Knott, William C
Entry updated 9 January 2023. Tagged: Author.
(1927-2008) US teacher and author, who also wrote as by Bill J Carol, Taylor Evans and Bryan Swift; most of his novels are either sports stories or nonfantastic Westerns, some of the latter dark in tone. Of sf interest is Journey Across the Third Planet (1969), a Young Adult tale of First Contact told from the viewpoint of a young humanoid Alien forced to abandon his Starship and land on Earth. After travails, and after meeting a young human who shares his adventures, he undertakes a Fantastic Voyage from Minneapolis to Colorado, where rescue awaits him. The two young friends part. [JC]
William Cecil Knott
born Boston, Massachusetts: 7 August 1927
died Venice, Florida: 24 October 2008
works (highly selected)
- Journey Across the Third Planet (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Company, 1969) [hb/Charles Geer]
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