Vorhies, John R
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1920-1993) US author in whose Near-Future sf Satire, Pre-Empt (1967; vt The Nathan Hale 1968), a nuclear-submarine captain enforces world peace by dropping a few demonstration missiles on the USA and USSR, generating mockable confusion. Despite the fervent advocacy of right-wingers, America does not in fact opt for a pre-emptive strike. [JC]
John Royal Harris Vorhies
born Dallas, Texas: 25 March 1920
died Dallas, Texas: 6 April 1993
works
- Pre-Empt (Chicago, Illinois: Henry Regnery, 1967) [hb/]
- The Nathan Hale (London: Neville Spearman, 1968) [hb/]
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