11 Facts About David Weber

David Mark Weber was born on October 24,1952 and is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

David Weber has written several science-fiction and fantasy books series, the best-known of which is the Honor Harrington science-fiction series.

David Weber's first published novels grew out of his work as a wargame designer for the Task Force board wargame Starfire.

David Weber used the Starfire universe as a setting for short stories that he wrote for the company's Nexus magazine, and he wrote the Starfire novel Insurrection with Stephen White after Nexus was canceled; this book was the first in a tetralogy that concluded with their final collaboration, The Shiva Option, which was included in The New York Times Best Seller list.

David Weber is said to be interested in most periods of history, with a strong emphasis on the military and diplomatic aspects.

David Weber develops a character's background story in advance in considerable detail because he wants to achieve that degree of comfort level with the character.

David Weber has said he writes primarily in the evenings and at night.

David Weber says he makes an effort to accept as many invitations to science fiction conferences and conventions as he can, because he finds the direct feedback from readers that he gets at conventions extremely useful.

In 2008, David Weber donated his archive to the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.

David Weber is a lay speaker in the United Methodist Church, and he tries to explore in his writing how religions can be forces for good on the one hand, and misused to defend evil causes on the other.

David Weber belongs to the American Small Business Administration, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the National Rifle Association of America.