Alfred Bester

December, 18, 1913 - September 30, 1987

Recipient of First Hugo for SF Novel: The Demolished Man (1953)

Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master Award 1988

Novels

Bester, Alfred,
--The Demolished Man, Shasta, New York, 1953. Hugo (serial in Galaxy, January, 1952 - March, 1952.)
--Tiger! Tiger! Sigwick & Jackson, 1967. (aka The Stars My Destination)
--The Stars My Destination, Franklin Watts, New York, 1956. ISBN: 0-531-15050-X (serial in Galaxy, October, 1956 - January, 1957.)
--The Computer Connection, Berkley, New York, 1975. (aka Extro)
--Golem100, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1980.
--The Deceivers, Pinnacle Books, New York, 1982.

Original Short Fiction

Bester, Alfred,
--Astounding
--Fantastic Stories
--F & SF
--Galaxy
--New Worlds
--Omni
--Star Science Fiction Stories
--Thrilling Wonder Stories
--Unknown

Collection of Short Fiction

Bester, Alfred,
--Starburst, New American Library, New York, 1958.
--The Dark Side of Earth, New American Library, New York, 1964.
--The Light Fantastic, Nelson Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 1976.
--Star Light, Star Bright, Nelson Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 1976.
--Starlight, Nelson Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 1976.
--Virtual Unrealities, Vintage, New York, 1997. ISBN: 0-679-76783-5

Criticism


The Science Fiction Novel: Imagination and Social Criticism, Advent, Chicago, Illinois, 1959. ISBN: 0-911682-02-3

Sources of Biographical and Bibliographical Information

Bester, Alfred, My Affair with Science Fiction, in Starlight, Nelson Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 1976.

Asimov, Isaac, In Memoriam: Alfred Bester, 1913-1987, in Nebula Awards 23, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, 1989. ISBN: 0-15-164930-8, 0-15-665475-X

Silverberg, Robert, Introduction, in Virtual Unrealities, Vintage, New York, 1997. ISBN: 0-679-76783-5

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