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(27 June 1941 – 12 July 2010) | (27 June 1941 – 12 July 2010) | ||
An [[American]] [[SF writer]] born in [[London]] who moved to [[Boston]] in 1977 to work for DEC, publishing his first novel ''Inherit the Stars'' the same year. After becoming a full-time writer he moved first to Florida and then to California. His writing was predominantly [[hard SF]]. In his later years he developed a deplorable taste for nutty pseudo-science and Holocaust denial. | An [[American]] [[SF writer]] born in [[London]] who moved to [[Boston]] in 1977 to work for DEC, publishing his first novel ''Inherit the Stars'' the same year. After becoming a full-time writer he moved first to Florida and then to California. His writing was predominantly [[hard SF]]. In his later years he developed a deplorable taste for nutty pseudo-science and Holocaust denial. | ||
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| − | * 1979 -- [[1979 | + | * 1979 -- [[1979 Campbell Award]] nominee |
* 1980 -- [[Ad Astra I]], [[Unicon 6]] (MD) | * 1980 -- [[Ad Astra I]], [[Unicon 6]] (MD) | ||
* 1982 -- [[OKon 5]] | * 1982 -- [[OKon 5]] | ||
Revision as of 05:47, 24 January 2022
(27 June 1941 – 12 July 2010)
An American SF writer born in London who moved to Boston in 1977 to work for DEC, publishing his first novel Inherit the Stars the same year. After becoming a full-time writer he moved first to Florida and then to California. His writing was predominantly hard SF. In his later years he developed a deplorable taste for nutty pseudo-science and Holocaust denial.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1979 -- 1979 Campbell Award nominee
- 1980 -- Ad Astra I, Unicon 6 (MD)
- 1982 -- OKon 5
- 1983 -- Marcon XVIII, Baycon '83
- 1984 -- OKon '84, AggieCon XV
- 1985 -- Westercon 38, Minicon 20, Balticon 29, OKon 8
- 1986 -- CopperCon 6, Chattacon XI
- 1987 -- Toastmaster at Archon 11
- 1988 -- Toastmaster at VCON 16
- 1991 -- LibertyCon 5
- 1992 -- Necronomicon '92
- 1993 -- MC at Con*Stellation XII
- 1995 -- Son of Con-Troll (filled in for Katherine Kurtz when she was unavailable)
- 1996 -- Ad Astra 16, Tropicon XIV
- 1997 -- DeepSouthCon 35, Phoenix Award
- 1998 -- Swilcon '98, Archon 22, ConClave XXIV, Arisia '98
- 1999 -- MidSouthCon 17, MC at LibertyCon 13
- 2000 -- Necronomicon 2000
- 2001 -- Norwescon XXIV
- 2002 -- Necronomicon '02, WillyCon IV
- 2005 -- Capricon 25, Con*Stellation XXIV
- 2006 -- Conestoga 10, Beneluxcon 27, ArmadilloCon 28
| Person | Website | 1941—2010 |
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