title: James Kunetka
text: # James Kunetka
  
  James William Kunetka (born September 29, 1944) is an American writer best known for his science fiction novels Warday and Nature's End. He has also written non-fiction on the topic of the atomic age.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Kunetka was born and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He received a BA in Political Science from the University of Texas at Austin.
  
  ## Career
  
  Kunetka's first book, City of Fire, was published in 1978. He co-wrote two novels with his long time friend Whitley Strieber, including his best known book, Warday. A film about this book was planned, but never filmed.
  
  In 2000, Kunetka was the director of communications and constituent relations at the University of Texas at Austin. He also served as an associate vice president of the university before retirement.
  
  