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Charles Platt


(Charles Michael Platt)
UK flag (b.1945)

aka Aston Cantwell, Robert Clarke, Charlotte Prentiss, Blakely St. James external link

Charles Platt (born in London, England) is the author of 41 fiction and nonfiction books, including science-fiction novels such as The Silicon Man and Protektor (published in paperback by Avon Books). He has also written non-fiction, particularly on the subjects of computer technology and cryonics, as well as teaching and working in these fields. Platt relocated from England to the United States in 1970 and is a naturalized U. S. citizen.
 
 
Series
Piers Anthony's Worlds of Chthon
   1. Plasm (1987)
   2. Soma (1989)
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Laena's Children (as by Charlotte Prentiss)
   1. Children of the Ice (1993)
   2. People of the Mesa (1995)
     aka Children of the Mesa
   3. Children of the Sun (1995)
   4. The Island Tribe (1997)
   5. The Ocean Tribe (1999)
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Novels
   Garbage World (1967)
   The Gas (1968)
   The City Dwellers (1970)
     aka Twilight of the City
   The Image Job (1971)
   Planet of the Voles (1971)
   The Power and the Pain (1972)
   Outdoor Survival (1976)
   Sweet Evil (1977)
   Love's Savage Embrace (1981) (as by Charlotte Prentiss)
   Tease for Two (1983) (as by Aston Cantwell)
   Double Delight (1983) (as by Aston Cantwell)
   Less Than Human (1986)
   Free Zone (1989)
   The Silicon Man (1991)
   Protektor (1996)
   Loose Canon (2001)
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Collections
   Highway Sandwiches (poems) (1970) (with Thomas M Disch and Marilyn Hacker)
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Anthologies edited
   New Worlds 6 (1973) (with Michael Moorcock)
   New Worlds 7 (1974) (with Hilary Bailey)
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Non fiction
   Dream Makers (1976)
     aka Who Writes Science Fiction?
   Dream Makers, Vol. 2 (1983)
   Micromania (1984)
   How to be a Happy Cat (1986)
   When You Can Live Twice as Long, What Will You Do? (1989)
   Anarchy Online (1997)
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Anthologies containing stories by Charles Platt
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Short stories
The Rodent Laboratory


Awards
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (1992) : The Silicon Man
Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (1994) : The Silicon Man




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