Stephen Allen Robinett (13 July 1941 – 16 February 2004) was an American writer of

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and mystery

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s and short stories. Robinett's first publication appeared in the March 1969 edition of the magazine ''

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'', the novelette "Minitalent", which was published with his most-used pseudonym, Tak Hallus (derived from the Persian ''

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''). By the mid-1970s, however, he had begun using his own name. He published two novels, ''Stargate'' and ''The Man Responsible'' during the mid-1970s, and continued to publish novels and short fiction until the early 1990s. He also wrote extensively in the area of business journalism and was a lawyer licensed in California. He died on 16 February 2004 from complications caused by

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Bibliography

Novels

*''Mindwipe!'' (1976) (as Steve Hahn) * ''Stargate'' (1976) * ''The Man Responsible'' (1978) * ''Final Option'' (1990) * ''Unfinished Business'' (1990)

Collections

*''Projections'' (1979)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinett, Stephen Allen 1941 births 2004 deaths 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