Robert Abernathy

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Robert Harwood Abernathy (born June 6, 1924 in Tucson , Arizona ; died April 6, 1990 ) was an American science fiction writer.

Life

Abernathy studied Slavic languages from 1945 at Harvard University , where he received his doctorate in 1951. Until his retirement he was Professor of Slavic Studies at the University of Colorado with a focus.

He published numerous short stories in the SF magazines of the Golden Age of Science Fiction during the 1940s and 1950s , initially in Astounding , then in Planet Stories and later mostly in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction . The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction characterizes him as a "reliable, respectable author" who stopped publishing with the decline of SF magazines and the transition to the paperback series. As a Slavist, he also translated works in Stanisław Lem into English.

bibliography

  • Heritage (in: Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1942 )
  • Peril of the Blue World (in: Planet Stories, Winter 1942 )
  • Mission from Arcturus (in: Science Fiction Quarterly, Spring 1943 )
  • Saboteur of Space (in: Planet Stories, Spring 1944 )
  • The Canal Builders (in: Astounding Science Fiction, January 1945 )
  • When the Rockets Come (in: Astounding Science Fiction, March 1945 )
  • Failure on Titan (in: Planet Stories, Winter 1947 )
  • Hostage of Tomorrow (in: Planet Stories, Spring 1949 )
  • The Giants Return (in: Planet Stories, Fall 1949 )
  • The Dead-Star Rover (in: Planet Stories, Winter 1949 )
  • The Tower of Babble (in: Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Winter 1950 )
  • The Ultimate Peril (in: Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Fall 1950 )
  • Strange Exodus (in: Planet Stories, Fall 1950 )
  • Righteous Plague (in: Science Fiction Quarterly, May 1951 )
  • The Four Commandments (in: Science Fiction Quarterly, February 1953 )
  • The Rotifers (in: IF Worlds of Science Fiction, March 1953 )
  • Lifework (in: Science Fiction Quarterly, May 1953 )
  • The Captain's Getaway (1953, in: Orbit, No. 1 )
  • Professor Schlucker's Fallacy (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1953 )
  • Axolotl (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1954 ; also: Deep Space , 1957)
  • The Record of Currupira (in: Fantastic Universe, January 1954 )
  • Tag (in: Beyond Fantasy Fiction, January 1954 )
  • The Firefighter (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1954 )
  • When the Mountain Shook (in: IF Worlds of Science Fiction, March 1954 )
  • The Thousandth Year (in: Astounding Science Fiction, April 1954 )
  • Heirs Apparent (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1954 )
    • German: The rightful heirs. In: Anthony Boucher (Ed.): 20 Science Fiction Stories. Heyne Anthologies # 2, 1963.
  • Pyramid (in: Astounding Science Fiction, July 1954 )
  • The Marvelous Movie (in: Future Science Fiction, August 1954 )
  • The Fishers (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1954 )
  • Single Combat (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1955 )
  • World of the Drone (in: Imagination, January 1955 )
  • The Guzzler (in: Science Fiction Quarterly, May 1955 )
  • The Year 2000 (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1956 )
  • Junior (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1956 )
  • Grandma's Lie Soap (in: Fantastic Universe, February 1956 )
  • One of Them? (in: Science Fiction Quarterly, May 1956 )
  • The Laugh (in: Fantastic Universe, June 1956 )
  • Hour Without Glory (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1956 )

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personal data
SURNAME Abernathy, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abernathy, Robert Harwood (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Tucson , Arizona
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1990