David Zindell is an author. His books include Neverness (1990), The Broken God (1994), The Wild (1996) and The War in Heaven (1998).

David Zindell trained as a mathematician. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. His short story "Shanidar" was a prizewinning entry in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest. He was nominated for the 'best new writer' Hugo Award in 1986.