Jack Williamson

A writer, Williamson wrote his first science fiction story in 1928 -- three years before the term "science fiction" was coined. Considered "the" father of science fiction, Williamson coined plenty of words of his own, such as android and terraforming; he was also the first to discuss genetic engineering in fiction. "If your father read science fiction," novelist Frederik Pohl wrote, "he very likely counted Jack Williamson high among his favorite writers." The amazing part of that quote: Pohl made it in 1953. "Science is the door to the future," Williamson liked to say, "and science fiction is the golden key." He wrote well into his 90s, including two novels and at least 10 short stories. Williamson won both Hugo and Nebula awards, as well as the Science Fiction Writers of America's Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. He died November 10 at his New Mexico home at age 98. From This is True for 12 November 2006 Suggestions for further reading: The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars (Studies in Interdisciplinary History) Amazon Price: $32.48   Tales From the Crypt Volume 3 EC Archives by Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein Amazon Price: $32.97 Customer Review: THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTION DESERVES 5 STARS BUT THE SUPER SLOW AND EVEN NON-EXISTENT PRODUCTION SCHEDULE DESERVES A NOTHING. HEY RUSS, HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TO COMPLETE OUR SETS? I FOR ONE WON'T BE LIVING FOREVER! WHERE THE HECK IS 'HAUNT OF FEA...   The EC Archives: Shock Suspenstories Volume 2 (v. 2) by Al Feldstein, Wally Wood, Reed Crandall, Johnny Craig, George Evans, Joe Orlando, Jack Kamen, Al Williamson, Jack Davis Amazon Price: $32.97 Customer Review: Gemstones EC Archive collection is stunning. This is the gold standard for quality "Archive Collections". Volume 2 of EC comics "Shock Suspense Stories" continues on from volume one with more great art and more "Jolting Tales Of Suspense". As some...   World Wrecker: An Annotated Bibliography of Edmond Hamilton by Richard W. Gombert Amazon Price: $17.99 Customer Review: This is an awesome compiling of bibliographic data on one of the most important of the early science fiction authors. Included is a complete, as known, listing of the authors stories, with dates and references to letters between Edmond Hamilton and m...   The Paradox Men / Dome Around America (Ace D-118) by Charles L. Harness, Jack Williamson Amazon Price:   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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