T. Jackson King (1948-2024)

Writer T. Jackson King, 76, died December 3, 2024 in Santa Fe NM.

Thomas Jackson King, Jr. was born May 24, 1948 in Houston TX. He was a journalist, activist, and archaeologist.

Debut novel Retread Shop appeared in 1988. His Vigilante series began with Star Vigilante (2012) and continued with Nebula Vigilante (2013), Galactic Vigilante (2013), and Anarchate Vigilante (2014). The Aliens series includes Earth vs. Aliens (2014), Humans vs. Aliens (2015), Freedom vs. Aliens (2015), and Aliens vs. Humans (2015). YA novel Little Brother’s World (2010) was followed by sequel Genocide Illegal (2015). Standalones include The Gaean Enchantment (2012), Galactic Avatar (2013), Star of Islam (2013), and The Memory Singer (2014). He co-wrote Starbridge: Ancestor’s World (1996, with Ann Crispin).

Some of his stories were collected in Judgment Day and Other Dreams (2009), and his poetry in Mother Earth’s Stretch Marks (2009).

King served as election committee chair for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, and was a juror for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1996. He created and moderated Shoptalk, a group where SF and fantasy writers could share details of contracts and royalty statements.

For more, see his entry in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, and his memorial at the SFWA website.