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H. B. Fyfe

Lifespan
1918 – 1997
Nationality
American
Active
1951 – 1963
Works held
22

H. B. Fyfe (1918–1997), full name Horace Bowne Fyfe, Jr., was a Bronze Star veteran of the Second World War who published around sixty science-fiction stories before retiring in 1967. His work, much of it appearing in Astounding, includes the 'Bureau of Slick Tricks' series and the novel D-99, marked by competent problem-solving and a dry humour.

The works

  1. 1963
    Cover of Star chamber Star chamber Cover of The Klygha The Klygha
  2. 1962
    Cover of D-99: a science-fiction novel D-99: a science-fiction novel Cover of The Talkative Tree The Talkative Tree
  3. 1961
    Cover of Flamedown Flamedown Cover of The Outbreak of Peace The Outbreak of Peace Cover of Tolliver's Orbit Tolliver's Orbit
  4. 1960
    Cover of Fee of the Frontier Fee of the Frontier Cover of Round-and-Round Trip Round-and-Round Trip Cover of Satellite System Satellite System Cover of The Wedge The Wedge
  5. 1958
    Cover of A Transmutation of Muddles A Transmutation of Muddles
  6. 1957
    Cover of The night of no moon The night of no moon
  7. 1953
    Cover of Exile Exile Cover of Irresistible Weapon Irresistible Weapon Cover of Luna Escapade Luna Escapade Cover of This World Must Die! This World Must Die!
  8. 1952
    Cover of Calling World-4 of Kithgol Calling World-4 of Kithgol Cover of Let There Be Light Let There Be Light Cover of Manners of the Age Manners of the Age
  9. 1951
    Cover of Open Invitation Open Invitation Cover of The Envoy, Her The Envoy, Her

Wrote across

1950s1960s

Recurring themes

Space OperaSocial SFFirst ContactColonizationHard SFMilitary SFDystopiaPost-Apocalyptic

Kindred authors shared themes

Bryce WaltonGeorge O. SmithMurray LeinsterNelson S. BondPoul AndersonRandall GarrettRobert SilverbergStephen Marlowe

Contemporaries writing in the same era

Randall GarrettStephen MarloweMurray LeinsterMack ReynoldsAlan Edward NourseH. Beam PiperRobert SilverbergFritz LeiberBryce WaltonCharles L. Fontenay

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