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There have been excellent [[pro]] biographies and more than a few [[fan]] biographies published:
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There have been excellent [[pro]] biographies and more than a few [[fan]] biographies published. (The titles below also include “monographies” focusing on the work more than life, memoirs and collections of various material.)
  
 
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  Subject || Title || Author  
 
  Subject || Title || Author  
[[Forrest J Ackerman|Forrest&nbsp;J&nbsp;Ackerman]] || ''[[Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman]]'' || Deborah Painter  
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{{nowrap|[[Forrest J Ackerman]]}} || ''[[Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman]]'' || Deborah Painter  
rowspan="2"|[[Douglas Adams]] || ''Don't Panic'' || [[Neil Gaiman]]  
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rowspan="3" | [[Douglas Adams]] || ''Don't Panic'' (1986) || [[Neil Gaiman]]  
''Wish You Were Here'' || Nick Webb
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''Wish You Were Here'' (2003) || Nick Webb
[[Brian Aldiss]],<br>[[Alfred Bester]],<br>[[Harry Harrison]], [[Damon Knight]],<br>[[Frederik Pohl]] and [[Robert Silverberg]]|| ''Hell's Cartographers'' || [[Brian Aldiss]], [[Harry Harrison]], eds.  
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''Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams'' (2003) || [[M. J. Simpson]]
[[Piers Anthony]] || ''[[Bio of an Ogre]]: The Autobiography of Piers Anthony to Age 50'' || [[Piers Anthony]]  
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[[Brian Aldiss]], {{nowrap|[[Alfred Bester]],}} <br> {{nowrap|[[Harry Harrison]],}} <br> {{nowrap|[[Damon Knight]],}} <br> {{nowrap| [[Frederik Pohl]] }} and {{nowrap| [[Robert Silverberg]] }} || ''Hell's Cartographers'' || [[Brian Aldiss]], [[Harry Harrison]], eds.
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[[Piers Anthony]] || ''[[Bio of an Ogre]]: The Autobiography of Piers Anthony to&nbsp;Age&nbsp;50'' || [[Piers Anthony]]  
 
rowspan="5"|[[Isaac Asimov]] || ''In Memory Yet Green'' || rowspan="3"|[[Isaac Asimov]]  
 
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]]''  
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''I. Asimov: A Memoir'' (1994)
 
''Isaac Asimov'' || [[James Gunn]]  
 
''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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[[Iain M. Banks]] ||''Iain M. Banks'' (2017) || [[Paul Kincaid]]
rowspan="4"|[[Ray Bradbury]] || ''Becoming Ray Bradbury'' || [[Jonathan R. Eller]]  
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[[Gregory Benford]]||''Gregory Benford''|| [[George Slusser]]
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[[Robert Bloch]] || ''[[Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' || [[Robert Bloch]]
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[[Hannes Bok]]||''Hannes Bok: A Life in Illustration''||[[Joseph Wrzos]]
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rowspan="5"|[[Ray Bradbury]] || ''Becoming Ray Bradbury'' || [[Jonathan R. Eller]]  
 
''[[Bradbury: An Illustrated Life]]'' || [[Jerry Weist]]  
 
''[[Bradbury: An Illustrated Life]]'' || [[Jerry Weist]]  
 
''The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury''||Sam Weller
 
''The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury''||Sam Weller
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''Ray Bradbury: Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy''|| Wendy Mass
 
''Ray Bradbury Unbound'' || [[Jonathan R. Eller]]  
 
''Ray Bradbury Unbound'' || [[Jonathan R. Eller]]  
[[Lois McMaster Bujold]]||''Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy''||Donald E. Palumbo, C. W. Sullivan III, eds.
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rowspan="2"|[[Lois McMaster Bujold]] || Lois McMaster Bujold|| Edward James
[[Octavia E. Butler]]||''Conversations with Octavia Butler''|| [[Octavia E. Butler]], Conseula Francis
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''Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy'' (2013) || Donald E. Palumbo, {{nowrap|C. W. Sullivan III}}, eds.
[[John W. Campbell, Jr.|John&nbsp;W.&nbsp;Campbell,&nbsp;Jr.]],<br>[[Isaac Asimov]],<br>[[Robert A. Heinlein]] and [[L. Ron Hubbard]]|| ''[[Astounding (Lee)|Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction]]'' || [[Alec Nevala Lee]]  
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rowspan="2"| [[Octavia E. Butler]] || ''Conversations with Octavia Butler'' (2010) || Butler, Conseula&nbsp;Francis
rowspan="3"|[[Arthur C. Clarke]] || ''[[Astounding Days]]'' || [[Arthur C. Clarke]]  
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''Octavia E. Butler''||Gerry Canavan
''[[Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered]]'' || [[Fred Clarke]]  
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[[John W. Campbell, Jr.]] (+&nbsp;[[Asimov]], [[Heinlein]] <br> and [[Hubbard]]) || ''[[Astounding (Lee)|Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert&nbsp;A.&nbsp;Heinlein, L.&nbsp;Ron&nbsp;Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction]]'' (2018) || [[Alec Nevala Lee]]  
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rowspan="2"|[[Hugh B. Cave]]|| ''Magazines I Remember''|| [[Hugh B. Cave]]
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''Pulp Man's Odyssey: The Hugh B. Cave Story'' || Audrey Parente
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rowspan="4"| [[Arthur C. Clarke]] ||''Arthur C. Clarke''||[[Gary Westfahl]]
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''Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered'' (2013) || [[Fred Clarke]] (and others)
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''[[Astounding Days]]'' || [[Arthur C. Clarke]]  
 
''Visionary: The Odyssey of Sir Arthur C. Clarke''||Neil McAleer
 
''Visionary: The Odyssey of Sir Arthur C. Clarke''||Neil McAleer
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[[Sidney Coleman]] || ''Theoretical Physics in Your Face'' || Aaron W. Wright, Diana Coleman, David Kaiser
 
[[W. Paul Cook]] || ''W. Paul Cook: The Wandering Life of a Yankee Printer'' || Sean Donnelly
 
[[W. Paul Cook]] || ''W. Paul Cook: The Wandering Life of a Yankee Printer'' || Sean Donnelly
 
[[Leslie A. Croutch]] || ''[[Years of Light]]'' || [[John Robert Colombo]]  
 
[[Leslie A. Croutch]] || ''[[Years of Light]]'' || [[John Robert Colombo]]  
[[L. Sprague de Camp|L.&nbsp;Sprague&nbsp;de&nbsp;Camp]] || ''[[Time and Chance]]'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp|L.&nbsp;Sprague&nbsp;de&nbsp;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'' (1988)|| [[Samuel R. Delany]]  
 
rowspan="2"|[[Philip K. Dick]] || ''Search for Philip K. Dick'' || [[Anne R. Dick]]  
 
rowspan="2"|[[Philip K. Dick]] || ''Search for Philip K. Dick'' || [[Anne R. Dick]]  
 
''Only Apparently Real'' || [[Paul S. Williams|Paul Williams]]  
 
''Only Apparently Real'' || [[Paul S. Williams|Paul Williams]]  
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[[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]] || ''[[Over My Shoulder]]: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era'' || [[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]]  
 
[[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]]  
 
[[Jack Gaughan]] || ''Outermost: The Art & Life of Jack Gaughan'' || [[Luis Ortiz]]  
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rowspan="2"|[[William Gibson]] || ''Conversations with William Gibson''||Patrick A. Smith, ed.
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''William Gibson''||[[Gary Westfahl]]
 
rowspan="2"|[[James Gunn]] || ''[[Saving the World Through Science Fiction]]'' || Michael R. Page  
 
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]],<br> Tony Dalton
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[[Harry Harrison]]||''Harry Harrison! Harry Harrison!: A Memoir''|| [[Harry Harrison]]
rowspan="3"|[[Robert A. Heinlein]] || ''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' || [[Robert A. Heinlein]]  
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[[Ray Harryhausen]] || ''Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life'' || [[Ray Harryhausen]], {{nowrap| Tony Dalton}}
''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve'' || rowspan="2"|[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]]
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rowspan="2" | [[Robert A. Heinlein]] || ''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' (1989) || [[Robert A. Heinlein]]  
''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned Better''  
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''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century. Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve''; ''Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned Better'' || [[William H. Patterson]], Jr.
 
rowspan=3|[[Frank Herbert]] || ''Frank Herbert: Prophet of Dune'' || [[George Edgar Slusser]]
 
rowspan=3|[[Frank Herbert]] || ''Frank Herbert: Prophet of Dune'' || [[George Edgar Slusser]]
 
''Frank Herbert'' || Timothy O'Reilly
 
''Frank Herbert'' || Timothy O'Reilly
 
''Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert'' || [[Brian Herbert]]  
 
''Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert'' || [[Brian Herbert]]  
rowspan="2"|[[Robert E. Howard]] || ''Dark Valley Destiny'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
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rowspan="3"|[[Robert E. Howard]] || ''Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'' || [[Mark Finn]]
''Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'' || [[Mark Finn]]
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''Dark Valley Destiny'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
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''Robert E. Howard: A Literary Biography''||David C. Smith
 
[[L. Ron Hubbard]] || ''Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard'' || [[Russell Miller]]  
 
[[L. Ron Hubbard]] || ''Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard'' || [[Russell Miller]]  
 
rowspan="2"|[[Tove Jansson]] || ''Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words'' || Boel Westin
 
rowspan="2"|[[Tove Jansson]] || ''Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words'' || Boel Westin
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[[C. M. Kornbluth]] || ''C. M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary'' || [[Mark Rich]]  
 
[[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]]  
 
[[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]]  
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[[Ursula K. Le Guin]] || ''Conversations with Ursula K. Le Guin'' || [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], {{nowrap| Carl Howard Freedman}}
[[Murray Leinster]] || ''Murray Leinster: The Life and Works'' || Billee J. Stallings,<br> Jo-An J. Evans
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[[Fritz Leiber]] || "Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex: An Autobiographic Essay" in ''The Ghost Light'' (1984) || [[Fritz Leiber]]  
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[[Murray Leinster]] || ''Murray Leinster: The Life and Works'' || Billee J. Stallings, {{nowrap| Jo-An J. Evans}}
 
[[C. S. Lewis]]||''C. S. Lewis: A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet''|| Alister E. McGrath
 
[[C. S. Lewis]]||''C. S. Lewis: A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet''|| Alister E. McGrath
 
[[H. P. Lovecraft]] || ''[[H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait]]'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
 
[[H. P. Lovecraft]] || ''[[H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait]]'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
 
[[Leo Margulies]] || ''[[Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps]]'' || Philip Sherman  
 
[[Leo Margulies]] || ''[[Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps]]'' || Philip Sherman  
rowspan="2"|[[Anne McCaffrey]]|| ''Dragonholder: The Life and Dreams (So Far) of Anne McCaffrey''||[[Todd McCaffrey]], [[Anne McCaffrey]]
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rowspan="2"| [[Anne McCaffrey]] || ''Dragonholder: The Life and Dreams (So Far) of Anne McCaffrey''||[[Todd McCaffrey]], {{nowrap| [[Anne McCaffrey]] }}
 
''Anne McCaffrey: A Life with Dragons''||Robin Roberts
 
''Anne McCaffrey: A Life with Dragons''||Robin Roberts
[[Judith Merril]] || ''Better to Have Loved'' || [[Judith Merril]],<br>[[Emily Pohl-Weary]]  
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[[Judith Merril]] || ''Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril'' (2002) || [[Judith Merril]], {{nowrap| [[Emily Pohl-Weary]] }}
 
[[Hope Mirrlees]] || ''Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees'' || [[Michael Swanwick]]  
 
[[Hope Mirrlees]] || ''Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees'' || [[Michael Swanwick]]  
[[Sam Moskowitz]] || ''[[After All These Years: Sam Moskowitz on His Science Fiction Career]]''||[[Fred Lerner]],<br>Jeffrey Elliott
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[[Sam Moskowitz]] || ''[[After All These Years: Sam Moskowitz on His Science Fiction Career]]''||[[Fred Lerner]], Jeffrey Elliott
 
rowspan="2"|[[E. Nesbit]]||''E. Nesbit: A Biography'' || Doris Langley Moore  
 
rowspan="2"|[[E. Nesbit]]||''E. Nesbit: A Biography'' || Doris Langley Moore  
 
''Magic and the Magician: E. Nesbit and her Children's Books'' || Noel Streatfeild  
 
''Magic and the Magician: E. Nesbit and her Children's Books'' || Noel Streatfeild  
 
[[Andy Offutt]] || ''My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir'' || Chris Offutt  
 
[[Andy Offutt]] || ''My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir'' || Chris Offutt  
 
[[Ray Palmer]] || ''[[The Man From Mars]]: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey'' || [[Fred Nadis]]  
 
[[Ray Palmer]] || ''[[The Man From Mars]]: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey'' || [[Fred Nadis]]  
[[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
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[[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]]  
 
[[H. Beam Piper]] || ''H. Beam Piper: A Biography'' || [[John F. Carr]]  
[[Frederik Pohl]] || ''[[The Way the Future Was]]'' || [[Frederik Pohl]]  
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[[Frederik Pohl]] || ''[[The Way the Future Was]]'' (1978) || [[Frederik Pohl]]  
[[Trina Robbins]] || ''Last Girl Standing'' || [[Trina Robbins]]
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[[Terry Pratchett]] || ''The Magic of Terry Pratchett'' (2020) || Marc Burrows
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[[Trina Robbins]]   || ''Last Girl Standing'' (2017) || [[Trina Robbins]]
 
[[Eric Frank Russell]] || ''[[Into Your Tent: The World of Eric Frank Russell]]'' || [[John L. Ingham]]  
 
[[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]]  
 
[[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]]  
 
[[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
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[[James Tiptree, Jr.]] || ''James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon'' (2006) || Julie Phillips
rowspan="2"|[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] || ''J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century'' || [[Tom Shippey]]  
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rowspan="3"|[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] || ''J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century'' (2000) || [[Tom Shippey]]  
''J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography''||Humphrey Carpenter
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''J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography'' (1977) || Humphrey Carpenter
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''Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth''||Catherine McIlwaine, ed.
 
[[Jack Vance]] || ''This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I")'' || [[Jack Vance]]  
 
[[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]]  
 
[[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]]  
[[Jules Verne]]||''Jules Verne: An Exploratory Biography''|| Herbert R. Lottman
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rowspan=2 | [[Jules Verne]] || ''Jules Verne: An Exploratory Biography'' || Herbert R. Lottman
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''Jules Verne: The Definitive Biography'' (2006) || William Butcher
 
[[H. G. Wells]]||''The Young H. G. Wells: Changing The World''|| Claire Tomalin
 
[[H. G. Wells]]||''The Young H. G. Wells: Changing The World''|| Claire Tomalin
 
[[Peter Weston]] || ''[[With Stars in My Eyes]]'' || [[Peter Weston]]  
 
[[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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[[Jack Williamson]] || ''[[Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction]]'' || [[Jack Williamson]]
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[[Roger Zelazny]]  || ''Roger Zelazny'' (2021) || [[F. Brett Cox]]
 
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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.

See also: Who's Who in Fandom, Fanoirs.

There have been excellent pro biographies and more than a few fan biographies published. (The titles below also include “monographies” focusing on the work more than life, memoirs and collections of various material.)

Subject Title Author
Forrest J Ackerman Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman Deborah Painter
Douglas Adams Don't Panic (1986) Neil Gaiman
Wish You Were Here (2003) Nick Webb
Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams (2003) M. J. Simpson
Brian Aldiss, Alfred Bester,
Harry Harrison,
Damon Knight,
Frederik Pohl and Robert Silverberg
Hell's Cartographers Brian Aldiss, 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: A Memoir (1994)
Isaac Asimov James Gunn
Isaac Asimov Michael White
Iain M. Banks Iain M. Banks (2017) Paul Kincaid
Gregory Benford Gregory Benford George Slusser
Robert Bloch Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography Robert Bloch
Hannes Bok Hannes Bok: A Life in Illustration Joseph Wrzos
Ray Bradbury Becoming Ray Bradbury Jonathan R. Eller
Bradbury: An Illustrated Life Jerry Weist
The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury Sam Weller
Ray Bradbury: Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy Wendy Mass
Ray Bradbury Unbound Jonathan R. Eller
Lois McMaster Bujold Lois McMaster Bujold Edward James
Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2013) Donald E. Palumbo, C. W. Sullivan III, eds.
Octavia E. Butler Conversations with Octavia Butler (2010) Butler, Conseula Francis
Octavia E. Butler Gerry Canavan
John W. Campbell, Jr. (+ Asimov, Heinlein
and Hubbard)
Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction (2018) Alec Nevala Lee
Hugh B. Cave Magazines I Remember Hugh B. Cave
Pulp Man's Odyssey: The Hugh B. Cave Story Audrey Parente
Arthur C. Clarke Arthur C. Clarke Gary Westfahl
Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered (2013) Fred Clarke (and others)
Astounding Days Arthur C. Clarke
Visionary: The Odyssey of Sir Arthur C. Clarke Neil McAleer
Sidney Coleman Theoretical Physics in Your Face Aaron W. Wright, Diana Coleman, David Kaiser
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 (1988) 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
William Gibson Conversations with William Gibson Patrick A. Smith, ed.
William Gibson Gary Westfahl
James Gunn Saving the World Through Science Fiction Michael R. Page
Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction James Gunn
Harry Harrison Harry Harrison! Harry Harrison!: A Memoir Harry Harrison
Ray Harryhausen Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton
Robert A. Heinlein Grumbles from the Grave (1989) Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century. Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve; Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned Better William H. Patterson, Jr.
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 Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard Mark Finn
Dark Valley Destiny L. Sprague de Camp
Robert E. Howard: A Literary Biography David C. Smith
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
Ursula K. Le Guin Conversations with Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin, Carl Howard Freedman
Fritz Leiber "Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex: An Autobiographic Essay" in The Ghost Light (1984) Fritz Leiber
Murray Leinster Murray Leinster: The Life and Works Billee J. Stallings, Jo-An J. Evans
C. S. Lewis C. S. Lewis: A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet Alister E. McGrath
H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait L. Sprague de Camp
Leo Margulies Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps Philip Sherman
Anne McCaffrey Dragonholder: The Life and Dreams (So Far) of Anne McCaffrey Todd McCaffrey, Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey: A Life with Dragons Robin Roberts
Judith Merril Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril (2002) Judith Merril, Emily Pohl-Weary
Hope Mirrlees Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees Michael Swanwick
Sam Moskowitz After All These Years: Sam Moskowitz on His Science Fiction Career Fred Lerner, Jeffrey Elliott
E. Nesbit E. Nesbit: A Biography Doris Langley Moore
Magic and the Magician: E. Nesbit and her Children's Books Noel Streatfeild
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 (1978) Frederik Pohl
Terry Pratchett The Magic of Terry Pratchett (2020) Marc Burrows
Trina Robbins Last Girl Standing (2017) 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 (2006) Julie Phillips
J. R. R. Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (2000) Tom Shippey
J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography (1977) Humphrey Carpenter
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth Catherine McIlwaine, ed.
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
Jules Verne Jules Verne: An Exploratory Biography Herbert R. Lottman
Jules Verne: The Definitive Biography (2006) William Butcher
H. G. Wells The Young H. G. Wells: Changing The World Claire Tomalin
Peter Weston With Stars in My Eyes Peter Weston
Jack Williamson Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction Jack Williamson
Roger Zelazny Roger Zelazny (2021) F. Brett Cox


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