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Bob Shaw

A science fiction writer and fan from Northern Ireland, noted for his originality and wit. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1979 and 1980. His short story "Light of Other Days" was a Hugo Award nominee in 1967, as was his novel The Ragged Astronauts in 1987.

Irish science fiction writer

Born	1931
Died	1996

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Night Walk

by Bob Shaw First published in 1967 — 8 editions

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Other days, other eyes.

by Bob Shaw First published in 1972 — 7 editions

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100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories

by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Larry Niven, Charles E. Fritch, Bill Pronzini, George R. R. Martin, Jerome Bixby, and 60 others
First published in 1978 — 7 editions
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Orbitsville

by Bob Shaw First published in 1975 — 6 editions
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A wreath of stars

by Bob Shaw First published in 1976 — 6 editions

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Who goes here?

by Bob Shaw First published in 1977 — 6 editions
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Ground Zero Man

by Bob Shaw First published in 1971 — 6 editions

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Cosmic kaleidoscope

by Bob Shaw
First published in 1976 — 5 editions
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Orbitsville Departure

by Bob Shaw First published in 1983 — 5 editions
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Orbitsville

by Bob Shaw First published in 1975 — 5 editions

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The Great science fiction series: stories from the best of the series from 1944 to 1980 by twenty all-time favorite writers

by Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Brian W. Aldiss, Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, J. G. Ballard, James Blish, J. A. Lawrence, and 16 others First published in 1980 — 4 editions
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Microcosmic tales: 100 wondrous science fiction short-short stories

by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Donald Franson, Norman E. Hartman, Jack Ritchie, Charles E. Fritch, Phyllis Eisenstein, Fredric Brown, and 64 others First published in 1980 — 4 editions
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Medusa's children

by Bob Shaw
First published in 1977 — 3 editions
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Night Walk

by Bob Shaw First published in 1967 — 3 editions

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One Million Tomorrows

by Bob Shaw First published in 1970 — 3 editions

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Here Today... Gone Tomorrow (Science Fiction Library)

by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson, Larry Niven, Bob Shaw, Robert Sheckley, and Cyril M. Kornbluth First published in 1990 — 3 editions

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Ragged Astronauts

by Bob Shaw
First published in 1987 — 3 editions
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Dagger of the Mind

by Bob Shaw First published in 1979 — 3 editions
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The ragged astronauts

by Bob Shaw First published in 1986 — 2 editions

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The wooden spaceships

by Bob Shaw First published in 1988 — 2 editions

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Irish science fiction writer

Born	1931
Died	1996

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OLID: OL1967061A
BookBrainz: 161331c0-80a1-4bd6-8060-89e71644984d
GoodReads: 130541
ISNI: 0000000115739842
Library of Congress Names: n50022166
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV010708
VIAF: 71397768
Wikidata: Q649014
Inventaire.io: wd:Q649014

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Боб Шоу

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