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Henry Slesar

Lifespan
1927 – 2002
Nationality
American
Active
1955 – 1964
Works held
16

Henry Slesar (1927–2002) was an advertising executive who became one of the most productive short-story writers of his era, prized for the twist ending. He wrote widely in science fiction and crime, won an Edgar Award, and became a hugely successful television writer, supplying scripts to Alfred Hitchcock Presents and, for years, the daytime mystery serial The Edge of Night. He is credited with coining the word 'coffee break'.

The works

  1. 1964
    Cover of Beside the golden door Beside the golden door
  2. 1961
    Cover of The Stuff The Stuff
  3. 1958
    Cover of Space brat Space brat Cover of The Delegate from Venus The Delegate from Venus
  4. 1957
    Cover of A kiss for the conqueror A kiss for the conqueror Cover of Beauty contest? Beauty contest? Cover of Brainchild Brainchild Cover of Get out of our skies! Get out of our skies! Cover of Heart Heart Cover of Mr. Loneliness Mr. Loneliness Cover of My Father, the Cat My Father, the Cat Cover of My robot My robot Cover of Reluctant Genius Reluctant Genius Cover of The Success Machine The Success Machine
  5. 1956
    Cover of A Message From Our Sponsor A Message From Our Sponsor
  6. 1955
    Cover of Dream Town Dream Town

Wrote across

1950s1960s

Recurring themes

Social SFFirst ContactArtificial IntelligenceHard SFSpace OperaPost-ApocalypticPsychic Powers

Kindred authors shared themes

Bryce WaltonFrederik PohlJim HarmonNoel M. LoomisPhilip K. DickRandall GarrettRay CummingsRobert Silverberg

Contemporaries writing in the same era

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

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