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William Tenn
(Philip Klass)
(1920 - 2010)William Tenn is the pseudonym of Philip Klass, who was born in 1920. Although he was born in London, he spent most of his life in America, teaching writing and sf at Pennsylvania State College from 1966. He began writing after serving in the Second World War and published his first story, 'Alexander the Bait' in Astounding Science Fiction in 1946. Stories like 'Down Among the Dead Men', 'The Liberation of Earth' and 'The Custodian' quickly established him as a fine, funny and thoughtful satirist. In 1999 William Tenn was selected the Science Fiction Writers of America's Author Emeritus.
Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction
Novels
Collections
Of All Possible Worlds (1955)
The Human Angle (1956)
Time in Advance (1958)
The Seven Sexes (1968)
The Square Root of Man (1968)
The Wooden Star (1968)
Immodest Proposals (2000)
Here Comes Civilization (2001)
Venus is a Man's World (2010)
Science Fiction Gems, Vol. Three (2012) (with others)
The Human Angle (1956)
Time in Advance (1958)
The Seven Sexes (1968)
The Square Root of Man (1968)
The Wooden Star (1968)
Immodest Proposals (2000)
Here Comes Civilization (2001)
Venus is a Man's World (2010)
Science Fiction Gems, Vol. Three (2012) (with others)
Novellas and Short Stories
Non fiction
Series contributed to
Anthologies containing stories by William Tenn
The Girl with Hungry Eyes (1949)
Science-Fiction Carnival (1953)
The Fantastic Universe Omnibus (1960)
Spectrum (1962)
17 x Infinity (1963)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (1963)
New Writings in SF 4 (1965)
Weird Shadows from Beyond (1965)
An ABC of Science Fiction (1966)
I Can't Sleep at Night (1966)
The Stars and Under (1968)
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973)
Science Fiction : The Great Years (1973)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4 (1975)
Science Fiction of the Fifties (1979)
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 (1981)
The Great SF Stories 10 (1983)
The Great SF Stories 9 (1983)
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories (1984)
The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book (1985)
The Great SF Stories 13 (1985)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
Invaders! (1993)
Virtuous Vampires (1996)
Monster Brigade 3000 (1996)
Southern Blood (1997)
The Science Fiction Century (1997)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
Science-Fiction Carnival (1953)
The Fantastic Universe Omnibus (1960)
Spectrum (1962)
17 x Infinity (1963)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (1963)
New Writings in SF 4 (1965)
Weird Shadows from Beyond (1965)
An ABC of Science Fiction (1966)
I Can't Sleep at Night (1966)
The Stars and Under (1968)
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973)
Science Fiction : The Great Years (1973)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4 (1975)
Science Fiction of the Fifties (1979)
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 (1981)
The Great SF Stories 10 (1983)
The Great SF Stories 9 (1983)
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories (1984)
The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book (1985)
The Great SF Stories 13 (1985)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
Invaders! (1993)
Virtuous Vampires (1996)
Monster Brigade 3000 (1996)
Southern Blood (1997)
The Science Fiction Century (1997)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
Short stories
| Child's Play (1947) | |||
| Brooklyn Project (1948) | |||
| The Human Angle [short story] (1948) | |||
| Venus and the Seven Sexes (1949) | |||
| Null-P (1951) | |||
| Firewater (1952) | |||
| The Liberation of Earth (1953) | |||
| Down Among the Dead Men (1954) | |||
| The Sickness (1955) | |||
| She Only Goes Out at Night (1956) | |||
| Time in Advance [short story] (1956) | |||
| Wednesday's Child (1956) | |||
| Winthrop was Stubborn (1957) | |||
| Eastward Ho! (1958) | |||
| The Malted Milk Monster (1959) | |||
| Bernie the Faust (1965) | |||
| The Masculinist Revolt (1965) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Mistress Sary (1966) | |||
| On Venus, Have We Got a Rabbi (1974) | |||
| The Ghost Standard (1994) |
Awards
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