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Jack Williamson
(John Stewart Williamson)
(1908 - 2006)aka Will Stewart
Jack Williamson has been in the forefront of science fiction since his first published story in 1928. Williamson is the acclaimed author of such trailblazing science fiction as The Humanoids and The Legion of Time. The Oxford English Dictionary credits Williamson with inventing the terms "genetic engineering" (in Dragon's Island) and "terraforming" (in Seetee Ship). His seminal novel Darker Than You Think was a landmark speculation on the nature of shape-changing.
Jack Williamson died Friday 10th November 2006 at his home in Portales, New Mexico.
Jack Williamson died Friday 10th November 2006 at his home in Portales, New Mexico.
Genres: Science Fiction, Mystery
Series
Legion of Space
1. The Legion of Space (1934)
2. The Cometeers (1936)
3. One against the Legion (1939)
4. The Queen of the Legion (1982)
1. The Legion of Space (1934)
2. The Cometeers (1936)
3. One against the Legion (1939)
4. The Queen of the Legion (1982)
Undersea Eden (with Frederik Pohl)
1. Undersea Quest (1954)
2. Undersea Fleet (1955)
3. Undersea City (1958)
1. Undersea Quest (1954)
2. Undersea Fleet (1955)
3. Undersea City (1958)
Starchild (with Frederik Pohl)
1. The Reefs of Space (1964)
2. Starchild (1965)
3. Rogue Star (1969)
1. The Reefs of Space (1964)
2. Starchild (1965)
3. Rogue Star (1969)
Collected Stories of Jack Williamson
1. The Metal Man and Others (1984)
2. Wolves of DarknessX (1999)
3. Wizard's Isle (2000)
4. Spider Island (2002)
5. The Crucible of Power (2006)
6. Gateway to Paradise (2008)
7. With Folded Hands . . . And Searching Mind (2010)
8. At the Human Limit (2011)
1. The Metal Man and Others (1984)
2. Wolves of DarknessX (1999)
3. Wizard's Isle (2000)
4. Spider Island (2002)
5. The Crucible of Power (2006)
6. Gateway to Paradise (2008)
7. With Folded Hands . . . And Searching Mind (2010)
8. At the Human Limit (2011)
Novels
The Alien Intelligence (1929)
The Girl from Mars (1930) (with Miles J Breuer)
The Green Girl (1930)
The Stone from the Green Star (1931)
Golden Blood (1933)
Xandulu (1934)
The Blue Spot (1935)
Islands of the Sun (1935)
The Fortress of Utopia (1939)
Realm of Wizardry (1940)
Darker Than You Think (1948)
Dragon's Island (1951)
aka The Not-Men
The Dome Around America (1955)
aka Gateway to Paradise (novel)
Star Bridge (1955) (with James Gunn)
The Trial of Terra (1962)
The Reign of Wizardry (1964)
Bright New Universe (1967)
Trapped in Space (1968)
Jamboree (1969)
The Moon Children (1973)
The Power of Blackness (1976)
Brother to Demons, Brother to Gods (1979)
Manseed (1982)
Lifeburst (1984)
Firechild (1986)
Land's End (1988) (with Frederik Pohl)
Mazeway (1990)
The Singers of Time (1991) (with Frederik Pohl)
Beachhead (1992)
Demon Moon (1994)
The Black Sun (1997)
The Silicon Dagger (1999)
Terraforming Earth (2001)
The Stonehenge Gate (2005)
The Girl from Mars (1930) (with Miles J Breuer)
The Green Girl (1930)
The Stone from the Green Star (1931)
Golden Blood (1933)
Xandulu (1934)
The Blue Spot (1935)
Islands of the Sun (1935)
The Fortress of Utopia (1939)
Realm of Wizardry (1940)
Darker Than You Think (1948)
Dragon's Island (1951)
aka The Not-Men
The Dome Around America (1955)
aka Gateway to Paradise (novel)
Star Bridge (1955) (with James Gunn)
The Trial of Terra (1962)
The Reign of Wizardry (1964)
Bright New Universe (1967)
Trapped in Space (1968)
Jamboree (1969)
The Moon Children (1973)
The Power of Blackness (1976)
Brother to Demons, Brother to Gods (1979)
Manseed (1982)
Lifeburst (1984)
Firechild (1986)
Land's End (1988) (with Frederik Pohl)
Mazeway (1990)
The Singers of Time (1991) (with Frederik Pohl)
Beachhead (1992)
Demon Moon (1994)
The Black Sun (1997)
The Silicon Dagger (1999)
Terraforming Earth (2001)
The Stonehenge Gate (2005)
Collections
Lady in Danger (1945)
The Moon Era (1967) (with Murray Leinster and John Wyndham)
The Pandora Effect (1969)
People Machines (1971)
The Early Williamson (1975)
Dreadful Sleep (1977)
The Best of Jack Williamson (1978)
Dragon's Island and Other Stories (2002)
Darker Than You Think and Other Novels (2003)
Seventy-Five (2004)
The Moon Era (1967) (with Murray Leinster and John Wyndham)
The Pandora Effect (1969)
People Machines (1971)
The Early Williamson (1975)
Dreadful Sleep (1977)
The Best of Jack Williamson (1978)
Dragon's Island and Other Stories (2002)
Darker Than You Think and Other Novels (2003)
Seventy-Five (2004)
Novellas and Short Stories
Non fiction
Omnibus editions
A Sense of Wonder (1967) (with Murray Leinster and John Wyndham)
The Humanoids and With Folded Hands (2002)
The Green Girl / The Robot Peril (2012) (with Don Wilcox)
Jack Williamson SF Gateway Omnibus (2014)
The Humanoids and With Folded Hands (2002)
The Green Girl / The Robot Peril (2012) (with Don Wilcox)
Jack Williamson SF Gateway Omnibus (2014)
Series contributed to
Black Cat Weekly
93. Black Cat Weekly #93 (2023) (with others)
100. Black Cat Weekly #100 (2023) (with others)
93. Black Cat Weekly #93 (2023) (with others)
100. Black Cat Weekly #100 (2023) (with others)
Anthologies containing stories by Jack Williamson
From Other Worlds (1952)
Venture Science Fiction 9 (1964)
A Sense of Wonder (1967)
Worlds of If 128 (1968)
Worlds of If 129 (1969)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 2A (1973)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6 (1977)
The Great SF Stories One (1979)
The Great SF Stories Two (1979)
The Great SF Stories 9 (1983)
Top Science Fiction (1984)
A Very Large Array (1987)
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction (1989)
Visions of Wonder (1996)
Year's Best SF 3 (1998)
Alien Pets (1998)
The SFWA Grand Masters (1999)
Star Colonies (2000)
Venture Science Fiction 9 (1964)
A Sense of Wonder (1967)
Worlds of If 128 (1968)
Worlds of If 129 (1969)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 2A (1973)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6 (1977)
The Great SF Stories One (1979)
The Great SF Stories Two (1979)
The Great SF Stories 9 (1983)
Top Science Fiction (1984)
A Very Large Array (1987)
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction (1989)
Visions of Wonder (1996)
Year's Best SF 3 (1998)
Alien Pets (1998)
The SFWA Grand Masters (1999)
Star Colonies (2000)
Short stories
| The Metal Man (1928) | |||
| The Cosmic Express (1930) | |||
| The Moon Era [short story] (1931) | |||
| Star Bright (1939) | |||
| Hindsight (1940) | |||
| Collision Orbit (1942) (as by Will Stewart) | |||
| Minus Sign (1942) (as by Will Stewart) | |||
| Opposites - React! (1943) (as by Will Stewart) | |||
| With Folded Hands... (1947) | |||
| The Man from Outside (1951) | |||
| Beans (1958) | |||
| Rogue Star (part 2) (1968) (with Frederik Pohl) | |||
| Rogue Star (part 3) (1968) (with Frederik Pohl) | |||
| Jamboree [short story] (1969) | |||
| The Highest Dive (1976) | |||
| The Humanoid Universe (1980) | |||
| The Firefly Tree (1997) | |||
| The Pet Rocks Mystery (1998) | |||
| Eden Star (2000) |
Awards
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Jack Williamson recommends
My Father's Ghost (2002)
Suzy McKee Charnas
"This is a book for today. Written honestly and plainly, it llluminates a universal problem."
Over the River and Through the Woods (1996)
Clifford D Simak
"Good fantasy - and that includes science fiction - takes off from the known for its flights into the new. Cliff Simak was a master of the art. His known was the rural Midwest that he loved. His new could reach to the ends of space and time, but never beyond reality. Even his cosmic aliens always had half human dimensions that made them believable. I loved him, as so many did, for his unfailing warmth and a wit that was keen but never cruel. I heard from him often during the painful time after his wife's death. His own death touched me deeply, and I'm happy to see him remembered with this collection of his best-loved stories."
Heechee Rendezvous (1984)
(Heechee, book 3)
Frederik Pohl
"The Heechee are one of the greatest creations of science fiction."
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