Baquet's Guide to the World's Classics: Science fiction

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Douglas Adams, English Writer
(1952-2001)

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Name: Douglas Adams
Birth: March 11, 1952, Cambridge, England, UK
Death: May 11, 2001, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Language: English
Who he was: English author, essayist, satirist, and playwright; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series; Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

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Piers Anthony, American Science Fiction Author
(1934 - )

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Name: Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob
Known as: Piers Anthony
Birth: August 6, 1934, Oxford, England, UK
Language: English
Who he is: English American author of science fiction; The Magic of Xanth series

Harlan Ellison, American Science Fiction Author
(1934-2018)

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Name: Harlan Ellison
Birth: May 27, 1934, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Death: June 28, 2018, Los Angeles, California, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American author of science fiction; A Boy and His Dog; I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream; "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman

Isaac Asimov, American Science Fiction Author
(1920-1992)

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Name: Isaac Asimov
Birth: January 2, 1920, Petrovichi, Smolensk Oblast, Russia
Death: April 6, 1992, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American author of science fiction; the Foundation Series; the Galactic Empire series; the Robot series; "Nightfall"; essay collections

Ray Bradbury, American Science Fiction Writer
(1920-2012)

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Name: Ray Bradbury
Birth: August 22, 1920, Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Death: June 5, 2012, Los Angeles, California, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American science fiction writer; Fahrenheit 451; The Martian Chronicles; Something Wicked This Way Comes; "The Veldt"; "All Summer in a Day"; Pulitzer: Special Citation for Arts (2007)

Theodore Sturgeon, American Science Fiction Author
(1918-1985)

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Name: Theodore Sturgeon
Birth: February 26, 1918, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Death: May 8, 1985, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American author of science fiction; More Than Human; I, Libertine; "Microcosmic God"; "Slow Sculpture"

Philip José Farmer, American Science Fiction Author
(1918-2009)

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Name: Philip José Farmer
Birth: January 26, 1918, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Death: February 25, 2009, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American author of science fiction; the World of Tiers and Riverworld series

Robert A. Heinlein, American Science Fiction Author
(1907-1988)

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Name: Robert A. Heinlein
Birth: July 7, 1907, Butler, Missouri, USA
Death: May 8, 1988, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American author of science fiction; Stranger in a Strange Land; The Moon is a Harsh Mistress; Starship Troopers; Time Enough for Love

A. E. van Vogt, Canadian Science Fiction Author
(1912-2000)

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Name: Alfred Elton van Vogt
Known as: A. E. van Vogt
Birth: April 26, 1912, Gretna, Canada
Death: January 26, 2000, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Language: English
Who he was: Canadian author of science fiction; best-known for the novel Slan; short stories "The Silkie"; "The Weapon Shop"; "Black Destroyer"

Clifford D. Simak, American Science Fiction Author
(1904-1988)

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Name: Clifford D. Simak
Birth: August 3, 1904, Millville, Wisconsin, USA
Death: April 25, 1988, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American author of science fiction; City; Way Station

Philip K. Dick, American Science Fiction Writer
(1928-1982)

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Name: Philip K. Dick
Birth: December 16, 1928, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Death: March 2, 1982, Santa Ana, California, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American author of science fiction; Ubik; Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?; The Man in the High Castle; A Scanner Darkly; Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said; the VALIS trilogy (VALIS; The Divine Invasion; The Transmigration of Timothy Archer); "Second Variety"

Arthur C. Clarke, British Science Fiction Writer
(1917-2008)

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Name: Arthur C. Clarke
Birth: December 16, 1917, Minehead, England, UK
Death: March 19, 2008, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Language: English
Who he was: British author of science fiction; 2001: A Space Odyssey; Profiles of the Future; Rendezvous with Rama; The Fountains of Paradise

H. P. Lovecraft, American Science Fiction Author
(1890-1937)

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Name: Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Known as: H. P. Lovecraft
Birth: August 20, 1890, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Death: March 15, 1937, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American author of science fiction; "The Call of Cthulhu"; The Shadow Out of Time; At the Mountains of Madness

J. G. Ballard, English Sci-Fi Writer
(1930-2009)

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Name: James Graham Ballard
Known as: J. G. Ballard
Birth: November 15, 1930, Shanghai, China
Death: April 19, 2009, London, England, UK
Language: English
Who he was: English novelist and short story writer (including science fiction), and essayist; The Wind from Nowhere; The Drowned World; Crash; Empire of the Sun; High-Rise
Included in lists (What's This?): GC

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Neil Gaiman, English Writer
(1960 - )

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Name: Neil Gaiman
Birth: November 10, 1960 (age 55), Portchester, UK
Language: English
Who he is: English novelist and short story writer; The Sandman; Neverwhere; American Gods; Stardust; Coraline; The Graveyard Book; Good Omens; The Ocean at the End of the Lane

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Philip Pullman, English Writer
(1946 - )

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Name: Philip Pullman
Birth: October 19, 1946, Norwich, UK
Language: English
Who he is: English writer who wrote His Dark Materials (trilogy: The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass); The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

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Ursula K. LeGuin, American Author
(1929-2018)

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Name: Ursula K. LeGuin
Birth: October 21, 1929, Berkeley, California, USA
Death: January 22, 2018, Portland, Oregon, USA
Language: English
Who she was: American author of novels, children's books, and short stories, mainly fantasy and science fiction who wrote the Earthsea series; The Hainish Cycle; The Lathe of Heaven
Included in lists (What's This?): Bloom

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Frank Herbert, American Science Fiction Writer
(1920-1986)

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Name: Frank Herbert
Birth: October 8, 1920, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Death: February 11, 1986, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American science fiction writer who wrote Dune and its sequels; the ConSentiency series; the Destination: Void series

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H. G. Wells, English Novelist
(1866-1946)

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Name: Herbert George Wells
Known as: H. G. Wells
Birth: September 21, 1866, Bromley, Kent, UK
Death: August 13, 1946, Regent's Park, London, UK
Language: English
Who he was: English novelist who wrote The Time Machine; The Invisible Man; The War of the Worlds; The Island of Doctor Moreau
Included in lists (What's This?): Bloom; GC

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Fritz Leiber, American Fantasy and
Science Fiction Writer (1910-1992)

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Name: Fritz Leiber
Birth: December 24, 1910, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Death: September 5, 1992, San Francisco, California, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American author of fantasy and science fiction stories, most famously those starring his characters Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

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