Bill Starr
Billie Joe Starr (born December 28, 1933 in Maricopa , Arizona ) is an American author.
He is the author of two science fiction novels about the adventures of the half-Indian Dawnboy MacCochise and his father Ranger Farstar, a spaceship captain and trader. In the first volume, The Way to Dawnworld , the young and wild Dawnboy finds himself in the world of merchants between the stars, in the second volume, The Treasure of Wonderwhat , it is about a treasure hunt. Gail C. Futoran found the books enjoyable, especially for young readers.
bibliography
- Farstar & Son (series of novels)
- The Way to Dawnworld (1975)
- The Treasure of Wonderwhat (1976)
- Short story
- The People Who Could Not Kill (1977)
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 393.
- John Clute : Rigid, Bill. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated August 12, 2018.
- Gail C. Futoran: The Way to Dawnworld / The Treasure of Wonderwhat . In: Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review. Vol. 1, No. 9 (October 1979), pp. 129 f., Digitized .
Web links
- Bill Starr in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Bill Starr at Open Library
- Bill Starr in Fantastic Fiction (English)
- Bill Starr on goodreads.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rigid, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Starr, Billie Joe (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American science fiction writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maricopa , Arizona |