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New Writings In SF 8
''New Writings in SF 8'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by John Carnell, the eighth volume in a series of thirty, of which he edited the first twenty-one. It was first published in hardcover by Dennis Dobson in the United Kingdom in 1966, followed by a paperback edition by Corgi the same year, and an American paperback edition with different contents by Bantam Books in December 1971. The United Kingdom edition collects six novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with a foreword by Carnell. The American edition contains four pieces from the UK edition of '' New Writings in SF 10'', three from the UK edition of '' New Writings in SF 11'', and two from the UK edition of '' New Writings in SF 12''. The first story from the UK edition was reprinted in the American edition of '' New Writings in SF 7''. Contents (UK edition) *"Foreword" (John Carnell) *"The Pen and the Dark" (Colin Kapp) *"Spacemen Live Forever" (Gerald W. Page) *"The Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Writings In SF 11
''New Writings in SF 11'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by John Carnell, the eleventh volume in a series of thirty, of which he edited the first twenty-one. It was first published in paperback by Corgi in 1967, followed by a hardcover edition by Dennis Dobson in 1968. This marked a reversal of the usual publication sequence, in which the Corgi paperback followed an initial hardcover from Dobson. The book collects nine novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with a foreword by Carnell. The first, third and eighth stories were later reprinted in the American edition of ''New Writings in SF 8''. Contents *"Foreword" ( John Carnell) *"The Wall to End the World" (Vincent King) *"Catharsis" ( John Rackham) *"Shock Treatment" (Lee Harding) *"Bright Are the Stars That Shine, Dark Is the Sky" ( Dennis Etchison) *"There Was This Fella..." ( Douglas R. Mason) *"For What Purpose?" (W. T. Webb) *"Flight of a Plastic Bee" ( John Rankine) *"Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent King
Rex Thomas Vinson (October 22, 1935 – May 2000) was an English art teacher, artist and science fiction author active in writing in the late 1960s and early 1970s, who wrote under the pen name of Vincent King. Writing career King's novels were published by Gollancz, Tandem, Sphere Books and Futura Publications in England, and Ballantine Books in the United States. His short fiction was published in John Carnell's ''New Writings in SF'' series. Some of his work has been translated into French, Spanish and German. His most successful book was his novel ''Candy Man'' (1971), which went through a number of editions in the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries, and was a selection of the UK Science Fiction Book Club in 1972. John Clute, writing in ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Harding (writer)
Lee John Harding (born 19 February 1937) is an Australian freelance photographer, who became a writer of science fiction novels and short stories. Science fiction writing Born in Colac, Victoria, and an enthusiastic fan of science fiction, Harding was among the founding members of the Melbourne Science Fiction Club. Other members of the club were Race Mathews, Bertram Chandler, Bob McCubbin, Merv Binns and Dick Jenssen. Harding's first published work appeared in the Sydney photographic magazine PHOTO DIGEST in 1958: a photographic coverage of the filming of Nevil Shute's novel ON THE BEACH in Melbourne and Frankston locations, accompanied by a personal written record of his adventures there. This led to a request for a regular monthly column for the magazine on 35mm photography, and a subsequent photographic and written coverage of the filming of THE SUNDOWNERS, in Cooma, NSW. In 1961 Harding's first published short story, ''Displaced Person'', was published in ''Science F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Rome
David Audley Moberley Rome (14 April 1910 – 20 May 1970) was an English cricketer active in the early 1930s, making four appearances in first-class cricket. Born at Marylebone, London, Rome was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, who played for Middlesex. Career and life The son of Brigadier General Claude Stuart Rome, Rome was educated at Harrow School where he captained the school cricket team in 1929. He later attended the University of Cambridge, where he did not play first-class cricket for the university. He would make his debut in first-class cricket for Middlesex against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1930. His next two first-class appearances for Middlesex in 1931 and 1933 were both against Cambridge University, while his fourth first-class appearance came in the 1933 County Championship against Glamorgan. He scored a total of 56 runs in his four appearances, averaging 9.33, with a high score of 32. He was for many years a member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph L
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Roberts
Keith John Kingston Roberts (20 September 1935 – 5 October 2000) was an English science fiction author. He began publishing with two stories in the September 1964 issue of ''Science Fantasy'' magazine, "Anita" (the first of a series of stories featuring a teenage modern witch and her eccentric granny) and "Escapism". Several of his early stories were written using the pseudonym Alistair Bevan. His second novel, ''Pavane'', which is a collection of linked stories, may be his most famous work: an alternate history novel in which the Catholic Church takes control of England following the assassination of Queen Elizabeth I.Cox, F. Brett. "Keith Roberts". ''British fantasy and science-fiction writers since 1960''. 261 (2002): 336. Roberts wrote numerous novels and short stories and worked as an illustrator. His artistic contributions include covers and interior artwork for ''New Worlds'' and ''Science Fantasy'', later renamed ''Impulse''. He also edited the last few issues of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baxter (author)
John Baxter (born 14 December 1939 in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian-born writer, journalist, and film-maker. Baxter has lived in Britain and the United States as well as in his native Sydney, but has made his home in Paris since 1989, where he is married to the film-maker Marie-Dominique Montel. They have one daughter, Louise. He began writing science fiction in the early 1960s for '' New Worlds'', '' Science Fantasy'' and other British magazines. His first novel, though serialised in New Worlds as THE GOD KILLERS, was published as a book in the US by Ace as ''The Off-Worlders''. He was Visiting Professor at Hollins College in Virginia in 1975-1976. He has written a number of short stories and novels in that genre and a book about SF in the movies, as well as editing collections of Australian science fiction. Baxter has also written a large number of other works dealing with the movies, including biographies of film personalities, including Fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John T
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald W
Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and Irish language Gearalt. Gerald is less common as a surname. The name is also found in French as Gérald. Geraldine is the feminine equivalent. Given name People with the name Gerald include: Politicians * Gerald Boland, Ireland's longest-serving Minister for Justice * Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States * Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner, Lord Chancellor from 1964 to 1970 * Gerald Häfner, German MEP * Gerald Klug, Austrian politician * Gerald Lascelles (other), several people * Gerald Nabarro, British Conservative politician * Gerald S. McGowan, US Ambassador to Portugal * Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, British diplomat, soldier, and architect Sports * Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-born German football player * Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Kapp
Derek Ivor Colin Kapp (3 April 1928"C Kapp birth record transcription" freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2018 – 3 August 2007), Known as Colin Kapp, was a British best known for his stories about the Unorthodox Engineers. As an electronic engineer, he began his career with Electronics then specialised in |
New Writings In SF 12
''New Writings in SF 12'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by John Carnell, the twelfth volume in a series of thirty, of which he edited the first twenty-one. It was first published in hardcover by Dennis Dobson in 1968, followed by a paperback edition by Corgi the same year. The book collects six novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with a foreword by Carnell. The second and fourth stories were later reprinted in the American edition of ''New Writings in SF 8''. The fifth story was later reprinted in the American edition of ''New Writings in SF 9''. Contents *"Foreword" ( John Carnell) *"Vertigo" ( James White) *"Visions of Monad" (M. John Harrison) *"Worm in the Bud" ( John Rankine) *"They Shall Reap" (David Rome) *"The Last Time Around" (Arthur Sellings Arthur Sellings was the pseudonym of Arthur Gordon Ley, (31 May 1921 – 24 September 1968) an English scientist, book and art dealer, and science fiction author. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |