Eric Frank Russell

Eric Frank Russell ( born January 6, 1905 in Sandhurst, † 28 February 1978) was an English science fiction author, who wrote some of the most humorous stories of his time. He also used the pseudonyms Duncan H. Munro, Maurice A. Hugi, Niall ( e ) Wild and Craig Webster for short stories.

Life

He was born in Sandhurst ( Surrey, UK) in a military family and served during the Second World War with the Royal Air Force. After a short stint as an engineer, he devoted himself entirely to writing and was an active supporter of the postwar science fiction, and a member of the Fortean Society. In 1955 he won a Hugo Award for his short story " Allamagoosa " in 1985 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for " The Great Explosion" and in 2000 he was inducted posthumously into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Work

Russell was a man who detested the arrogance and the exaggerated self-presentation of various human forms of organization. His wit was aimed particularly at various types of state authority, recurrent central points of his stories have military and bureaucracy. His lyrics take these aspects of society with fine sarcasm and irony under the microscope and show positive and negative human motivations without the reader to teach.

With "The Great Explosion" he also coined " Myob! ", The abbreviation of the saying " Mind your own business" ( Mind your own business! ).

Works

Novels

  • Call him dead or Three To Conquer
  • Dreadful Sanctuary 1948
  • Men, Martians, and Machines 1955
  • Sentinels of Space 1953
  • Sinister Barrier 1939
  • The Great Explosion 1962
  • The Mindwarpers or With A Strange Device, 1964
  • The Space Willies, 1958 ( Unabridged as Next of Kin)
  • Wasp 1957

Short stories

  • A Great Deal Of Power: Too powerful, dangerous antics, ISBN 3-453-13343-9
  • A Little Oil: A tropical oil, six worlds from here ( Six Worlds Yonder / Deep Space ), ISBN 3-442-23158-2
  • Afternoon Of A Fahn: Dream Planet, Pabel - TERRA ASTRA Issue 240
  • Allamagoosa
  • A Matter of Instinct (English: Dark Tides, Panther 1699)
  • And Then There Were None (short story about The Great Explosion )
  • Basic Right
  • Bitter End: The Survivor, Science Fiction Stories 42, ISBN 3-548-03089-0
  • Dear Devil
  • Design for Great - Day: The bringer of peace, 7 Science Fiction Stories, Heyne Anthology Volume 17
  • Diabologic: Diabologik, distant stars ( Far Stars ), Goldmann 033
  • Displaced Person: That must give him credit, fireworks SF - 100 Utopian Stories ( Science Fiction & Fantasy Club - 01680 8)
  • Exposure: The error of the Formless, Moewig - Terra band 489 (also in Moewig - Utopian novels Terra anthology No. 6)
  • Almost if the Eventide
  • Hobbyist
  • Homo Saps
  • I Am Nothing
  • I Hear You Calling, (English: Dark Tides, Panther 1699)
  • I'm a Stranger Here Myself, (English: Dark Tides, Panther 1699)
  • Impulse: reaction, Science Fiction Stories 53, ISBN 3-548-03178-1
  • Into Your Tent I'll Creep
  • Its In The Blood, It 's in the blood, Pabel - Utopia Magazine 14 ( look into the world of the future )
  • Jay Score ( from Men, Martians, and Machines )
  • Late Night Final: Nocturnal Finale, The Best Stories of Eric Frank Russell, ISBN 3-8118-6703-2
  • Legwork
  • Love Story: Who can describe the mystery of fireworks SF - 100 Utopian Stories ( Science Fiction & Fantasy Club - 01680 8)?
  • Mana: Mana, The Best Stories of Eric Frank Russell, ISBN 3-8118-6703-2
  • Me and My Shadow, (English: Dark Tides, Panther 1699)
  • Mechanical Mice
  • Mechanistra ( from Men, Martians, and Machines ): Machine World, Science Fiction Stories 40, ISBN 3-548-03072-6
  • Mesmerica ( from Men, Martians, and Machines ): Blind Man's Buff, Science Fiction Stories 43, ISBN 3-548-03096-3
  • Metamorphosite
  • Minor Ingredients, (English: Major Ingredients, ISBN 1-886778-10-8 )
  • Nothing New: Nothing New, Six worlds from here ( Six Worlds Yonder / Deep Space ), ISBN 3-442-23158-2
  • Now Inhale, (English: Major Ingredients, ISBN 1-886778-10-8 )
  • Mutants For Sale: for sale mutants, monsters, ISBN 3-436-01806-6
  • Nuisance Value
  • Panic Button, (English: Major Ingredients, ISBN 1-886778-10-8 )
  • Plus X (short story to The Space Willies ): The X-Factor, Science Fiction Stories 19, ISBN 3-548-02924-8
  • P. S.: Post Scriptum, distant stars ( Far Stars ), Goldmann 033
  • Seat Of Oblivion: Soul Transfer, Soul Transfer, 1979 ( Somewhere a voice, 1965), Terra - Pabel 316
  • Second Genesis: Second Genesis, Six worlds from here ( Six Worlds Yonder / Deep Space ), ISBN 3-442-23158-2
  • Sole Solution: The solution, Pioneer 21, (English: Dark Tides, Panther 1699)
  • Somewhere A Voice: The rescue station, Soul Transfer, 1979 ( Somewhere a voice, 1965), Terra - Pabel 316
  • Study In Still Life: The quiet officials Life, The Best Stories of Eric Frank Russell, ISBN 3-8118-6703-2
  • Symbiotica ( from Men, Martians, and Machines )
  • The Army Comes to Venus (English: Major Ingredients, ISBN 1-886778-10-8 )
  • The Cosmic Relic
  • The Humanic Complex: Who would be more legal, fireworks SF - 100 Utopian Stories ( Science Fiction & Fantasy Club - 01680 8)?
  • The Ponderer, (English: Dark Tides, Panther 1699)
  • The Rhythm of the Rats: The rhythm of rats Horror 2 - Classic and contemporary stories from the realm of demons, Heyne 841
  • The Sin of Hyacinth Peuch, (English: Dark Tides, Panther 1699)
  • The Timeless Ones: The Timeless, distant stars ( Far Stars ), Goldmann 033
  • The Timid Tiger, (English: Major Ingredients, ISBN 1-886778-10-8 )
  • The Ultimate Invader, (English: Major Ingredients, ISBN 1-886778-10-8 )
  • The Undecided
  • The Waitabits: The Warteinweiler, distant stars ( Far Stars ), Goldmann 033
  • The Witness: The last witness, 10 science fiction detective stories, Heyne Anthology Volume 11
  • This One 's On Me, (English: Dark Tides, Panther 1699)
  • Tieline: umbilical cord, six worlds from here ( Six Worlds Yonder / Deep Space ), ISBN 3-442-23158-2
  • Top Secret: Top Secret, Six worlds from here ( Six Worlds Yonder / Deep Space ), ISBN 3-442-23158-2
  • Ultima Thule, (English: Like Nothing On Earth, ISBN 0-413-60010-6 )
  • U-Turn: The Last Frontier, Soul Transfer, 1979 ( Somewhere a voice, 1965), Terra - Pabel 316
  • Weak Spot: The sticking point, The Best Stories of Eric Frank Russell, ISBN 3-8118-6703-2
  • Wisel, (English: Dark Tides, Panther 1699)
  • With a blunt instrument (English: Dark Tides, Panther 1699)
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