de Vet, Charles V
Entry updated 13 January 2025. Tagged: Author.
(1911-1997) US author, mostly of short stories, of which he wrote over 50 for sf magazines, beginning with "The Unexpected Weapon" for Amazing in September 1950. In his first sf novel, Cosmic Checkmate (March 1958 Astounding as "Second Game"; exp 1962 chap dos; exp vt Second Game 1981) with Katherine MacLean, an Earthman is sent to investigate a hostile planet whose inhabitants' social advancement depends on proficiency at the national Chess-like game, and must himself become involved in a desperate tournament. His second novel, Special Feature (May 1958 Astounding; exp 1975), rather flatly depicts media involvement in the filming of the depredations of a Cat-like Alien monster in St Louis. After some years of silence, De Vet became active once again in the late 1980s, for a short while. [JC]
Charles Vincent de Vet
born Fayette, Michigan: 28 October 1911
died 5 January 1997
works
- Cosmic Checkmate (New York: Ace Books, 1962) with Katherine MacLean [chap: dos: pb/Ed Valigursky]
- Second Game (New York: DAW Books, 1981) with Katherine MacLean [exp vt of the above: pb/Michael Mariano]
- Special Feature (New York: Avon Books, 1975) [pb/George Wilson]
- Monkey on His Back (place not given: Project Gutenberg, 2008) [story: ebook: first appeared June 1960 Galaxy: na/]
- There Is a Reaper ... (place not given: Project Gutenberg, 2009) [story: ebook: first appeared August 1953 Imagination: na/]
- Vital Ingredient (place not given: Project Gutenberg, 2009) [story: ebook: first appeared July 1952 If: na/]
- Wheels Within (place not given: Project Gutenberg, 2010) [story: ebook: first appeared May 1952 Galaxy: na/]
- Big Stupe (place not given: Project Gutenberg, 2010) [story: ebook: first appeared March 1955 Galaxy: na/]
- Delayed Action (place not given: Project Gutenberg, 2010) [story: ebook: first appeared September 1953 Galaxy: na/]
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