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Houston, David

Pseudonym of US author Houston Force Lumpkin III (1938-    ), who produced sf books with some intensity for a few years, though he fell silent after 1982. Generally unremarkable, though competent, his works began with Alien Perspective (1978) and the Gods in a Vortex sf-adventure sequence comprising Gods in a Vortex (1979) and Wingmaster (1981). He then wrote a series of novels Tied to the Tales of Tomorrow television series: Tales of Tomorrow #1: Invaders at Ground Zero (1981), Tales of Tomorrow #2: Red Dust (1981), Tales of Tomorrow #3: Substance X (1981) and Tales of Tomorrow #4: Ice from Space (1982). He was also responsible for Swamp Thing (1982) with Len Wein, a Swamp Thing tie novelizing the film Swamp Thing (1982). [JC]

Houston Force Lumpkin III

born Tupelo, Mississippi: 16 February 1938

works

series

Tales of Tomorrow

• Tales of Tomorrow #1: Invaders at Ground Zero (New York: Leisure Books, 1981) [tie to the television series: Tales of Tomorrow: pb/Attila Hejja]
• Tales of Tomorrow #2: Red Dust (New York: Leisure Books, 1981) [tie to the television series: Tales of Tomorrow: pb/Attila Hejja]
• Tales of Tomorrow #3: Substance X (New York: Leisure Books, 1981) [tie to the television series: Tales of Tomorrow: pb/Attila Hejja]
• Tales of Tomorrow #4: Ice from Space (New York: Leisure Books, 1982) [tie to the television series: Tales of Tomorrow: pb/]

Gods in a Vortex

• Gods in a Vortex (New York: Leisure Books, 1979) [Gods in a Vortex: pb/Enric]
• Wingmaster (New York: Leisure Books, 1981) [Gods in a Vortex: pb/]

individual titles

• Alien Perspective (New York: Leisure Books, 1978) [pb/]
• Swamp Thing (New York: Tor, 1982) with Len Wein [tie to the film: pb/]

works as editor: nonfiction

• Norman Jacobs & Kerry O'Quinn Present Science Fiction Heroes (New York: Starlog, 1980) [nonfiction: anth: chap: pb/]
• Norman Jacobs & Kerry O'Quinn Present Science Fiction Villains (New York: Starlog, 1980) [nonfiction: anth: chap: pb/]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 15:13 pm on 16 April 2024.
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