Christopher Anvil

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Christopher Anvil , actually Harry Christopher Crosby , (born March 11, 1925 in Norwich , † November 30, 2009 in Cayuta , New York ) was an American science fiction writer.

Life

His first short story, "Cinderella, Inc.", came out in 1952, and his second, "Roll Out the Rolov!", Was published in 1953 in science fiction magazine Imagination . Both under the name Harry C. Crosby. His next publication appeared in 1956 in Astounding magazine under the pseudonym he used exclusively from then on. It was the short story “Pandora's Planet”, which is now probably one of his best known. It was reprinted frequently, got a sequel, and was later expanded into a novel. Anvil's stories appeared again and again in Astounding and in the follow-up magazine Analog because he knew how to pick up on the favorite plots of the editor John W. Campbell : Aliens with superior technology and firepower lose the fight against humans because of their superior intelligence or because of their indomitable will. Another factor was Anvil's humorous spelling. The description of his characters also contributed to his success: he lets them slide from one catastrophe to the next, only to let them triumph in the end through intellectual superiority.

He also wrote some short stories about the "Federation of Humanity" (The term is based on the subtitle of the book Interstellar Patrol II , "The Federation of Humanity".). Anvil himself and John W. Campbell call this series the Colonization Series .

Much of Anvil's work consists of short stories.

bibliography

The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part.

Pandora's Planet
  • 1 Pandora's Planet (in: Astounding Science Fiction, September 1956 )
  • 2 Able Hunter (2002, in: Christopher Anvil: Pandora's Legions )
  • 3 Pandora's Envoy (in: Analog Science Fact → Fiction, April 1961 )
    • English: The messengers of doom. In: The Messengers of Doom and Other Stories. Moewig (Terra # 499), 1967.
  • 4 Pandora's Unlocked Box (2002, in: Christopher Anvil: Pandora's Legions )
  • 5 The Toughest Opponent (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, August 1962 )
  • 6 Contagious Earthitis (2002, in: Christopher Anvil: Pandora's Legions )
  • 7 Trap (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, March 1969 )
  • 8 Pandora's Galaxy (2002, in: Christopher Anvil: Pandora's Legions )
  • Sweet Reason (in: If, June 1966 )
  • Pandora's Planet (1972)
    • German: Pandoras Planet. Translated by Frank Weyrich. Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch # 360), 1984, ISBN 3-8118-3400-2 .
  • Pandora's Legions (2002)
The War with the Outs (short stories)
  • 1 The Prisoner (in: Astounding Science Fiction, February 1956 )
  • 2 Seller's Market (in: Astounding Science Fiction, December 1958 )
    • German: Operation "Cold Feet". In: The Messengers of Doom and Other Stories. Moewig (Terra # 499), 1967.
  • 3 Top Rung (in: Astounding Science Fiction, July 1958 )
  • 4 Symbols (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, September 1966 )
  • 5 Foghead (in: Astounding Science Fiction, September 1958 )
  • 6 The Ghost Fleet (in: Analog Science Fact → Fiction, February 1961 ; also: Ghost Fleet , 1970)
  • 7 Cargo for Colony 6 (in: Astounding Science Fiction, August 1958 )
  • 8 Achilles' Heel (in: Astounding Science Fiction, February 1958 )
  • 9 Of Enemies and Allies (2006, in: Christopher Anvil: The Trouble with Aliens )
Dan Redman (short novels)
  • Advance Agent (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1957 )
  • A Tourist Named Death (in: If, May 1960 )
Colonization / Federation of Humanity
  • Goliath and the Beanstalk (in: Astounding Science Fiction, November 1958 )
    • German: The green mountain. In: The Messengers of Doom and Other Stories. Moewig (Terra # 499), 1967.
  • Revolt! (in: Astounding Science Fiction, April 1958 )
  • Leverage (in: Astounding Science Fiction, July 1959 )
    • German: A world is being tamed. In: The Messengers of Doom and Other Stories. Moewig (Terra # 499), 1967.
  • Mating Problems (in: Astounding Science Fiction, December 1959 )
  • The Sieve (in: Astounding Science Fiction, April 1959 )
  • Star Tiger (in: Astounding / Analog Science Fact & Fiction, June 1960 )
  • The Troublemaker (in: Astounding / Analog Science Fact & Fiction, July 1960 )
    • German: The Troublemaker. In: Hands off the earth! Moewig (Terra # 467), 1966.
  • The Hunch (in: Analog Science Fact → Fiction, July 1961 )
  • Bill for Delivery (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, November 1964 )
  • Contrast (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, December 1964 )
  • Hunger (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, May 1964 )
  • Facts to Fit the Theory (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, November 1966 )
  • Strangers to Paradise (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, October 1966 )
  • Stranglehold (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, June 1966 )
  • Untropy (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, January 1966 )
  • A Question of Attitude (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, December 1967 )
  • Compound Interest (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, July 1967 )
  • Experts In the Field (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, May 1967 )
  • The Dukes of Desire (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, June 1967 )
  • The King's Legions (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, September 1967 )
  • The Royal Road (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, June 1968 )
  • Uplift the Savage (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, March 1968 )
  • Basic (in: Venture Science Fiction Magazine, November 1969 )
  • Strangers in Paradise (1969)
  • Test Ultimate (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, October 1969 )
  • The Nitrocellulose Doormat (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, June 1969 )
  • The Low Road (in: Amazing Science Fiction, September 1970 )
  • The Throne and the Usurper (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1970 )
  • Trial by Silk (in: Amazing Science Fiction, March 1970 )
  • Cantor's War (1971)
  • The Claw and the Clock (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, February 1971 )
  • The Operator (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, March 1971 )
  • "Riddle Me This ..." (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, January 1972 )
  • The Unknown (in: Amazing Science Fiction, July 1972 )
  • Warlord's World (1975)
  • Odds (in: Amazing Stories, July 1977 )
  • While the North Wind Blows (in: Amazing Stories, November 1978 )
  • The Trojan Hostage (in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July 1990 )
  • Interstellar Patrol (2003)
  • Interstellar Patrol II: The Federation of Humanity (2005)
Single novels
  • The Day the Machines Stopped (1964)
    • German: All wheels stood still. Translated by Horst Mayer. Pabel (Utopia Science Fiction # 473), 1966.
  • The Steel, the Mist, and the Blazing Sun (1980)
Collections
  • The Trouble with Aliens (2006)
  • The Trouble with Humans (2007)
  • War Games (2008)
  • Rx for Chaos (2009)
  • The Power of Illusion (2010)

German compilation:

  • Hands off the earth. Moewig Terra # 467, 1966.
  • The Messengers of Doom and Other Stories. Moewig (Terra # 499), 1967.
Short stories
  • Cinderella, Inc. (in: Imagination, December 1952 ; as Harry C. Crosby)
  • Roll Out the Rolov! (in: Imagination, November 1953 ; as Harry C. Crosby)
  • Compensation (in: Astounding Science Fiction, October 1957 )
  • Sinful City (in: Future Science Fiction, # 32, Spring 1957 )
  • The Gentle Earth (in: Astounding Science Fiction, November 1957 )
    • German: Hands off the earth! In: Hands off the earth! Moewig (Terra # 467), 1966.
  • Torch (in: Astounding Science Fiction, April 1957 )
  • Truce by Boomerang (in: Astounding Science Fiction, December 1957 )
  • Destination Unknown (in: Science Fiction Adventures, March 1958 )
  • Nerves (in: Fantastic Universe, November 1958 )
  • Captive Leaven (in: Astounding Science Fiction, September 1959 )
  • The Law Breakers (in: Astounding Science Fiction, October 1959 )
  • A Rose by Other Name… (in: Astounding Science Fiction, January 1960 ; also: A Rose by Any Other Name… , 2008)
    • German: Schall und Rauch. In: Raimund Schui and Wolfgang Eichsteller (eds.): Metropolis 3. Private printing Metropolis # 3, 1963. Also as: A name is a name is a name ... In: Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg (ed.): Wahltag 2090 . Lübbe Paperback # 28181, 1989, ISBN 3-404-28181-0 .
  • A Taste of Poison (in: Astounding / Analog Science Fact & Fiction, August 1960 )
    • German: Beyond Science. In: The Messengers of Doom and Other Stories. Moewig (Terra # 499), 1967.
  • Mind Partner (in: Galaxy Magazine, August 1960 )
  • Shotgun Wedding (in: Astounding / Analog Science Fact & Fiction, March 1960 )
  • The Trouble Maker (1960)
    • German: The Troublemaker. In: Christopher Anvil: Hands off the earth. Moewig Terra # 467, 1966.
  • Identification (in: Analog Science Fact → Fiction, May 1961 )
  • No Small Enemy (in: Analog Science Fact → Fiction, November 1961 )
  • Gadget vs. Trend (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, October 1962 ; also: Gadget v. Trend , 1976)
  • Philosopher's Stone (1962)
  • Sorcerer's Apprentice (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, September 1962 )
  • Uncalculated Risk (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, March 1962 )
  • Not in the Literature (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, March 1963 )
  • Problem of Command (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, November 1963 )
  • War Games (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, October 1963 )
  • Merry Christmas From Outer Space! (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, December 1964 ; also: Merry Christmas from Outer Space , 2007)
  • Rx for Chaos (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, February 1964 )
  • Speed ​​up! (in: Amazing Stories, January 1964 )
  • We from Arcturus (in: Worlds of Tomorrow, August 1964 )
  • Duel to the Death (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, June 1965 )
  • High G (in: If, June 1965 )
  • In the Light of Further Data (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, July 1965 )
  • Positive Feedback (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, August 1965 )
  • The Captive Djinn (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, May 1965 )
    • English: The captured magician. In: Science-Fiction-Stories 61. Ullstein 2000 # 118 (3260), 1976, ISBN 3-548-03260-5 .
  • The New Boccaccio (in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, January 1965 )
  • The Plateau (in: Amazing Stories, March 1965 )
  • Devise and Conquer (in: Galaxy Magazine, April 1966 )
  • Sabotage (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1966 )
  • The Kindly Invasion (in: Worlds of Tomorrow, March 1966 )
  • The Missile Smasher (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, July 1966 )
  • Two-Way Communication (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, May 1966 )
  • Babel II (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, August 1967 )
  • The New Member (in: Galaxy Magazine, April 1967 )
  • The New Way (in: Beyond Infinity, November-December 1967 )
  • The Trojan Bombardment (in: Galaxy Magazine, February 1967 )
  • The Uninvited Guest (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, March 1967 )
  • Behind the Sandrat Hoax (in: Galaxy Magazine, October 1968 )
  • High Road to the East (in: Fantastic, May 1968 )
  • Is Everybody Happy? (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, April 1968 )
  • Mission of Ignorance (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, October 1968 )
  • The Great Intellect Boom (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, July 1969 )
  • Apron Chains (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, December 1970 )
  • Ideological Defeat (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, September 1972 )
  • The Knife and the Sheath (1974, in: Roger Elwood (Ed.): Future Kin )
    • German: Get away. In: Roger Elwood (ed.): Journey to Infinity. Buoy Science Fiction, 1976, ISBN 3-414-13000-9 .
  • Brains Isn't Everything (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, June 1976 )
  • The Golden Years (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, March 1977 )
  • A Handheld Primer (in: Amazing Stories, January 1978 )
  • A Sense of Disaster? (in: Fantastic, January 1979 ; also: A Sense of Disaster , 2010)
  • The Gold of Galileo (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, October 1980 )
  • Superbiometalemon (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 1982 )
  • Top Line (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, February 1, 1982 )
  • Bugs (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, June 1986 )
  • Interesting Times (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, December 1987 )
  • Rags from Riches (in: Amazing Stories, November 1987 )
  • Doc's Legacy (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, February 1988 )
  • The Underhandler (in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 1990 )
  • Negative Feedback (in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 1994 )
  • A Question of Identity (in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July 1995 )
  • The Power of Illusion (in: Jim Baen's Universe, October 2006 )
  • The Murder Trap (2008, in: Christopher Anvil: War Games )
  • The Spy in the Maze (2008, in: Christopher Anvil: War Games )
  • Key to the Crime (2010, in: Christopher Anvil: The Power of Illusion )
  • The Anomaly (2010, in: Christopher Anvil: The Power of Illusion )
  • The Coward (2010, in: Christopher Anvil: The Power of Illusion )
  • The Hand from the Past (2010, in: Christopher Anvil: The Power of Illusion )
  • The Problem Solver and the Burned Letter (2010, in: Christopher Anvil: The Power of Illusion )
  • The Problem Solver and the Defector (2010, in: Christopher Anvil: The Power of Illusion )
  • The Problem Solver and the Hostage (2010, in: Christopher Anvil: The Power of Illusion )
  • The Problem Solver and the Killer (2010, in: Christopher Anvil: The Power of Illusion )
  • Warped Clue (2010, in: Christopher Anvil: The Power of Illusion )

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ " Christopher Anvil 1925-2009 ", Locus , December 9, 2009.
  2. ↑ Interstellar Patrol II: The Federation of Humanity by Christopher Anvil - WebScription Ebook. In: www.baen.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b Eric (ed.) Flint : Editor's forward . In: Interstellar Patrol : "Without a doubt, Christopher Anvil's richest and most developed setting was what he and John Campbell — who edited Astounding / Analog magazine where most of the stories originally appeared — called" the Colonization series. "Anvil wrote over thirty stories in that setting, ranging in length from short stories to the novel Warlord's World. "
personal data
SURNAME Anvil, Christopher
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Crosby, Harry Christopher (real name); Crosby, Harry C. (alternative spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Norwich
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 2009
Place of death Cayuta , New York