Walter Kubilius (November 22, 1918 – September 22, 1993) was an American science fiction (
short fiction
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) writer.
A member of the influential
science fiction fandom
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club
Futurians
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, his style was characterized as "pedestrian, out-at-the-elbows prose" by
James Blish
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.
[The Issue at Hand By James Blish, 1964, p.48]
Works
* December 1932: Letter (The Same as Earthians), in ''
Wonder Stories
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''
* June 1941: Trail's End, in ''
Stirring Science Stories''
*1941. Caridi Shall Not Die!
*1941. The Unusual Case
*1942. Atrakin and the Man
*1942. Galactic Ghost
*1942. Parrots of Venus
*1942. Remember Me, Kama!
*1942. The Day Has Come
*1942. Voice In The Void
*1943. Journey's End
*1944. A Handful of Stars
*1951. Eternal Earthling
*1951. The Gray Cloud
*1951. The Other Side, reprinted in "Best Of" anthologies
*1951. Turn Backward, O Time!
*1951. Ultimate Purpose
*1952. Go to the Ant
*1952. Second Chance
*1952. Solution Vital
*1953. Secret Invasion
References
*The list of works is taken from th
"Walter Kubilius"webpage, released under
Creative Commons License
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American science fiction writers
Science fiction fans
1918 births
1993 deaths
American male short story writers
20th-century American novelists
American male novelists
20th-century American short story writers
20th-century American male writers