This is a New Mexico based Sci-Fi/Fantasy board and for almost two years I haven't got around to making a topic of one of the Grandmasters of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, the great Jack Williamson. So shame on me--even though I, and many other, recognize his prodigious contributions to the genres I either haven't read that much or read his stuff so long ago I've forgotten exactly what I've read. I do remember, at least, reading the Starchild trilogy, Trapped in Space and Star Bridge. I know I've read a bunch of his Sci-Fi and Fantasy short stories and such pubications as The Magazine Fantasy and Science Fiction, Analog and Assimov. I've always found his stuff to be consistent and good and have no problem ranking him right up there with his buddy Fredrich Pohl, Bradbury and Heinlien. I'd like to get back into his Fantasy works, I remember them as innovative, weird, psychological and a cut way above Howard. I know that doesn't say much, but remember it was a long time ago, I just know that I liked them, alot.
I met him at Bubonicon in Albq. last summer with Stephen R. Donaldson, George R. R. Martin, Jane Lindskold and Walter John Williams who represent (along with the late Roger Zelazny) the cream of N.M. Sci-Fi and Fantasy talent. Mr Williamson is 91 years old, as of this post.
About the Author: (from fantasticfiction.com)
Jack Williamson has been in the forefront of science fiction since his first published story in 1928. Now in his ninth decade as a published author, Williamson is the acclaimed author of such trailblazing science fiction as The Humanoids and The Legion of Time. The Oxford English Dictionary credits Williamson with inventing the terms "genetic engineering" (in Dragon’s Island) and "terraforming" (in Seetee Ship). His seminal novel Darker Than You Think was a landmark speculation on the nature of shape-changing. Williamson has also been active academically. He has taught since in the 1950s and is professor emeritus at Eastern New Mexico University. He live and works in Portales, New Mexico. Series
Legion of Space 1. The Legion of Space (1934) 2. The Cometeers (1936) 3. One against the Legion (1939) 4. The Queen of the Legion (1982) Legion of Time 1. The Legion of Time (1938) 2. After World's End (1939) Humanoids 1. The Humanoids (1949) 2. The Humanoid Touch (1980) Seetee 1. Seetee Shock (1950) Seetee Ship (1951) (writing as Will Stewart) Undersea Eden (with Frederik Pohl) 1. Undersea Quest (1954) 2. Undersea Fleet (1955) 3. Undersea City (1958) Starchild (with Frederik Pohl) 1. The Reefs of Space (1964) 2. Starchild (1965) 3. Rogue Star (1969) Cuckoo (with Frederik Pohl) 1. Farthest Star (1975) 2. Wall Around a Star (1975) Novels
The Alien Intelligence (1929) The Girl from Mars (1930) (with Miles J Breuer) The Green Girl (1930) The Stone from the Green Star (1931) Golden Blood (1933) Xandulu (1934) The Blue Spot (1935) Islands of the Sun (1935) The Fortress of Utopia (1939) Realm of Wizardry (1940) With Folded Hands (1947) Darker Than You Think (1948) Dragon's Island (1951) aka The Not-Men The Dome Around America (1955) aka Gateway to Paradise Star Bridge (1955) (with James E Gunn) Wolves of Darkness (1958) The Trial of Terra (1962) The Reign of Wizardry (1964) Bright New Universe (1967) Trapped in Space (1968) Jamboree (1969) The Moon Children (1972) The Power of Blackness (1975) Brother to Demons, Brother to Gods (1979) Manseed (1982) Lifeburst (1984) Firechild (1986) Land's End (1988) (with Frederik Pohl) Narabedla, Ltd. (1988) (with Frederik Pohl) But Not Warriors (1989) Mazeway (1990) The Singers of Time (1991) (with Frederik Pohl) Beachhead (1992) Demon Moon (1994) The Black Sun (1997) The Silicon Dagger (1999) Terraforming Earth (2001)
Non fiction H. G. Wells: Critic of Progress (1973) (see H G Wells) Teaching Science Fiction: Education for Tomorrow (1980) Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction (1984) Short stories
The Metal Man (1928) The Cosmic Express (1930) The Moon Era (1931) Star Bright (1939) Hindsight (1940) Collision Orbit (1942) (writing as Will Stewart) Minus Sign (1942) (writing as Will Stewart) Opposites - React! (1943) (writing as Will Stewart) With Folded Hands... (1947) The Man from Outside (1951) Beans (1958) Rogue Star (part 2) (1968) (with Frederik Pohl) Rogue Star (part 3) (1968) (with Frederik Pohl) Jamboree (1969) The Highest Dive (1976) The Humanoid Universe (1980) The Firefly Tree (1997) The Pet Rocks Mystery (1998) Eden Star (2000) The Ultimate Earth (2000) Hugo
Awards
World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement winner (1994) Hugo Best Novella winner (2001) : The Ultimate Earth
(now I'll have to start a bloody Fredrick Pohl topic! ) ***** Before, you are wise; after, you are wise. In between you are otherwise. Fravashi saying (from the formularies of Osho the Fool) <i>Edited by: danlo60 at: 3/15/04 5:46 pm </i>
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