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Alfred Bester

18 Dec 1913 - 30 Sep 1987

Alfred Bester was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books. Though successful in all these fields, he is best remembered for his science fiction, including The Demolished Man, winner of the inaugural Hugo Award in 1953. - Wikipedia

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  • Cover of: The Demolished Man

    First published in 1951 32 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition demolishedman00best Cover of edition demolishedman00best Cover of edition demolishedman00best_458
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  • Cover of: The Stars My Destination

    First published in 1956 25 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition starsmydestinati00best Cover of edition starsmydestinati00bestrich Cover of edition starsmydestinati0000alfr Cover of edition starsmydestinati0000best
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  • Cover of: The computer connection

    First published in 1975 11 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition computerconnecti0000best Cover of edition computerconnecti00best
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  • Cover of: The Deceivers

    First published in 1981 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition deceivers00best
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  • Cover of: Hell's cartographers

    First published in 1975 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition hellscartographe0000unse
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  • Cover of: Starburst

    First published in 1958 8 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Golem 100

    First published in 1980 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition golem1000000best
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  • Cover of: 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories

    First published in 1978 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition 100greatsciencef0000unse
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  • Cover of: Tiger! tiger!

    First published in 1956 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Extro

    First published in 1975 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The life and death of a satellite

    First published in 1966 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Assignment in Tomorrow

    First published in 1954 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition assignmentintomo0000unse Cover of edition assignmentintomo00pohl
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  • Cover of: Laughing Space

    First published in 1982 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition laughingspaceant0000unse Cover of edition laughingspacefun0000unse
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  • Cover of: Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester

    First published in 1976 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Redemolished

    First published in 2000 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Experiment Perilous and Other Essays

    First published in 1976 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Virtual Unrealities: the short fiction of Alfred Bester

    First published in 1997 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Galaxy, thirty years of innovative science fiction

    First published in 1980 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 3

    First published in 1980 3 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: The Dark Side of the Earth

    First published in 1964 3 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
American Science fiction, Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, general, Science fiction, American, Fiction, Fiction in English, History and criticism, Science Fiction, American Fantasy fiction, Anthologies, Authorship, English Science fiction, English Short stories, Fiction, science fiction, collections & anthologies, Fiction, short stories (single author), Science fiction, history and criticism, Addresses, Adventure stories, Aldiss, brian w. (brian wilson), 1925-2017, American Artificial satellites, American Authors, American wit and humor, American wit and humor, pictorial, Anthologie
People
Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925-), Gully Foyle, Jisbella McQueen, Presteign of Presteign, Regis Sheffield, Saul Dagenham
Time
25th Century

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  • BESTER ALFRED

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October 24, 2023 Edited by mheiman merge authors
February 16, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternatives names; fix dates according to recommended format
February 16, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import