Nicholas Fisk

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David Higginbottom (* 14. October 1923 in London , † 10. May 2016 ) was a British science fiction - writers , of his writings under the pseudonym Nicholas Fisk published. Most of his works were youth literature .

biography

Fisk was born in London. His father, William, author of Frightfulness in Modern Art (1928), was an artist and art teacher. His mother was the sister of the Irish actor Micheál Mac Liammóir . He was educated at Ardingly College , West Sussex . Fisk died in May 2016 at the age of 92.

subjects

Space hostages

A group of children is kidnapped by a seriously ill flight lieutenant on board a top-secret spaceship. When they are in command of the ship alone, they struggle to return home safely. The book examines the dynamics of the global cold war and the interpersonal relationships between children. Published in 1967.

Trillions

A mysterious shower of tiny crystals falls over the whole earth. Nobody knows where they come from or what their purpose is, but they definitely act weird. When put together, they mimic strange and sometimes threatening shapes. A boy with a microscope is more likely than any scientific expert to find the answers. Published in 1971.

Grinny

Grinny is about a normal family in Central England whose lives change when they are visited by aliens. The alien takes the form of an apparently kind elderly relative who plays tricks on the adults in the family but does not use this method on the children. The aliens announce throughout history that this decision is for the purpose of studying human children in an unchanged state considered natural by their race. You don't care about this process on your second try. This grandma-like character is eventually exposed by the ingenuity of the kids (they find she isn't a normal person.) Published 1973. Animated as an episode of CBS Storybreak.

You remember me

In You Remember Me , the same aliens from the previous book Grinny return to Earth and try to take over the planet again, this time by "taking over" a television presenter who uses psychological tricks on your show to try to manipulate people. Again this is foiled by the children. Published in 1984.

Wheelie In The Stars

Badly paid workers in a dismal industrial settlement on a distant planet dream of assembling a smuggled motorcycle and driving it into the open spaces. But gasoline and internal combustion engines are banned and their attempts are sure to get them into trouble with the all-seeing authorities. Published in 1976.

Time trap

A late 21st century teenager discovers that he can travel back in time with a drug from his "uncle" Lipton, who is over 130 years old and will likely live at least 100 more years. Together they escape the horrors of their senseless present to relive life in the past. But time travel has its own dangers and Uncle Lipton is not entirely honest about his motivations. Published in 1976.

Monster Maker

Monster Maker was adapted by Matthew Jacobs in a 45-minute television special.

Harry Dean Stanton plays a London-based American special effects expert who is friends with a young fan named Matt Banting (played by Kieran O'Brien ). It was produced by Duncan Kenworthy by Jim Henson's London-based Henson Associates and directed by Giles Foster.

Star Striker

Tired of staying in boarding school on Earth while their parents colonize a new planet, a group of kids decide to build their own spaceship out of outdated equipment to join their parents and collaborate with the mysterious Octopus Emperor .

Bibliography (selection)

Novels

Paranormal

  • Trillions . tape 1 . Junior Press, 1973, DNB  740621335 (British English: Trillions . 1971. Translated by Roman Fink).
  • Mindbenders . tape 2 . Viking Kestrel, 1987, ISBN 0-670-81244-7 (British English, not published in German).

Star Striker

  • Starstormers: Escape from Earth . tape 1 . Reading & Leisure Publishing, 1984, ISBN 3-88884-098-8 (British English: Starstormers . 1980. Translated by Anneliese Braun).
  • Star striker: heading for the sun . tape 2 . Reading & Leisure Publishing, 1984, ISBN 3-88884-113-5 (British English: Sunburst . 1980. Translated by Anneliese Braun).
  • Catfang . tape 3 . Knight Books, 1981, ISBN 0-340-26529-9 (British English, not published in German).
  • Evil Eye . tape 4 . Knight Books, 1982, ISBN 0-340-27076-4 (British English, not published in German).
  • Volcano . tape 5 . Knight Books, 1983, ISBN 0-340-32093-1 (British English, not published in German).

Timothy Carpenter

  • Grinny . tape 1 . William Heinemann, 1973, ISBN 0-434-93856-4 (British English, not published in German).
  • You Remember Me! tape 2 . Viking Kestrel, 1984, ISBN 0-670-80001-5 (British English, not published in German).

More novels

  • Space hostages . Hamish Hamilton, 1967, OCLC 15787 (British English, not published in German).
  • The balloon . Junior-Press, 1974, DNB  750064897 (British English: High Way Home . 1973. Translated by Monika Uellenberg).
  • Little Green Spaceman . William Heinemann, 1974, ISBN 0-434-95864-6 (British English, not published in German).
  • The Witches of Wimmering . Pelham Books, 1976, ISBN 0-7207-0864-8 (British English, not published in German).
  • Wheelie in the Stars . Puffin, 1976, ISBN 0-14-031066-5 (British English, not published in German).
  • Time trap . Gollancz, 1976, ISBN 0-575-02195-0 (British English, not published in German).
  • Antigrav . Kestrel Books, 1978, ISBN 0-7226-5322-0 (British English, not published in German).
  • Escape from Splatterbang . Pelham Books, 1978, ISBN 0-7207-1054-5 (British English, not published in German).
  • Monster Maker . Pelham Books, 1979, ISBN 0-7207-1111-8 (British English, not published in German).
  • A rag, a bone and a hank of hair . Kestrel Books, 1980, ISBN 0-7226-5550-9 (British English, not published in German).
  • Robot Revolt . Pelham Books, 1981, ISBN 0-7207-1332-3 (British English, not published in German).
  • On the flip side . Kestrel Books, 1983, ISBN 0-7226-5825-7 (British English, not published in German).
  • Snatched . Hodder & Stoughton, 1984, ISBN 0-340-28455-2 (British English, not published in German).
  • Dark Sun, Bright Sun . Blackie, 1986, ISBN 0-216-92024-8 (British English, not published in German).
  • Backlash . Walker Books, 1988, ISBN 0-7445-0808-8 (British English, not published in German).
  • The Talking Car . Macmillan Children's Books, 1989, ISBN 0-333-46261-0 (British English, not published in German).
  • The Worm Charmers . Walker's Books, 1989, ISBN 0-7445-0837-1 (British English, not published in German).
  • The Back-Yard War . Macmillan Children's Books, 1990, ISBN 0-333-49277-3 (British English, not published in German).
  • A hole in the head . Walker Books, 1991, ISBN 0-7445-1942-X (British English, not published in German).

The English original title could not be verified for these two novels:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Nicholas Fisk obituary The Guardian , May 18, 2016

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Fisk, Nicholas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Higginbottom, David (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 2016