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Shaw, Frederick L

(1928-1978) US author in whose routine sf novel, Envoy to the Dog Star (1967 dos), a dog's decorticated brain is sent by Spaceship to the dog star, Sirius; there is a small attempt to convey a Satirical point through this naming. [JC]

Frederick Lincoln Shaw Jr

born Providence, Rhode Island: 2 November 1928

died Los Angeles, California: 19 September 1978

works

• Envoy to the Dog Star (New York: Ace Books, 1967) [dos: pb/Lloyd P Birmingham]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 13:47 pm on 7 March 2026.
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