In school, I stumbled upon Jinx on a Terran Inheritance.
Wow. Most books in the school library were not about science fiction, if we went into the library at all (usually due to rain or forced study).
What a find. Brain told a story that was hilarious, full of action and well developed characters, namely - Hobart Floyt and Alacrity Fitzhugh.
Right, crazy names as well.
The hunt was on to learn more, to find more of his work. Jinx was the second in a series, that thrilled me, yet it was two years before finding and buying Requiem. And after that came the hunt for Fall of the White Ship Avatar.
What do you do when there is no more of something? In this case, you hold off reading the final novel...for many years.
During that time I discovered some of the Star Wars novels I enjoyed were also by Brian.
And then...
...there's Gammalaw and the Doomfarers Of Coramonde, books by Brian that have always intrigued.
My discoveries of his uncanny influence on my creative beginnings and joyful media memories didn't end there. Brian and his co-author James Luceno collaborated on a number of novels, including Robotech, while also being contributing writers to the awesome Galaxy Rangers cartoon.
Tron was never a thing for me, yet Brian wrote the novelization of the original movie.
Brian Daley passed away in 1996.
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