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Bibliography Of Damon Knight
This is a bibliography of works by Damon Knight. The bibliography is in chronological order of first publication of the books. In most cases only first editions are shown for each title. In some cases, multiple editions are shown if the title was changed; this happened for ''Hell's Pavement'', for example. Some other variant titles are listed separately, with notes indicating what the original titles were. The main bibliographic sources are footnoted from this paragraph and provided much of the information in the following sections. Some footnotes annotating specific points are provided at the appropriate places below. Novels and fixups *''Hell's Pavement''. New York: Lion Books, 1955; paperback. Later retitled ''Analogue Men''. A fixup of "The Analogues", which appeared in ''Astounding Science Fiction'' in January 1952, and "Turncoat", which appeared in ''Thrilling Wonder Stories'' in April 1953; more than half the book is new material. *''The People Maker''. Rockville C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliography
Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography'' as a word having two senses: one, a list of books for further study or of works consulted by an author (or enumerative bibliography); the other one, applicable for collectors, is "the study of books as physical objects" and "the systematic description of books as objects" (or descriptive bibliography). Etymology The word was used by Greek writers in the first three centuries CE to mean the copying of books by hand. In the 12th century, the word started being used for "the intellectual activity of composing books." The 17th century then saw the emergence of the modern meaning, that of description of books. Currently, the field of bibliography has expanded to include studies that consider the book as a material object. Bibliography, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkley Books
Berkley Books is an imprint of the Penguin Group. History Berkley Books began as an independent company in 1955. It was founded as "Chic News Company" by Charles Byrne and Frederick Klein, who had worked for Avon; they quickly renamed it Berkley Publishing Co. The new name was a combination of the their surnames, unrelated to either the philosopher George Berkeley or Berkeley, California. Under their editor-in-chief Thomas Dardis, over the next few years Berkley developed a diverse line of popular fiction and non-fiction, both reprints and mass-market paperback originals, with a particularly strong history in science fiction (books of Robert A. Heinlein and Frank Herbert’s '' Dune'' novels, for example). The company was bought in 1965 by G. P. Putnam's Sons and in years to follow undertook a hardcover line under the Berkley imprint, chiefly but not only for science fiction. For example, Merle Miller’s ''Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman'' (1973), and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tor Books
Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City. It primarily publishes science fiction and fantasy titles, and is the largest publisher of Chinese science fiction novels in North America. History Tor was founded by Tom Doherty, Harriet McDougal, and Jim Baen in 1980 (Baen would found his own imprint three years later). They were soon joined by Barbara Doherty and Katherine Pendill, who then composed the original startup team. ''Tor'' is a word meaning a rocky pinnacle, as depicted in Tor's logo. Tor Books was sold to St. Martin's Press in 1987. Along with St. Martin's Press; Henry Holt; and Farrar, Straus and Giroux, it became part of the Holtzbrinck group, now part of Macmillan in the US. In June 2019, Tor and other Macmillan imprints moved from the Flatiron Building, to larger offices in the Equitable Building. Imprints Tor is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CV (Knight Novel)
''CV'' is a 1985 science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight. It is the first novel in the "Sea Venture Trilogy", and was followed by ''The Observers ''The Observers'' is a 1988 science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight Damon Francis Knight (September 19, 1922 – April 15, 2002) was an American science fiction author, editor, and critic. He is the author of " To Serve Man", ...'' (1988) and ''A Reasonable World'' (1991). The name of the novel derives from "The Sea Venture" ("CV" for short), an enormous, ocean-going habitat. During one of its first trips, the Sea Venture takes on a parasite, an alien symbiont that can pass from one person to another, leaving them changed in subtle but consequential ways. The symbiont enforces something like rational behavior upon its victims, causing them to question their earlier beliefs and practices. At the end of the novel, the parasite is brought to the mainland; the subsequent novels in the trilogy explore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Gollancz
Sir Victor Gollancz (; 9 April 1893 – 8 February 1967) was a British publisher and humanitarian. Gollancz was known as a supporter of left-wing causes. His loyalties shifted between liberalism and communism, but he defined himself as a Christian socialist and internationalist. He used his publishing house chiefly to promote pacifist and socialist non-fiction, and also launched the Left Book Club. In the postwar era, he focused his attention on Germany and became known for his promotion of friendship and reconciliation based on his internationalism and his ethic of brotherly love. He founded the organisation Save Europe Now (SEN) in 1945 to campaign for humane treatment of German civilians, and drew attention to their suffering, especially children, and atrocities committed against German civilians. He received an honorary doctorate at the University of Frankfurt in 1949, the Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz of Germany in 1953 and the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man In The Tree
''The Man in the Tree'' is a novel by Damon Knight published in 1984. Plot summary ''The Man in the Tree'' is a novel in which a giant has the ability to twist probability worlds, allowing him to duplicate anything by taking a copy of something from another world. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''The Man in the Tree'' for ''White Dwarf'' #67, and stated that "Nicely written, but it provokes nagging questions. Why giantism and psychic power when either alone could carry the novel? Why such uninspired use of the hero's special talent (which tends to boil down to routine healings and conjuring)? Why, with an intelligent enemy hot on his trail, does he go on public view as a giant in a carnival? These are deep waters, Watson." Reviews *Review by Debbie Notkin (1983) in Locus, #275 December 1983 *Review by Jackson Houser (1984) in Fantasy Review, #64 January 1984 *Review by Algis Budrys (1984) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 1984 *Review by Tom Easton (1984) in Ana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World And Thorinn
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Whiting & Wheaton
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse '' Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic '' Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. ''Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Foot
''Mind Switch'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight. It follows two individuals, a reporter for '' Paris-Soir'' and an intelligent alien at the Berlin Zoo, after their minds have been switched by a time-travel experiment gone awry. A shorter version of the novel was published in ''Galaxy'' magazine in April 1963 as "A Visitor to the Zoo". In 1966 it was published under the title ''The Other Foot''. Knight has called this novel his favorite among his books. Synopsis In the year 2002, the Berlin Zoo acquires a new specimen: "Fritz", a biped from "Brecht's planet". Fritz is intelligent, and his keepers treat him with a mix of courtesy and disdain; he is kept in a display with another (presumably female) biped and the two are required to work for a living, transcribing tapes made by explorers to their planet. One day, Martin Naumchik, a human male, is visiting the zoo when his personality and that of the biped are interchanged. The switch is the unintende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mind Switch
''Mind Switch'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight. It follows two individuals, a reporter for '' Paris-Soir'' and an intelligent alien at the Berlin Zoo, after their minds have been switched by a time-travel experiment gone awry. A shorter version of the novel was published in '' Galaxy'' magazine in April 1963 as "A Visitor to the Zoo". In 1966 it was published under the title ''The Other Foot''. Knight has called this novel his favorite among his books. Synopsis In the year 2002, the Berlin Zoo acquires a new specimen: "Fritz", a biped from "Brecht's planet". Fritz is intelligent, and his keepers treat him with a mix of courtesy and disdain; he is kept in a display with another (presumably female) biped and the two are required to work for a living, transcribing tapes made by explorers to their planet. One day, Martin Naumchik, a human male, is visiting the zoo when his personality and that of the biped are interchanged. The switch is the unintende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Startling Stories
''Startling Stories'' was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by publisher Ned Pines' Standard Magazines. It was initially edited by Mort Weisinger, who was also the editor of ''Thrilling Wonder Stories'', Standard's other science fiction title. ''Startling'' ran a lead novel in every issue; the first was '' The Black Flame'' by Stanley G. Weinbaum. When Standard Magazines acquired ''Thrilling Wonder'' in 1936, it also gained the rights to stories published in that magazine's predecessor, ''Wonder Stories'', and selections from this early material were reprinted in ''Startling'' as "Hall of Fame" stories. Under Weisinger the magazine focused on younger readers and, when Weisinger was replaced by Oscar J. Friend in 1941, the magazine became even more juvenile in focus, with clichéd cover art and letters answered by a "Sergeant Saturn". Friend was replaced by Sam Merwin Jr. in 1945, and Merwin was able to improve the quality of the fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off Center (short Story Collection)
''Off Center'' is a collection of five science fiction short stories by Damon Knight. They stories were originally published between 1952 and 1964 in ''Galaxy'', '' If'' and other science fiction magazines. The first printing, by Ace, was bound dos-à-dos with Knight's ''The Rithian Terror'' as ''Ace Double M-113''. In 1969, the book was re-issued in the UK by Gollancz with the title ''Off Centre''; the novella was omitted and three additional stories were included: "Dulcie and Decorum", "Masks" and "To Be Continued A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode or a film of serialized fiction. A cliffhang ...". Contents * "What Rough Beast" * " The Second-Class Citizen" * " Be My Guest" * " God's Nose" * " Catch That Martian" External links *{{Isfdb title, id=37690 1965 short story collections Science fiction short st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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