Michael Joseph Cassutt (born April 13, 1954) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and author. His notable TV work includes producing or writing, or both, for The Outer Limits, Eerie, Indiana, Beverly Hills, 90210, and The Twilight Zone. In addition to his work in television, Cassutt has written over thirty short stories, predominately in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. He has also published novels, including the 1986 The Star Country, the 1991 Dragon Season, the 2001 Red Moon and the 2011 Heaven’s Shadow, in collaboration with David S. Goyer. In addition, Cassutt contributes non-fiction articles to magazines and is the author of the non-fiction book, The Astronaut Maker, a biography of NASA legend George W. S. Abbey (2018).
Books in order of publication:
Novels
The Star Country (Doubleday, 1986)
Dragon Season (Tor, 1991)
Missing Man (Forge, 1998)
Red Moon (Forge, 2001)
Tango Midnight (Forge, 2003)
Heaven’s Shadow series
Heaven’s Shadow. New York: Ace.- 2011
Heaven’s War. New York: Ace. – 2012
Heaven’s Fall. New York: Ace. – 2013
Non-Fiction:
The Astronaut Maker (2018).
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