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Bernau, George

(1945-2005) US lawyer and author of three Alternate-History thrillers: in Promises to Keep (1988) a figure based on John F Kennedy recovers from the attempt to assassinate him; in Candle in the Wind (1990) Marilyn Monroe survives her semi-accidental overdose; and in Black Phoenix (1994), Germany acquires, at the end of World War Two, a super weapon that threatens to create a modification of the Hitler Wins scenario, though in this case it is Joseph Goebbels who, having faked his death, continues the war from secret bases abroad. [JC]

George B Bernau

born Minneapolis, Minnesota: 14 February 1945

died Washington State: 12 December 2005

works

• Promises to Keep (New York: Warner Books, 1988) [hb/Paul Bacon]
• Candle in the Wind (New York: Warner Books, 1990) [hb/Anthony Loew]
• Black Phoenix (New York: Warner Books, 1994) [hb/Paul Bacon]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 16:47 pm on 20 April 2024.
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