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Damon Knight

19 September 1922 - 15 April 2002

Damon Knight was born in Baker City, Oregon. He graduated from the WPA Art Center in Salem, Oregon, then moved to New York City. His first story, "Resilience", was published in 1941. In 1943 he went into publishing, first with Popular Publications, then editing Beyond in 1950-51 and If in 1959-60. He became a science fiction critic in 1945, but gave that up in 1954. In 1956 he co-founded the Milford Science Fiction Writers' Conference. Also in 1956, he received the Hugo Award for science fiction criticism. In 1965, he founded and became the first president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He published his last book, Will the Real Hieronymus Bosch Please Stand Up? on the internet in 2000. He lived in Eugene, Oregon, United States, with his wife Kate Wilhelm, also a science fiction writer.

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  • Cover of: Nebula award stories seven

    First published in 1965 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition nebulaawardstori00jrll
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  • Cover of: Damon Knight's Orbit 5: the best all-new science fiction of the year.

    First published in 1969 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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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    First published in 1966 6 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1973 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: 50 Short Science Fiction Tales

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  • Cover of: In search of wonder: essays on modern science fiction

    First published in 1956 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition orbit19knig00knig
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  • Cover of: A for Anything

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    First published in 1968 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1966 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Beyond the barrier

    First published in 1964 3 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1965 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Science fiction, American Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Science fiction, American, Fiction, English Short stories, Fiction, general, Short stories, Children's fiction, Fantasy fiction, History and criticism, English Science fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), American Fantasy fiction, American fiction, American literature, Authorship, Fiction, fantasy, general, Short stories, English, American Fantastic fiction, Anthologie, Anthologies, Biography, Dreams, End of the world
Places
United States, Jamaica, New York, Paris
People
Charles Fort (1874-1932), Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925-), Carlos, Eugene Foster, Mrs Foster
Time
20th century, alternate realities, space, the future

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