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New Writings In SF 9
''New Writings in SF 9'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by John Carnell, the ninth 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 May 1972. The United Kingdom edition collects seven novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with a foreword by Carnell. The American edition contains one piece from the UK edition of '' New Writings in SF 12'', three from the UK edition of '' New Writings in SF 13'', two from the UK edition of '' New Writings in SF 14'', and two from the UK edition of ''New Writings in SF 15''. The third, fourth and seventh stories from the UK edition were later reprinted in the American edition of '' New Writings in SF 7''. Contents (UK edition) *"Foreword" ( John Carnell) *"Poseid ... [...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 15
''New Writings in SF 15'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by John Carnell, the fifteenth volume in a series of thirty, of which he edited the first twenty-one. It was first published in hardcover by Dennis Dobson in 1969, followed by a paperback edition issued under the slightly variant title ''New Writings in SF-15'' by Corgi the same year. The book collects six novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with a foreword by Carnell. The third and fourth stories were later reprinted in the American edition of '' New Writings in SF 9''. Contents *"Foreword" ( John Carnell) *"Report from Linelos" (Vincent King) *"The Interrogator" ( Christopher Priest) *"When I Have Passed Away" ( Joseph Green) *"Symbiote" (Michael G. Coney) *"The Trial" ( Arthur Sellings) *"Therapy 2000" (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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy C
Eddie or Eddy may refer to: Science and technology *Eddy (fluid dynamics), the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle *Eddie (text editor), a text editor originally for BeOS and now ported to Linux and Mac OS X Arts and entertainment * ''Eddie'' (film), a 1996 film about basketball starring Whoopi Goldberg ** ''Eddie'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the film * ''Eddy'' (film), a 2015 Italian film * "Eddie" (Louie), a 2011 episode of the show ''Louie'' *Eddie (shipboard computer), in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' *Eddy (Ed, Edd n Eddy), a character on ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' *Eddie (mascot), the mascot for the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden *Eddie, an American Cinema Editors award for best editing *Eddie (book series), a book series by Viveca Lärn *Half of the musical duo Flo & Eddie *"Eddie", a song from the ''Rocky Horror Picture Show'' * "Eddie" (song), a 2022 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers Places United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Corey
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer * Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church * Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire * Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general * Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist * Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer * Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael G
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I * Mi ... [...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] |
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] |
Eric Frank Russell
Eric Frank Russell (January 6, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a British writer best known for his science fiction novels and short stories. Much of his work was first published in the United States, in John W. Campbell's '' Astounding Science Fiction'' and other pulp magazines. Russell also wrote horror fiction for ''Weird Tales'' and non-fiction articles on Fortean topics. Up to 1955 several of his stories were published under pseudonyms, at least Duncan H. Munro and Niall(e) Wilde. Biography Russell was born in 1905 near Sandhurst in Berkshire, where his father was an instructor at the Royal Military College. Russell became a fan of science fiction and in 1934, while living near Liverpool, he saw a letter in ''Amazing Stories'' from Leslie J. Johnson, another reader from the same area. Russell met with Johnson, who encouraged him to embark on a writing career. Together, the two men wrote a novella, "Seeker of Tomorrow", that was published by F. Orlin Tremaine in the ... [...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] |
William Browning Spencer
William Browning Spencer (born 1946) is an American novelist and short story writer living in Austin, Texas. His science fiction and horror (genre), horror stories are often darkly and surrealistically humorous. Awards and honors His novel ''Résumé With Monsters'' won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Novel in 1995. His first novel, ''Maybe I'll Call Anna'', was a National Endowment of the Arts New American Writing Award winner. His novels and short stories have been finalists for the Bram Stoker Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award. His short stories have been anthologized numerous times, including twice in ''Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror'' and twice in ''The Year's Best Science Fiction''. In 1995, he was Toastmaster of ArmadilloCon 21 in Austin, TX. Bibliography Novels *''Maybe I'll Call Anna'', Permanent Press (1990) *''Résumé With Monsters'', Permanent Press (1995). Reprint: Dover Publica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 addition to Sellings he also wrote under the pen names Ray Luther and Martin Luther. He is best known for his well-crafted portraits of adaptability under stress, in stories noted for their humor, suspense and attention to plot and character. His posthumous novel ''Junk Day'' is considered his best work. Life and career Ley was born on 31 May 1921 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, the son of Arthur James and Stella Grace (Sellings) Ley. As well as his native town, he also lived in Kensington and, later, Worthing. He married, on 17 August 1945 in Stoke Newington, Gladys Pamela Judge. In addition to his writing, Ley was a book and art dealer and antiquarian and, from 1955 to 1968, a scientific researcher for the British government. His success in a 1955 writing contest sponsored by ''The Observer'' led to the publicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rankine (writer)
John Rankine (born Douglas Rankine Mason; 26 September 1918 – 8 August 2013) was a British science fiction author, who wrote books as John Rankine and Douglas R. Mason. Rankine was born in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales, attended Chester Grammar School, and in 1937 began study of English Literature and Experimental Psychology at the University of Manchester, where he was a friend of Anthony Burgess (mentioned in Burgess's autobiography, ''Little Wilson And Big God''). His first short story ''Two's Company'' was published in 1964, and his first novel ''From Carthage Then I Came'' followed in 1966. His 1972 novel ''The Resurrection of Roger Diment'' features the idea of an abbreviated life span for people, a theme which may have been adapted from William F. Nolan's novel ''Logan's Run'', though Mason's story was developed differently. Rankine also wrote television novels set in the same universe as the television series '' Space: 1999''. Bibliography Novels Source: *''Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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