Donald Moffitt (July 20, 1931December 10, 2014) was an American author who wrote a number of
science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...
novels. Most famous among these are ''
The Genesis Quest
''The Genesis Quest'' is a 1986 science fiction novel by American writer Donald Moffitt. It is part of a two-part series, the conclusion of the story being offered in ''Second Genesis (novel), Second Genesis''.
Plot summary
An alien race (The ...
'' and ''
Second Genesis''. While he was the author of many titles under his own name he also used the pseudonyms Paul Kenyon, Victor Sondheim, and Paul King. In the 1950s, Moffitt published approximately 100 short stories under 15 or more pen names (Wilson MacDonald, James D’Indy, and an assortment of others), in magazines like ''Man's Action'', ''Wildcat'', ''Gent'', and ''Monsieur'', while editing trade magazines by day. Known for his science fiction, Moffitt later turned his attention to historical mysteries.
Bibliography (incomplete)
As Donald Moffitt
Short fiction
*The Devil's Due (''
Fantastic Science Fiction Stories'', May 1960; reprinted in ''Strange Fantasy'', Fall 1969)
*The Scroll (''
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher a ...
'', May 1972)
*The Man Who Was Beethoven (''
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher a ...
'', December 1972)
*Literacy (''
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...
'', April 1994)
*The Beethoven Project (''
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...
'', April 2008)
*Feat of Clay (''
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'' (AHMM) is a bi-monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. ''AHMM'' is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.
History
''AHMM'' ...
'', September 2008)
*The Affair of the Phlegmish Master (''
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...
'', June 2009)
*Deadly Passage (''
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'' (AHMM) is a bi-monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. ''AHMM'' is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.
History
''AHMM'' ...
'', November 2009)
*A Death in Samoa (''
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'' (AHMM) is a bi-monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. ''AHMM'' is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.
History
''AHMM'' ...
'', October 2011)
*A Snitch in Time (''
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...
'', January–February 2011)
*The Color of Gold (''
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'' (AHMM) is a bi-monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. ''AHMM'' is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.
History
''AHMM'' ...
'', March 2015)
*A Handful of Clay (''
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'' (AHMM) is a bi-monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. ''AHMM'' is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.
History
''AHMM'' ...
'', July–August 2015)
Novels
*''
The Jupiter Theft
''The Jupiter Theft'' is a 1977 science fiction novel by American writer Donald Moffitt, re-printed in 2003 with a new afterword.
Plot summary
The initial part of the novel mixes near-future thriller and disaster novel scenarios that focusses ...
'' (1977)
*''Jovian'' (2003)
*''Children of the Comet'' (2015, published posthumously)
=Genesis Series
=
*''
The Genesis Quest
''The Genesis Quest'' is a 1986 science fiction novel by American writer Donald Moffitt. It is part of a two-part series, the conclusion of the story being offered in ''Second Genesis (novel), Second Genesis''.
Plot summary
An alien race (The ...
'' (1986)
*''
Second Genesis'' (1986)
=Mechanical Sky Series
=
#''Crescent in the Sky'' (1989)
#''A Gathering of Stars'' (1990)
As Paul Kenyon
Also, writing as "Paul Kenyon", a house pseudonym of Book Creations, Inc., he wrote ''
The Baroness'', an adult spy thriller series.
* ''
The Baroness: The Ecstacy Connection'' (Pocket Books, 1974, #1)
* ''
The Baroness: Diamonds are for Dying'' (Pocket Books, 1974, #2)
* ''
The Baroness: Death is a Ruby Light'' (Pocket Books, 1974, #3)
* ''
The Baroness: Hard-core Murder'' (Pocket Books, 1974, #4)
* ''
The Baroness: Operation Doomsday'' (Pocket Books, 1974, #5)
* ''
The Baroness: Sonic Slave'' (Pocket Books, 1974, #6)
* ''
The Baroness: Flicker of Doom'' (Pocket Books, 1974, #7)
* ''
The Baroness: Black Gold'' (Pocket Books, 1975, #8)
* (unpublished) ''
The Baroness: A Black Hole to Die In''
* (unpublished) ''
The Baroness: Death is a Copycat''
As Victor Sondheim
* ''Inheritors of the Storm'' (1981)
* (unpublished) ''Swimmers in the Tide''
As Paul King
Dreamers Trilogy
* ''Dreamers'' (1992)
* ''The Voyagers'' (1993)
* ''The Discoverers'' (1994)
Notes
External links
*http://www.donaldmoffitt.com
*
Donald Moffitt Papers, MS 360at th
Kenneth Spencer Research Library University of Kansas
*
1931 births
2014 deaths
Writers from Boston
20th-century American novelists
American male novelists
American science fiction writers
American male short story writers
20th-century American short story writers
20th-century American male writers
Novelists from Massachusetts
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