David J. Williams (born March 5, 1971) is a British-born American science fiction writer[1] and video game writer. His debut novel, The Mirrored Heavens, was described as "Tom Clancy interfacing Bruce Sterling" by Stephen Baxter, and is part of the Autumn Rain Trilogy, with a sequel entitled The Burning Skies released in June 2009.
Though Jack Campbell has called Williams' debut novel a "21st century Neuromancer",[2] others have questioned[3] whether Williams' work is in fact cyberpunk. However Williams has responded in interviews that the Autumn Rain trilogy is more of a hybrid spy-thriller and science fiction work than strictly cyberpunk.[4]
Williams keeps an active blog at his website, and comments on various future weapons, war strategies and terrorism.
Williams also co-authored the Star Wars story "Blade Squadron", which is credited as the first addition to the new Star Wars canon since the April 2014 reboot.[8]