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Suzuki Kōji
(1957-2026) Japanese author and essayist, largely known in English through the Cinema adaptations of several of his books, the international success of which obscured his wide-ranging domestic output. His horror and Equipoisal fiction proceeded in tandem with a wide array (not listed here) of books on young fatherhood and occasional works on motorcycle travel. He was also the translator of Simon Brett's ...
Addison, Hugh
Pseudonym used by UK journalist and author Harry Collinson Owen (1882-1956) for his Future War novel The Battle of London (1923), one of several contemporary works which warned of a communist revolution in the UK from a right-wing standpoint. It was given a slight twist by the inclusion of a seemingly advantageous German attack on London. But the protagonist has learned of the attack in advance, London has been evacuated, ...
Huang Chun-Sin
(? - ) Chinese author, possibly pseudonymous, whose only publishing credits are with Hong Kong firms in 1959-1960. Alice in Manialand (1959 chap) makes use of conspicuously coded language [for Aesopian Fantasy and Wonderland see The Encyclopedia of Fantasy under links below] to create a Dystopian ...
Lofficier, Jean-Marc
(1954- ) French-born editor, translator, publisher and author, often in collaboration with his wife, Randy Lofficier, in the US after 1978. Officier is of sf interest for his occasional fiction, for his extensive work in Comics, for his reference works and Bibliographies, which concentrate on French publications, and for his publishing activities in general. Of his ...
Project Moon Base
Film (1953); title also rendered as Project Moonbase; the rendering above appears in the film's opening credits. Galaxy Pictures / Lippert. Directed by Richard Talmadge. Written by Robert A Heinlein and Jack Seaman. Cast includes Ernestine Barrier, Ross Ford, Larry Johns, Donna Martell, Barbara Morrison and Hayden Rorke. 63 minutes, cut to 51 minutes. Black and white. / Astronaut Bill Moore (Ford) is upset because his upcoming mission to ...
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 ...