McGuire, John J
Entry updated 9 January 2023. Tagged: Author.
(1917-1981) US author best known for his collaborations with H Beam Piper on the sf action novel Crisis in 2140 (February-March 1953 Astounding as "Null-ABC"; 1957) and on A Planet for Texans (March 1957 Fantastic Universe as "Lone Star Planet"; 1958), Planetary Romance in the form of a Western set on New Texas. These books are not readily distinguishable from Piper's solo efforts. McGuire wrote two other stories with Piper and four solo 1957-1964. [JC]
see also: Colonization of Other Worlds; Crime and Punishment.
John Joseph McGuire
born Altoona, Pennsylvania: 15 August 1917
died 1 August 1981
works
- Crisis in 2140 (New York: Ace Books, 1957) with H Beam Piper [dos: pb/Ed Emshwiller]
- The Collected Works of Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire (Charleston, South Carolina: BiblioBazaar, 2007) [exp vt of the above as coll: including two short stories: pb/]
- Null-ABC (Fairford, Gloucestershire: Echo Library, 2008) with H Beam Piper [chap: vt of the above: pb/]
- A Planet for Texans (New York: Ace Books, 1957) with H Beam Piper [dos: pb/Ed Emshwiller]
- Hunter Patrol (McLean, Virginia: IndyPublish.com, 2006) with H Beam Piper [chap: first appeared May 1959 in Analog: pb/]
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