Peter Morwood (20 October 1956–9 May 2025; age 68) was a Northern Irish fantasy novelist and screenplay writer who wrote two Star Trek novels, one with his wife Diane Duane.

Morwood was born Robert Peter Smyth in Lisburn in Northern Ireland, and was raised a Quaker. He attended Queen's University, Belfast. He chose "Morwood" as a pen name as it was his mother's maiden name.

He worked in the UK Customs and Excise for a while, and met his wife, Diane Duane at a convention in Glasgow, Scotland. After this, Morwood moved to the USA for a while, and then lived in Scotland, before returning to Ireland to live in County Wicklow.

Morwood died on 9 May 2025 after a brief illness. [1] [2]

Writing credits

Star Trek novels

Published by Pocket Books:

• #48 Rules of Engagement
• Rihannsu #2: The Romulan Way
  • Co-Authored with Diane Duane

Non-Star Trek novels

• Book of Years series
• Clan Wars series
• Tales of Old Russia series
• Space Cops series

Non-Star Trek screenplays

• Gargoyles: The Hound of Ulster
• Gargoyles: Ill Met by Moonlight
• Batman, the Animated Series: Red Claw Rising

External links

• PeterMorwood.com – official site
• Peter Morwood at Wikipedia
• Peter Morwood at the Internet Movie Database
• Peter Morwood at SF-Encyclopedia.com
• Peter Morwood at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works