
External links
Brother William H. Keith's web site: WHKeith.Com – William H. Keith
J. Andrew Keith Memorial web page: John Andrew Keith Memorial Site
1958 births
1999 deaths
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American novelists
American male novelists
American science fiction writers
Role-playing game designers