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Of [[pros]] have been popular since the very first [[fanzine]]. In [[Second Fandom]], biographies of fans became popular, and [[Who's Who in Fandom|who's whos]] of [[fandom]] appeared; a little later came [[autoanalyses]]. The biographies may give date and place of birth and physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the [[fan]]'s entrance into and career in [[fandom]], and his taste in [[proz]], fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, [[ktp]], which would be useful in understanding the person.  
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Of [[pro]]s have been popular since the very first [[fanzine]]. In [[Second Fandom]], biographies of [[fans]] became popular, and [[Who's Who in Fandom|who's whos]] of [[fandom]] appeared; a little later came [[autoanalyses]]. The biographies may give date and place of birth and physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the [[fan]]'s entrance into and career in [[fandom]], and his taste in [[proz]], fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, [[ktp]], which would be useful in understanding the person.  
 
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  Subject || Title || Author  
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  Subject || Title || Author  
[[Forrest J Ackerman|Forrest&nbsp;J&nbsp;Ackerman]] ||''[[Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman]]'' ||Deborah Painter  
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[[Forrest J Ackerman|Forrest&nbsp;J&nbsp;Ackerman]] || ''[[Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman]]'' || Deborah Painter  
rowspan="2"|[[Douglas Adams]] ||''Don't Panic'' ||[[Neil Gaiman]]  
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rowspan="2"|[[Douglas Adams]] || ''Don't Panic'' || [[Neil Gaiman]]  
''Wish You Were Here'' ||Nick Webb
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''Wish You Were Here'' || Nick Webb
[[Piers Anthony]] ||''[[Bio of an Ogre]]: The Autobiography of Piers Anthony to Age 50'' ||[[Piers Anthony]]  
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[[Brian Aldiss]],<br>[[Alfred Bester]],<br>[[Harry Harrison]], [[Damon Knight]],<br>[[Frederik Pohl]] and [[Robert Silverberg]]|| ''Hell's Cartographers'' || [[Brian Aldiss]] and [[Harry Harrison]], eds.
rowspan="5"|[[Isaac Asimov]]|| ''In Memory Yet Green'' || rowspan="3"|[[Isaac Asimov]]  
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[[Piers Anthony]] || ''[[Bio of an Ogre]]: The Autobiography of Piers Anthony to Age 50'' || [[Piers Anthony]]  
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rowspan="5"|[[Isaac Asimov]] || ''In Memory Yet Green'' || rowspan="3"|[[Isaac Asimov]]  
 
''In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954–1978''  
 
''In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954–1978''  
 
''[[I. Asimov]]''  
 
''[[I. Asimov]]''  
''Isaac Asimov'' ||[[James Gunn]]  
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''Isaac Asimov'' || [[James Gunn]]  
 
''Isaac Asimov'' || Michael White
 
''Isaac Asimov'' || Michael White
  [[Robert Bloch]] ||''[[Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' || [[Robert Bloch]]  
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  [[Robert Bloch]] || ''[[Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' || [[Robert Bloch]]  
rowspan="3"|[[Ray Bradbury]] ||''Becoming Ray Bradbury'' ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]]  
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rowspan="3"|[[Ray Bradbury]] || ''Becoming Ray Bradbury'' || [[Jonathan R. Eller]]  
''[[Bradbury: An Illustrated Life]]'' ||[[Jerry Weist]]  
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''[[Bradbury: An Illustrated Life]]'' || [[Jerry Weist]]  
''Ray Bradbury Unbound'' ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]]  
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''Ray Bradbury Unbound'' || [[Jonathan R. Eller]]  
[[John W. Campbell, Jr.]] ||''[[Astounding (Lee)]]'' ||[[Alec Nevala Lee]]  
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[[John W. Campbell, Jr.]] || ''[[Astounding (Lee)]]'' || [[Alec Nevala Lee]]  
rowspan="2"|[[Arthur C. Clarke]] ||''[[Astounding Days]]'' || [[Arthur C. Clarke]]  
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rowspan="2"|[[Arthur C. Clarke]] || ''[[Astounding Days]]'' || [[Arthur C. Clarke]]  
''Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered'' ||[[Fred Clarke]]  
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''Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered'' || [[Fred Clarke]]  
[[W. Paul Cook]] ||''W. Paul Cook: The Wandering Life of a Yankee Printer''|| Sean Donnelly
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[[W. Paul Cook]] || ''W. Paul Cook: The Wandering Life of a Yankee Printer'' || Sean Donnelly
[[Leslie A. Croutch]] ||''[[Years of Light]]'' ||[[John Robert Colombo]]  
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[[Leslie A. Croutch]] || ''[[Years of Light]]'' || [[John Robert Colombo]]  
[[L. Sprague de Camp]] || ''[[Time and Chance]]'' ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
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[[L. Sprague de Camp]] || ''[[Time and Chance]]'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
[[Samuel R. Delany]] ||''Motion of Light in Water'' || [[Samuel R. Delany]]  
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[[Samuel R. Delany]] || ''Motion of Light in Water'' || [[Samuel R. Delany]]  
rowspan="2"|[[Philip K. Dick]] ||''Search for Philip K. Dick'' ||[[Anne R. Dick]]  
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rowspan="2"|[[Philip K. Dick]] || ''Search for Philip K. Dick'' || [[Anne R. Dick]]  
''Only Apparently Real'' ||[[Paul S. Williams|Paul Williams]]  
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''Only Apparently Real'' || [[Paul S. Williams|Paul Williams]]  
[[Gardner Dozois]] ||''[[Being Gardner Dozois]]'' ||[[Michael Swanwick]]  
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[[Gardner Dozois]] || ''[[Being Gardner Dozois]]'' || [[Michael Swanwick]]  
[[Ed Emshwiller]] ||''[[Emshwiller: Infinity X Two]]'' ||[[Luis Ortiz]]  
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[[Ed Emshwiller]] || ''[[Emshwiller: Infinity X Two]]'' || [[Luis Ortiz]]  
[[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]] ||''[[Over My Shoulder]]: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era'' ||[[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]]  
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[[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]] || ''[[Over My Shoulder]]: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era'' || [[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]]  
[[Jack Gaughan]] ||''Outermost: The Art & Life of Jack Gaughan'' ||[[Luis Ortiz]]  
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[[Jack Gaughan]] || ''Outermost: The Art & Life of Jack Gaughan'' || [[Luis Ortiz]]  
rowspan="2"|[[James Gunn]] ||''[[Saving the World Through Science Fiction]]'' ||[[Michael R. Page]]  
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rowspan="2"|[[James Gunn]] || ''[[Saving the World Through Science Fiction]]'' || [[Michael R. Page]]  
 
''[[Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction]]'' || [[James Gunn]]  
 
''[[Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction]]'' || [[James Gunn]]  
[[Ray Harryhausen]] ||''Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life'' ||[[Ray Harryhausen]] & [[Tony Dalton]]  
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[[Ray Harryhausen]] || ''Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life'' || [[Ray Harryhausen]] & [[Tony Dalton]]  
rowspan="3"|[[Robert A. Heinlein]] ||''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' || [[Robert A. Heinlein]]  
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rowspan="3"|[[Robert A. Heinlein]] || ''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' || [[Robert A. Heinlein]]  
 
''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve'' || rowspan="2"|[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]]  
 
''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve'' || rowspan="2"|[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]]  
''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned PBetter''  
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''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned Better''  
[[Frank Herbert]] ||''Dreamer of Dune'' ||[[Brian Herbert]]  
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rowspan=3|[[Frank Herbert]] || ''Frank Herbert: Prophet of Dune'' || [[George Edgar Slusser]]
rowspan="2"|[[Robert E. Howard]] ||''Dark Valley Destiny'' ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
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''Frank Herbert'' || [[Timothy O'Reilly]]
''Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'' ||[[Mark Finn]]  
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''Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert'' || [[Brian Herbert]]  
[[L. Ron Hubbard]] ||''Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard'' ||[[Russell Miller]]  
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rowspan="2"|[[Robert E. Howard]] || ''Dark Valley Destiny'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
rowspan="2"|[[Tove Jansson]] ||''Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words'' ||[[Boel Westin]]  
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''Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'' || [[Mark Finn]]  
''Tove Jansson: Work and Love'' ||[[Tuula Karjalainen]]  
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[[L. Ron Hubbard]] || ''Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard'' || [[Russell Miller]]  
[[C. M. Kornbluth]] ||''C. M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary'' ||[[Mark Rich]]  
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rowspan="2"|[[Tove Jansson]] || ''Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words'' || [[Boel Westin]]  
[[David A. Kyle]] ||''[[David A. Kyle: A Life of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams]]'' ||[[John L. Coker]]  
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''Tove Jansson: Work and Love'' || [[Tuula Karjalainen]]  
[[Fritz Leiber]] ||"Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex" in ''The Ghost Light'' || [[Fritz Leiber]]  
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[[C. M. Kornbluth]] || ''C. M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary'' || [[Mark Rich]]  
[[Murray Leinster]] ||''Murray Leinster: The Life and Works'' ||[[Billee J. Stallings]] & [[Jo-An J. Evans]]  
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[[David A. Kyle]] || ''[[David A. Kyle: A Life of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams]]'' || [[John L. Coker]]  
[[H. P. Lovecraft]] ||''[[H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait]]'' ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
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[[Fritz Leiber]] || "Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex" in ''The Ghost Light'' || [[Fritz Leiber]]  
[[Leo Margulies]] ||''[[Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps]]'' ||Philip Sherman  
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[[Murray Leinster]] || ''Murray Leinster: The Life and Works'' || [[Billee J. Stallings]] & [[Jo-An J. Evans]]  
[[Judith Merril]] ||''Better to Have Loved'' ||[[Judith Merril]] & [[Emily Pohl-Weary]]  
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[[H. P. Lovecraft]] || ''[[H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait]]'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
[[Hope Mirrlees]]||''Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees'' ||[[Michael Swanwick]]  
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[[Leo Margulies]] || ''[[Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps]]'' || Philip Sherman  
[[Andy Offutt]] ||''My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir'' ||Chris Offutt  
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[[Judith Merril]] || ''Better to Have Loved'' || [[Judith Merril]] & [[Emily Pohl-Weary]]  
[[Ray Palmer]] ||''[[The Man From Mars]]: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey'' ||[[Fred Nadis]]  
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[[Hope Mirrlees]] || ''Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees'' || [[Michael Swanwick]]  
[[H. Beam Piper]] ||''H. Beam Piper: A Biography'' ||[[John F. Carr]]  
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[[Andy Offutt]] || ''My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir'' || Chris Offutt  
[[Frederik Pohl]]||''[[The Way the Future Was]]'' ||[[Frederik Pohl]]  
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[[Ray Palmer]] || ''[[The Man From Mars]]: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey'' || [[Fred Nadis]]  
[[Eric Frank Russell]] ||''[[Into Your Tent: The World of Eric Frank Russell]]'' ||[[John L. Ingham]]  
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[[Daniel M. Pinkwater| Daniel&nbsp;M.&nbsp;Pinkwater]] || ''The Agony & the Eggplant: Daniel Pinkwater's Heroic Struggles in the Name of YA Literature'' || Walter Hogan
[[Julius Schwartz]] ||''[[Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics]]'' ||[[Julius Schwartz]]  
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[[H. Beam Piper]] || ''H. Beam Piper: A Biography'' || [[John F. Carr]]  
[[Robert Silverberg]] ||''Other Space, Other Times: A life spent in the future'' ||[[Robert Silverberg]]  
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[[Frederik Pohl]] || ''[[The Way the Future Was]]'' || [[Frederik Pohl]]
[[James Tiptree, Jr.]] ||''James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon'' ||[[Julie Phillips]]  
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[[Trina Robbins]] || ''Last Girl Standing'' || [[Trina Robbins]]
[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] ||''J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century'' ||[[Tom Shippey]]  
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[[Eric Frank Russell]] || ''[[Into Your Tent: The World of Eric Frank Russell]]'' || [[John L. Ingham]]  
[[Jack Vance]] ||''This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I")'' || [[Jack Vance]]  
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[[Julius Schwartz]] || ''[[Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics]]'' || [[Julius Schwartz]]  
[[A. E. van Vogt]] ||''Reflections of A. E. van Vogt: The Autobiography of a Science Fiction Giant, with a Complete Bibliography'' ||[[A. E. van Vogt]]  
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[[Robert Silverberg]] || ''Other Space, Other Times: A life spent in the future'' || [[Robert Silverberg]]  
[[Peter Weston]] ||''[[With Stars in My Eyes]]'' ||[[Peter Weston]]  
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[[James Tiptree, Jr.]] || ''James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon'' || [[Julie Phillips]]  
[[Jack Williamson]] ||''[[Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction]]'' ||[[Jack Williamson]]  
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[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] || ''J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century'' || [[Tom Shippey]]  
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[[Jack Vance]] || ''This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I")'' || [[Jack Vance]]  
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[[A. E. van Vogt]] || ''Reflections of A. E. van Vogt: The Autobiography of a Science Fiction Giant, with a Complete Bibliography'' || [[A. E. van Vogt]]  
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[[Peter Weston]] || ''[[With Stars in My Eyes]]'' || [[Peter Weston]]  
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[[Jack Williamson]] || ''[[Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction]]'' || [[Jack Williamson]]  
 
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Revision as of 09:41, 27 September 2022

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
Of pros have been popular since the very first fanzine. In Second Fandom, biographies of fans became popular, and who's whos of fandom appeared; a little later came autoanalyses. The biographies may give date and place of birth and physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the fan's entrance into and career in fandom, and his taste in proz, fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, ktp, which would be useful in understanding the person.
From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944
Biografies Biografies of pro figures were in the first fanzines and before. In the Second Fandom, biogs of fans became popular, and who's whos of fandom appeared. A little later came autoanalyses. The biografies usually give date and place of birth, and sometimes physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the fan's entrance and career in fandom, and his preferences as to promags, fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, &c, which would be useful in understanding the person.

There have been excellent pro biographies and more than a few fan biographies published:

Subject Title Author
Forrest J Ackerman Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman Deborah Painter
Douglas Adams Don't Panic Neil Gaiman
Wish You Were Here Nick Webb
Brian Aldiss,
Alfred Bester,
Harry Harrison, Damon Knight,
Frederik Pohl and Robert Silverberg
Hell's Cartographers Brian Aldiss and Harry Harrison, eds.
Piers Anthony Bio of an Ogre: The Autobiography of Piers Anthony to Age 50 Piers Anthony
Isaac Asimov In Memory Yet Green Isaac Asimov
In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954–1978
I. Asimov
Isaac Asimov James Gunn
Isaac Asimov Michael White
Robert Bloch Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography Robert Bloch
Ray Bradbury Becoming Ray Bradbury Jonathan R. Eller
Bradbury: An Illustrated Life Jerry Weist
Ray Bradbury Unbound Jonathan R. Eller
John W. Campbell, Jr. Astounding Alec Nevala Lee
Arthur C. Clarke Astounding Days Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered Fred Clarke
W. Paul Cook W. Paul Cook: The Wandering Life of a Yankee Printer Sean Donnelly
Leslie A. Croutch Years of Light John Robert Colombo
L. Sprague de Camp Time and Chance L. Sprague de Camp
Samuel R. Delany Motion of Light in Water Samuel R. Delany
Philip K. Dick Search for Philip K. Dick Anne R. Dick
Only Apparently Real Paul Williams
Gardner Dozois Being Gardner Dozois Michael Swanwick
Ed Emshwiller Emshwiller: Infinity X Two Luis Ortiz
Lloyd Arthur Eshbach Over My Shoulder: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
Jack Gaughan Outermost: The Art & Life of Jack Gaughan Luis Ortiz
James Gunn Saving the World Through Science Fiction Michael R. Page
Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction James Gunn
Ray Harryhausen Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton
Robert A. Heinlein Grumbles from the Grave Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve William H. Patterson, Jr.
Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned Better
Frank Herbert Frank Herbert: Prophet of Dune George Edgar Slusser
Frank Herbert Timothy O'Reilly
Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert Brian Herbert
Robert E. Howard Dark Valley Destiny L. Sprague de Camp
Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard Mark Finn
L. Ron Hubbard Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard Russell Miller
Tove Jansson Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words Boel Westin
Tove Jansson: Work and Love Tuula Karjalainen
C. M. Kornbluth C. M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary Mark Rich
David A. Kyle David A. Kyle: A Life of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams John L. Coker
Fritz Leiber "Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex" in The Ghost Light Fritz Leiber
Murray Leinster Murray Leinster: The Life and Works Billee J. Stallings & Jo-An J. Evans
H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait L. Sprague de Camp
Leo Margulies Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps Philip Sherman
Judith Merril Better to Have Loved Judith Merril & Emily Pohl-Weary
Hope Mirrlees Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees Michael Swanwick
Andy Offutt My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir Chris Offutt
Ray Palmer The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey Fred Nadis
Daniel M. Pinkwater The Agony & the Eggplant: Daniel Pinkwater's Heroic Struggles in the Name of YA Literature Walter Hogan
H. Beam Piper H. Beam Piper: A Biography John F. Carr
Frederik Pohl The Way the Future Was Frederik Pohl
Trina Robbins Last Girl Standing Trina Robbins
Eric Frank Russell Into Your Tent: The World of Eric Frank Russell John L. Ingham
Julius Schwartz Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics Julius Schwartz
Robert Silverberg Other Space, Other Times: A life spent in the future Robert Silverberg
James Tiptree, Jr. James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon Julie Phillips
J. R. R. Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century Tom Shippey
Jack Vance This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I") Jack Vance
A. E. van Vogt Reflections of A. E. van Vogt: The Autobiography of a Science Fiction Giant, with a Complete Bibliography A. E. van Vogt
Peter Weston With Stars in My Eyes Peter Weston
Jack Williamson Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction Jack Williamson



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