Hal Colebatch with copy of Man-Kzin Wars IX
Hal Gibson Pateshall Colebatch (born 7 October 1945) is an Australian author, journalist and lawyer. He has published many articles and several books. He also holds the distinction of having more contributions to the Man-Kzin Wars saga than any other author, numbering twenty-two. Repeating characters in his work include Vaemar Riit, Raargh-Sergeant, Dimity Carmody, and Nils Rykermann, Leonie Rykermann, Henrietta, and Jorg Von Thoma.
Known Space Stories[]
Man-Kzin Wars VII (1995)[]
- "The Colonel's Tiger (MKW story)"
Choosing Names: Man-Kzin Wars VIII (1998)[]
- "Telepath's Dance (MKW story)"
Man-Kzin Wars IX (2002)[]
Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War (2003)[]
- "Music Box (MKW story)"
- "One War For Wunderland (MKW story)"
- "Peter Robinson (MKW story)"
- "The Corporal in the Caves (MKW story)"
Man-Kzin Wars XI (2005)[]
- Catspaws (MKW story)
- "Grossgeister Swamp (MKW story)"
- "Three at Table (MKW story)"
Man-Kzin Wars XII (2009)[]
- "AQUILA ADVENIO (MKW story)" with Matthew Joseph Harrington
- "String (MKW story)" with Matthew Joseph Harrington
- "The Trooper and the Triangle (MKW story)"
Man-Kzin Wars XIII (2012)[]
- "Misunderstanding (MKW story)" with Jessica Q. Fox
Man-Kzin Wars XIV (2013)[]
- "A Man Named Saul (MKW story)" with Jessica Q. Fox
- "Deadly Knowledge (MKW story)"
- "The Marmalade Problem (MKW story)"
- "The White Column (MKW story)"
Man-Kzin Wars XV (2019)[]
- "Excitement (MKW story)" with Jessica Q. Fox
- "Sales Pitch (MKW story)"
Man-Kzin Wars Novels[]
- Treasure Planet (novel) (2013) with Jessica Q. Fox
- Freedom (MKW novel) (2020)