James Murdoch MacGregor (14 February 1925 – 22 July 2008National Library of Scotland
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''J.T. McINTOSH COLLECTION'') was a Scottish journalist and author best known for writing

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under the pen name J.T. McIntosh.

Biography

Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, but living largely in

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, MacGregor used the pseudonym McIntosh (along with its variants J. T. MacIntosh, and J. T. M'Intosh) as well as "H. J. Murdoch", "Gregory Francis" (with Frank H. Parnell), and "Stuart Winsor" (with Jeff Mason) for all his

work, which was the majority of his literature, though he did publish books by his own name. His first story, "The Curfew Tolls", was published in the magazine '' Astounding Science Fiction'' during 1950, and his first novel, ''World Out of Mind'', was published during 1953. He did not publish any work after 1980. He died on 22 July 2008. Along with John Mather and Edith Dell, he is credited for the screenplay for the colour feature movie ''Satellite in the Sky'' (1956). During 2010 the National Library of Scotland purchased his literary papers and correspondence.

Critical reception

John Clute writes that "McIntosh never lost the vivid narrative skills that made him an interesting figure of 1950s sf, but his failure to challenge himself or his readers in his later career led to results that verged on mediocrity. His early work warrants revival"."McIntosh, J T"
''

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Partial bibliography

Novels

*''World out of Mind ''(Doubleday, June 1953) *''Born Leader ''(Doubleday, January 1954; abridged in Museum Press and Corgi editions; also as ''Worlds Apart'', Avon, 1956) *'' One in Three Hundred'' (Doubleday, 1954; from 3 novellas appeared in ''

F&SF ''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 ...

'', 1953-1954) *''The Fittest'' (Doubleday, June 1955; also as ''The Rule of the Pagbeasts'', Fawcett Crest, 1956) *''When the Ship Sank ''(Doubleday, June 1959, as James Murdoch Macgregor) *''Incident Over the Pacific ''(Doubleday, October 1960, as James Murdoch Macgregor)(also as ''A Cry to Heaven'', Heinemann, March 1961) *''Two Hundred Years to Christmas ''(Ace, 1961, dos-a-dos with ''Rebels of the Red Planet'' by Charles L. Fontenay) *''The Iron Rain ''(Heinemann, January 1962, as James Murdoch Macgregor) *'' The Million Cities ''(Pyramid, August 1963) (exp. from ''

Satellite Science Fiction ''Satellite Science Fiction'' was an American science-fiction magazine published from October 1956 to April 1959 by Leo Margulies' Renown Publications. Initially, ''Satellite'' was digest sized and ran a full-length novel in each issue with a ...

'', August 1958) *''The Noman Way ''(Digit, June 1964; expanded from the second half of the "serial", ''The ESP Worlds'', in '' New Worlds'', 1952; originally submitted to the magazine as 2 separate stories) *''Out of Chaos ''(Digit, 1965) *''Time for a Change ''(Michael Joseph, March 1967)(also as ''Snow White and the Giants'', Avon, May 1968)(from serial in '' if'', 1966-1967) * ''Six Gates from Limbo'' (Michael Joseph, 1968; also serialised as ''Six Gates to Limbo'' in ''

Galaxy Science Fiction ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. World Editi ...

'', 1969) *''Take a Pair of Private Eyes'' (Muller, September 1968) based on a TV play by

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, first in a series *''A Coat of Blackmail'' (Muller, August 1970) second in a series after ''Take a Pair of Private Eyes'' *'' Transmigration'' (Avon, December 1970) * ''Flight from Rebirth'' (Avon, July 1971) revised and expanded from ''Immortality.. for Some'' in '' Astounding Science Fiction'', March 1960 *''The Space Sorcerers'' (Hale, June 1972, text abridged; also as ''The Suiciders'', Avon, November 1973, full text) *''The Cosmic Spies'' (Hale, Nov 1972) abridged as ''The Real People'' in '' if'', December 1971. The Hale edition is abridged from the manuscript. *''Galactic Takeover Bid'' (Hale, June 1973) *''Ruler of the World ''(Laser, March 1976; censored and rewritten -without permission - version of ''This is the Way the World Begins'', 1977) *''This is The Way The World Begins'' (Corgi, April 1977) *''Norman Conquest 2066'' (Corgi, June 1977) *'' A Planet Called Utopia'' (Zebra, August 1979)

Short stories and serials

*"The Curfew Tolls" ('' Astounding Science Fiction'', December 1950) *" Machine Made" (''

New Worlds (magazine) ''New Worlds'' was a British science fiction magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called ''Novae Terrae''. John Carnell, who became ''Novae Terrae''s editor in 1939, renamed it ''New Worlds'' that year. He was instrumental in turning it into ...

'', Summer 1951) *"Venus Mission" (''

Planet Stories ''Planet Stories'' was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published by Fiction House between 1939 and 1955. It featured interplanetary adventures, both in space and on some other planets, and was initially focused on a young readershi ...

'', July 1951) *"Then There Were Two" (also as "One Into Two"; ''

Science Fantasy (magazine) ''Science Fantasy'', which also appeared under the titles ''Impulse'' and ''SF Impulse'', was a British fantasy and science fiction magazine, launched in 1950 by Nova Publications as a companion to Nova's '' New Worlds''. Walter Gillings was e ...

'' #3, 1951)
Hallucination Orbit
, ( t "The Bliss of Solitude"''

'', January 1952); adapted on the radio series ''

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'' *"Katahut said no", (''

'', April 1952) *"The ESP Worlds Part 1", (''

'', July 1952) *"The ESP Worlds Part 2", (''

'', September 1952) *"The Broken Record", (''

'', September 1952) *"Stitch in Time", (''

'' #5, September 1952) *"The ESP Worlds Part 3", (''

'', November 1952) *"One in 300", (''

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 ...

'', February 1953) used in '' One in Three Hundred'' (1954) *"Beggars All", (''

'', April 1953)
Made in U.S.A.
, (''

'', April 1953)
First Lady
, (''

'', June 1953)
Mind Alone
, (''

'', August 1953) *"One in Three Hundred", (''

'' (British Edition), October 1953) *"War's Great Organ", (''

Nebula Science Fiction ''Nebula Science Fiction'' was the first Scottish science fiction magazine. It was published from 1952 to 1959, and was edited by Peter Hamilton, a young Scot who was able to take advantage of spare capacity at his parents' printing company, ...

'', September 1953) *"The Happier Eden", (''

'', December 1953) *"One in a Thousand", (''

'', January 1954) used in '' One in Three Hundred'' (1954)
Men Like Mules
, (''

'', February 1954) *"Divine Right", (''

'', February 1954) *"Beggars All", (''

'' #7, March 1954) *"Talents", (''

'' (British Edition), March 1954) *"Relay Race", (''

'' April 1954) *"One in a Thousand", (''

'' (British Edition), May 1954) *"Something New Wanted... (Guest Editorial)", (''

'' #9, July 1954) *"One Too Many", (''

'', September 1954) used in '' One in Three Hundred'' (1954)
Spy
, (''

'', October 1954) *"Uno su Trencento", (''

'' (Italian Edition), November 1954)
Play Back
, (''

'', December 1954) *"Live For Ever", (''

'' #11, December 1954) *"Selection", (''

'', January 1955) *"Uno su Mille", (''

'' (Italian Edition), January 1955)
Open House
, (''

'', February 1955) *"Eleventh Commandment", (''

'', May 1955) *"The Big Hop" ('' Authentic Science Fiction'', June 1955) *"Bluebird World" (''

'', June 1955) *"The Man Who Cried "Sheep!" (novelet)", (''

'', September 1955) *"The Lady and the Bull pt.1" ('' Authentic Science Fiction'', November 1955) *"The Lady and the Bull pt.2" ('' Authentic Science Fiction'', December 1955) *"The Solomon Plan" (''

'', February 1956) *"The Deciding Factor" ('' Authentic Science Fiction'', April 1956) *"Safety Margin" ('' Authentic Science Fiction'', May 1956) *"Katahut Said No" ('' Authentic Science Fiction'', September 1956) *"Report on Earth" (''

'', September 1956) *"Tradition" ('' Authentic Science Fiction'', November 1956) *"Unit", (''

'', February 1957) *"The Sandmen", (''

'', June 1957) *" You Were Right, Joe" (''

'', November 1957) *"The Million Cities", (''

'', August 1958) exp. to novel, 1963
In Black and White
, (''

'', August 1958)
Kingslayer
, ('' Galaxy Magazine'', April 1959) *"Tenth Time Around", (''

'', May 1959) *"200 Years to Christmas", (''

'' #35, June 1959) *"The Ship From Home", (''

'' #39, February 1960) *"Immortality.. for Some", ('' Astounding Science Fiction'', March 1960) exp to ''Flight from Rebirth'' (1971) *"Tenth Time Round", (''

'' (Japanese Edition), March 1960) *"Planet on Probation", (''

'' #42, August 1960)
The Wrong World
, (''

'', December 1960) *
I Can Do Anything
, (''Galaxy Science Fiction'', April 1961) *
The Gatekeepers
, (''Galaxy Science Fiction'', August 1961) *"One Into Two", (''

'' (British Edition), June 1962) *"The Stupid General", (''

'', August 1962)
Grandmother Earth
, (''Galaxy Science Fiction'', February 1964) *"Humanoid Sacrifice", (''

'', March 1964) *"Poor Planet", (''

'', August 1964)
The Man Who Killed Immortals
, (''Galaxy Science Fiction'', February 1965) *"The Sudden Silence", (''

'', April 1966)
Planet of Fakers
, (''

'', October 1966) *"Snow White and the Giants Part 1", ('' if'', October 1966) *"Snow White and the Giants Part 2", ('' if'', November 1966) *"Snow White and the Giants Part 3", ('' if'', December 1966) *"Snow White and the Giants Part 4", ('' if'', January 1967) *"Six Gates to Limbo Part 1", ( '' if'', January 1969) *"Six Gates to Limbo Part 2", ( '' if'', February 1969) *"The Real People", ('' if'', December 1971) *"The World of God", (''

'', March–April 1979)

References

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