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Alfred Bester

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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American science fiction author

Born 18 Dec 1913
Died 30 Sep 1987

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  • Cover of: The Stars My Destination

    First published in 1956 25 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition starsmydestinati0000alfr Cover of edition starsmydestinati00best Cover of edition starsmydestinati00bestrich 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_x0o8 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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    First published in 1975 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition hellscartographe00best
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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: Extro

    First published in 1975 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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: 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: Galaxy, thirty years of innovative science fiction

    First published in 1980 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Star Light, Star Bright: Vol.2

    First published in 1978 2 editions — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Isaac Asimov presents the great SF stories, 25 (1963)

    First published in 1992 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Who He?

    First published in 1953 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Science, Fact and Fiction

    First published in 1974 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition sciencefactficti0000edmu
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  • Cover of: Isaac Asimov presents the golden age of science fiction. Sixth series: 33 stories and novellas

    First published in 1988 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury

    First published in 1980 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories # 16 (1954)

    First published in 1987 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Science fiction hall of fame: Volume Two

    First published in 1972 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition sciencefictionha0000unse_z6l7
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  • Cover of: Les Clowns de l'Eden

    First published in 1981 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Psikholavka: [roman]

    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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American science fiction author

Born 18 Dec 1913
Died 30 Sep 1987
Subjects
American Science fiction, Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, English Science fiction, Fiction in English, Fiction, general, Science Fiction, Addresses, Adventure stories, Aldiss, brian w. (brian wilson), 1925-2017, American Authors, American Fantasy fiction, American wit and humor, American wit and humor, pictorial, Anthologies, Astronauts, Authors, american, Authors, biography, Authorship, Autobiographies, Biography, Christian vacation schools, Ciència-ficció, English Short stories
People
Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925-), Gully Foyle, Jisbella McQueen, Presteign of Presteign, Regis Sheffield, Saul Dagenham
Time
25th Century

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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