| Frank Gasperik | |
| Birth Date: | November 5, 1942 |
| Birth Place: | United States |
| Death Place: | United States |
| Genre: | Science fiction |
| Occupation: | Author, writer, songwriter, filk singer |
Frank Gasperik (November 5, 1942 – May 3, 2007) was an author, writer, songwriter and filk singer.
Frank appeared as a character in several science fiction novels including Lucifer's Hammer (as Mark Czescu), Footfall (as Harry Reddington aka Hairy Red)[1] and Fallen Angels, all by the writing team of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. He maintained a close friendship with Niven and Pournelle throughout their careers, serving as Pournelle's editorial assistant on his Byte column.[2] He also co-wrote a story, "Janesfort War", with Leslie Fish that was published in Pournelle's War World collection, CoDominium: Revolt on War World.