Robert Moore Williams

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Robert Moore Williams (born June 19, 1907 in Farmington , Missouri ; died May 12, 1977 in Dateland , Yuma County , Arizona ) was an American writer, primarily a science fiction writer .

Life

Williams was the son of John Browning Williams and Ida May Williams, nee Moore. He studied journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism of the University of Missouri , where he received the Bachelor graduated. From 1937 he worked as a full-time writer. In 1938 he married Margaret Jelley and had a daughter with her. In 1952 the marriage ended in divorce.

Williams' first SF short story Zero as a Limit appeared in the July 1937 issue of Astounding . In the following 35 years he published around 160 short stories and over 25 novels, over a dozen of which appeared in German translation, mostly shortened in the magazine series of the 1960s and 1970s. As a competent author, he is often considered to be quite exciting, mostly rather short novels in which he often follows conventional patterns, for example in his Jongor series, a Tarzan variant set in the Australian bush , enriched with dinosaurs. He often wrote under a pseudonym, using John S. Browning, HH Harmon, Russell Storm and the publisher's pseudonym EK Jarvis. Several of Williams's short stories were used as models for television series episodes.

In 1977 Williams died at the age of 69.

bibliography

The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part. If two years of publication are given for the original editions, the first is that of the first edition and the second that of the first edition (as a book).

Jongor
  • 1 Jongor of Lost Land (1940, 1970)
  • 2 The Return of Jongor (1944, 1970)
  • 3 Jongor Fights Back (1951, 1970)
Doom Ship (short stories)
  • 1 Doom Ship (1950)
  • 2 Three Against the Roum (1951)
Zanthar (series of novels)
  • Zanthar of the Many Worlds (1967)
  • Zanthar at Moon's Madness (1968)
  • Zanthar at the Edge of Never (1968)
  • Zanthar at Trip's End (1969)
Novels
  • World Beyond the Sky (1943)
    • German: The mysterious world. Pabel (Utopia Grossband # 143), 1961.
  • Conquest of the Space Sea (1955)
    • German: Under brain control. Translated by Hans-Rüdiger Leberecht. Moewig (Terra # 153), 1961. Also as: On the edge of the great void. Translated by Rainer Eisfeld . Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa bestseller of the cosmos), 1964. Also as: Under brain control. Translated by HP Lehnert. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 146), 1974.
  • The Chaos Fighters (1955)
    • English: Homo Sapiens for Sale. Moewig (Terra # 127), 1960.
  • Doomsday Eve (1957)
    • German: 30 seconds delay. Moewig (Terra # 170), 1961.
  • The Blue Atom (1958)
    • German: The blue atom. Moewig (Terra # 305), 1963.
  • World of the Masterminds (1960)
    • English: The Race of the Stars. Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa bestseller of the cosmos), 1963. Also called: The Race of the Stars. Moewig (Terra # 313), 1963.
  • The Day They H-Bombed Los Angeles (1961)
    • English: Atomic bombs on Los Angeles. Moewig (Terra # 275), 1963.
  • King of the Fourth Planet (1962)
    • English: The King of the Red Planet. Moewig (Terra # 318), 1963.
  • Walk Up the Sky (1962)
    • English: Gnosos Vengeance. Utopia Science Fiction # 389, 1962.
  • The Darkness Before Tomorrow (1962)
  • The Star Wasps (1963)
    • German: Wisps of Death. Moewig (Terra # 367), 1964.
  • Flight From Yesterday (1963)
  • The Lunar Eye (1964)
    • German: tunnel to the moon. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 151) TA151, 1974.
  • The Second Atlantis (1965)
    • German: The second Atlantis. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 165), 1974.
  • Vigilante 21st Century (1967)
  • The Bell From Infinity (1968)
  • Beachhead Planet (1970)
    • German: Bridgehead Earth. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 251), 1976.
  • Now Comes Tomorrow (1971)
  • Seven Tickets to Hell (1972)
Collections
  • The Void Beyond, and Other Stories (1958)
  • To the End of Time and Other Stories (1960)
    • English: Homesickness for Mars and other SF stories. Moewig (Terra # 256), 1962.
  • When Two Worlds Meet (1970)
  • Sinister Paradise and Other Tales from the Pulps (2010)
  • Time Tolls for Toro and Other Tales (2014)
  • The 22nd Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack (2015)
Short stories

If only the title and year are given as the source for short stories, the complete information can be found in the corresponding collective edition.

  • Zero as a Limit (1937, as Robert Moore)
  • Beyond That Curtain (1937)
  • Flight of the Dawn Star (1938)
  • The Man Who Looked Like Steinmetz (1938)
  • The Man Who Ruled the World (1938)
  • Song of the Shadow Death (1938)
  • Robot's Return (1938)
    • German: Heimkehr. In: Walter Ernsting (Ed.): Utopia Science Fiction Magazin, # 7. Pabel, 1957. Also called: Return of the Robots. Translated by Walter Ernsting. In: Walter Spiegl (Ed.): Science-Fiction-Stories 10. Ullstein 2000 # 15 (2860) §, 1972.
  • Quest of Zipantoric (1939)
  • Death Sentence (1939)
  • The Piping Death (1939)
  • Lundstret's Invention (1939)
  • Secret of the Pyramid (1939)
  • The Warning from the Past (1939)
  • Rocket Race to Luna (1939)
  • The Bridge to Earth (1939)
    • English: Red Death from Jupiter. Utopia Science Fiction # 273, 1961.
  • Return of Satan (1939)
  • Missing: Millions in Radium (1939)
  • Thunor Flees the Devils (1940, as Russell Storm)
  • Trouble in Avalon (1940, as Russell Storm)
  • Death Over Chicago (1940)
  • The Eternal Light (1940)
  • Rockets over Europe (1940)
  • The Quest of the Gods (1940)
  • The Tides of Time (1940)
  • Liederman's Generator (1940)
  • Dr. Destiny, Master of the Dead (1940)
  • The Red Death of Mars (1940)
  • Quest on Io (1940)
  • The Cycle of Age (1940)
  • The Golden Princess (1940)
  • City in the Far Off Sky (1940)
  • Fifth Column of Mars (1940)
  • One Way Star Ride (1940)
  • Raiders Out of Space (1940)
  • Do or Die (1940)
  • Lord of the Silent Death (1940)
  • Castaway (1941)
  • The Accidental Murders (1941)
  • Dark Reality (1941)
  • Who Was Thomas Morrow? (1941)
  • Rocky Gordon's Trillion Dollar Trap (1941)
  • To Fight Another Day (1941)
  • Survivors from 9000 BC (1941)
  • Mr. Murchison's Ghost (1941)
  • You Ought to Be Dead (1941)
  • No Heroes Wanted (1941)
  • Death Desert (1941)
  • The Reformation of Joseph Reed (1941)
  • Mr. Throop's Incredible Hand (1942, as Russell Storm)
  • Planet of Doomed Men (1942)
  • The House of Fire (1942)
  • Fate and the Fly (1942)
  • Voyage into the Lightning (1942)
  • Crime Clean-Up in Center City (1942)
  • Caveman Meets Blonde (1942, as Russell Storm)
  • Secret of the Golden Jaguar (1942)
  • The Incredible Slingshot Bombs (1942)
  • On Pain of Death (1942)
  • The Impossible Invention (1942)
  • The Mystery of Shaft 13 (1942)
  • The Son of Death (1942)
  • Blitz Against Japan (1942)
  • Johnny Had a Gun (1942)
  • Planet of the Gods (1942)
  • Gold Rush on Callisto (1943, as Russell Storm)
  • The Lost Warship (1943)
  • The Fisherman (1943)
  • The Machine (1943)
  • The Miracle of Kicker McGuire (1943)
  • Pacifist of Hell's Island (1943)
  • Jimmy Dolan's Radio Ray (1943)
  • The Man from the Stars (1943)
  • Warburton's Invention (1944, as Pvt. Russell Storm)
  • Battle Before Dawn (1944)
  • Star Base X (1944)
  • Martian Adventure (1944)
  • The Observer (1945)
  • The Miracle of Bulldozer Mike (1945)
  • The Huntress of Akkan (1946)
  • Bridge of Life (1946)
  • The Man Next Door (1946)
  • To Watch by Night (1946)
  • The Counterfeiter (1946)
  • Hickson's Strange Adventure (1947, as EK Jarvis)
  • Like Alarm Bells Ringing (1947)
    • English: The vermin from Planet III. In: Homesickness for Mars and Other SF Stories. 1962.
  • Man of Two Worlds (1947)
  • The Weapon (1947)
  • The Isle of Doom (1948)
  • Miracle Man (1948)
  • The Seekers (1948)
  • The Watching Eyes (1948)
  • Burning Bright (1948, as John S. Browning)
    • German: The light. In: Martin Greenberg (Ed.): The robots and us. Moewig (Terra special volume # 50), 1962.
  • The Pruning Man (1948)
  • The Stubborn Men (1948)
  • Secret of the Lightning (1949, also as HH Harmon)
    • German: Scorched Earth. In: Kurt Singer (Ed.): 13 horror stories. Heyne (Heyne Anthologies # 36), 1972.
  • Swamp Girl of Venus (1949, as HH Harmon)
  • Refuge for Tonight (1949)
  • The Sound of Bugles (1949)
    • German: The secret of the Martians. Translated by Heinz F. Kliem. In: Donald A. Wollheim (ed.): On distant planets. Moewig (Terra # 344), 1964. Also called: The Riddle of Mars. Translated by Otto Kühn. In: Science-Fiction-Stories 26. Ullstein 2000 # 47 (2967), 1973, ISBN 3-548-02967-1 .
  • Land of the Golden Men (1949)
  • Sons of the Prophet (1949)
  • The Girl Who Read Minds (1949)
  • The Magic of Joe Wilks (1949)
  • The Bees of Death (1949)
  • Homeward Bound (1949)
    • English: Homesick for Mars. In: Homesickness for Mars and Other SF Stories. 1962.
  • The Elixir of Peace (1949)
  • The Final Frontier (1950)
  • And No Tomorrow (1950, as Russell Storm)
  • Danger Is My Destiny (1950)
  • When Two Worlds Meet (1950)
  • World Without Men (1950)
  • The Metal Martyr (1950)
  • To the End of Time (1950)
  • Time Tolls for Toro (1950)
  • Where Tall Towers Gleam (1950)
    • German: the city of dreams. In: Homesickness for Mars and Other SF Stories. 1962.
  • This Way Out (1950)
  • The Challenge (1950)
  • Road Block (1950)
  • The Soul Makers (1950)
  • The World of Reluctant Virgins (1950)
  • Terror Out of Zanadu (1951)
  • Beyond the Rings of Saturn (1951)
  • Find Me in Eternity (1951)
  • The Void Beyond (1951)
  • Tame Me This Beast (1951)
  • Mission Accomplished (1951)
  • The Cave Where I Am Hiding (1951)
  • Adaptation (1952)
  • She Knew the Face of Evil (1952)
  • When the Spoilers Came (1952)
    • German: The exam. In: Homesickness for Mars and Other SF Stories. 1962.
  • The Winged Peril (1952)
  • Sinister Paradise (1952)
  • Thompson's Cat (1952)
  • The Night the General Left Us (1953)
  • Publicity Stunt (1953)
  • What Inhabits Me? (1953)
  • Medicine Show (1953)
  • To the Stars (1953)
  • Miss Tweedham's Elogarsn (1953)
  • Battle in the Sky (1953)
  • Auroch's Came Walking (1953)
  • Be It Ever Thus (1954)
  • The Man Who Unbelieved (1954)
  • The Spidery Pied Pipers (1954)
  • Back Door in the Sky (1955)
  • Sudden Lake (1956)
  • The Grove of God (1956)
  • The Steogar (1956, as Russell Storm)
  • Cat Astrophy (1956)
  • Last Ship Out (1957)
  • Where the High Gods Go (1957)
  • The Next Time We Die (1957)
  • The Drainers (1957)
  • The Martian Cats (1957)
  • Secret of the Painting (1957)
  • New Lamps (1957)
  • The Man from Space (1957)
  • The De Tatum Effect (1957)
  • The Red Rash Deaths (1957)
  • Shoot the Works (1957)
  • Monster in the Night (1957)
  • John Holder's Weapon (1957)
  • The Son of Jalnor (1958)
  • I Want to Go Home (1958)
  • The Diamond Images (1959)
  • Short Trip to Nowhere (1965)
  • The Smallness Beyond Thought (1966)
  • The Hide Hunters (1966)
  • Peace Corps (1966)
  • One Grave Too Many (1995, as Robert Moore)
Autobiography
  • Love Is Forever - We Are for Tonight (1970)

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Williams, Robert Moore
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Williams, Robert M. (alternative spelling); Williams, RM (alternative spelling); Browning, John S. (pseudonym); Harmon, HH (pseudonym); Jarvis, EK (pseudonym); Moore, Robert (pseudonym); Storm, Russell (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Farmington , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1977
Place of death Dateland , Yuma County , Arizona