James Kunetka Explained

Birth Date:	29 September 1944
Birth Place:	New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation:	Author
Alma Mater:	University of Texas at Austin
Notable Works:	Warday

James William Kunetka (born September 29, 1944) is an American writer best known for his science fiction novels Warday^[1] and Nature's End. He has also written non-fiction on the topic of the atomic age.^[2]

Early life and education

Kunetka was born and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico.^[3] He received a BA in Political Science from the University of Texas at Austin.

Career

Kunetka's first book, City of Fire, was published in 1978. He co-wrote two novels with his long time friend Whitley Strieber, including his best known book, Warday. A film about this book was planned, but never filmed.^[4]

In 2000, Kunetka was the director of communications and constituent relations at the University of Texas at Austin.^[5] He also served as an associate vice president of the university before retirement.^{[6] [7]}

Bibliography

• City of fire: Los Alamos and the birth of the Atomic Age, 1943-1945 (1978) ^[8]
• Oppenheimer: The Years of Risk (1982)
• Warday (1984), with Whitley Strieber ^{[9] [10]}
• Nature's End (1986), with Whitley Strieber ^{[11] [12]}
• Shadow Man (1988)
• Parting Shot (1991)
• The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer (2015) (Regnery Publishing,)^{[13] [14]}

External links

• James Kunetka at WorldCat
  • Kunetka, James at

Notes and References

1. Book: David Seed. American Science Fiction and the Cold War: Literature and Film. 31 October 2013. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-135-95389-8. 175–.
2. http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62157-338-8 "The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer— The Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb"
3. http://www.abqjournal.com/632641/beating-the-odds.html "ABQ native’s book examines relationship of two key figures behind the Manhattan Project"
4. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/14/movies/new-film-on-effects-of-nuclear-war-is-planned.html "NEW FILM ON EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR WAR IS PLANNED"
5. http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/sweet-charity/ "Sweet Charity"
6. http://triblive.com/opinion/pagebooks/8750417-74/history-medicare-groves "The partnership behind the atomic bomb"
7. https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-general-and-the-genius/ "Book Reviews The General and the Genius"
8. Book: Courtney J. Crappell. Native American Influence in the Piano Music of Louis W. Ballard. 2008. ProQuest. 978-1-109-15151-0. 59–.
9. http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/10/book-review-warday-whitley-strieber-james-kunetka/ " Book Review: Warday by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka"
10. Book: Patrick Mannix. The Rhetoric of Antinuclear Fiction: Persuasive Strategies in Novels and Films. 1992. Bucknell University Press. 978-0-8387-5218-0. 41–.
11. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ellen-harte/climate-change-2014-hotte_b_6501662.html "Climate Change: 2014 Hottest Yet, Oceans Threatened, Sola"
12. Book: Thomas M. Disch. On SF. 2005. University of Michigan Press. 0-472-06896-2. 171–.
13. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421405/manhattan-projects-odd-couple-ron-capshaw "The Manhattan Project’s Odd Couple"
14. Book: The General and the Genius . . Kunetka, James W. . 2015 . 978-1-62157-338-8.