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Carver, Jeffrey A
(1949-2026) US author who began publishing sf with "... Of No Return" in Fiction Magazine for 1974. His first novel, Seas of Ernathe (1976), which serves as an introduction to the loose Star Rigger sequence of Space Operas, showed early signs of a love of plot and thematic complexity which would take him some time, and several novels, to control. The continuation, Star Rigger's Way (1978), for instance, combines quest ...
van Breen, Eef
(1978- ) Dutch trumpeter, singer and composer. His opera 'u' (2010), with a libretto by Kees Ligtelijn and Klingon language creator Marc Okrand, was advertised as "The first authentic Klingon opera on Earth" (see Star Trek). The story tells of the discord between Klingon brothers Kahless and Morath, and involves Kortar, guardian of the underworld, and the forging of the first bat'leth or Sword of Honour. The music, ...
Lanagan, Margo
(1960- ) Australian author whose career – her earlier work for children and Young Adults, was published only in Australia – seems to be divided into two distinct parts. Under her own name, and writing as Melanie Carter, Mandy McBride, Gilly Lockwood and Belinda Hayes, Lanagan early published a wide range of fiction in the 1990s, including Wildgame (1991), a Science Fantasy tale ...
Tomorrow People, The
UK tv series (1973-1979). A Thames TV Production. Series conceived by Roger Price. Produced by Ruth Boswell and Price (1973), Boswell alone (1974-1975), Price alone (1976), Vic Hughes (1977-1979). Technical adviser Dr Christopher Evans. Cast includes Elizabeth Adare, Mike Holoway, Stephen Salmon, Peter Vaughan-Clarke, Sammie Winmill and Nicholas Young. Written mostly Price. Directors included Brian Finch, Price, Hughes. Eight seasons (two in 1978); ...
Thompson, Donald
(? - ) US author of two novels of sf interest: in The Ancient Enemy (1979), civilization is threatened by killer cockroaches (see Horror in SF); and The Next Encounter (1982) features an Invasion of Earth by UFO-based Aliens. [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 ...