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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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Born 18 Dec 1913
Died 30 Sep 1987

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  • Cover of: The Demolished Man

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  • Cover of: 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories

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  • Cover of: Tiger! tiger!

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  • Cover of: The life and death of a satellite

    First published in 1966 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Extro

    First published in 1975 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Assignment in Tomorrow

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  • Cover of: Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester

    First published in 1976 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1974 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Dark Side of the Earth

    First published in 1964 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Galaxy, thirty years of innovative science fiction

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

    First published in 1980 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Experiment perilous: three essays on science fiction

    First published in 1976 — 3 editions
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Born 18 Dec 1913
Died 30 Sep 1987

Subjects

American Science fiction, Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, general, Science fiction, American, English Science fiction, English Short stories, Fiction, Fiction in English, History and criticism, Science Fiction, American Fantasy fiction, Anthologies, Authorship, Fiction, science fiction, collections & anthologies, Fiction, short stories (single author), Science fiction, american, 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

People

Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925-), Gully Foyle, Jisbella McQueen, Presteign of Presteign, Regis Sheffield, Saul Dagenham

Time

25th Century

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Alternative names

  • 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