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Schulman, Helen
(1961- ) US screenwriter and author, most of whose work has consisted of nonfantastic scrutinies of the complex patterns of contemporary life among the relatively affluent. She is of sf interest for her sixth novel, Come With Me (2018), in which members of a Silicon Valley family (see California) attempt to extract themselves from the perplexities of their affluent but emotionally desiccant lives by making use of a ...
Strange World of Your Dreams, The
US Comic (1952-1953). 4 issues. Headline Publications Inc. "Produced by Simon & Kirby. Morton Meskin Associate Editor." Artists include Jack Kirby, Bob McCarthy, Mort Meskin, Ben Oda and Joe Simon. Scriptwriters include Jack Kirby and Jack Oleck. 36 pages. Each issue would have 2-3 "Richard Temple" dream analysis features, as well as 2-3 other strips and 2 short text stories; #3 also had one-page on "How the Stars Affect Your Job", ...
Gat, Dmitri V
(1936- ) US university librarian and author of a complex interstellar Dystopia, The Shepherd is my Lord (1971), in which a giant corporation, Galactic Enterprises, oppresses humans and Aliens alike over a vast compass; its attempts to claim-jump a hidden sector of space hiding an advanced race (the Shepherds) end, however, in failure. [JC]
Malcolm, Sally
(? - ) US author who has released some Ties to the Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007) universe through her own publishing company, beginning with Stargate SG-1: A Matter of Honor, Book One (2004). [JC]
Benham, Charles
(1870-1942) UK barrister, famous in his day, and author of The Fourth Napoleon: A Romance (1897), a Near Future tale in which the eponymous ruler becomes ensnared in romance, fatally. [JC]
Langford, David
(1953- ) UK author, critic, editor, publisher and sf fan, in the latter capacity recipient of 21 Hugo awards for fan writing – some of the best of his several hundred pieces are assembled as Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man (coll 1992 chap US; much exp vt The Silence of the Langford 1996; exp 2015 ebook) as Dave Langford, edited by Ben Yalow – plus five Best Fanzine Hugos ...