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	These novels continued the story of the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, following the fleet's ongoing search for Earth while being pursued by advanced Cylon forces.		These novels continued the story of the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, following the fleet's ongoing search for Earth while being pursued by advanced Cylon forces.

			=== Collaboration with Richard Hatch ===

			Linaweaver's partnership with Richard Hatch began in 2003 when Edward E. Kramer introduced them, believing Linaweaver could bring more to Hatch's novels than his previous collaborators.<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_hatch_tribute_introduction">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=This%20opportunity%20was%20provided%20by%20the%20grandfather%20of%20DRAGON%20CON%2C%20hence%20the%20Trek%20auction%20invitation.%20The%20one%20and%20only%20Edward%20E.%20Kramer%20opened%20the%20door%20for%20me.%20He%E2%80%99d%20bought%20a%20number%20of%20short%20stories%20from%20me%20for%20a%20wide%20range%20of%20anthologies\|title=A Man for All Reasons: A Personal Tribute to Richard Hatch\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref> Their first meeting took place at Hatch's Studio City apartment, where Linaweaver discovered Hatch's detailed outlines for the novels.<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_first_meeting">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=I%20only%20partly%20understood%20the%20special%20quality%20Richard%20had%20with%20the%20series%20when%20first%20entering%20his%20apartment%20in%20Studio%20City%20in%202003\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

			Linaweaver described their working method: Hatch provided elaborate plots while Linaweaver enriched the dialogue and narrative flow.<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_working_method">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=His%20plots.%20My%20narrative%20flow.%20It%20was%20so%20sane%20that%20it%20might%20work\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref> They would meet and review each chapter together, with Linaweaver promising never to rush a first draft simply to meet deadlines.<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_no_rushing">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=I%20promised%20him%20never%20to%20turn%20a%20chunk%20of%20his%20beloved%20Master%20Outline%20into%20a%20quick%20first%20draft%20for%20no%20other%20reason%20than%20to%20cash%20a%20check\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

			Hatch praised Linaweaver's ability to write the villain [[Baltar (TOS-RH)\|Baltar]], stating that no one, including every writer on the original TV series, had gotten inside the character's head as effectively.<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_baltar_praise">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=Richard%20happily%20informed%20me%20that%20no%20one%20did%20Baltar%20as%20well%20as%20yours%20truly.%20He%20expanded%20on%20this%20point.%20By%20no%20one%2C%20he%20included%20every%20writer%20on%20the%20original%20TV%20series\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref> The collaboration extended beyond novels to include convention appearances at Dragon Con and San Diego Comic-Con, where Hatch ensured Linaweaver was included on panels about the reimagined series despite being a tie-in novelist.<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_sdcc_panels">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=I%E2%80%99ll%20never%20forget%20the%20three%20he%20got%20me%20on%20at%20the%20San%20Diego%20Comic%20Con.%20He%20was%20back%20in%20the%20spotlight%20as%20Tom%20Zarek%2C%20going%20up%20against%20a%20younger%20actor%20playing%20Apollo.%20No%20way%20was%20a%20media%20tie%2Din%20novel%20writer%20going%20to%20be%20on%20an%20A%2Dlist%20panel%20about%20a%20major%20new%20television%20series.%20Except%20Richard%20insisted\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

			Their friendship was built on open exchange of ideas despite different political perspectives, with Linaweaver noting they "sometimes forgot which side we were supposed to be taking" during debates.<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_friendship">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=He%20was%20some%20kind%20of%20left%20and%20I%20was%20some%20kind%20of%20right.%20We%20sometimes%20forgot%20which%20side%20we%20were%20supposed%20to%20be%20taking\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

	== Film and Web Productions ==		== Film and Web Productions ==
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	Linaweaver wrote and produced online content, including the award-winning web series ''Silicon Assassin'', starring Richard Hatch.<ref group="external" name="linkedin_silicon_assassin">{{cite web\|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/blinaweaver/#:~:text=Linaweaver%20also%20takes%20great%20pride%20that%20his%20writing%20was%20praised%20by%20former%20president%20Ronald%20Reagan\|title=Brad Linaweaver Professional Profile\|publisher=LinkedIn\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>		Linaweaver wrote and produced online content, including the award-winning web series ''Silicon Assassin'', starring Richard Hatch.<ref group="external" name="linkedin_silicon_assassin">{{cite web\|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/blinaweaver/#:~:text=Linaweaver%20also%20takes%20great%20pride%20that%20his%20writing%20was%20praised%20by%20former%20president%20Ronald%20Reagan\|title=Brad Linaweaver Professional Profile\|publisher=LinkedIn\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

			=== ''Silicon Assassin'' Web Series ===

			The ''Silicon Assassin'' web series was developed through a bequest from Linaweaver's friend Chuck Hammill, who died in December 2006. The bequest required Linaweaver to complete the project within a specified timeframe or the funds would go to charity, with the California Attorney General's Office overseeing the arrangement.<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_hammill_bequest">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=Chuck%20created%20a%20situation%20where%20I%20had%20X%20number%20of%20years%20to%20create%2C%20write%2C%20hire%2C%20fire%20and%20do%20whatever%20else%20necessary%20to%20make%20Silicon%20Assassin%20a%20real%20show.%20If%20I%20failed%2C%20the%20money%20would%20go%20to%20a%20charity\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref> Linaweaver noted the irony that "the government would therefore make sure I did an anti-government science fiction epic about overthrowing the government."<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_government_irony">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=The%20state%20government%20of%20California%20was%20going%20to%20be%20the%20keeper%20of%20the%20tablets%2C%20so%20to%20speak.%20The%20government%20would%20therefore%20make%20sure%20I%20did%20an%20anti%2Dgovernment%20science%20fiction%20epic%20about%20overthrowing%20the%20government\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

			Richard Hatch agreed to star as the title character and directed the first episode, "Problem Child."<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_hatch_directs">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=I%20asked%20Richard%20Hatch%20if%20he%E2%80%99d%20direct%20it.%20Instead%20of%20blasting%20me%20with%20one%20of%20Dopp%E2%80%99s%20ray%20guns%2C%20he%20agreed\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref> The series featured different directors and styles across episodes, with Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray directing "The Wall" and "Window of Opportunity," and Edward L. Plumb directing "Dead Reckoning."<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_different_directors">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=The%20most%20controversial%20decision%20I%20made%20at%20the%20start%20was%20to%20go%20for%20radically%20different%20styles%20between%20the%20episodes\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref> The cast included Paula LaBaredas, Vicki Marie Taylor, and Brinke Stevens as President Medusa.<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_cast">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=Paula%20LaBaredas%20was%20the%20next%20performer%20to%20commit%20as%20one%20of%20the%20Silicon%20Assassin%20female%20characters.%20She%E2%80%99d%20be%20the%20perky%20one%2C%20the%20aptly%20named%20Bubbleblonde%20Girl\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

			The series won multiple awards, including the Australian Webstream Award for Best International Series for the episode "Window of Opportunity," which Hatch accepted while in Australia.<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_australian_award">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=Richard%20Hatch%20was%20in%20Australia%20when%20%E2%80%9CWindow%20of%20Opportunity%E2%80%9D%20won%20the%20Australian%20Webstream%20Award%20for%20Best%20International%20Series.%20He%20accepted%20on%20behalf%20of%20the%20episode%20which%20won%20acclaim%20for%20the%20entire%20series\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref> "Dead Reckoning" won six awards and was part of a midnight showing at the Chinese Theatre Hollywood during the HollyShorts 9th Annual Film Festival.<ref group="commentary" name="linaweaver_mondocult_dead_reckoning_awards">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mondocult.com/articles/Linaweaver/Hatch/hatch.html#:~:text=Back%20in%20the%20States%2C%20%E2%80%9CDead%20Reckoning%E2%80%9D%20won%20six%20Awards\|title=A Man for All Reasons\|author=Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=Mondo Cult\|date=November 2009\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

	== Non-Fiction Work ==		== Non-Fiction Work ==
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	== The Heinlein Cannon ==		== The Heinlein Cannon ==

	One of Linaweaver's proudest possessions was a small brass cannon once owned by Robert and Virginia Heinlein.<ref group="external" name="file770_cannon">{{cite web\|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=One%20of%20Linaweaver%27s%20proudest%20possessions%20was%20a%20small%20brass%20cannon%20once%20owned%20by%20Robert%20and%20Virginia%20Heinlein\|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Heinlein Cannon\|publisher=File 770\|date=August 31, 2019\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> For nearly 30 years the Heinleins fired it every July 4 at their residence. Virginia bequeathed the cannon to Linaweaver when she died in 2003.<ref group="external" name="file770_cannon_bequest">{{cite web\|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=For%20nearly%2030%20years%20they%20fired%20it%20every%20July%204%20at%20the%20Heinlein%20residence.%20Virginia%20bequeathed%20to%20Linaweaver%20when%20she%20died%20in%202003\|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Cannon Bequest\|publisher=File 770\|date=August 31, 2019\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> He restored it and in 2007 made a video of it being fired several times (with very small charges).<ref group="external" name="file770_cannon_video">{{cite web\|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=He%20restored%20it%20and%20in%202007%20made%20a%20video%20of%20it%20being%20fired%20several%20times%20(with%20very%20small%20charges)\|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Cannon Video\|publisher=File 770\|date=August 31, 2019\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>		One of Linaweaver's proudest possessions was a small brass cannon once owned by Robert and Virginia Heinlein.<ref group="external" name="file770_cannon">{{cite web\|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=One%20of%20Linaweaver%27s%20proudest%20possessions%20was%20a%20small%20brass%20cannon%20once%20owned%20by%20Robert%20and%20Virginia%20Heinlein\|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Heinlein Cannon\|publisher=File 770\|date=August 31, 2019\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> For nearly 30 years the Heinleins fired it every July 4 at their residence. Virginia bequeathed the cannon to Linaweaver when she died in 2003.<ref group="external" name="file770_cannon_bequest">{{cite web\|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=For%20nearly%2030%20years%20they%20fired%20it%20every%20July%204%20at%20the%20Heinlein%20residence.%20Virginia%20bequeathed%20to%20Linaweaver%20when%20she%20died%20in%202003\|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Cannon Bequest\|publisher=File 770\|date=August 31, 2019\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> He restored it and in 2007 made a video of it being fired several times (with very small charges).<ref group="external" name="file770_cannon_video">{{cite web\|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=He%20restored%20it%20and%20in%202007%20made%20a%20video%20of%20it%20being%20fired%20several%20times%20(with%20very%20small%20charges)\|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Cannon Video\|publisher=File 770\|date=August 31, 2019\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

	== Death and Legacy ==		== Death and Legacy ==

	Brad Linaweaver died on August 29, 2019, of cancer at his home in Apopka, Florida, at age 66.<ref group="external" name="locusmag_death">{{cite web\|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/09/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=SF%20writer%20Brad%20Linaweaver%2C%2066%2C%20died%20August%2029%2C%202019%20of%20cancer%20at%20home%20in%20Apopka%20FL\|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019)\|publisher=Locus Magazine\|date=September 3, 2019\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> He would have been 67 on September 1, 2019.<ref group="external" name="file770_birthday">{{cite web\|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=Prometheus%20Award%2Dwinning%20author%20Brad%20Linaweaver%20died%20August%2029%20after%20a%20long%20battle%20with%20cancer.%20He%20would%20have%20been%2067%20on%20Sunday\|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019)\|publisher=File 770\|date=August 31, 2019\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>		Brad Linaweaver died on August 29, 2019, of cancer at his home in Apopka, Florida, at age 66.<ref group="external" name="locusmag_death">{{cite web\|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/09/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=SF%20writer%20Brad%20Linaweaver%2C%2066%2C%20died%20August%2029%2C%202019%20of%20cancer%20at%20home%20in%20Apopka%20FL\|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019)\|publisher=Locus Magazine\|date=September 3, 2019\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref> He would have been 67 on September 1, 2019.<ref group="external" name="file770_birthday">{{cite web\|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=Prometheus%20Award%2Dwinning%20author%20Brad%20Linaweaver%20died%20August%2029%20after%20a%20long%20battle%20with%20cancer.%20He%20would%20have%20been%2067%20on%20Sunday\|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019)\|publisher=File 770\|date=August 31, 2019\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

	SFWA President Mary Robinette Kowal stated: "The family of Science-fiction and Fantasy writers and readers have suffered a loss with the passing of SFWA lifetime member Brad Linaweaver. He leaves us too soon, but with a legacy of words that, I hope, will bring comfort to his family, friends, and fans."<ref group="external" name="sfwa_kowal_statement">{{cite web\|url=https://www.sfwa.org/2019/09/03/in-memoriam-brad-linaweaver/#:~:text=The%20family%20of%20Science%2Dfiction%20and%20Fantasy%20writers%20and%20readers%20have%20suffered%20a%20loss%20with%20the%20passing%20of%20SFWA%20lifetime%20member%20Brad%20Linaweaver.%20He%20leaves%20us%20too%20soon%2C%20but%20with%20a%20legacy%20of%20words%20that%2C%20I%20hope%2C%20will%20bring%20comfort%20to%20his%20family%2C%20friends%2C%20and%20fans\|title=In Memoriam: Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=SFWA\|date=September 3, 2019\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>		SFWA President Mary Robinette Kowal stated: "The family of Science-fiction and Fantasy writers and readers have suffered a loss with the passing of SFWA lifetime member Brad Linaweaver. He leaves us too soon, but with a legacy of words that, I hope, will bring comfort to his family, friends, and fans."<ref group="external" name="sfwa_kowal_statement">{{cite web\|url=https://www.sfwa.org/2019/09/03/in-memoriam-brad-linaweaver/#:~:text=The%20family%20of%20Science%2Dfiction%20and%20Fantasy%20writers%20and%20readers%20have%20suffered%20a%20loss%20with%20the%20passing%20of%20SFWA%20lifetime%20member%20Brad%20Linaweaver.%20He%20leaves%20us%20too%20soon%2C%20but%20with%20a%20legacy%20of%20words%20that%2C%20I%20hope%2C%20will%20bring%20comfort%20to%20his%20family%2C%20friends%2C%20and%20fans\|title=In Memoriam: Brad Linaweaver\|publisher=SFWA\|date=September 3, 2019\|accessdate=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

	== Awards and Nominations ==		== Awards and Nominations ==
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	=== External Sources ===		=== External Sources ===
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			=== Commentary and Interviews ===
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	Linaweaver co-authored four ''Battlestar Galactica'' continuation novels with actor [[Richard Hatch]] between 2003-2005, set in the [[Original Series]] universe:<ref group="external" name="locusmag_tie_ins"/>		Linaweaver co-authored four ''Battlestar Galactica'' continuation novels with actor [[Richard Hatch]] between 2003-2005, set in the [[Original Series]] universe:<ref group="external" name="locusmag_tie_ins"/>

	* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Paradis]]'' (2003)<ref group="external" name="amazon_paradis">{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/Paradis-Battlestar-Galactica-Richard-Hatch/dp/0743474414\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Paradis\|publisher=Amazon.com\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>		* ''[[Paradis\|Battlestar Galactica: Paradis]]'' (2003)<ref group="external" name="amazon_paradis">{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/Paradis-Battlestar-Galactica-Richard-Hatch/dp/0743474414\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Paradis\|publisher=Amazon.com\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>
	* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Destiny]]'' (2004)<ref group="external" name="amazon_destiny">{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Discovery-Richard-Hatch/dp/1416504478\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Destiny\|publisher=Amazon.com\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>		* ''[[Destiny (book)\|Battlestar Galactica: Destiny]]'' (2004)<ref group="external" name="amazon_destiny">{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Discovery-Richard-Hatch/dp/1416504478\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Destiny\|publisher=Amazon.com\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>
	* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Redemption]]'' (2005)<ref group="external" name="goodreads_series">{{cite web\|url=https://www.goodreads.com/series/42440-battlestar-galactica#:~:text=Redemption%20%C2%B7%20by%20HATCH/LINAWEAVER%20%C2%B7%203.47%20%C2%B7%2034%20Ratings%20%C2%B7%20published%202005\|title=Battlestar Galactica Series\|publisher=Goodreads\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>		* ''[[Redemption\|Battlestar Galactica: Redemption]]'' (2005)<ref group="external" name="goodreads_series">{{cite web\|url=https://www.goodreads.com/series/42440-battlestar-galactica#:~:text=Redemption%20%C2%B7%20by%20HATCH/LINAWEAVER%20%C2%B7%203.47%20%C2%B7%2034%20Ratings%20%C2%B7%20published%202005\|title=Battlestar Galactica Series\|publisher=Goodreads\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>
	* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Discovery]]'' (2005)<ref group="external" name="amazon_discovery">{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Discovery-Richard-Hatch/dp/1416504478\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Discovery\|publisher=Amazon.com\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>		* ''[[Discovery\|Battlestar Galactica: Discovery]]'' (2005, unpublished)<ref group="external" name="amazon_discovery">{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Discovery-Richard-Hatch/dp/1416504478\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Discovery\|publisher=Amazon.com\|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

	These novels continued the story of the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, following the fleet's ongoing search for Earth while being pursued by advanced Cylon forces.		These novels continued the story of the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, following the fleet's ongoing search for Earth while being pursued by advanced Cylon forces.

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	* ''[[Destiny (book)\|Battlestar Galactica: Destiny]]'' (2004)		* ''[[Destiny (book)\|Battlestar Galactica: Destiny]]'' (2004)
	* ''[[Redemption\|Battlestar Galactica: Redemption]]'' (2005)		* ''[[Redemption\|Battlestar Galactica: Redemption]]'' (2005)
	* ''[[Discovery\|Battlestar Galactica: Discovery]]'' (2005)		* ''[[Discovery\|Battlestar Galactica: Discovery]]'' (2005, unpublished)

	=== ''Doom'' Novels (with Dafydd ab Hugh) ===		=== ''Doom'' Novels (with Dafydd ab Hugh) ===

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	=== ''Battlestar Galactica'' Novels (with Richard Hatch) ===		=== ''Battlestar Galactica'' Novels (with Richard Hatch) ===
	* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Paradis]]'' (2003)		* ''[[Paradis\|Battlestar Galactica: Paradis]]'' (2003)
	* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Destiny]]'' (2004)		* ''[[Destiny (book)\|Battlestar Galactica: Destiny]]'' (2004)
	* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Redemption]]'' (2005)		* ''[[Redemption\|Battlestar Galactica: Redemption]]'' (2005)
	* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Discovery]]'' (2005)		* ''[[Discovery\|Battlestar Galactica: Discovery]]'' (2005)

	=== ''Doom'' Novels (with Dafydd ab Hugh) ===		=== ''Doom'' Novels (with Dafydd ab Hugh) ===

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'''Bradford Swain "Brad" Linaweaver''' (September 1, 1952 – August 29, 2019) was an American science fiction writer, film producer, actor, and magazine publisher who co-authored four [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] continuation novels with actor [[Richard Hatch]].<ref group="external" name="locusmag_full_obit">{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/09/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=Bradford%20Swain%20Linaweaver%20was%20born%20September%201%2C%201952%20in%20Washington%20NC|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019)|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> Over a 40-year career, he completed a body of work including novels, short stories, and screenplays, winning two Prometheus Awards and earning a Nebula Award nomination.<ref group="external" name="file770_prometheus_awards">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=The%20novella%20version%20of%20his%20novel%20Moon%20of%20Ice%20was%20a%20Nebula%20Award%20finalist%20(1983)%20and%20the%20novel%20length%20version%20won%20a%20Prometheus%20Award%20(1989).%20Linaweaver%20shared%20a%20second%20Prometheus%20Award%20(1998)%20with%20Ed%20Kramer|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019)|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

== Early Life and Education ==

Linaweaver was born September 1, 1952, in Washington, North Carolina.<ref group="external" name="locusmag_birthplace">{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/09/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=Bradford%20Swain%20Linaweaver%20was%20born%20September%201%2C%201952%20in%20Washington%20NC|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019)|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> He attended Florida State University and obtained his MFA degree from Rollins College.<ref group="external" name="locusmag_education">{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/09/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=He%20attended%20Florida%20State%20University%2C%20and%20got%20his%20MFA%20at%20Rollins%20College|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Education|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> Although he spent much of his career in Hollywood, he eventually returned to Florida, settling in Apopka.<ref group="external" name="locusmag_death_location">{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/09/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=SF%20writer%20Brad%20Linaweaver%2C%2066%2C%20died%20August%2029%2C%202019%20of%20cancer%20at%20home%20in%20Apopka%20FL|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Death|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

== Science Fiction Career ==

Linaweaver began publishing science fiction in 1980 with the short story "The Competitor."<ref group="external" name="sfwa_career_start">{{cite web|url=https://www.sfwa.org/2019/09/03/in-memoriam-brad-linaweaver/#:~:text=Linaweaver%20began%20publishing%20science%20fiction%20in%201980%20with%20the%20short%20story%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Competitor.%E2%80%9D|title=In Memoriam: Brad Linaweaver|publisher=Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> His alternate history novella "Moon of Ice" (1982) was nominated for the Nebula Award.<ref group="external" name="sfwa_nebula">{{cite web|url=https://www.sfwa.org/2019/09/03/in-memoriam-brad-linaweaver/#:~:text=His%20second%20published%20story%2C%20the%20novella%20%E2%80%9CMoon%20of%20Ice%E2%80%9D%20was%20nominated%20for%20the%20Nebula%20Award%20in%201983|title=In Memoriam: Brad Linaweaver - Nebula Nomination|publisher=SFWA|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> In all, he published more than 50 stories, some of them collected in ''Clownface'' (1999).<ref group="external" name="locusmag_fifty_stories">{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/09/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=In%20all%20he%20published%20more%20than%2050%20stories%2C%20some%20of%20them%20collected%20in%20Clownface%20(1999)|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Short Stories|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

Linaweaver later expanded "Moon of Ice" to novel length in 1988, winning his first Prometheus Award.<ref group="external" name="file770_moon_prometheus">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=The%20novella%20version%20of%20his%20novel%20Moon%20of%20Ice%20was%20a%20Nebula%20Award%20finalist%20(1983)%20and%20the%20novel%20length%20version%20won%20a%20Prometheus%20Award%20(1989)|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Moon of Ice Award|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> The novel featured endorsements from Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and William F. Buckley, Jr.<ref group="external" name="file770_endorsements">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=The%20novel%20carries%20endorsements%20from%20Robert%20A.%20Heinlein%2C%20Isaac%20Asimov%2C%20Ray%20Bradbury%2C%20and%20William%20F.%20Buckley%2C%20Jr|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Endorsements|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

Other novels include ''The Land Beyond Summer'' (1999) and Prometheus Award finalist ''Anarquia'' (2004) with J. Kent Hastings.<ref group="external" name="locusmag_other_novels">{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/09/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=Other%20novels%20include%20The%20Land%20Beyond%20Summer%20(1999)%20and%20Prometheus%20Award%20finalist%20Anarquia%20(2004)%20with%20J.%20Kent%20Hastings|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Other Novels|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

Linaweaver shared a second Prometheus Award in 1998 with Ed Kramer for co-editing ''Free Space'', a libertarian science fiction anthology from TOR books.<ref group="external" name="file770_free_space">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=Linaweaver%20shared%20a%20second%20Prometheus%20Award%20(1998)%20with%20Ed%20Kramer%20for%20co%2Dediting%20Free%20Space%2C%20a%20libertarian%20science%20fiction%20anthology%20from%20TOR%20books|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Free Space|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> His novels ''Anarquia'' with J. Kent Hastings and ''Sliders'' (based on the television series) were also Prometheus nominees.<ref group="external" name="file770_nominees">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=His%20novels%20Anarquia%20with%20J.%20Kent%20Hastings%2C%20and%20Sliders%20(based%20on%20the%20television%20series)%20were%20also%20Prometheus%20nominees|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Prometheus Nominations|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

=== Media Tie-In Novels ===

He also wrote various tie-in works, including Prometheus Award finalist ''Sliders: The Novel'' (1996), four ''Doom'' video game tie-ins with Dafydd ab Hugh (1995-96), and four ''Battlestar Galactica'' novels with Richard Hatch (2003-5).<ref group="external" name="locusmag_tie_ins">{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/09/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=He%20also%20wrote%20various%20tie%2Din%20works%2C%20including%20Prometheus%20Award%20finalist%20Sliders%3A%20The%20Novel%20(1996)%2C%20four%20Doom%20video%20game%20tie%2Dins%20with%20Dafydd%20ab%20Hugh%20(1995%2D96)%2C%20and%20three%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20novels%20with%20Richard%20Hatch%20(2003%2D5)|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Tie-In Novels|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

== ''Battlestar Galactica'' Novels ==

Linaweaver co-authored four ''Battlestar Galactica'' continuation novels with actor [[Richard Hatch]] between 2003-2005, set in the [[Original Series]] universe:<ref group="external" name="locusmag_tie_ins"/>

* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Paradis]]'' (2003)<ref group="external" name="amazon_paradis">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Paradis-Battlestar-Galactica-Richard-Hatch/dp/0743474414|title=Battlestar Galactica: Paradis|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Destiny]]'' (2004)<ref group="external" name="amazon_destiny">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Discovery-Richard-Hatch/dp/1416504478|title=Battlestar Galactica: Destiny|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Redemption]]'' (2005)<ref group="external" name="goodreads_series">{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/series/42440-battlestar-galactica#:~:text=Redemption%20%C2%B7%20by%20HATCH/LINAWEAVER%20%C2%B7%203.47%20%C2%B7%2034%20Ratings%20%C2%B7%20published%202005|title=Battlestar Galactica Series|publisher=Goodreads|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Discovery]]'' (2005)<ref group="external" name="amazon_discovery">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Discovery-Richard-Hatch/dp/1416504478|title=Battlestar Galactica: Discovery|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

These novels continued the story of the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, following the fleet's ongoing search for Earth while being pursued by advanced Cylon forces.

== Film and Web Productions ==

Linaweaver had original story credits on a number of films, including ''The Brain Leeches'' and ''Jack-O'' for Fred Olen Ray.<ref group="external" name="file770_film_credits">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=Linaweaver%27s%20other%20novels%20include%20The%20Land%20Beyond%20Summer%2C%20four%20Doom%20novels%20with%20Dafydd%20ab%20Hugh%2C%20and%20three%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20novels%20with%20actor%20Richard%20Hatch.%20He%20had%20original%20story%20credits%20on%20a%20number%20of%20films%2C%20including%20The%20Brain%20Leeches%20and%20Jack%2DO%20for%20Fred%20Olen%20Ray|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Film Work|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> According to his IMDb profile, Linaweaver worked as producer, actor, and writer on numerous independent films.<ref group="external" name="imdb_profile">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511060/#:~:text=Although%20he%20has%20resided%20in%20California%20and%20has%20written%20for%20film%2C%20Linaweaver%20(who%20now%20lives%20in%20Florida)%20is%20an%20accomplished%20author%20in%20his%20own%20right|title=Brad Linaweaver|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

Linaweaver wrote and produced online content, including the award-winning web series ''Silicon Assassin'', starring Richard Hatch.<ref group="external" name="linkedin_silicon_assassin">{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/blinaweaver/#:~:text=Linaweaver%20also%20takes%20great%20pride%20that%20his%20writing%20was%20praised%20by%20former%20president%20Ronald%20Reagan|title=Brad Linaweaver Professional Profile|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

== Non-Fiction Work ==

His non-fiction appeared in ''National Review'', ''Chronicles'', ''Reason'', ''The Agorist Quarterly'', and ''Famous Monsters of Filmland''.<ref group="external" name="file770_nonfiction">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=His%20nonfiction%20appeared%20in%20National%20Review%2C%20Chronicles%2C%20Reason%2C%20The%20Agorist%20Quarterly%2Cand%20Famous%20Monsters%20of%20Filmland|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Non-Fiction|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> In 2004, he co-authored ''Worlds of Tomorrow'' with Forrest J Ackerman, a hardcover coffee table book that spotlighted science fiction cover art from the Golden Age.<ref group="external" name="file770_worlds_tomorrow">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=In%202004%2C%20he%20co%2Dauthored%20Worlds%20of%20Tomorrow%20with%20Forrest%20J%20Ackerman%2C%20a%20hardcover%20coffee%20table%20book%20that%20spotlights%20science%20fiction%20cover%20art%20from%20the%20Golden%20Age|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Worlds of Tomorrow|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

Linaweaver was also publisher of ''Mondo Cult'' magazine, featuring literary contributions from and articles about his celebrity friends and contacts, including ''Battlestar Galactica'' actor Richard Hatch, science fiction author and collector Forrest J. Ackerman, conservative commentator William F. Buckley, Jr., and poetry from Ray Bradbury.<ref group="external" name="classic_horror_mondo_cult">{{cite web|url=https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/brad-linaweaver-66-t74250.html#:~:text=President%20Ronald%20Reagan%20once%20praised%20one%20of%20Linaweaver%27s%20stories%2C%20an%20allegory%20of%20capitalism%20and%20communism%2C%20remarking%20%22He%20is%20so%20right!%22|title=Brad Linaweaver 66|publisher=The Classic Horror Film Board|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

== The Heinlein Cannon ==

One of Linaweaver's proudest possessions was a small brass cannon once owned by Robert and Virginia Heinlein.<ref group="external" name="file770_cannon">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=One%20of%20Linaweaver%27s%20proudest%20possessions%20was%20a%20small%20brass%20cannon%20once%20owned%20by%20Robert%20and%20Virginia%20Heinlein|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Heinlein Cannon|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> For nearly 30 years the Heinleins fired it every July 4 at their residence. Virginia bequeathed the cannon to Linaweaver when she died in 2003.<ref group="external" name="file770_cannon_bequest">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=For%20nearly%2030%20years%20they%20fired%20it%20every%20July%204%20at%20the%20Heinlein%20residence.%20Virginia%20bequeathed%20to%20Linaweaver%20when%20she%20died%20in%202003|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Cannon Bequest|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> He restored it and in 2007 made a video of it being fired several times (with very small charges).<ref group="external" name="file770_cannon_video">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=He%20restored%20it%20and%20in%202007%20made%20a%20video%20of%20it%20being%20fired%20several%20times%20(with%20very%20small%20charges)|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019) - Cannon Video|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

== Death and Legacy ==

Brad Linaweaver died on August 29, 2019, of cancer at his home in Apopka, Florida, at age 66.<ref group="external" name="locusmag_death">{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/09/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=SF%20writer%20Brad%20Linaweaver%2C%2066%2C%20died%20August%2029%2C%202019%20of%20cancer%20at%20home%20in%20Apopka%20FL|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019)|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> He would have been 67 on September 1, 2019.<ref group="external" name="file770_birthday">{{cite web|url=https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/#:~:text=Prometheus%20Award%2Dwinning%20author%20Brad%20Linaweaver%20died%20August%2029%20after%20a%20long%20battle%20with%20cancer.%20He%20would%20have%20been%2067%20on%20Sunday|title=Brad Linaweaver (1952-2019)|publisher=File 770|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

SFWA President Mary Robinette Kowal stated: "The family of Science-fiction and Fantasy writers and readers have suffered a loss with the passing of SFWA lifetime member Brad Linaweaver. He leaves us too soon, but with a legacy of words that, I hope, will bring comfort to his family, friends, and fans."<ref group="external" name="sfwa_kowal_statement">{{cite web|url=https://www.sfwa.org/2019/09/03/in-memoriam-brad-linaweaver/#:~:text=The%20family%20of%20Science%2Dfiction%20and%20Fantasy%20writers%20and%20readers%20have%20suffered%20a%20loss%20with%20the%20passing%20of%20SFWA%20lifetime%20member%20Brad%20Linaweaver.%20He%20leaves%20us%20too%20soon%2C%20but%20with%20a%20legacy%20of%20words%20that%2C%20I%20hope%2C%20will%20bring%20comfort%20to%20his%20family%2C%20friends%2C%20and%20fans|title=In Memoriam: Brad Linaweaver|publisher=SFWA|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

== Awards and Nominations ==

* '''Nebula Award''' nominee for "Moon of Ice" (novella, 1983)<ref group="external" name="sfwa_nebula"/>
* '''Prometheus Award''' winner for ''Moon of Ice'' (novel, 1989)<ref group="external" name="file770_moon_prometheus"/>
* '''Prometheus Award''' winner for co-editing ''Free Space'' (anthology, 1998)<ref group="external" name="file770_free_space"/>
* '''Prometheus Award''' finalist for ''Sliders: The Novel'' (1997)<ref group="external" name="locusmag_tie_ins"/>
* '''Prometheus Award''' finalist for ''Anarquia'' with J. Kent Hastings<ref group="external" name="file770_nominees"/>

== Bibliography ==

=== Original Novels ===
* ''Moon of Ice'' (1988)
* ''The Land Beyond Summer'' (1999)
* ''Anarquia'' with J. Kent Hastings (2004)

=== ''Battlestar Galactica'' Novels (with Richard Hatch) ===
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Paradis]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Destiny]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Redemption]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Discovery]]'' (2005)

=== ''Doom'' Novels (with Dafydd ab Hugh) ===
* ''Knee-Deep in the Dead'' (1995)
* ''Hell on Earth'' (1995)
* ''Infernal Sky'' (1996)
* ''Endgame'' (1996)

=== Other Media Tie-In Novels ===
* ''Sliders: The Novel'' (1996)

=== Short Story Collections ===
* ''Clownface'' (1999)

=== Anthologies (as editor) ===
* ''Free Space'' with Victor Koman (1997)
* ''Worlds of Tomorrow'' with Forrest J Ackerman (2004)

== External Links ==
* {{imdb name|0511060|Brad Linaweaver}}
* [https://www.sfwa.org/2019/09/03/in-memoriam-brad-linaweaver/ SFWA In Memoriam: Brad Linaweaver]
* [https://locusmag.com/2019/09/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/ Locus Magazine Obituary]
* [https://file770.com/brad-linaweaver-1952-2019/ File 770 Obituary]

== References ==

=== External Sources ===
{{reflist|group=external}}

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