Alfred Bester
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Notes:
Started writing SF after winning a amateur short story contest for Thrilling Wonder Stories, with "The Broken Axiom". He wrote scenarios for DC Comics (The Green Lantern and Batman), wrote for radio (Charlie Chan and The Shadow), wrote for TV (Tom Corbet, Space Cadet), and was a book reviewer for Fantasy & Science Fiction. In the 1950's he took a position with the magazine Holiday, later becoming the senior literary editor of the magazine. During this period of time her wrote very little SF. Upon his return to the genre in the 70s, his work was uneven.
Novels:
Collections:
Omnibus:
Serials:
- 1952. The Demolished Man (Part 1 of 3)
- 1952. The Demolished Man (Part 2 of 3)
- 1952. The Demolished Man (Part 3 of 3)
- 1956. The Stars My Destination (Part 1 of 4)
- 1956. The Stars My Destination (Part 2 of 4)
- 1956. The Stars My Destination (Part 3 of 4)
- 1957. The Stars My Destination (Part 4 of 4)
- 1974. The Indian Giver (Part 1 of 3)
- 1974. The Indian Giver (Part 2 of 3)
- 1975. The Indian Giver (Part 3 of 3)
Short Fiction:
- xxxx. Galatea Galante
- 1939. No Help Wanted
- 1939. The Broken Axiom
- 1940. Guinea Pig, Ph.D.
- 1940. Voyage to Nowhere
- 1941. Slaves of the Life-Ray
- 1941. The Biped, Reegan
- 1941. The Mad Molecule
- 1941. The Pet Nebula
- 1941. The Probable Man
- 1941. Adam and No Eve
- 1942. Hell is Forever
- 1942. Life for Sale
- 1942. The Push of a Finger
- 1942. The Unseen Blushers
- 1950. Oddy and Id
- 1950. The Devil's Invention
- 1950. Oddy and Id
- 1951. Of Time and Third Avenue
- 1952. Hobson's Choice
- 1953. Disappearing Act
- 1953. Disappearing Act
- 1953. Star Light, Star Bright
- 1953. The Roller Coaster
- 1953. Time Is the Traitor
- 1954. The Starcomber
- 1954. 5,271,009
- 1954. Fondly Fahrenheit
- 1958. The Die-Hard
- 1958. Travel Diary
- 1958. The Men Who Murdered Mohammed
- 1959. The Pi Man
- 1959. Will You Wait?
- 1963. They Don't Make Life Like They Used To
- 1964. Out of This World
- 1964. The Flowered Thundermug
- 1968. Ms. Found in a Champagne Bottle
- 1972. The Animal Fair
- 1973. Something Up There Likes Me
- 1974. The Four-Hour Fugue
- 1979. Galatea Galante
- 1979. Galatea Galante, The Perfect Popsy
- 1979. MS Found in a Coconut
- 1989. Never Love a Hellhag
- 1997. And 3½ to Go
- 1997. The Devil Without Glasses
- 2000. I'll Never Celebrate New Year's Again
- 2000. The Demolished Man: the Deleted Prologue
- 2000. The Lost Child
- 8888. Emerging Nation
Essays:
- 1953. Trematode, a Critique of Modern Science-Fiction
- 1955. What's the Difference?
- 1956. The Last Word (Letters to the Editor)
- 1958. Venturings
- 1959. Science Fiction and the Renaissance Man
- 1960. Books (reviews)
- 1961. Books (Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1961)
- 1961. Books (Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1961)
- 1961. Books: The Demolished Man
- 1963. My Private World of Science Fiction (Epilogue)
- 1970. Comment on Fondly Fahrenheit (afterword)
- 1973. Isaac Asimov
- 1975. My Affair with Science Fiction
- 1976. Comment on Fondly Fahrenheit
- 1977. Mastering the Art of Space Cooking
- 1980. Horace, Galaxyca
- 1982. Bester-Editors Correspondence
- 2000. A Diatribe Against Science Fiction
- 2000. Gourmet Dining in Outer Space
- 2000. Place of the Month: The Moon
- 2000. The Perfect Composite Science Fiction Author
- 2000. The Sun
- 2000. Writing and The Demolished Man
- 2001. Selections from the Gimmick Books
Non-genre:
Awards:
- 1953. The Demolished Man Hugo, Best Novel
- 1987. Nebula, Grand Master Award
- 1988. The Stars My Destination [vt Tiger! Tiger!] Prometheus, Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Libertarian SF Novel
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