Rexner, Romulus
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
Pseudonym of US author born Andrezej Mariusz Toporski (1920-2009); he legally changed his name to Marion Matarisvan in 1956. In his sf novel, Planetary Legion: A Story of War and Peace, 1940-1980 (1960; rev vt Planetary Legion for Peace: Story of their War and our Peace, 1940-2000 1987), progressive forces successfully manipulate the Near Future world into a state of Utopia; it is heartfelt. There have been several editions, all of which almost certainly differ; two are listed below. [JC]
Marion Matarisvan
born Fontana, California: 16 July 1920
died Honolulu, Hawaii: 26 December 2009
works
- Planetary Legion: A Story of War and Peace, 1940-1980 (London: Veritas Foundation Publication Centre, 1960) [hb/]
- Planetary Legion for Peace: Story of their War and our Peace, 1940-2000 (London: Veritas Foundation Publication Centre, 1987) [rev vt of the above: pb/]
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