Williams, Islwyn
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1915-1988) Welsh author who produced two sf novels remembered longer in Italy than in the UK. Dangerous Waters (1952) showed British World War Two heroes defending the realm against a new enemy from Under the Sea off Pembrokeshire, and was one of the better 1950s green-skinned-invader yarns (admittedly, the competition included Kathleen Lindsay's sf as by Nigel Mackenzie). Newbury in Orm (1952) is a loosely connected sequel.
Williams should not be confused with the later, Australian-based Islwyn Williams (1940- ), author of Feral Fungus (2001). [DR]
Islwyn Williams
born Porth, Glamorgan: 26 December 1915
died Bridgend, Glamorgan: 1 May 1988
works
- The Whip Behind the Cart (London: Brown, Watson/Digit Books, 1958) [non-fantastic war novel: pb/]
- Dangerous Waters (London: Gryphon Books, 1952) [hb/Stubb]
- Newbury in Orm (London: Gryphon Books, 1952) [sequel to the above: hb/Stubb]
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