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Alfred Bester (December 18, 1913 – September 30, 1987) was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scriptwriter for comics. He is best remembered for his science fiction, including The Demolished Man , winner of the inaugural Hugo Award in 1953.
- December 18, 1913, New York City, U.S.
- 1939–1981
- Writer, editor
Alfred Bester was a senior Psi Corps officer and one of the more notorious Psi Cops in Level 12 Investigations.[3] Stephen Kevin Dexter was born in August 2189 at a secret location while his parents, Matthew and Fiona Dexter, resistance leaders both, were in hiding. "Little Stee" as they like to call him was named for Stephen Walters, his godfather and a trusted friend of his parents ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Alfred Bester was an innovative American writer of science fiction whose output, though small, was highly influential. Bester attended the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1935). From 1939 to 1942 he published 14 short stories in science-fiction magazines; among these early stories was “Hell Is
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- September 30, 1987
- December 18, 1913
- The Stars My Destination.
- The Demolished Man.
- Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester by Alfred Bester, Robert Silverberg (Editor), Keith R A. DeCandido (Editor)
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Bester, Alfred. Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author. (1913-1987) US editor and author, born in New York, a city with which he was always closely associated, his first two sf novels – on which his reputation increasingly depends – both being largely set in a vividly presented future New York. Educated in both humanities and ...
The Demolished Man is a science fiction novel by American writer Alfred Bester, which was the first Hugo Award winner in 1953. An inverted detective story, it was first serialized in three parts, beginning with the January 1952 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction, [1] followed by publication of the novel in 1953. The novel is dedicated to Galaxy' s ...
Alfred Bester was the anomaly. Bester's reputation rests on only a handful of scifi novels—on two really—and some highly regarded but not widely known stories. Yet, his small production is considered seminal for modern SF. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America consider him a Grand Master in the field.
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