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Charles G. Waugh
Charles G. Waugh is the editor of The Best Horror and Supernatural of the 19th Century. He has a keen eye for classic tales of the eerie and unexplained.
Hallucination Orbit
This collection gathers twelve science fiction tales that delve into the human mind's response to challenging circumstances. Each story examines how individuals cope with unusual situations, strange societies, and unique problems, offering a glimpse into the complexities of perception and adaptation. The book also includes a brief analysis of each story, providing further insight into the themes explored.
Charles G. Waugh is the editor of The Best Horror and Supernatural of the 19th Century. He has a keen eye for classic tales of the eerie and unexplained.
"Christopher Anvil" is a pseudonym used by author Harry C. Crosby (1922-2009). Harry Crosby's first published short story was "Cinderella, Inc.", which appeared in the December 1952 issue of Imagination. By 1956, he had adopted the pseudonym and was being published in Astounding Magazine. His first published book was The Day the Machines Stopped (1964). He is best known for his Federation of Humanity series, which he referred to as the Colonization Series before they were published as coll...
C. L. Moore is the author behind the classic sword and sorcery collection, Swords Against Darkness. If you enjoy tales of adventure and magic, you'll want to check out their work.
Donald Edwin Westlake (1933-2008) was an American crime writer born in Brooklyn, New York. He published over a hundred novels and non-fiction books, many under pseudonyms including Richard Stark (the Parker novels), Tucker Coe, Samuel Holt and Curt Clark. He is best known for comic capers such as the Dortmunder series, alongside the hard-boiled Parker books, with occasional science fiction. He won three Edgar Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1993.
Edward W. Ludwig is the author of the science fiction novel Hallucination Orbit. His work explores imaginative worlds and thought-provoking concepts.
Fred Saberhagen is the author of the science fiction novel Dangerous Vegetables. He's known for his imaginative stories that often blend humor with exciting plots.
Henry Kuttner was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Asimov was born sometime between October 4, 1919 and January 2, 1920 in Petrovichi in Smolensk Oblast, RSFSR (now Russia), the son of a Jewish family of millers. Although his exact date of birth is uncertain, Asimov himself celebrated it on January 2. His family emigrated to Brooklyn, New York and opened a candy store when he was three years old. He taught himself to read at the age of five. He began reading the science fiction pulp magazines that his family's store carried. Around the age of...
Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby
British author of science fiction novels and stories.
James Murdoch MacGregor was a Scottish journalist and author best known for writing science fiction under the pen name J.T. McIntosh.
Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. He was also a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel. Greenberg was also an expert in terrorism and the Middle East. He was a longtime friend, colleague and busine...
Randall Garrett was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a prolific contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazines of the 1950s and 1960s. Garrett is best known for the Lord Darcy books, the novel Too Many Magicians and two short story collections. He was also an inveterate punster (defining a pun as "the odor given off by a decaying mind"), he was a favorite guest at science fiction convention. Source: wikipedia
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Born in north Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent. He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors. His short stories are known for their unexpected endings, and his children's books for their unsentimental, often very dark h...
Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Silverberg received a Nebula award in 1986 for his novella Sailing to Byzantium, which takes its name from Yeats' poem; a Hugo in 1990 for Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another; and in 2004 he was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg