John Thomas Phillifent

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John Thomas Phillifent (born on 10. November 1916 in Durham , England , died on 15. December 1976 in London ) was a British science fiction - author . In addition to his real name, Phillifent wrote his works mainly under the pseudonym John Rackham , with the exception of the solo for ONCEL series, his short stories in Analog magazine and novels published later.

Life

The son of a miner attended college. Throughout his life he worked as an engineer for the Central Electricity Generating Board , a UK electricity company . He commented on his literary endeavors: “I have no message. I write for fun. If writing isn't fun, reading won't be fun either. "

Frederik Pohl attributes a definition of science fiction to him as Rackham's Law , according to which science fiction is characterized by the application of a certain method - just as science is determined by the application of the scientific method - which, according to Pohl, consists of the Breaking reality down into its parts, replacing some of these parts with inventions, putting the whole thing back together and describing what could then happen.

Phillifent was married twice and had two daughters. He died at the age of 60.

bibliography

Solo for ONCEL (The Man From UNCLE)
  • The Mad Scientist Affair (1966)
  • The Corfu Affair (1967)
  • The Power Cube Affair (1968)
Novels
  • Watch on Peter (1964, as John Rackham)
  • Danger From Vega (1965, as John Rackham)
  • We, the Venusians (1965, as John Rackham)
  • The Beasts of Kohl (1966, as John Rackham)
  • Time To Live (1966, as John Rackham)
  • The Double Invaders (1967, as John Rackham)
  • Alien Sea (1968, as John Rackham)
  • The Proxima Project (1968, as John Rackham)
  • Ipomoea (1969, as John Rackham)
  • Treasure of Tau Ceti (1969, as John Rackham)
  • The Anything Tree (1970, as John Rackham)
  • Flower of Doradil (1970, as John Rackham)
  • Beyond Capella (1971, as John Rackham)
  • Dark Planet (1971, as John Rackham)
  • Earthstrings (1972, as John Rackham)
  • Genius Unlimited (1972)
    • English: Insel der Genies Moewig ( Terra Astra # 137), 1974
  • Beanstalk (1973, as John Rackham)
  • Hierarchies (1973)
  • King of Argent (1973)
    • English: Der Planetenkönig Moewig (Terra Astra # 162), 1974
  • Life with Lancelot (1973)
collection
  • The Touch of Evil (1963, as John Rackham)
Short stories
  • Jupiter Equilateral (1954, as John Rackham)
  • Space Puppet (1954, as John Rackham)
    • German: Robots in action Moewig ( Terra Utopische Romane # 15), 1958. Also as: Die Kosmopiraten. Pabel (Utopia Science Fiction # 398), 1964
  • The Master Weed (1954, as John Rackham)
    • English: The twin robot Pabel (Utopia Science Fiction # 303), 1961
  • Alien Virus (1955, as John Rackham)
  • Drog (1958, as John Rackham)
  • One-Eye (1958, as John Rackham)
  • Cadet (1959, as John Rackham)
  • Curse Strings (1959, as John Rackham)
  • If You Wish (1959, as John Rackham)
  • Nulook (1959, as John Rackham)
  • The Black Cat's Paw (1960, as John Rackham)
  • Idea Man (1960, as John Rackham)
  • Ankh (1961, as John Rackham)
  • Point (1961)
  • The Stainless-Steel Knight (1961, as John Rackham)
  • The Trouble with Honey (1961, as John Rackham)
  • The Veil of Isis (1961, as John Rackham)
  • Goodbye, Doctor Gabriel (1961, as John Rackham)
  • Ethical Quotient (1962)
  • Fire and Ice (1962, as John Rackham)
  • The Dawson Diaries (1962, as John Rackham)
  • Dr. Jeckers and Mr. Hyde (1963, as John Rackham)
  • The Last Salamander (1963, as John Rackham)
    • German: The last salamander In: John Carnell (Hrsg.): The phase of terror. Pabel (Utopia Future # 277), 1966
  • What You Don't Know (1963, as John Rackham)
  • With Clean Hands (1963, as John Rackham)
  • Flying Fish (1964)
  • God Killer (1964, as John Rackham)
  • Hell-Planet (1964, as John Rackham)
  • Room with a Skew (1964, as John Rackham)
  • Advantage (1965, as John Rackham)
  • Bring Back a Life (1965, as John Rackham)
  • Finnegan's Knack (1965)
  • A Way with Animals (1965, as John Rackham)
  • Computer's Mate (1966, as John Rackham)
  • The God-Birds of Glentallach (1966, as John Rackham)
  • Poseidon Project (1966, as John Rackham)
  • Aim For the Heel (1967)
  • Catharsis (1968, as John Rackham)
  • The Divided House (1968, as John Rackham)
  • Incorrigible (1968)
  • The Rites of Man (1968)
  • All Fall Down (1969)
  • The Fine Print (1971)
  • Stoop to Conquer (1971, as John Rackham)
  • Wise Child (1973, as John Rackham)
  • Owe Me (1974)
  • The Halted Village (1975, as John Rackham)
  • Heal Thyself (1975, as John Rackham)
Non-fiction
  • That Moon Plaque (Men on the Moon) (1969)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "I have no message. I write for fun. If it isn't fun to write, it won't be fun for anyone to read. ”Quoted from: Robert Reginald: Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. Gale, Detroit 1979, ISBN 0-8103-1051-1 , p. 1033.
  2. ↑ Frederik Pohl: Forum: Two-Way Look at the Literature of Change - Frederik Pohl Considers Some Ways in Which Science and Science Fiction Overlap. In: New Scientist , May 22, 1993.
personal data
SURNAME Phillifent, John Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Phillifent, John T. (alternative spelling); Rackham, John (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British science fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Durham
DATE OF DEATH 15th December 1976
Place of death London