James David Victor is a pen name used by science fiction and fantasy author David J. VanBergen Jr. for co-authored projects. By using this pen name, he is able to share more stories with his readers than he could write by himself. Victor has written multiple series under this pen name, including the Jack Forge, Fleet Marine series, the Space Shifter Chronicles series, the Valyien series, the Deep Black series, the Outcast Marines series, the Memories of Earth series, the Mech Fighter series, the Star Breaker series, and the Gene Soldiers series.
James David Victor is also the pen name used by both Dave and Shannon VanBergen for their co-authored science fiction projects. This collaboration allows them to share a wide variety of stories by working with multiple other talented authors. In addition to writing under the pen name James David Victor, Dave publishes science fiction and fantasy stories under his real, full name, David J. VanBergen Jr. Shannon, who is a USA Today Bestselling Author, publishes cozy mysteries under her real name, Shannon VanBergen.