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George Alec Effinger

10 January 1947 – 27 April 2002

Books: 19
Followers: 0

About

George Alec Effinger was an American science fiction author.

Top genres

Science Fiction Fiction Essays Short Stories Fantasy

Featured works

Book cover of Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre

Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre

Alexander Jablokov

Puffin Classics

Book cover of Orbit 10

Orbit 10

Albert Teichner

Book cover of The Science fictional olympics

The Science fictional olympics

Alan Dean Foster

Book cover of Foundation's Friends

Foundation's Friends

Barry N. Malzberg

Book cover of Laughing Space

Laughing Space

A. J. Deutsch

Poetry

Series

Book cover of Orbit 10

Book cover of A quest for simbilis

A quest for simbilis

Book cover of When gravity fails

When gravity fails

Book cover of Futurs pas possible

Futurs pas possible

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Frequently asked questions

George Alec Effinger is widely recognized for his Marid Audran series, particularly the first novel, When Gravity Fails, which is a seminal work in the cyberpunk genre.
The Marid Audran series should be read in the following order: When Gravity Fails, A Fire in the Sun, and The Exile Kiss. These three novels form a complete narrative arc.