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Lucy Cullyford Babbitt (1960-): Fantasy author: * The "Melde" series: * The Oval Amulet [1985] * Children of the Maker [1989] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.79) Natalie Babbitt, full name Natalie Moore Babbitt (1932-): poet/author/illustrator: * Dick Foote and the Shark [1967] poetry * The Search for Delicious [1969] first novel, Fantasy * Kneenock Rise [1970] Fantasy novel * The Something [1970] * The Devil's Storybook [1974] story collection * Goody Hall [1974] * Tuck Everlasting [1975] IMMORTALITY * The Eyes of the Amaryllis [1977] * The Devil's Other Storybook [1987] story collection (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.79) Dwight V[incent] Babcock (1909-?), 1941 novel "The Gorgeous Ghoul" Babel: The tower intended to reach Heaven, as described in Genesis xi and "Paradise Lost" (1667) by John Milton, and more recently in "The Library of Babel" (1941) by Jorge Luis Borges. God punished humans for hubris in this incident by fragmenting our language into many tongues -- the first software compatibility crisis. E. T. Babinski: E. T. Babinski @ Dragon*Con editor of "Cretinism or Evilution", author of "Leaving the Fold: Testimonies of Former Fundamentalists" Bacchus: see Dionysus Richard Bach, full name Richard David Bach (1936-): Best-known for: * Jonathan Livingston Seagull [1970] bestseller, filmed in 1973 who actually started genre work with short stories in "Cat" series, 1962: * A Gift of Wings [1974] story collection Other books: * There's No Such Place as Far Away [1979] Fantasy with birds and magic ring * Trilogy: * Illusions: Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah [1977] * The Bridge Across Forever: A Lovestory [1984] * One [1988] ALTERNATE WORLDS: history might have happened differently (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.79) Camille Bacon-Smith: Camille Bacon-Smith author's home page Camille Bacon-Smith, 2 DAW novels Martha Bacon, pseudonym of Martha Sherman Bacon Oliver-Smith (1917-1981): * The Third Road [1971] time travel, 17th Century Spain * Moth Manor: A Gothic Tale [1978] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.80) William L[emoine] Bade (1928-?), Theoretical Physics professor, 5 SF short stories published in the late 1940s and early 1950s James "Jim" Baen: important SF editor, at "Galaxy Magazine" and then a rising star in the book world. James "Jim" Baen @ AlphaRalpha Henry Philip Bernard Baerlin (1875-?), British horror translator Baghdad: headquarters of Arabian Fantasy {to be done}, see Aladdin Agnew H. Bahnson, Jr. (?-1964), writer/painter/gravity research sponsor with one SF novel: "The Stars are Too High", New York: Random House 1959 Carolyn J. Bahr: Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Carolyn J. Bahr e-mail Carolyn J. Bahr old address, invalid? BAHRAIN Charles W[aldo] Bailey (1903-?), Harvard-graduate journalist and author (as Fletcher Knebel) of "Seven Days in May" Dale Bailey: nothing on the Web? Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Hilary Bailey (1936-): British author/editor (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.80) J[ames] O[sler] Bailey, University of North Carolina English Professor, expert on H.G. Wells, author of scholarly "Pilgrims through Space and Time", New York: Argus, 1947 Paul Dayton Bailey (1906-?), U.S. publisher with one SF novel, "Deliver Me from Eva", Hollywood: Murray McGee, 1946 Robin Bailey (1952-): Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Robin Bailey one of 2 home pages, the other is linked to from this one he has also writen as Robin W. Bailey and now for many years as Robin Wayne Bailey: * the "Frost" warrior-witch series: * Frost [1983] * Skull Gate [1985] * Bloodsongs [1986] * the "Brothers of the Dragon" series: * Brothers of the Dragon [[1992] * Straight On Till Mourning [1993] * Flames of the Dragon [1994] * Enchanter [1989] computer-game-related * Philip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon #4: The Lake of Fire [1989] * Night Watch [1990] * The Lost City of Zork [1991] computer-game-related e-mail Robin Bailey e-mail Robin Bailey old, invalid? Robin prefers that the first account be used. The Genie account charges for the time spent checking and handling email. F. W. Bain, full name Francis William Bain (1863-1940): American author, long-time resident of India, who drew on Indian/Hindu mythology. Fantasy stories in: * A Digit of the Moon [UK: 1899; New York: Putnam, 1905] story collection * The Descent of the Sun [1903] * A Heifer of the Dawn [1904] chapbook * In the Great God's Hair [1904] chapbook * A Digit of the Moon and Other Love Stories from the Hindoo [US: 1910] omnibus edition includes The Descent of the Sun, A Heifer of the Dawn, In the Great God's Hair * A Draught of the Blue [1905] chapbook * An Essence of the Dusk [US: 1906] omnibus edition * An Incarnation of the Snow [1908] chapbook * A Mine of Faults [1909] * The Ashes of a God [1911] * Bubbles of the Foam [1912] * A Syrup of the Bees [1914] * The Livery of Eve [1917] * The Substance of a Dream [1919] * The Substance of a Dream together with Bubbles of the Foam [US: 1919] Other Books: * Christina, Queen of Sweden [1890] * The Bullion Report, and the Foundation of the Gold Standard [1896] chapbook * The Corner in Gold: Its History and Theory [1893] chapbook Biography: * "Francis William Bain", by Keshav Mutalik [1963] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.80) Patrick Bair, British author/radio dramatist, novel: "Faster! Faster!" Betty Baker, anthologist: "Great Ghost Stories of the Old West", New York: Four Winds, 1968 Denys Val Baker (1917-1984): British fantasy stories and books about Cornwall: * World Without End [1945] World War II Fantasy story collection * The Face in the Mirror [Arkham House, 1971] supernatural story collection, ed. August Derleth * The Secret Place [1977] Anthologies Edited: * One and All [1951] * Haunted Cornwall [1973] * Stories of the Night [1976] * Stories of the Macabre [1976] * Stories of Horror and Suspense [1977] * Stories of the Occult [1976] * Stories of the Supernatural [1979] * Stories of Fear [1980] * Cornish Ghost Stories [1981] * Ghosts in Country Houses [1981] * When Churchyards Yawn [1982] * Ghosts in Country Villages [1983] * Stories of haunted Inns [1983] * Phantom Lovers [1984] * Haunted Travellers [1985] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.81) Eric T. Baker: no known home page; Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Eric T. Baker Frank Baker (1908-1983) British novelist/dramatist, some 10 fantasy novels: * The Birds [1936] * Miss Hargreaves [1940] imaginary lady poet becomes real * Mr. Allenby Loses the Way [1945] philosophy of Time * Before I Go Hence [1946] philosophy of Time * Sweet Chariot [1942] Angel * The Downs So Free [1948] story collection * Talk of the Devil [1956] story collection * Stories Strange and Sinister [1983] story collection Autobiography: * I Follow Myself [1968] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.81) George A. Baker, full name George Augustus Baker (1849-18 Sep 1906): U.S. poet/lawyer/fantasy story author: * Mrs. Hephaestus and Other Short Stories, Together with West Point, A Comedy in Three Acts [1887] collection G. P. Baker, full name George Philip Baker (1879-1951): British Arthurian author: * the "Greenwood" series: * The Magic Tale of Harvanger and Yolande [1914] * The Romance of Palombris and Pallogris [1915] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.81) Kage Baker: Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America (as of August 1998): Kage Baker * In the Garden of Iden: A Novel of the Company [Harcourt Brace, 1998] Michael Baker, full name Robert Michael Graham Baker (1938-): British author and solicitor: * The Mountain and the Summer Stars: An Old Tale Newly Minted [1968] chapbook based on "The Fairy Wife" folktale (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.81) Robert A[llen] Baker (1921-?), science/satire editor "Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown", New York: Prentice-Hall, 1963 Scott Baker: full name Scott MacMartin Baker (1947-): Winner of 1985 World Fantasy Award, no known home page, but CompuServe e-mail Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Scott Baker until recently in Paris, France Scott Baker: Index to at least 10 publications * Symbiote's Crown [1978] science fiction * the "Ashlu" series about alien vampires: * Nightchild [1979, revised 1983] Horror/Dark Fantasy * Firedance [1986] * Drink the Fire from the Flames [1987] * Dhampire [1982, revised as "Ancestral Hungers" 1995] Horror * Webs [1989] Horror Sharon Baker: nothing on the Web? Sharon Baker, born San Francisco 10 May 1938, daughter of Frank Sklensky and Margaret Ford, married Gordon P. Baker 24 Sep 1963, children Brett, Seth, Jason, Eliot, BA 1960 Mills College, M. Library Science 1963 U. Washington, Physician's Assistant 1963-66 Medical-Surgical Clinic, Seattle, 3rd prize for novel Pacific Northwest Writers Conference 1981, 2nd prize for novel Pacific Northwest Writers Conference 1982, treasurer Seattle Free Lances, author of: "Quarreling, They Met the Dragon" 1984, "Journey to Membliar" 1987, "Burning Tears of Sassarum" 1988 Sharon Baker was one of the people that my wife and I most enjoyed being with when we visited the Pacific Northwest. She was kind, talented, modest, enthusiastic, a vivid speaker and a good listener. Science fiction lost a rising star when she passed away. Virginia Baker, employed by the Local Area Network and software company Novell, lives in Spanish Forks, Utah, and made her first sale to L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future. She has placed several stories in Tomorrow SF, most recently: * "The Country Store", Feb 1997 Ralph Bakshi (1938-): American animator/film director, born in Palestine, one of the first to challenge Disney with feature animations of a Fantasy genre, often too pop-culture-oriented or sexual in conent for Disney, often plagued by budget problems, but with amazingly effective sequences at times: * Fritz the Cat [1972] from Robert H. Crumb comix * Heavy Traffic [1973] * Coonskin [1975] * Wizards [1977] magic and Nazis recreated post-holocaust * The Lord of the Rings [1978] from J.R.R. Tolkien ran out of money part way through, rotoscoped Orc battles * American Pop [1981] * Hey, Good Lookin' [1982] * Fire and Ice [1983] * Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures * Cool World [1992] Brigadier Nigel [Martin] Balchin (1908-17 May 1970), British scientist, fantasist, science advisor to military, one novel: * Kings of Infinite Space (New York: Doubleday, 1968; Curtis) [Mrs.] Alfred Baldwin, British, one ghost story anthology Bee Baldwin, New Zealand SF novelist, "The Red Dust" (London: Hale, 1965) Merle W. Baldwin: nothing on the Web? Lifetime Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Bruce Balfour, Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America, e-mail Bruce Balfour novels include: * Star Crusader (New York: Prima/Random House, 1997) Emery Balint, American writer/painter, novel "Don't Inhale It", which is not about President Bill Clinton Alexander Baliol, full name Alexander de Baliol (1953-): British Fantasy author: * the "Amulets of Darkness" series: * The Magefire [1990] * The Tears of Ginara [1992] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.81) Brian N[eville] Ball, British educator/novelist/anthologist Brian Ball @ AlphaRalpha Novels include: * The Regiments of Night [Daw, 1972] * Singularity Station [Daw, 1973] * Sundog [Avon, 1969] Other novels include the "Time" series: * Timepiece" [Ballentine Books, 1970] * Timepivot" [Ballentine Books, 1970] the "Probability" series: * The Probability Man [Daw, 1972] * Planet Probability [Daw, 1973] and a "Space 1999" series. David Ball: David Ball@sff.net John [Dudley] Ball, American pilot/broadcaster/PR expert/novelist Margaret Ball, full name Margaret Elizabeth Ball (1947-): Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Margaret Ball @ AlphaRalpha Margaret Ball according to SFWA site * The Shadow Gate [1991] Fantasy * the "Tamai" series involving an alternate world in which China uses magic to keep out occidental incursions genre ALTERNATE WORLDS: history might have happened differently * Flameweaver [1991] * Changeweaver [1993] * PartnerShip [1992] science fiction, co-author Anne McCaffrey J. G. Ballard, full name James Graham Ballard (1930-): J[ames] G[raham] Ballard Son of a Scottish doctor, grew up in Shanghai, major SF/mainstream author with distinctive style and emphasis on "inner space" J.G. Ballard Electronic version of David Pringle's Ballard Newsletter, plus information on "Crash" (the movie), novel synopses, short fiction, nonfiction, interviews, essays, more... J. G. Ballard @ AlphaRalpha "The Drowned World" (1962) is selected and praised in "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels" by David Pringle "The Crystal World" (1966) is selected and praised in "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels" by David Pringle "Crash" (1973) is selected and praised in "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels" by David Pringle "High Rise" (1975) is selected and praised in "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels" by David Pringle "Crash" has been filmed: Crash: the Movie Novels include: * Billenium [Berkley, 1962] * The Burning World [Berkley, 1964], a.k.a. "The Drought" [Gregg, 1976; Penguin] * Crash [Farrar Strauss & Giroux, 1973; Pinnacle] * Chronopolis (collection of 16 stories) [Putnam, 1971; Science Fiction Book Club; Berkley] * Concrete Island [Farrar Strauss & Giroux, 1974] * The Crystal World [Farrar Strauss & Giroux, 1966; Science Fiction Book Club; Berkley; Avon] * The Drowned World [Berkley, 1962; Penguin] * The Drowned World & The Wind From Nowhere [Doubleday, 1965; Science Fiction Book Club] * Empire of the Sun {film Hotlink to be done} * High Rise [Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1977; Popular, 1977] * The Impossible Man [Berkley, 1966] * Love & Napalm, Export USA [Grove, 1972] * Passport to Eternity [Berkley, 1964; Penguin] * Terminal Beach [Berkley, 1964; Penguin] * Vermillion Sands [Berkley, 1971] * The Voices of Time [Berkley, 1962] * The Wind from Nowhere [Berkley, 1962; Penguin] Quote: "Sex times technology equals the future." William T. Ballard: nothing on the Web? Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail William T. Ballard Ian Ballantine (1916-1994), Important SF publisher, General Manager of Penguin Books, director of Bantam Books, founder (1952) of Ballantine Books. Ian Ballantine, born New York City 15 Feb 1916, son of Edward James Ballantine and Stella Commins, married Elizabeth (Betty) Jones 22 June 1939, son Richard, AB 1938 Columbia U., 1938-39 London School of Economics, Gen. Mgr. Penguin Books 1939-45, Pres/Dir Bantam Books 1945-52, Ballantine Books 1952-, President Greenwich Press (Trumbull CT), Dir. Peacock Press Ltd, Instructor Sociology 1969-70 Columbia U., Phi Beta Kappa Lee Ballentine: Lifetime Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Lee Ballentine e-mail Lee Ballentine important small-press SF poetry publisher, among other things Arthur Ballou, American businessman/novelist, "Marooned in Orbit" (Boston: Little Brown 1968) Edwin Balmer, American editor/novelist with co-author Philip Wylie of "When Worlds Collide" and "After Worlds Collide" Balrog Awards (1979-1985): awards for Best Novel, Best Short Fiction, and Best Collection/Anthology in the Fantasy field {hotlink to be done} Honore de Balzac (1799-1850): major author of France. Interesting essay on his Fantasy in "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, pp.83-84 George Bamber, "The Sea is Boiling Hot" [Ace, 1971] John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922), American editor/humorist, fantasy anthologist: * Roger Camerden: A Strange Story [1887] first novel, published anonymously * Toppleton's Client, or A Spirit in Exile [1893] ghosts * The Water Ghost and Others [1894] story collection * Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica [1895] published anonymously * The Idiot [1895] * The Bicyclers, and Three Other Farces [1896] story collection * The Rebellious Heroine [1896] * Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others [1898] story collection * The Dreamers: A Club [1899] story collection * Over the Plum Pudding [1901] story collection * Mr. Munchausen [1901] linked story collection * Bikey the Skicycle, & Other Tales of Jimmieboy [1902] story collection * Emblemland [1902] co-author Charles Raymond Macauley * Mollie and the Unwiseman [1902] * Olympian Nights [1902] linked story collection * the "Houseboat on the Styx" series (See "Afterlife" in: THEOLOGY) * A Houseboat on the Styx: Being Some Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades [1895] * The Pursuit of the Houseboat: Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, Under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes [1897] * The Enchanted Type-Writer [1899] linked stories * The Inventions of an Idiot [1904] story collection * The Worsted Man: A Musical Play for Amateurs [1905]chapbook * Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream [1907] * Jack and the Check Book [1911] * Shylock Holmes: His Posthumous Memoirs [1973] story collection (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.84) Manly [Miles] Banister (1914-?), American advertister/radio broadcaster, SF novelist, "Conquest of Earth" (New York: Avalon, 1957; Airmont) Iain Banks (16 Feb 1954-): award-winning mainstream thriller author under own name and science fiction author under rather transparent pseudonym Iain M. Banks; born in Dunfermline Maternity Hospital; his father an able-seaman in Admirality (First Officer, retired); mother an ex-professional ice-skater; family lived in North Queensferry, Fife; moved in 1963 to Gourock on the Clyde; educated in North Queensferry and Gourock primary schools, Gourock and Greenrock high schools, and Stirling University (1972-75, Ordinary degree in English, along with Philosophy and Psychology); worked in Greentock area during vacations as hospital porter, estate worker, roadworker, dustman, and gardener; hitchhiked through Europe, Scandinavia, Morcco in 1975; worked one year as nondestructive testing technician for British Steel, including Nigg Bay construction area (setting for "The Wasp Factory"); visited USA in 1978; 6 month employed by IBM in Greenrock; moved to London in 1979; first book published; moved to Faversham, Kent in 1984; moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1988; Candidate for Rector of Edinburgh University (March 1991) Culture Shock: a web site devoted to the works of Iain Banks, webmaster Robert Keogh Iain Banks need to update Iain Banks @ AlphaRalpha Iain Banks: IBIC reviews Science Fiction Books (as Iain M. Banks) include: * Consider Phlebas [1987] * The Player of Games [1988] * Use of Weapons [1990] * The State of the Art [1991] * Against a Dark Background [1993] * Feersum Endjinn [1994] * Excession [1996] Mainstream Books (as Iain Banks) include: * The Wasp Factory [1984] torture/murder thriller * Walking on Glass [1985] * The Bridge [1986] (has some fantasy element) * Espedair Street [1987] * Canal Dreams [1989] quasi-political thriller * The Crow Road [1992] * Complicity [1993] * Whit [1995] Lynne Reid Banks (1929-): British author of adult and children's Fantasy: * The L-Shaped Room [1960] filmed 1962 * The Adventure of King Midas [1974] * I, Houdini: Tge Autobiography of a Self-Educated Hamster [1978] * Maura's Angel [1984] * The Fairy Rebel [1985] * Melusine: A Mystery [1988] * the "Omri" series, filmed as "The Indian in the Cupboard" [1995]: * The Indian in the Cupboard [1980] * The Return of the Indian [1986] * The Secret of the Indian [1989] * The Mystery of the Cupboard Raymond E. Banks (1918-?), scientific instrument account exec, fantasist with over 30 stories published Nick Bantock (1949-): Bristish author/artist resident in Canada, best-known for the "Griffin & Sabine" graphic novel series John Banville (1945-): Illustrator/journalist/Fantasist of Ireland: * Long Lankin [1970] linked story collection * Nightspawn [US: 1971] * Birchwood [UK: 1973] * Doctor Copernicus [UK: 1976] novel about famous scientist * Kepler [UK: 1981] novel about famous scientist * The Newton Letter [UK: 1982] novel about famous scientist * Mefisto [UK: 1986] * The Book of Evidence [UK: 1989] * Ghosts [UK: 1993] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.84) Barbarella: SF/Fantasy/Erotic film of 1967 based on comix; see Major Films/TV of 1960s Decade Margaret Barber (1869-1901), Fantasy/SF stories as "Michael Fairless" Pierre Barbet: * Baphomet's Meteor [Daw, 1972] * The Enchanted Planet [Daw, 1975] * Games Psyborgs Play [Daw, 1973] * The Joan-of-Arc Replay [Daw, 1978] * The Napoleons of Eridanus [Daw, 1976] Miquel Barcelo, Barcelona, Spain: nothing on the Web? Lifetime Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Miquel Barcelo Jules [Amedee] Barbey D'Aurevilly (1801-1899, and how's that for spanning a century?) French fantasy novelist: "Les Diaboliques" and "Bewitched" Alan R. Barclay, pseudonym of George B. Tait Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Alan R. Barclay, e-mail Alan R. Barclay e-mail Alan R. Barclay Dennis Bardens, British supernatural anthologist [Arthur] Owen Barfield (1898-?), British author/layer "The Silver Trumpet" Charles Bargone, see C. Farrere Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845): popular parodist of Gothic fiction: * The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirths and Marvels: First Series [1840] * The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirths and Marvels: Second Series [1842] * The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirths and Marvels: Third Series [1847] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.85) Maurice Baring (1874-1945), British diplomat/poet/biographer/essayist: * The Black Prince [1902] * Orpheus in Mayfair [1909] story collection * Half-a-Minute's Silence [1925] story collection * The Glass Mender and Other Stories [London: J.Nisbet 1926] Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924), British novelist (over 50 novels) best known for "A Book of Ghosts" (New York: Putnam, 1904) Rene' Barjavel, French SF author, novels: * Ashes, Ashes [Doubleday, 1967; Curtis] * Future Times Three [Award, 1970] three novellas * The Ice People [Morrow, 1970; Science Fiction Book Club; Pyramid] * The Immortals [Morrow, 1974] Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973): British illustrator for children's books, especially the "Flower Fairies" series Clive Barker (1952-): Member of Horror Writers of America Clive Barker: Official The Books of Cyber-Blood: Clive Barker Clive Barker: as painter Clive Barker Tribute Page Clive Barker: Writer, Artist, Filmmaker A Whisper from Beyond: Clive Barker and other favorite horror filmmakers Clive Barker @ AlphaRalpha filmgoers know him for the Helraiser movies (4 so far) and his having directed his own screenplay for "The Lord of Illusions", readers know him for an astonishing output which ranges from sui generis fantasy to splatterpunk. I know him for our interesting conversations about philosophy (his academic specialty) and his fluidly weird drawings. Clive Barker @ Dragon*Con Gray Barker, "They Knew Too Much about Flying Saucers", about the "men in black" Shirley Barker (1911-1965) American poet/librarian with 2 historical fantasy novels: "Peace, My Daughters" and "Swear by Apollo" Thomas Barker: * Five for Infinity [Major, 1976] Carl Barks (1901-): prolific artist/author for Disney comix James Barlow (1921-?), British novelist "One Half of the World" Marjorie Faith Barnard, see M.B. Eldershaw Arthur K. Barnes (1911-1969): * Interplanetary Hunter [Gnome, 1956; Ace] John Barnes: no known home page, but CompuServe e-mail By the way, John Barnes did NOT deny, in e-mail, the rumors that the Earth-Mars trajectory work he did with astronaut Buzz Aldrin has played a covert role in the new plans for accelerated search for Life on Mars, and has already been short-listed for a Nobel Prize in Physics. Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Books include: * Kaleidoscope Century [] rape and murder in a dark 21st century * A Million Open Doors [New York: Tor] cultural complexities of galaxy linked by teleportation * Mother of Storms [New York: Tor] global warming leads to super-hurricanes; also cool space-travel and nanotechnology plot threads * One for the Morning Glory [] Fantasy parody * Orbital Resonance [] based on a Buzz Aldrin trajectory design, this is a Heinleinesque novel of children coming of age aboard an Earth-Mars space station e-mail John Barnes John Barnes @ AlphaRalpha John Barnes: Index to at least 22 publications John Barnes: IBIC Reviews Patricia Barnes-Svarney: Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Patricia Barnes-Svarney * Patricia Barnes-Svarney works for "ImageMax Limited", a business in Endwell, New York * She is a Geologist * Her specialty as an author is science fiction for "adults and young readers" * Her latest book is the nonfiction "Asteroid: Earth Destroyer or New Frontier?" (Plenum Publishing) * Her latest novel is "Star Trek: The Next Generation: Star Fleet Academy: Loyalties" (Pocket Books/Minstrel) * She also wrote the novelization of the hit young-adult TV show The Secret World of Alex Mack * Traveler's Guide to the Solar System * Her page also has hotlinks to: * Magazines * Organizations * Space Science & Astronomy * Physical Sciences * Search Engines * Science Fiction (including this very Ultimate SF Web Guide) e-mail Patricia Barnes-Svarney Arthur K[elvin] Barnes, Bellingham WA/Los Angeles/UCLA author in many genres, including SF, horror and detective, "Interplanetary Hunter" Steven Barnes: Novels: * Dream Park [Ace, 1981] co-author Larry Niven * The Descent of Anansi [Tor, 1982] co-author Larry Niven * Streetlethal [Ace, 1983] * The Kundalini Equations [Tor, May 1986] technical advice from Your Humble Webmaster * The Legacy of Heorot [Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books, July 1987] co-author Larry Niven * Fusion [Eclipse Comics, 1987] 5-part graphic novel * The Barsoom Project [Ace, Aug 1989] * Gorgon Child [Tor, Dec 1989] * Achilles Choice [Tor, 1991] co-author Larry Niven * The California Voodoo Game [Tor, 1991] co-author Larry Niven * Fire Dance [Tor, 1993] * Beowulf's Children [Tor, 1995] co-author Larry Niven * Blood Brothers [Tor, 1996] * Iron Shadows [Tor, 1997; Feb 1998] ISBN 0-312-85708-X, 383 pages Private Investigators "Cat" Juvell plus partner/ex-husband "Jax" Carpenter are hired to locate a missing heiress, and confront "The Golden Sun" -- an apparently miraculous healing cult (think: Moonies meet Heaven's Gate meet Hare Krishna, but with genuinely positive results -- maybe). * Saturn's Race [Tor, 1998] Short Stories (selected): * "The Locusts" [Analog, June 1979] Hugo nominee * "Endurance Vile" [Asimov's, Aug 1980] * "Retrospective" [Destinies, Summer 1980] * "but fear itself" [The Magic May Return, Ace, 1981] * "The Thing in My Head" [Previews, Oct 1985] * "Yelloweye" [Robert Adams' Horseclans Anthology, 1988] * "Killsister" [Robert Adams' Horseclans Anthology, 1988] * "Sandman" [Roger Zelazny's martial arts anthology Warriors of Mist and Dream, 1995] Nonfiction Books: * Ki [Sen-do Publications, 1976] * Life Writing [Ronin Arts Publications, 1992] workbook and tapes Nonfiction Articles: * Los Angeles Magazine, Beyond, Daily News, Ampersand, Black Belt, Karate Illustrated, Fighting Stars, Vegetarian World, 15 others; Kung Fu columnist for Black Belt Magazine June 1986-June 1989 Videotape Production: * Life Writing/Total Success, 1993 * Firedance Tai-Chi, 1994 Teleplays: * Little Fuzzy [adaptation of H. Beam Piper novel, 1979] * The Test [adaptation of Stanislaw Lem story for Disney Cable, 1982] * Teacher's Aide, CBS-TV [date?] * To See the Invisible Man [adaptation of Robert Silverberg story, The Twilight Zone, 1985, aired 1986] * Moaning Stones [The Real Ghostbusters, aired 11-5-87] * H.E.N.R.I. VIII [Hour-long episode of The Wizard, CBS-TV, March 1987, technical advisor and rewrite: Jonathan Vos Post (uncredited but referenced by character Dr.Post)] * Selena's World [development for WGBH-TV/PBS] * Lover's Cove [Baywatch season opener 1993] * Rescue Bay [Baywatch, Feb 1994] * Homecoming [Baywatch, Feb 1995] * A Stitch in Time [Outer Limits, aired Jan 1996] * The Heist [Outer Limits] Screenplays: * The Soulstar Commission, Tercel Productions, 1987 * Sakura-Ninja action adventure series: creative consultant * creative consultant: The Secret of NIMH, United Artists/ Don Bluth, 1981 The Virtual World of Steven Barnes Steven Barnes @ AlphaRalpha Patricia Barnes-Svarney, see several entries above "Star Trek: The Next Generation: Starfleet Academy No.10: Loyalties" (Pocket Books/MInstrel) David G. Barnett @ Dragon*Con editor of "Into the Darkness: the Magazine of Extreme Horror" H. C. Barnett: see Hugh B. Cave Lisa A. Barnett, full name Lisa Anne Barnett (1958-): see Melissa Scott (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.86) Paul Barnett: see John Grant (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.86) Perl T. Barnhouse, space anthologist "My Journeys with Astargo" (1952) Densil N. Barr, British novelist "The Man With Only One Head" Donald Barr: * Space Relations [Charterhouse 1973; Crest] George Barr (1937-): American SF/Fantasy illustrator Ken Barr, full name Kenneth John Barr [1933-): American Fantasy/SF artist/illustrator, born in Scotland (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, pp.86-87) Robert Barr (1850-1912), British fantasist: * The Face and the Mask * In a Steamer Chair and Other Shipboard Stories [1892] * The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs [1892] * From Whose Bourne [1893] * The Justification of Andrew Lebrun [1894] * Revenge! [1896] story collection Tyrone C. Barr, British author: * space station novel "Split Worlds" * "The Last 14" [Chariot, 1960] Charles Lee Barrett, M.D. (1909-?), American surgeon, founder of Midwestcon, with arguably world's largest collection of pulp magazines H.I. Barret: H.I. Barret @ AlphaRalpha Neal Barrett, Jr.: * Aldair in Albion [Daw, 1976] * Aldair, Master of Ships [Daw, 1977] * Highwood [Ace, 1972] * The Gates of Time [Ace, 1970] * The Leaves of Time [Lancer, 1970] * Kelwin [Lancer, 1970] * Stress Pattern [Daw, 1974] William E[dmund] Barrett (1900-?), American critic/novelist: * The Edge of Things [Doubleday, 1959] * Flight from Youth [Lippincott, 1939] * The Fools of Time [Doubleday, 1963; Cardinal; Avon] Wilson Barrett (1846-1904): Bristish author/actor/theatre manager (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.87) Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937), British playwright/novelist of PETER PAN, with a MA fron the University of Edinburgh D[aniel] Moreau Barringer (1900-?), novelist of the Stone Age "And the Waters Prevailed" Leslie Barringer (1895-1968): British editor/author: * the "Neustria Cycle": * Gerfalcon [Newcastle, 1976] * Joris of the Rock [Newcastle, 1976] * Shy Leopardess [Newcastle, 1977] in 750 AD the Merovingian Dynasty doesn't split, but expands through at least 1400 AD in France genre: ALTERNATE WORLDS: history might have happened differently E. Barrington: pseudonym of L. Adams Beck (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.87) Michael Barrington: pseudonym of Michael Moorcock (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.87) D[onald] G[abriel] Barron (1922-?) British architect/novelist "The Zilov Bombs" T. A. Barron: nothing on the Web? [Ruth] Marjorie Barrows, American editor/critic "Science Fiction and Reader's Guide" which includes an anthology Susan Barrows @ Dragon*Con Diane Barsottini: Member of Horror Writers of America Diane Barsottini Alan Frank Barter (1933-?): British schoolmaster/anthologist: * Untravelled Worlds John Barth (1930-?) American English professor, magical realist novelist * Chimera [Random House, 1972; Crest] * Giles Goat-Boy [Doubleday, 1966; Crest] Donald Bartheleme (1931-1989), American author/editor of surrealistic SF/Fantasy, sort of Landell Bartlett, American novelist/anthologist "The Vanguard of Venus" William Barton: Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America William Barton e-mail William Barton as of 1998 e-mail William Barton e-mail William Barton old, invalid? novels include: * Hunting on Kunderer [Ace, 1973] * A Plague on All Cowards [Ace, 1976] * The Transmigration of Souls [Warner, Jan 1996] * Acts of Conscience [Warner, Jan 1997] Novelettes include: * "Age of Aquarius" [Asimov's, May 1996] Nebula semifinalist M. A. Bartter, nothing on the Web? Lifetime Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail M. A. Bartter Hugo Baruch (1907-?) fantasy stories in "Out of My Mind" as Jack Bilbo Ben Barzman, Candian/American novelist and screenwriter: * Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star [Putnam, 1960; Science Fiction Book Club] a.k.a. "Echo X" [Paperback Library, 1962] Baseball: this American sport, a mutation of the English "Rounders", has inspired a disproportionate number of poems, Fantasies, and Science Fiction Stories. I had some detailed notes here, but I took my son to a night game at Dodgers Stadium last night (13 May 1998) where the Dodgers walloped the Phillies 9-4, and so I never typed in the notes. Maybe later. "Hamlet at the Bat" {hotlink to be done} Sir Henry Howart Bashford (1880-1961) British doctor/fantasist "The Happy Ghost and Other Stories" T. J. Bass, pseudonym of Thomas J. Bassler T. J. Bass, twice nominated for Nebula Awards * Half Past Human [Ballentine Books, 1971] * The Godwhale [Ballentine Books, 1974] James C. Bassett: no known home page Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America * Living Real [New York: HarperCollins] e-mail James C. Bassett e-mail James C. Bassett old John Calvin Batchelor: John Calvin Batchelor: IBIC Reviews * "The Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica" (1983) is selected and praised in "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels" by David Pringle Other novels include: * The Further Adventures of Halley's Comet [New York: Congdon & Lattes, 1980] Tom Robbins-like political/surreal/semi-SF * Father's Day [New York: Henry Holt, 1994] political thriller about 25th Amendment attempt to depose a disabled President of the US, marginally SF because of its near-future setting Batman: major comix hero, first in print [Detective Comics #27, May 1939] and then in film serials [1943; 1949], television [1966-1968], and big-budget films [1966; 1989; 1992; 1995; 1997]. See the Magic Dragon pages on TV of the 1960s and films of the 1980s and 1990s. {hotlinks to be done} Frederick Bateman, see co-author S.G. Soal Robert [Moyes Carruthers] Bateman (1922-?) British radio personality/editor/novelist "When the Whites Went" [Walker, 1964] Arlo Bates (1850-1918) American poet/novelist/MIT English professor "The Intoxicated Ghost and Other Stories" Harry Bates (1900-?) American editor/novelist/actor/playwright, who edited magazines including Astounding Stories and Strange Tales, novel "Space Hawk", see Astounding Science Fiction (Index): became Analog Herbert Ernest Bates (1905-?) British writer "Seven Tales and Alexander" Ralph Bates (1899-?) English novelist, New York University professor "The Miraculous Horde and Other Stories" Dwight W. Batteau (1916-?), American scientist with many nonfiction essays in Astounding Science Fiction magazine Ward Batty @ Dragon*Con co-publisher of Comics Debut with Brett Brooks and Cliff Biggers Charles Baudelaire, full name Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867): best-known for "The Flowers of Evil" [1857], major French poet who was deeply influenced by Edgar Allan Poe (whom he translated into French, with great popularity), and who in turn influenced much of modern poetry and Dark Fantasy. In their time, these poems had few admirers, created scandal, and on publication landed their author in court for corrupting public morals. Immensely sensitive, inclined towards mysticism, and endowed with an unparalleled musical ear, Baudelaire was also sickly, chronically on the outs with his family, eternally in debt, and generally unhappy -- a Philip K. Dick of the 19th Century. His central theme was the evil inherent in the human heart. The first poem of the "Flowers" makes it clear that he means the human heart in general, including the heart of the reader. Subsequent poems explore the various possibilities of vice, depravity, and sin with a thoroughness that makes a comparison with DANTE of the "Inferno" inevitable. Yet occasionally, particularly in some of his love poems, baudelaire achieves a kind of somber beauty which was, and still is, something new in poetry. Technical experts regard him as a great creator of metaphor. Gael Baudino (1955-): Wiccan author/harpist: * Gossamer Axe [1990] 6th Century Celtic harpist rock&rolls in 20th Century America * series about the last Elves being killed by the Inquisition: * Strands of Starlight [1989] * Maze of Moonlight [1993] * Shroud of Shadow [1993] * Sunlight [1994] * "Dragon" trilogy: * Dragonsword [1988] * Duel fo Dragons [1991] * Dragon Death [1992] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.93) Gerard M. Bauer: Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Gerard M. Bauer Steven Bauer (1940-): * Satyrday [1980] Fantasy satire Wolfgang Bauer, German editor of classical Chinese stories including those of the supernatural "The Golden Casket" Wolfgang Baur @ Dragon*Con "without a doubt, the most Teutonic game designer at Wizards of the Coast" Bruce Baugh: Member of Horror Writers of America Bruce Baugh E. Susan Baugh: Affiliate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America E. Susan Baugh@sff.net e-mail E. Susan Baugh as of 1998 e-mail E. Susan Baugh old, invalid? L[yman] Frank Baum (1856-1919), American immortal fantasist of the OZ books L. Frank Baum Tom Baum: * Counterparts [Dial, 1970] John Baxter, Australian film critic/screenwriter/novelist: * "The God Killers" [Australian edition ???]; a.k.a."The Off-Worlders" [Ace, 1966] * "Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction" Mrs. Maria Baxter "My Saturnian Lover" UFO novelist Stephen Baxter: England; Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America hard-SF author of remarkable stories and novels, details {to be done} Stephen Baxter corrected URL Stephen Baxter Stephen Baxter @ AlphaRalpha e-mail Stephen Baxter Arthur Albert Bayldon, Australian fantasist "The Tragedy Behind the Curtain and Other Stories" Barrington J. Bayley: Barrington J. Bayley British author of metaphysical science fiction, including: * Annihilation Factor [Ace, 1972] * Collision Course [Daw, 1973] * Empire of Two Worlds [Ace, 1972] * The Fall of Chronopolis [Daw, 1974] * The Forest of Peldain [???] * The Garments of Caen [Doubleday, 1976] * The Grand Wheel [Daw, 1977] * The Soul of the Robot [Doubleday, 1974] * The Star Virus [Ace, 1970] * Star Winds [Daw] more information (I really like this guy but have misplaced my notes) {to be done} Martha Bayless: Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America nothing on the web? e-mail Martha Bayless Alfred Edward MacDuff Bayliss (1892-?) British schoolmaster/playwright/anthologist "Science in Fiction" (University of London, 1957) John Clifford Bayliss (1919-?), co-anthologist with with his dad (above) Return to Authors B Table of Contents Return to AUTHORS Table of Contents
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Peter S[oyer] Beagle (1939-), American fantasy novelist Peter S. Beagle @ AlphaRalpha * A Fine and Private Place [Viking, 1960; Dell; Ballentine Books] * The Last Unicorn [Viking, 1968; Ballentine Books] * Lila the Werewolf [Capra, 1974] * The Fantasy World of Peter Beagle [1978] omnibus collection * The Lord of the Rings [1978] screenplay * The Garden of Earthly Delights [1981] about Hieronymous Bosch paintings * The Innkeeper's Song [1993] Greg Bear, full name Gregory Dale Bear (1951-): Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America began as a science fiction magazine cover artist, and mutated into one of the best-known and most talented Hard SF novelists, who also has written superior Fantasy ("The Serpent Mage"). Very effective in both short forms (short story, novelette) and long forms (novella, novel). Greg Bear Greg Bear @ AlphaRalpha Greg Bear's "Moving Mars" IBIC Review Books include: * Anvil of Stars [pub, date] sequel to "The Forge of God", the character Andrew Jaguar is based on the son of Your Humble Webmaster * Beyond Heaven's River [1980] * Blood Music [1985] the first, and still best, nanotechnology novel * Early Harvest [1988] short story collection * Eternity [1988] sequel to "Eon" * Eon [1986?] a star-gate in an asteroid connects to the whole universe... and maybe more * The Forge of God [1987] superior novel of Earth's destruction and a complex ecosystem of alien races in the Galaxy; has the two co-webmasters of this web domain (Joanathan V. Post and Dr. Christine Carmichael) as named characters * Hegira [1979; 1987] * The Infinity Concerto [1984] * Legacy [New York: Tor, 1995] Gorgeous Bob Eggleton cover * Moving Mars [1994] Winner of Nebula Award for Best Novel * New Legends [] superb original anthology edited by Greg Bear * Psyclone [1979] a.k.a. "Lost Souls" -- strange twist on Hiroshima * Queen of Angels [] complex ambitious work about a murder investigation in a future where humenas are all either "therapied" or "untherapied" * The Serpent Mage [1986] * Songs of Earth and Power [New York: Tor, 1995] * Star Trek: Comna [1984] * Strength of Stones [1981] * The Wind from a Burning Woman [1983] short story collection Edward P. Beard, Jr. @ Dragon*Con Aubrey [Vincent] Beardsley (1872-16 Mar 1898) Bristish weird/fantasy artist/author/editor Doug Beason: Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Doug Beason @ AlphaRalpha e-mail Doug Beason e-mail Doug Beason old, invalid? Warren Beath: Member of Horror Writers of America Warren Beath The Beatles: Hindu mythology recognizes that a single god can be fractionally reincarnated in several people simultaneously. In once Vedic tale, a god appears as 3 brothers, one of whom is 1/2 the god and the other 2 brothers are each 1/4. Well, I suspect that Orpheus was reincarnated as 1/4 John Lennon [1940-1980], 1/4 George Harrison [1943-], 1/4 Ringo Starr [1940-] and 1/4 Paul McCartney [1942-]; with maybe a smaller fraction going to each of several 5th and 6th Beatles. The full complexity of their lives, loves, and music could not have been invented by any fantasy author, although Rock & Roll novels have proliferated in the past 4 decades... Jerome Beatty, Jr., author of the SF juvenile: * Matthew Looney's Invasion of the Earth [New York: W.R. Scott, 1965] As of November 2000, there is a new webpage dedicated to Jerome Beatty's "Maria and Mathew Looney" series of sci-fi books: Jerome Beatty's "Maria and Mathew Looney" other pages that contain more info on this author: jeromeb.html kids.html David R. Beaucage: no known home page,; Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail David R. Beaucage as of 1998 e-mail David R. Beaucage old, invalid? Helen Beauclerk (1892-1969): British author and translator from the French, as she lived mostly in France and lived with Fantasy artist Edmund Dulac: * The Green Lacquer Pavilion [1926] * The Love of the Foolish Angel [1929] * The Mountain and the Tree [1936] prehistory/anthropology (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, pp.97-98) Charles Beaumont @ AlphaRalpha Alpha Ralpha doesn't mention this, but "Charles Beaumont" is actually the pseudonym of Charles Nutt (1929-1967) * The Hunger and Other Stories [Putnam, 1958; Bantam] * The Magic Man and other S.F. Stories [Fawcett Gold Medal, 1965] 18 stories * Nightride and Other Journeys [Bantam, 1960] 15 stories * Yonder [Bantam, 1958] 16 stories E. T. Beaumont: pseudonym of Charles Beaumont (Charles Nutt) Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711-1780): Author of France who also lived in England and Switzerland, known for many Fairy Tales for children and adults, including the definitive version of "Beauty and the Beast" (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.98) Roger Beaumont: nothing on the Web? Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Beauty and the Beast: see Marie le Prince de Beaumont, George R. R. Martin (Executive Producer of 1987-1990 TV series), SF/Fantasy Movies [Disney, 1991] W[illiam] G[eorge] Bebbington, British poet/fantasy anthologist "Fancy Free" (London: Allen Unwin, 1949) John Ernest "Jack" Bechdolt (1884-?) Seattle newspaperman, Munsey Publications reader, novels include "The Torch" (Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1948) Amy Bechtel: nothing on the Web? Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Amy Bechtel C. C. Beck (1910-1989): comix artists best known for Captain Marvel (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.99) Calvin [Thomas] Beck (1930-?) American SF/Fantasy fan activist, "The Frankenstein Reader" (Ballentine, 1962) [Mrs.] Lily Adams Beck (1862?-1931), British mystic/orientalist/novelist, collections of her stories include: * "Dreams and Delights" (New York: Dodd Mead, 1926) * "The Ninths Vibration and Other Stories" (New York: Dodd Mead, 1922) * "The Openers of the Gate" (New York: Cosmopolitan, 1928) * "The Perfume of the Rainbow and Other Stories" (New York: Dodd Mead, 1923) Louis Becke (1855-1913), fantasy stories "The Strange Adventure of James Shervington and other stories" (London: T.F. Unwin, 1902) Christine Beckelheimer (Cristabel): nothing on the Web? Kurt Becker (1915-?) "Countdown" (New York: Benziger, 1958) Christine Beckert: nothing on the Web? Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Christine Beckert Samuel Beckett (1906-1989): Nobel laureate playwright/author of Ireland with frequent absurdist/Fantasy/SF elements: * Engame, followed by Act without Words [1958] story collection set after nuclear war * Play [1964] drama, afterlife/prgatory fantasy * Eb Joe [1966] drama, ghosts William Beckford (1 Oct 1760-2 May 1844) British gentleman orientalist/travel writer whose fantasy "Vathek" [1834] was a keystone in the founding of the Gothic novel, and is a canonical fantasy classic [reprint: Ballantine Books Adult Fantasy, 1971] Gustavo Adolfo Becquer (1836-1870): poet and novelist in Spain, wrote a number of often-anthologized fantasy and weird short stories. His collection of 18 stories "Leyendas" [1871] "Legends" were exotic and poetic in the extreme. Bedazzled: see SF/Fantasy films [1967; 1999] Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America, stories include: * "The Transfer", Northern Frights 4 (Mosaic) * "The Dead Go Shopping", Northern Frights 3 (Mosaic) * "Dead Letter", 365 Scary Stories (Barnes & Noble) e-mail Stephanie Bedwell-Grime Jack Beeching, "The Dakota Project" (London: Cape, 1968; Delacorte, 1969; Dell) Michelle Been@sff.net Sir Max Beerbohm, full name Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (24 Aug 1872-20 May 1956): British characturist/author/essayist/drama critic: * The Happy Hypocrite [1896] parody Oscar Wilde's fairy tales and "The Picture of Dorian Grey" * Zuleika Dobson [1911] academic Fantasy * A Christmas Garland [1912] story collection, includes Fantasy parody of Rudyard Kipling * Seven Men [London: Heinemann, 1919] fantasy story collection * The Dreadful Dragon of Hay Hill [1928] chapbook Beetlejuice: see SF/Fantasy films [1988] Harold Begbie, full name Edward Harold Begbie (1859-1931): * Alice in Blunderland [1902] co-authors J. Stafford Ransome & M. H. Temple under pseudonym Caroline Lewis * The Further Adventures of Clara [1903] co-authors J. Stafford Ransome & M. H. Temple under pseudonym Caroline Lewis * The Man Who Changed the World [1912] Christian Fantasy * On the Side of the Angels (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.102) Delores Goodrick Beggs: no known home page, Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America, e-mail Delores Goodrick Beggs David Belasco (1859-1931): playwright/theatre producer and fantasist: * Fairy Tales Told By Sevem Travellars at the Red Lion Inn [1906] story collection * The Return of Peter Grimm [1912] * The Darling of the Gods [1902] co-author John Luther Long, said to be an inspiration to Lord Dunsany (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.102) Alexander Belayev (1884-1942): Russian science writer/SF author Michael P. Belfiore: Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Michael P. Belfiore author's home page e-mail Michael P. Belfiore e-mail Michael P. Belfiore old, invalid? e-mail Michael P. Belfiore old, invalid? BELGIUM Manuel Ashe Beling, fantasy stories in "The Wicked Goldsmith: Tales of Ancient India" (New York: Harper, 1941) BELIZE Claire Bell, full name Claire Louise Bell (1952-): co-author with M. Coleman Easton under pseudonym Clare Coleman Douglas Bell: * Moho and the Pickle Jar (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.103) Eric Temple Bell (1883?-20 Dec 1960), Caltech Mathematics Professor who wrote SF under the pseudonym "John Taine", as well as many nonfiction books, best-known of which was "Men of Mathematics" The story of his life was highly auto-fictionalized, according to a fascinating recent revisionist biography: "The Search for E. T. Bell, Also Known as John Taine", Constance Reid, Mathematical Association of America, 1993 Julie Bell (1958-): Fantasy artist (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.103) M. Shayne Bell: nothing on the Web? Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America, e-mail M. Shayne Bell Neil Bell, pseudonym and then legal name for Stephen Southwold (1887-1964): * Precious Poercelain [1931] madness/SF/Fantasy * The Distrubing Affair of Noel Blake [1932] madness/SF/Fantasy * Death Rocks the Cradle [1933] under pseudonym Paul Martens * Portrait of Gideon Power [1944] under pseudonym S. H. Lambert * Alpha and Omega [1946] story collection * Ten Short Stories [1948] story collection * Three Pairs of Heels [1951] story collection * Village Casanova [1961] story collection * Gone To Be Snakes Now [Popular, 1974] Norman Bell "The Weightless Mother" (New York: Follett, 1967) Paul W. Bell, see R.F. Robinett Robert Bell "In Realms Unknown" (New York: Vantage, 1954) Thornton Bell: * Space Trap [Arcadia, 1966] John Bellairs (1938-1991): Fantasy novelist * St.Fidgeta and Other Parodies [1966] story collection * The Face in the Frost [1969] funny and frightening Fantasy * the "Chubby Lewis" Young Adult series * the "Anthony Monday" Young Adult series * the "Johnny Dixon and the Professor" Young Adult series Edward Bellamy (26 Mar 1850-22 May 1898) American social reformer/author who penned the extremely influential utopian novel "Looking Backward, 2000-1887" (Boston: Ticknor, 1888) See article and book list: Utopia Francis Rufus Bellamy (1886-?) American editor, one SF novel "Atta" [New York: A.A. Wyn, 1953; Ace; Pocket] Hans Schindler Bellamy (1901-?) nonfiction "The Atlantis Myth" (London: Faber, 1948) and "Moons, Myths and Man" (London: Faber, 1948) Pamela Belle (1952-): British Fantasy author: * The "Silver City" series: * The Silver City [1994] * The Wolf Within [1995] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.104) William Stern Beller (1919-?) scientist/author, aerodymanics engineer at Hughes Aircraft, edited "Missiles and Rockets", co-author with E. Bergaust on nonfiction "Satellite!" Hans Bemmann (1922-): professor and Fantasy novelist of Germany: * Stein und Flote [1983; US: "The Stone and the Flute", 1986] tr. Anthea Bell * The Broken Goddess [1990; UK: 1993] tr. Anthea Bell (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.105) Stewart H[urd] Benedict (1924-?) American anthologist "Tales of Terror and Suspense" (New York: Dell, 1963) [John] Barry Benefield (1883-?), novelist, "Texas, Brooklyn, and Heaven" a.k.a. "Eddie and the Archangel Mike" (New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943) Laura Benet, fantasist "Goods and Chattels" (New York: Doubleday, 1930) Stephen Vincent Benet (22 Jul 1898-13 Mar 1943), major American poet/author of superb fantasies including "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1940 RKO film, hotlink to be done, and SF "By the Waters of Babylon") William Rose Benet (1886-1950): poet, editor, novelist, brother of Stephen Vincent Benet: * The Reader's Encyclopedia [1948] nonfiction * The Flying King of Kurio [1926] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.106) Enrique de Benito: Science Fiction author of Spain, published a sequel to Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", namely "El hijo del Captain Nemo" Gregory Benford: Gregory Benford @ AlphaRalpha "Woodrow Wilson Fellow and an advisor for NASA and the Rand Corp., has broken seven bones as an aging athlete, written 17 novels, and run two Nebula banquets..." (Fall 1996 SFWA Bulletin, p.6). More data: Gregory Albert Benford, born Mobile AL 30 Jan 1941, son of James Alton Benford and Mary Eloise Nelson, married Joan Abbe 26 Aug 1967, children Alyson Rhandra and Mark Gregory, BS 1963 U. Oklahoma, MS 1965 UC San Diego, Ph.D. 1967 UC San Diego, , Research Assistant 1964-67 UC San Diego, post-doctoral fellow 1967-69 Lawrence Radiation Lab, research physicist 1969-71, Physics Professor UC Irvine 1971, Woodrow Wilson Fellow 1963-64, grantee Office of Naval Research 1975-, grantee National Science Foundation 1972-76, Army Research Organization 1977-82, Air Force Office of Scientific Research 1982, 1981 British SF Award, 1981 Ditmar Award, John W. Campbell Award 1981, Nebula Awards 1975 & 1981, member American Physical Society, Royal Astronomical Society e-mail Gregory Benford "Timescape" (1980) is selected and praised in "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels" by David Pringle "Foundation's Fear" by Benford & Asimov IBIC review: "Asimov on steroids..." * Cosm [1998] being adapted for $80,000,000 film in 1999 Lewis Saul Benjamin (1874-1932) American folk tale anthologist under pseudonym "Lewis Melville" Arnold Bennett, full name Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867-1931): major US mainstream novelist most famous for "The Old Wives' Tale" [1908] who also dabbled with fantasy: * The Ghost: A Fantasia on Modern Times [1907] * The Glimpse: an Adventure of the Soul [1909] Elizabeth Anna Bennett (1914-): British children's fantasist (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.106) Gary L. Bennett: nothing on the Web? Gary [Lee] Bennett, born Twin Falls ID 17 Jan 1940, son of Joseph Albert Bennett and Adelaide Phillipa Leonard, married Cleo Sue Guetschow 14 Sep 1961, stepson Bruce Norman McMurtrie, author of novel "The Sky Sailors", articles in Popular Science, Astronomy, Technology Review, Aviation Week & Space Technology, AA 1960 Boise State U., BS 1962 U. Idaho, Masters of Nuclear Science 1966 U. Idaho, Ph.D. 1970 Washington State U., Safety Manager AEC Germantown MD 1971-74, Technical Assistant to Bureau Chief Nuclear Regulatory Commission Silver Spring MD 1974-80, Division Deputy Director US Department of Energy Germantown MD 1980-88, Program Manager NASA Headquarters 1988- Geoffrey Bennett, British novelist "The Creeping Evil" George Bennett, American English Department chairman at Exeter, fantasy anthologist Gertrude [Barrows] Bennett (1884-1941) American fantasist who mysteriously disappeared in California. Note: Gertrude (Barrows) Bennett was the real name of "Francis Stevens" (which is on our list). Year of her death is now known as recent findings (death certificate) show that she died in 1941. Thanks for this correction by e-mail Guy Sirois Gregory Bennett: born 12 March 1950 in Independence, Kansas. Writes "hard-science fiction" stories. To date, all his novellas have appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine. Detailed biographical data are available at Gregory Bennett bio and a complete bibliography is at Gregory Bennett biblio Bennett's science fiction writing has been on hiatus for the past two years, overcome by his extraordinary efforts as founder and chief architect of the Artemis Project, an international program to establish a commercial base on the moon, backed by public and entertainment-industry investment. e-mail Gregory Bennett John Bennett (1865-1956): British author of collection of American folk tales Kim Bennett (1919-?) British translator/author "The Fabulous Wink" Margot Bennett (1912-?) British mystery author with one SF novel "The Long Way Back" [London: Bodley Head, 1954; Coward McCann 1955] Robert Bennett: * The Bowl of Baal [Centaur, 1972] William Edward Bennett (1898-?) British horror novelist "The Authentic Shudder" under pseudonym "Warren Armstrong" M. D. Benoit: Canadian science fiction e-book author: M. D. Benoit Novels: * 'Til the Fat Lady Sings [Pulsar Books, 2000] ISBN 1-58697-053-4 ebook e-mail M. D. Benoit Pierre Benoit (1886-1962) French romantic novelist accused of plagiarizing H. Rider Haggard: * Atlantida [Duffield, 1920; Ace, 1964] D[onald] R. Benson @ AlphaRalpha A[rthur] C[hristopher] Benson (1862-1925): Bristish scholar/essayist/poet ("Land of Hope and Glory") who wrote at least 5 fantasy story collections E[dward] F[rederick] Benson (1867-29 Feb 1940): British weird and fantasy author R[obert] H[ugh] Benson (1871-1914) British theologist/novelist Stella Benson (1892-1933) British novelist/dramatist/poet Steve Benson: no known home page, but America Online and CompuServe e-mail Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America, Steve Benson: Index to at least 1 publication e-mail Steve Benson e-mail Steve Benson old, invalid? Theodora Benson (1906-?) Fantasy short stories John Bentley, "Where are the Russians" (1967?68?) novel about the US-USSR moon race that was obsolete as soon as it hit the stores [Doubleday 1967; Curtis] Syd Bentlif, horror anthologist Gwen Benwell, scholarly author on Mermaids see: UNDER THE SEA Beowulf: see Precursors to Science Fiction and Fantasy Nancy Varian Berberick (1951-): Nancy Varian Berberick Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America * the "Elvish" series * the "Shadow of the Seventh Moon" series e-mail Nancy Varian Berberick e-mail Nancy Varian Berberick old, invalid? Evelyn [Domenica] Berckmann (1900-?): musician/author pseudonym is "Joanna Wade" Elisabeth Beresford (1926-): juvenile fantasist, daughter of J. D. Beresford, best known for "The Womblies" series in books and television J[ohn] D[avys] Beresford (17 Mar 1873-1 Feb 1947) British architect with several fantasy story collections and one classic fantasy novel "The Hampdenshire Wonder" [London: Sidgwick Jackson, 1911; Garland, 1975] David Bergamini: * Venus Development [Popular, 1976] Erik R. Bergaust (see W. Beller) nonfiction books on rockets, and biographer of Wernher Von Braun "Reaching for the Stars" (New York: Doubleday, 1960). My father, Samuel H. Post, got verbal permission from Wernher Von Braun to publish a greatly expanded biography, visited him, introduced him to my brother Nicholas C. Post, but Von Braun died before the contract could be signed... Thomas Berger, full name Thomas Louis Beger (1924-): best-known as mainstream novelist * Regiment of Women [Simon & Schuster, 1973; Popular] Feminist SF * Arthur Rex: a Legendary Novel [1978] comedy on The Matter of Britain * Nowhere [1985] UTOPIA * Changing the Past [1989] TIME TRAVEL Yves Berger (1936-?) French critic/author with one time-travel novel "The Garden" (New York: Braziller, 1963) Earl K. Bergey (?-1952) American painter who did many pulp magazine covers, considered the master of the "Bug Eyed Monster", especially the kind who clutches bosomy women Jacques Bergier (1912-?): see L. Pauwels Edward P. Berglund (1942-): Member of Horror Writers of America Nonfiction Books: * Reader's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos (2nd edition; bibliography; co-author Robert Weinberg) [Silver Scarab Press, 1974] nonfiction Anthologies Edited: * The Disciples of Cthulhu [DAW Books, 1976; revised Chaosium Books, 1996] Edward P. Berglund and Reader's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos Nightscapes (e-zine) Ingmar Bergman (1918-): Major film director of Sweden, here for: * The Seventh Seal [1957] film, playing chess with Death Luis Bermejo, pseudonym of Luis Bermejo Rojo (1832-): comix artist of Spain (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.108) N. O. Bergquist "The Moon Puzzle" revised the theory that the Pacific Ocean was the scar where the moon tore loose. The only major scientific result of the Apollo program killed this theory forever. We now know that the moon was formed from mixed extraterrestrial and terrestrial material blasted into space by a primordial collision between Earth and a planet the size of Mars. Truth is stranger than fiction... Howard Berk: * The Sun Grows Cold [Delacorte, 1971; Dell] Jeff Berkwits: staff writer for Science Fiction Weekly, non-fiction in "Science Fiction Entertainment" fiction in semi-pro publications: * Keen Science Fiction * Freezer Burn Magazine and also publishes and edits e-mail ASTERISM: The Journal of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Space Music snailmail: Jeff Berkwits P.O. Box 6210 Evanston, IL 60204 USA Janet Berliner-Gluckman: Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America; Member of Horror Writers of America Janet Berliner e-mail Janet Berliner-Gluckman e-mail Janet Berliner-Gluckman old, invalid? Michael Berlyn: Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America, e-mail Michael Berlyn Judith Berman: Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America, e-mail Judith Berman BERMUDA Paul Berna, French author of a novel about children and the terraforming of the Moon "Threshold of the Stars" Ojvind Bernander: Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America, e-mail Ojvind Bernander e-mail Ojvind Bernander old, invalid? e-mail Ojvind Bernander old, invalid? Georges Bernanos (1888-1948): Catholic author of France Note: "George Bernanos is NOT a 'weird novelist' but a bona fide mainstream writer. I don't know any novel by him that could be called 'weird'. He is the father of Michel Bernanos, though. (listed right under his name)" Thanks for this correction by e-mail Guy Sirois Michel Bernanos (1924-1964): author of France, son of Georges Bernanos: * Sous le Soleil de Stan [1936; UK: 1927 as "Star of Satan"] tr. Veronica Lucas, priest versus devil * The Other Side of the Mountain [Houghton-Mifflin, 1968; Dell] Christine Bernard, British anthologist of horror Rafe Bernard, British novelist Michael Berry@sff.net James Berry: * The Galactic Invaders [Laser, 1976] Michael Berry: Member of Horror Writers of America Michael Berry Joanne Bertin: Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Joanne Bertin e-mail Joanne Bertin John Bertin: * Brood of Helios [Arcadia, 1966] * The Interplanetary Adventurers [Lennox Hill, 1970] * The Pyramids from Space [Lennox Hill, 1970] Noel Bertram, pseudonym of Joseph Noel Thomas Boston (1910-1966): Vicar of Dereham, antiquarian, ghost story author: * Yesterday Knocks [1953] story collection under name Noel Boston (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.109) Sir Walter Besant (1936-1901): British author/social reformist: * The Case of Mr. Lucraft and Other Tales [1876] story collection * The Ivory Gate [1892] split-personality (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.109) Yevgeny Bescovich, Russian biologist/fantasist. Novels include "Rattlesnake Rapprochment" (Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1951) and "The Velociraptor of Venus" (Moscow: Mir), the latter filmed by Lenfilm and directed by Gennady Kazansky Bunny Bessel: nothing on the Web? Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America eluki bes shahar: Lifetime Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America eluki bes shahar@sff.net e-mail eluki bes shahar (Rosemary Edghill) The Best Science Fiction (April 1964-Nov 1964?), see Frederick Pohl : see Magazines Allison Stein Best: Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America; Member of Horror Writers of America Allison Stein Best e-mail Allison Stein Best Alfred Bester Alfred Bester (1913-1987) @ AlphaRalpha "The Demolished Man" [Shasta, 1953; Science Fiction Book Club; Signet] is selected and praised in "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels" by David Pringle "The Stars My Destination" [Signet, 1956; Berkley; Bantam; Gregg] is selected and praised in "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels" by David Pringle "Alfie" Bester shot onto the Science Fiction scene like an unexpected and brilliant comet, dazzling in stylistic innovation, with two of the most distinctive novels of all time: "The Demolished Man" and "The Stars My Destination," and won the 1953 Hugo Award. His later work is more normal, and is merely very good. I sat next to him at one of his rare convention appearances, a Norwescon, where he was visibly annoyed at being unknown by some younger fans, then enraged when one of them accidently spilled a drink into his lap. Had he not had such a comfortable and enjoyable job as a travelling travel editor for Holiday, who knows what he might have wrought? * The Computer Connection [Berkley/Putnam, 1975; Science Fiction Book Club; Berkley] * The Dark Side of the Earth [Signet, 1964] 7 stories * Starburst [Signet, 1958] 11 stories * Starlight [Science Fiction Book Club, 1976; Berkley] a.k.a. "Star Light, Star Bright" [Berkley/Putnam, 1976] a.k.a. "The Light Fantastic" [Berkley/Putnam, 1976] In the 1976 Locus poll, asking readers to nominate their favorite author, Alfred Bester came in #15 (with 56 votes). Bestiaries: {to be done} John Gregory Betancourt (1960-): Lifetime Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America; Member of Horror Writers of America http://www.wildsidepress.com Betancourt, John according to SFWA site John Gregory Betancourtold one @sff.net John Betancourt @ AlphaRalpha e-mail John Gregory Betancourt e-mail John Gregory Betancourt old, invalid e-mail John Gregory Betancourt @ Genie, invalid? e-mail John Gregory Betancourt old, invalid? The GEnie and Netcom e-mail addresses are no longer valid. Please use: wildside@sff.net Note thast his personal web page has moved. Novels: * Starskimmer (TSR) * Rogue Pirate (TSR) * The Blind Archer (Avon) * Johnny Zed (Warner) * Rememory (Warner) * Cutthroat Island (Tor) * Hercules: The Wrath of Poseidon (Tor) * Hercules: The Vengeance of Hera (Tor) * Star Trek DS9: Devil in the Sky (Pocket) * Star Trek DS9: Heart of the Warrior (Pocket) * Star Trek Voyager: Incident at Arbuk (Pocket) * Born of Elven Blood (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Atheneum) John Betancourt is a professional writer and editor. Check out his work at http://www.wildsidepress.com T. Ernesto Bethancourt, pseudonym of Thomas Ernesto Bethancourt Passailaigue (1932-): * The Dog Days of Arthur Cane [1976] * Time in Yesterday 1978] * the "Instruments" Young Adult series: * The Mortal Instruments [Holliday, 1977] * Instruments of Darkness [1979] * Nightmare Town [1979] * The Tomorrow Connection [1984] sequel to Time in Yesterday Bruce R. Bethke -- who invented the very word "cyberpunk" and authored the award-winning novel "Headcrash" Bruce Bethke author's home page (new?) Bruce Bethke author's home page (old?) Bruce R. Bethke @ AlphaRalpha e-mail Bruce R. Bethke current (Sep 2000) e-mail Bruce R. Bethke obsolete Glen M. Bever: Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Glen M. Bever H. U. Bevis, pseudonym of Herbert Urlin Bevis: * The Star Rovers [Lennox Hill, 1970] * Space Stadium [Lennox Hill, 1970] * The Time Winder [Lennox Hill, 1970] * To Luna With Love [Lennox Hill, 1971] * The Alien Abductors [Lennox Hill, 1971] Bewitched: see SF/Fantasy Movies [1945] and SF Television [1964-1972] {hotlinks to be done} William Gray Beyer: * Minions of the Moon [Gnome, 1950] Beyond Fantasy Fiction (Jul 1953-Sep 1954): see Magazines Beyond Fiction (Jul 1953-Sep 1955?): see Magazines Beyond Infinity: see Magazines Return to Authors B Table of Contents Return to AUTHORS Table of Contents
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Jean Gall de Bibiana (1710?-1780?): Fantasy author of France (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.110) Ilsa J. Bick: nothing on the Web? Affiliate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Ilsa Bick Ambrose Bierce, full name Ambrose Gwinett Bierce (1842-circa 1915): major American weird/fantasy/horror author {to be done}: * In the Midst of Life [Putnam, 1898; Signet, 1961] * The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce [Doubleday, 1971] James M. H. Bigelow: nothing on the Web? e-mail Jane M. H. Bigelow Lloyd Biggle, Jr.: Lloyd Biggle, Jr. @ AlphaRalpha Novels include: * The Angry Espers [Ace, 1961] * The Fury Out of Time [Doubleday, 1965; Berkley] * A Galaxy of Strangers [Doubleday, 1976] * The Light That Never Was [Doubleday, 1972; Daw] * The Metallic Muse [Doubleday, 1972] computers as authors * Monument [Doubleday, 1974] * The Rule of the Door [Doubleday, 1967] a.k.a. "The Silent Sky" [Belmont Tower] The "Cultural Survey" series: * The Still, Small Voice of Trumpets [Doubleday, 1968] * The World menders [Doubleday, 1971; Daw] The "Jan Darzek" series * All the Colors of Darkness [Doubleday, 1963] * The Darkening Universe [Doubleday, 1975] * Watchers of the Dark [Doubleday, 1966; Science Fiction Book Club] * Silence is Deadly [Doubleday, 1977; Science Fiction Book Club] Cliff Biggers @ Dragon*Con co-publisher of Comics Debut with Ward Batty and Brett Brooks Joshua Bilmes, JABberwocky Literary Agency: nothing on the Web? Affiliate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Flonet Biltgen: nothing on the Web? Affiliate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Eando Binder: pseudonym of Earl and Otto Binder Eando Binder @ AlphaRalpha * Adam Link -- Robot [Paperback Library, 1965] * Anton York -- Immortal [Belmont, 1965] * The Avengers Battle the Earth-Wreckers [Bantam, 1967] * The Double Man [Curtis, 1971] * Enslaved Brains [Avalon, 1965] * Five Steps to Tomorrow [Curtis, 1971] * Get Off My World [Curtis, 1971] * The Impossible World [Curtis, 1971] * Lords of Creation [Prime, 1949; Belmont] * Martian Martyrs (under pseduonym John Coleridge) [Columbia, 1940?] * The New Life (under pseduonym John Coleridge) [Columbia, 1940?] * Menace of the Saucers [Belmont, 1969] * Night of the Saucers [Belmont, 1971] * The Mind from Outer Space [Curtis, 1972] * Puzzle of the Space Pyramids [Curtis, 1971] * The Secret of the Red Spot [Curtis, 1971] Biology: full SF/Fantasy analysis of Biology {to be done}, but see: IMMORTALITY Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914-): major Fantasy author of Argentina and frquent collaborator with Jorge Luis Borges: * The Invention of Morel and Other Stories [US: 1964] tr. Ruth Simms IMMORTALITY adapted to Italian film "L'Invenzione di Morel" [1974] * Dormir al sol [1973; US: 1978 as "Asleep in the Sun"] tr. Suzanne Jill wry SF about psychosurgery and dictatorship * El sueno del los heroes [1954; US: 1987 as "The Dream of the Heroes"] tr. Diana Thorold * Selected Stories [US: 1994] tr. Suzanne Jill Levine * A Russian Doll and Other Stories [US: 1992] tr. Suzanne Jill Levine * Antologia de la Literatura Fantastica [1940; US: 1976, as "The Book of Fantasy"] groundbreaking major anthology of Spanish-language Fantasy/SF (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, pp.112-113) D. L. Birchfield: no known home page Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail D. L. Birchfield e-mail D. L. Birchfield old, invalid? R. P. Bird: R .P. Bird author's home page Associate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail R. P. Bird R.P. Bird's Published Works: FICTION "Illness in a Word," a short story, published April 1991 in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction". A conjecture on the possibility that hatred and intolerance can be spread like a disease, wherein an alien culture becomes infected with these all too human failings. "Soft Heart of the Electron," a short story, published July/August 1989 in "Aboriginal Science Fiction". Love in cyberspace, and how the exigencies of the military can lead to very personal pain. Four chapters from his novel "Four Holes, Kansas" were serialized, July to October 1987, in "American Times". Think of Garrison Keillor on acid and you'll be in the right mental state. This novel outdoes "Northern Exposure" for exotic characters and mystical adventures in a small town. "Cont. from Page 24," a song based on an excerpt from one of his short stories. He performed vocals, with Joel Sanderson on synthesizer and Mike Curtis on keyboard/sampler. It appeared on the "Demolition Kitchen" collection, a 1987 cassette release by Audio Junkfood Recordings. "I really didn't do too much on this project, I read my story into a microphone. Joel and Mike did the real work. Joel's work has recently appeared at the Smithsonian (though not this particular work)." "Jungle Fever" and "Underground Flesh," songs based on his poetry. "I performed the vocals, with Bic Wayne on synthesizer. They appeared on the 'Artificial Happy' collection, a 1986 cassette release by Audio Junkfood Recordings. Bic was the power behind this one. His backing tracks gave the poetry that extra edge of hysteria." NONFICTION In 1995, three issues of an online column, "Tales from Birdland", appeared in the Geoworks Forum library and the Writers' Club library of America Online. The issues contained various sorts of his more eclectic writings: rambling movie reviews; illustrated (with maps) narratives of my adventures with local police and the criminals they chase; and even some attack journalism aimed at the shoddy security at a local university. This was more an experiment in online publishing than anything else, which he abandoned because of dissatisfaction with the concept and the lack of any remuneration. Letter to the editor, "The Sciences", July/August 1993. The letter criticized an article in the March/April issue, which had proposed depriving surgical remedies for certain types of birth defects on dubious grounds. Rants against dubious science are a hobby of his. Letter to the editor, "Scientific American", June 1991. The letter contained critical comments on the article "A Roman Factory," which appeared in the November 1990 issue of Scientific American. He is proud to be a hardcore reader of this magazine, to which he has subscribed since his high school days. Staff writer, "American Times", Wichita, Kansas. He wrote the restaurant, film, and video review columns, from May to October 1987. The magazine went out of business shortly after that. He doesn't think there is any connection between his work for the magazine and its bankruptcy - at least he hopes there isn't. Interviewer, "Radio Cyberpunk Project", for KMUW radio station, Wichita, Kansas, composed April 1987, aired January 1988. He conducted telephone interviews with the three founders of Cyberpunk: William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, and John Shirley. It was later released on cassette by Audio Junkfood Recordings. A unique and wonderful experience, one he'd like to try again sometime. REVIEWS of R.P. Bird's fiction SHORT STORY "Soft Heart of the Electron" in the July/August, 1989 issue of "Aboriginal SF" magazine; the cover art for this issue was taken from his story. This story is listed as an HONORABLE MENTION in "The Year's Best Science Fiction", seventh annual collection, Gardner Dozois, editor. "New writer R. P. Bird's 'The Soft Heart of the Electron' is an IMPRESSIVE DEBUT about a cybernetic assassin who discovers the truth about the one who loves him." -- Mark R. Kelly, reviewer, "Locus",August, 1989. "Now 'The Soft Heart of the Electron' by R. P. Bird is TRUE SCI-FI... ENJOYED IT IMMENSELY." -- Letter from Dwight G. Clark, "Aboriginal SF", Nov.-Dec., 1989. FOUR CHAPTERS from his novel "Four Holes, Kansas" were serialized, July to October, 1987, in American Times magazine. "WATCH OUT FOR THIS GUY. Once you get started, you'll have to read the whole book. . ." -- "American Times", May, 1987. INTERVIEWER, Radio Cyberpunk project, for KMUW radio station, Wichita, Kansas, composed April, 1987, aired January 1988. Also released on cassette by Audio Junkfood Recordings. As the interviewer (also project originator), he conducted and edited telephone interviews with William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, and John Shirley, the three founders of the Cyberpunk literary movement. "Radio Cyberpunk. . .is an INCREDIBLE RESOURCE..." --Review, "Sound Choice", May, 1989. Charles Birkin, full name Charles Lloyd Birkin (1907-1985): British author, editor, business executive: Books Authored: * Devil's Spawn [1936] story collection * The Kiss of Death [1964] story collection * The Smell of Evil [1965] story collection * Where Terror Stalked [1966] story collection * My Name is Death [1966] story collection * Dark Menace [1968] story collection * So Pale, So Cold [1970] story collection * Spawn of Satan [1971] story collection Books Edited: * the "Creeps Library" anthology series * The Tandem Book of Ghost Stories [1965] in USA as "The Haunted Dancers [1967] * The Tandem Book of Horror Stories [1965] in USA as The Witch baiter [1967] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, pp.112-113) David Bischoff: David Bischoff author's home page Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail David Bischoff * The Seeker, co-authored with C. Lampton [Laser, 1976] * {to be done} Anne Bishop: nothing on the Web? Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Michael Bishop (1945-): Michael Bishop site by Michael Hutchins This site includes: * bibliography page * b&w photo * novels * story collections * anthologies * miscellaneous * poetry * short fiction * nonfiction Michael Bishop @ AlphaRalpha "No Enemy But Time" (1982) is selected and praised in "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels" by David Pringle * Novels: * Ancient of Days [New York: Arbor, Aug 1985; Tor, Sep 1986; London: Paladin, Nov 1987; New York: Orb, Feb 1995] * And Strange at Ecbatan the Trees [Harper & Row, 1976] a.k.a. Beneath the Shattered Moons [Daw, 1977] * Brittle Innings [New York: Bantam, May 1994] * Catacomb Years [New York: Berkley/Putnam, Jan 1979; Berkley, Feb 1980] * Count Geiger's Blues [New York: Tor, July 1992; New York: Orb, Jun 1994] * A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire [Ballentine Books, 1975; as "Eyes of Fire" Pocket, July 1980] * A Little Knowledge [Berkley/Putnam, May 1977; Berkley, Mar 1978, Jan 1979] * No Enemy But Time [New York: Timescape, Apr 1982; London: Gollancz, July 1982; Pocket, Apr 1983; London: Sphere, Aug 1983; Bantam Spectra, Sep 1989; Book of the Month Club, July 1990; Norwalk CT: Easton Press, Apr 1991] * The Secret Ascenscion; or Philip K. Dick is Dead, Alas [New York: Tor, Nov 1987; London: Grafton, Nov 1988; Barcelona: Alcor, 1988; New York: Orb, Jan 1994] * Stolen Faces [New York: Harper & Row, Mar 1977; London: Gollancz, July 1977; New York: Dell, July 1978; London: Sphere, Oct 1979] * Transfigurations [New York: Berkley/Putnam, Oct 1979; London: Gollancz, May 1980; New York: Berkely, Dec 1980] * Under Heaven's Bridge [London: Gollancz, Feb 1981; London: Sciencxe Fiction Book Club, 1981; New York: Ace, Apr 1982; London: Corgi, Sep 1982] co-author Ian Watson * Unicorn Mountain [New York: Arbor/Morrow, Jun 1988; Bantam Spectra, July 1989; London: Grafton, Aug 1989, Aug 1990] * Who Made Stevie Crye? [Sauk City WI: Arkham, Sep 1984; London; Headline, Nov 1987] * Story Collections: * At the City Limits of Fate [Cambridge MA: Edgewood Press, Aug 1996] 15 stories * Blooded on Arachne [Sauk City WI: Arkham, Jan 1982; Timescape, Jan 1983] 12 stories + 2 poems * Close Encounters with the Deity [Atlanta GA: Peachtree, Aug 1986] 14 stories + Isaac Asimov intro * Emphatically Not SF, Almost [Eugene OR: Pulphouse (Author's Choice Monthly #15), Dec 1990] 9 stories * One Winter in Eden [Sauk City WI: Arkham, Jan 1984] 12 stories + Thomas M. Disch intro * Many poems {to be done} * Nonfiction Terry Bisson, full name Terry Ballantine Bisson (1942-): home pages listed below Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Terry Bisson: Hugo Award 1991, Nebula Award 1990, Sturgeon Award 1991, SF Chronicle Award 1991 Terry Bisson according to SFWA site Terry Bisson: Index to at least 25 publications Terry Bisson @ AlphaRalpha e-mail Terry Bisson e-mail Terry Bisson old, invalid? Bill Bixby, actor, died in 1993 at age 59; was best known for two science fiction roles on television: "My Favorite Martian" and "The Incredible Hulk" Go to Ultimate Television Science Fiction Web Guide Jerome Bixby, pseudonym of Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby (1923-): editor for several pup magazines, also known for Star Trek episodes and the story "It's a Good Life" as adapted for the Twilight Zone television show and movie, and the books: * Devil's Scrapbook [Brandon, 1964] a.k.a. Call for an Exorcist [Brandon, 1974] * Space by the Tale [Ballantine Books, 1964] Bizarre! Mystery Magazine, (Oct 1965-Jan 1966): see Magazines Return to Authors B Table of Contents Return to AUTHORS Table of Contents
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Forrest Black @ Dragon*Con WhiteWolf Sourcebook author The Black Cat (Oct 1895-May 1923?): see Magazines Malcolm Blacklin: pseudonym of British author/editor Aidan Chambers (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.116) Black Magic: see HORROR: that old black magic, the really scary stuff Black October: see Magazines Blackwood's Magazine, British (1850?-1985?): see Magazines Algernon [Henry] Blackwood (14 Mar 1869-10 Dec 1951) British hotellier, farmer in Canada, newspaperman, private secretary, dried milk company employee, television appearances, CBE (Commander , Order of the British Empire, awarded 1949 for his work as Espionage agent and Red Cross employee in World War I). Algernon Blackwood was the premier occult/supernatural author of the Edwardian era, best known for his short stories including six with the occult detective series character John Silence, who solves mysteries involving hashish-induced synesthesia and a psychic battle with a deceased witch, and Egyptian fire elemental, a witch cult town, a werewolf, and the fourth dimension. His studies with the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn played a role in his selection of, and knowledge of, his unusual subject matter. He authored only one pure mystery/detective story "Max Hensig, Bacteriologist), based on the Carlyle Harris murder case which he'd covered as a police reporter for the New York Times. * 9 novels * 22 collections of or anthologies of short stories * 6 plays * 12 juvenile books Adult Fantasy/Supernatural: * The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories [1906] story collection * The Listener and Other Stories [1907] story collection * John Silence, Physician Extraordinary [1908] novel that made his reputation, allowing him to cut back on the private secretary job and devote himself full-time to research and writing * The Human Chord [1910] novel * The Lost Valley and Other Stories [1910] story collection * Pan's garden: A Volume of Nature Stories [1912] story collection * Incredible Adventures [1914] story collection * Ten Minute Stories [1914] story collection * Julius Le Vallon [1916] novel * The Promise of Air [1918] novel * The Garden of Survival [1918] novel * Karma: A Reincarnation Play [1918] co-author Violet Pearn * Bright Messenger [1921] novel * The Wolves of God, and Other Fey Stories [1921] story collection * Tongues of Fire and Other Sketches [1924] story collection * Ancient Sorceries and Other Tales [1927] story collection * The Dance of Death and Other Tales [1927] story collection * Strange Stories [1929] story collection * Short Stories of To-Day and Yesterday [1930] story collection edited by F. H. Pritchard * The Willows and Other Queer Tales [1932] story collection * Shocks [1935] story collection * The Tales of Algernon Blackwood [1938] story collection * Selected Tales [1942] story collection * Selected Short Stories [1945] story collection * Tales of the Uncanny and Supernatural [1949] omnibus story collection * In the Realm of Terror [US: 1957] story collection * Selected Tales [1964] story collection * Tales of the Mysterious and Macabre [1967] omnibus story collection * Tales of Terror and Darkness [1967] omnibus story collection * Ancient Sorceries and Other Stories [1968] story collection * Best Ghost Stories [US: 1973] story collection edited by E. F. Bleiler * Tales of the Supernatural [1983] story collection edited by Mike Ashley * The Magic Mirror: Lost Tales and Mysteries [1989] story collection edited by Mike Ashley Biography: * Episodes Before Thirty [1923; revised as "Adventures Before Thirty, 1934] autobiographical * Algernon Blackwood: A Bio-Bibliography [1987] by Mike Ashley Alexander Blade: pseudonym of John W. Jakes (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.118) William Blake (1757-1827): Major revolutionary romantic author/painter/engraver of England, with unbounded imagination and cosmic drama. Very influential of Fantasy art, fiction, and poetry, he also encouraged in his literary descendants the value of (to use J. R. R. Tolkien's term) "subcreation" of an entire universe with history, characters, background, and linkages to Jungian archetypes and compelling images from dream, unconscious, the Bible, and great works of art (as Blake's characters in one epic poem have been traced to the paintings on the Sistine Chapel). As Blake put it: "I must Create a System, or be enslav'd by another Man's." Your Humble Webmaster spent many an hour studying Blake etchings (hand-coloured) at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, and will eventually publish here his conclusions. Science Fiction/Fantasy About Blake: * Blake's Progress [Toronto, 1975; US: revised as "Timequest", 1987] by Ray Faraday Nelson, is explicitly about Mr. & Mrs.Blake, set in the genre of TIME TRAVEL * Seventh Son [1987] by Orson Scott Card, in which Blake is the peripatetic "Taleswapper" * Dead Man [1996] film written/directed by Jim Jarmusch has the central character as a Blake reincarnation * The Pit [1993] by Neil Penswick, stars Blake in the "New Doctor Who Adventures" Winston Blakely @ Dragon*Con Penciller/inker/colorist/painter/writer for Rich Buckler's Visage Studios (New York) Harry Blamires (1916-): British Religio-Political Fantasy author: * The Devil's Hunting Grounds [1954] purgatory * Cold War in Hell [1955] * Blessing Unbounded [1955] how to get to Heaven (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.119) Edmund Blampied (1886-1966): Fantasy painter/engraver/lithographer (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.119) William D. Blankenship: "The Helix File" [Walker, 1972] Jayme Blaschke: Affiliate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Jayme Blaschke author's home page e-mail Jayme Blaschke William Peter Blatty (1928-): PR executive/author/screenwriter: * The Exorcist [1971] adapted and produced himself as film [1973] {hotlink to be done} * Exorcist: Legion [1983, a.k.a. "Exorcist III", "Legion"] * I, Billy Shakespeare [1965] Madame Blavatsky, full name Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891): co-founder of the Theosophical Society, born in Russia, deserted her husband (Nikifor Blavatsy, Vice Governor of Erivan, Ukraine), various adventures in Cairo and Constantinople, then led her followers to India. Infleuntial on spiritual Fantasy fiction, and heavily influenced by it. Crypto-History on cosmic scale, with Lemuria and Atlantis in the past and a transcendant future. Notable friends included William Butler Yeats and Alesiter Crowley. * Isis Unveiled [1877] 2-volume theodicy * The Secret Doctrine [1888] 2-volume theodicy * Key to Theosophy [1889] * Collected Works [1933-1936] 3 volumes edited by Trevor Barker James Blaylock, fuller name James P. Blaylock (1950-): born in Long Beach, California; M.A. 1974 California State University at Fullerton; teaches creative writing at Chapman University: James Blaylock new page James Blaylock old page Philip K. Dick Award and World Fantasy Award winning fantasy novelist, with a unique and delightful voice, alternately cheerful, wistful, frightening, speculative, and bizarre. Books: * All the Bells on Earth [Ace Books, 1995] Minister sells 3 crooks' souls to thge devil in a fundraiser, then they rise to power... * The Digging Leviathan [Ace Books, 1984; London: Morrigan, 1988] arcane speculations and weird events in Southern California * The Disappearing Dwarf [Del Rey, 1983] the Master Cheeser of Twombley Town's second warped epic, sequel to The Elfin Ship * The Elfin Ship [Del Rey, 1982] Jonathan Bing, the Master Cheeser of Twombley Town, rafts downriver to trade his raisin cheese for traditional Elven toys and honeycakes for Christmas; sort of "Huckleberry Finn" meets "The Hobbit" * Homunculus [pub? date?] winner of Philip K. Dick Award, the Trismegistus Club (London amateurs) versus Narbondo's raised-from-the-dead, with skeleton-piloted blimp, raided aquaria, rumored sexual devices, an amateur spceship that destroys a barn, miniature aliens...; like Charles Dickens writing an H. P. Lovecraft novel * Land of Dreams [Ace, 1987?; Arbor] * The Last Coin [Ace, 1989; Ziesing, 1988] Opossums, spoon-carrying pigs, coffee-perfectionism, excuse-mongering, and the search for Judas' cursed coins intersect strangely in a bed-and-breakfast * Lord Kelvin's Machine [Ace, 1992] sequel to Homunculus, in which the Unified Field Equations are derived in Victorean London, and a time machine nearly rewrite history in an adventure which includes kidnap, murder, volcano, indians, the discovery of penicillin, and a scheme to magnetically crash a comet into Earth; as if Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a Philip K. Dick novel * The Magic Spectacles [London: Morrigan, 1991; serialized in "Crank!"] magic glass, goblins, rope-ladder to the Moon: an hallucinatory Humpty-Dumpty * Night Relics [Berkley, 1996] divorce, blackmail, stalking, and multi-generational obsessions with a cottage at the crux... while the demented voyeuristic villain is trying to reform * The Paper Grail [Ace, 1991] the Holy Grail as Origami on the foggy California coast, with a tangle of cross-purposed eccentrics and the profound evil of a ladies' garden club * The Stone Giant [Ace, 1989] third in a trilogy following The Elfin Ship and The Disappearing Dwarf; Theophile Escargot is the legendary elder Bilbo to Dooly's bumbling Frodo, but as a young man in this novel, fleeing town over a pie incident as goblins and barmaids collide Novellas and Short Stories: * see web page above Christopher Blayre, pseudonym of Edward Heron-Allen (1861-1943): British professor, parodist, fantasist: * The Princess Daphne [1885] as Edward Heron-Allen, vampires * Kisses of fate: A Study of Mere Human Nature [1888] as Edward Heron-Allen * A Fatal Fiddle: The Commonplace Tragedy of a Snob [1890] * Barnacles in Nature and Myth [1928] nonfiction influenced by Charles Darwin * The Purple Sapphire [1921] story collection * The Cheetah-Girl [1923] chapbook * Some Women of the University [1932] privately printed story collection * The Strange Papers of Dr. Blayre [1932] story collection (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.120) E. F. Bleiler, full name Everett Franklin Bleiler (1920-): major editor and bibliographer of Science Fiction and Fantasy, for which he won the 1984 Pilgrim Award for his research: * The Checklist of Fantastic Literature: A Bibliography of Fantasy, Weird and Science Fiction Books Published in the English Language [1948; revised as The Checklist of Science-Fiction and Supernatural Fiction, 1978] * Science Fiction Writers: Critical Studies of the Major Authors from the Early Nineteenth Century to the Present Day [1982] anthology * Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror [1985] 2-volume anthology * Science Fiction: The Early Years [1991] co-bibliographer Richard Bleiler * also, various anthologies edited, some with Thaddeus E. Dikty Richard Bleiler, full name Richard James Bleiler (1959-): son of and co-bibliographer with E. F. Bleiler James Blish James Blish, full name James Benjamin Blish (1921-1975): James Blish @ AlphaRalpha One of the 3 great SF critics of all time; brilliant novelist; who sold more copies of his Star Trek novel (the first) than anything else he ever wrote, although many of his other works are classics of the highest literary and philosophical nature. [Estate currently managed by Judith L. Blish, from Greece] * "A Case of Conscience" (1958) is selected and praised in "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels" by David Pringle. Other novels include: * And All the Stars a Stage [Doubleday, 1971; Avon] * Anywhen [Doubleday, 1970; Science Fiction Book Club] * The Duplicated Man (co-author Lowndes) [Avalon, 1959; Air] * The Frozen Year [Balentine Books hard cover, 1957] * Galactic Cluster [Signey, 1959] 8 stories * Jack of Eagles [Greenberg 1952; Galaxy Novel #19; Avon] a.k.a. ESP-er [Avon, 1958] * Midsummer Century [Doubleday, 1972; Science Fiction Book Club; Daw] * Mission to the Heart Stars [Putnam, 1965] * The Night Shapes [Ballentine Books, 1962] * The Quincunx of Time [Dell, 1973] * The Seedling Stars [Gnome, 1957; Signet] includes the astonishing novelette "Surface Tension" which greatly influenced Your Humble Webmaster in getting into Science Fiction * So Close to Home [Ballentine Books, 1961] * The Star Dwellers [Putnam, 1961; Avon; Berkley] * Titan's Daughter [Berkley, 1961] * A Torrent of Faces {with Damon Knight} [Doubleday, 1967; Science Fiction Book Club; Ace] * The Vanished Jet [Weybright & Talley, 1968] Juvenile * Vor [Avon, 1958] * The Warriors of Day [Galaxy Novel #16; Lancer, 1973] * Welcome to Mars [Putnam, 1967] Juvenile The "Cities in Flight" series (all 4 in one volume [Avon, 1969; Science Fiction Book Club; Doubleday 1973; Avon]: * They Shall Have Stars [Avon, 1966] a.k.a. Year 2018 [Avon, 1957] * A Life for the Stars [Putnam, 1962; Avon] * Earthman, Come Home [Putnam, 1955; Science Fiction Book Club; Avon] * The Triumph of Time [Avon, 1958] The "After Such Knowledge" series (see THEOLOGY): * Doctor Miribilis [Dodd Mead, 1971] * Black Easter [Doubleday, 1968; Dell; Avon] * The Day After Judgment [Doubleday, 1971] * A Case of Conscience [Ballentine Books, 1958; Walker, 1969] the "Star Trek" series: {to be done} Judith L. Blish (J. A. Lawrence) has been granted Lifetime Membership in Science Fiction Writers of America (Estate Member). Edward Blishen (1920-): British Fantasy author (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.122) Karen Blixen (1883-1962): author of Denmark who mostly writes under pseudonym Isak Dinensen Robert Bloch: Robert Bloch (1917-1995) @ AlphaRalpha My father, Samuel H. Post, published Robert Bloch in paperback. The last time we spoke, I pointed out that he had a cat hair on his coat, and he complimented my attention to detail and then went into a long, gentle conversation about his daughter and her love of animals. Bob Bloch was a prince among men, and a king among authors. The definitive source is "Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography", (New York: Tor, 1993). Data: Robert Albert Bloch, born Chicago 5 April 1917, son of Raphael A. Bloch and Stella A. Loeb, married Eleanor Alexander 16 Oct 1964, daughter by previous marriage Sally Ann, MANY publications, editor "The Best of Frederic Brown" 1977, student of public schools in Maywood IL and Milwaukee, freelance writer 1934-42 and 1953-, copywriter at Gustav Marx Advertsing Agency in Milwaukee 1942-53, E.E. Evans Memorial Award 1958, Screenwriter's Award 1960, Inkpot Award for Science Fiction 1964, Award for Service to Field of Science Fantasy (LASFS) 1974, Fritz Leiber Fantasy Award 1978, Hugo 1958, Lifetime Achievement Award 1984, Edgar Allan Poe Scroll 1960, Trieste Film Festival Award 1964, Reims Festival Award 1979, Lifetime Career Award Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1984, Twilight Zone Domension Award 1985, member Writers Guild of America, SFWA, MWA (President 1970-71), Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Partial Bibliography {to be done} * Atoms and Evil * The Best of Robert Bloch * Dragons and Nightmares * Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow * Reunion With Tomorrow * Sneak Preview * This Crowded Earth & Ladies Day * 17 mystery/detective novels * 4 other novels * 11 screenplays * 39 radio plays (Tuned for Terror series 1944-5) * 25+ teleplays for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Thriller, I Spy, Run For Your Life, Star Trek, Journey to the Unknown, Night Gallery * 3 other books (science fiction fandom; Necronomicon Press, West Warwick Rhode Island; anthology of Frederic Brown stories) Franceska Lia Block (1962-): journalist and young adult fantasist: * the "Weetzie Bat" series: * Weetzie Bat [1989] * Witch Baby [1991] * Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys [1992] * Missing Angel Juan [1993] * Baby Be-Bop [1995] * Ecstasia [1993] Orpheus * Primavera [1994] Persephone * The Hanged man [1995] (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.123) Aubrey Tyndall Bloggsleigh: pseudonym of Kennth Morris (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.123) Suzanne Alles Blom: nothing on the Web? Affiliate Member of Science Fiction Writers of America John Bloodstone, pseduonym of Stuart J. Byrne [see listing there] Mark Bloodstone, pseudonym of Brian McNaughton [see that entry in "authorsM"] Harold Bloom (1930-): major critic, author, anthologist who takes Fantasy and Science Fiction rather seriously Jeremy Bloom: no known home page, but CompuServe e-mail e-mail Jeremy Bloom Bluebook Magazine (May 1905-?): see Magazines Ralph Blum: * The Simultaneous Man [Boston: Little Brown, 1970; Bantam] Robert Steven Blum: nothing on the Web? Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Robert Steven Blum James Blumgarten: * The Astronaut [Warner, 1974] Don Bluth (1938-): American animator and film director, resident in Ireland: Genre Films: * The Secret of NIMH 1982] see Robert C. O'Brien * An American Tail [1986] * The Land Before Time [1988] cute dinosaurs * several Derect-to-Video sequels * All Dogs Go to Heaven [1989] * Rock-A-Doodle [1990] * Thumbelina [1994] James Blyth (1864-1933): British fantasist (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.124) Blythe Ayne author's home page Enid Blyton (1897-1968): British children's Fantasy author Return to Authors B Table of Contents Return to AUTHORS Table of Contents
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Nina Boal: lives in Baltimore, works as a computer programmer. She was born outside of Chicago and got her writing start through the generosity of Marion Zimmer Bradley and her anthologies. Nina Boal mostly has written short stories published in Marion Zimmer Bradley's anthologies and also in the small press. Aside from writing and computers, her hobbies are: her cats, watching figure skating and baseball, reading. Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Nina Boal Mark Bode @ Dragon*Con, graphic artist / comix Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375): major author of Italy {to be done} Anders Bodelsen: * Freezing Down [Harper & Row, 1971; Science Fiction Book Club; Berkley] K. B. Bogen: nothing on the Web? Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America Martyn Boggon: * The Inevitable Hour [Award, 1969] Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (1954-): Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America * the "Meri" series about pseudo-mermaids * The Meri [1992] * Taminy [1993] * The Crystal Race [1995] e-mail Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Matteo Mario Boiardo, Count of Scandiano (1434-1494): major poet of Italy {to be done} (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.124) Hannes Bok: pseudonym of Wayne Woodward (1914-1964) Hannes Bok: artist, poet, novelist, co-author with Abraham Merritt * Beyond the Golden Stair [Ballentine Books Adult Fantasy, 1970] * The Sorcerer's Ship [Ballentine Books Adult Fantasy, 1969] John Boland: * White August [Arcadia, 1966] Darlene D. Bolesny: CompuServe e-mail, but preference for: Darlene D. Bolesny Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America e-mail Darlene D. Bolesny e-mail Darlene D. Bolesny invalid? BOLIVIA Johanna Bolton: artist/author; web site combines chocolate milk carton and missing/outdated link 404 notice. John Bolton (1951-): British comix artist (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.124) J. Harvey Bond, pseudonym of Russ Winterbotham Michael Bond (1926-): British author of children's Fantasy (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.125) Nancy Bond, full name Nancy Barbara Bond (1945-): * A String in the Harp [1976] celtic/Wales * The Voyage Bugun [1981] SF, Young Adult * Another Shore [1989] 18th Century American Time Travel Nelson S. Bond, full name Nelson Slade Bond (1908-): Bibliophile/book dealer, philatelist, author, and close friend of James Branch Cabell; Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America (as of August 1998): Fiction: * Animal Farm: A Fable in Two Acts [1964] play, based on George Orwell * Exiles of Time [Prime, 1949; Paperback Library, 1952] from stories in "Blue Book" [1940] * Lancelot Biggs: Spaceman [Doubleday, 1950; Science Fiction Book Club] * Mr. Mergenthwirker's Lobblies and Other Fantastic Tales [Coward-McCann, 1946] story collection * The Monster [1953] story collection * Nightmares and Daydreams [Arkham House, 1968] * No Time Like the Future [Avon, 1954] story collection * The 31st of February [Gnome, 1949; Gnome paperback] Nonfiction: * James Branch Cabell: A Complete Bibliography [1974] J. F. Bone: pseudonym of Jesse Franklin Bone J. F. Bone @ AlphaRalpha * Gift of the Manti {with R. Myers} [Laser, 1977] * The Lani People [Bantam, 1962] * Legacy [Laser, 1976] * The Medlers [Laser, 1976] Bones: see Magazines Kyril Bonfiglioli (1928-1985): British editor of the magazine "Science Fantasy" Thomas Bontly (1939-): professor and author: * Celestial Chess [1979] deal-with-the-Devil (according to "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy", John Clute & John Grant, New York: St.Martin's Press, 1997, p.126) Books about Books, or Humans entering Books: SF/Fantasy subgene {to be done} The Book of Terror (Dec 1949): see Magazines A Book of Weird Tales (Aug 1960), see Forrest J. Ackerman : see Magazines Ted Boonthanakit @ Dragon*Con, artist John Boorman: film director/producer/writer * Zardoz {co-authored with Bill Stair} [Signet, 1974] {film hotlink to be done} Ginger Booth@sff.net e-mail Ginger Booth Guy Boothby, full name Guy Newell Boothby (1867-1905): Australia-born British Fantasy author: * the "Dr. Nikola" occult thriller series about an unscrupulous quest for IMMORTALITY: * A Bid for Fortune [1895; revised as "Dr. Nikola's Vendetta", US: 1908] * Doctor Nikola [1896] * Dr. Nikola's Experiment [1899] * "Farewell, Nikola" [1901] (accordi