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Wilson Tucker

Arthur Wilson "Bob" Tucker was an American author who became well known as a writer of mystery, action adventure, and science fiction under the name Wilson Tucker.

Tucker was also a prominent member of science fiction fandom, who wrote extensively for fanzines under the name Bob Tucker, a family nickname bestowed in childhood (his own mispronunciation of the nickname "Bub"). He became a prominent analyst and critic of the field, as well as the coiner of such terms as "space opera".

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Born 23 November 1914
Died 6 October 2006

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    First published in 1958 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The time masters: by Wilson Tucker.

    First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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Born 23 November 1914
Died 6 October 2006

Subjects

American Science fiction, Fiction, Fiction in English, Fiction, science fiction, general, Science fiction, Time travel, science fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, general, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Man-woman relationships, Short stories, Telepathy, history, time travel

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Bloomington Illinois, Cleveland

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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Time

1856, 2578, Book written 1954 but set in the Cold War period

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  • Tucker, Wilson
  • Wilson tucker
  • Wilson A. Tucker
  • tucker-wilson

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April 9, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
April 9, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
November 16, 2022 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
July 26, 2022 Edited by Dirk_P_Broer Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import