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Murdoch, Temple
(? -? ) UK author of fiction for boys. The eponymous Villain of Vull the Invisible! (24 November 1934-23 February 1935 Ranger; 1936 chap) uses Invisibility to do evil. [JC/RR] see also: Boys' Friend Library; Boys' Papers. /
Dibell, Ansen
Pseudonym of US author Nancy Dibble (1942-2006) whose sf sequence, the Strange and Fantastic History of the King of Kantmorie, comprises five Planetary Romances, though only the first three – Pursuit of the Screamer (1978), Circle, Crescent, Star (1981) and Summerfair (1982) – have appeared in their original language. For English readers, the outcome of the sequence will remain unclear, along ...
Baen Books
US publishing company founded in 1983 by Jim Baen by arrangement with Simon and Schuster, which wanted Baen to preside over a makeover of the Pocket Books sf line but agreed to his counter-proposal of an independent company providing genre publications for distribution through Simon and Schuster. Baen Books, publishing only sf and fantasy, has maintained itself as a full and genuine publisher – generally specializing in ...
Rann, Sue
(1964- ) UK author, cited as also writing as by Mercy Falconer; Looking for Mr Nobody (2003) is Near Future thriller set in Amsterdam, with a protagonist suffering from Amnesia while being at the same time hunted through mean streets and the coils of Virtual Reality. [JC]
Bevis, H U
(1902-2001) US house-painter, author of a series of unremarkable sf adventures including Space Stadium (1970), in which opponents play wargames in space with world control the prize, and The Time Winder (1970), whose protagonists escape killer Robots by Time Travel. [JC]
Clute, John
(1940- ) Canadian critic, editor and author, in the UK from 1969; married to Judith Clute from 1964, partner of Elizabeth Hand since 1996. He began to publish work of genre interest with an sf-tinged poem "Carcajou Lament" in Triquarterly for Winter 1960 [ie Autumn 1959]; he began consistently publishing sf reviews in his "New Fiction" column for the Toronto Star (1966-1967), and later in ...