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Dwight V. Swain

Lifespan
1915 – 1992
Nationality
American
Active
1942 – 1957
Works held
10

Dwight V. Swain (1915–1992) wrote briskly entertaining science fiction and fantasy for the 1940s–50s pulps such as Amazing and Imagination. He is remembered even more, though, as a teacher: his University of Oklahoma professional-writing courses and his book Techniques of the Selling Writer, origin of the famous ‘scene and sequel’ and ‘motivation-reaction unit’ ideas, have trained generations of working writers.

The works

  1. 1957
    Cover of Battle Out of Time Battle Out of Time Cover of Bring Back My Brain! Bring Back My Brain! Cover of You Can't Buy Eternity! You Can't Buy Eternity!
  2. 1954
    Cover of Planet of Dread Planet of Dread Cover of The Terror Out of Space The Terror Out of Space
  3. 1952
    Cover of Dark Destiny Dark Destiny Cover of So Many Worlds Away... So Many Worlds Away... Cover of The Weapon From Eternity The Weapon From Eternity
  4. 1951
    Cover of Cry Chaos! Cry Chaos!
  5. 1942
    Cover of Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses

Wrote across

1940s1950s

Recurring themes

Space OperaSocial SFMilitary SFTime TravelDystopiaHard SFAlternate HistoryAdventure

Kindred authors shared themes

George O. SmithMurray LeinsterNelson S. BondRandall GarrettRobert AbernathyAlan Edward NourseFritz LeiberH. Beam Piper

Contemporaries writing in the same era

George O. SmithStephen MarloweRandall GarrettNelson S. BondBryce WaltonRobert SilverbergMurray LeinsterH. Beam PiperAlan Edward NourseAlfred Coppel

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