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Flackes, B

Working name of Irish author William David Flackes (1921-1993), who spent much of his career as a journalist reporting on Irish matters; he received the OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 1981. His sf was an early sideline, and not of much interest. It includes (almost certainly) two Space Operas as by Clem Macartney: Ten Years to Oblivion (1951) and Dark Side of Venus (1951), and, under his own name, Duel in Nightmare Worlds (1952). [JC]

William David Flackes

born Burt, Donegal, Ireland: 14 March 1921

died Lisburn, Ulster: 1 August 1993

works

• Ten Years to Oblivion (London: Hamilton and Co/Authentic Science Fiction, 1951) as by Clem Macartney [whole issue: August 1951 Authentic Science Fiction: pb/George Ratcliffe]
• Dark Side of Venus (London: Hamilton and Co, 1951) as by Clem Macartney [pb/George Ratcliffe]
• Duel in Nightmare Worlds (London: Hamilton and Co, 1952) [pb/George Ratcliffe]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 05:39 am on 1 April 2023.
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