Robert W. Krepps
Robert Wilson Krepps (born December 11, 1919 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ; died January 24, 1980 in Pinellas , Florida ) was an American writer. Among other things, he wrote science fiction - (mostly under the pseudonym Geoff St. Reynard ), western and historical novels , as well as several novel versions of films.
bibliography
- Novels
- The Field of Night (1948)
- Mistress of the Djinn (1950, as Geoff St. Reynard)
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The Courts of the Lion (1950)
- English: King Solomon's Towers. Translated by Richard Hoffmann. Neff, Vienna, Berlin & Stuttgart 1956.
- Tell It On The Drums (1951)
- Baboon Rock (1959, also as Diamond Fever , 1961)
- Earthshaker (1960)
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El Cid (1961)
- German: El Cid. Translated by Werner Kortwich. Heyne # 250, 1963.
- The Big Gamble (1961, novel version of the 1961 film of the same name)
- Gamble My Last Game (1961)
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Boy's Night Out, etc. (1962)
- German: Sexy. Translated by Günter Hehemann. Heyne # 247, 1963.
- Taras Bulba (1963, novel version of the screenplay for the film Taras Bulba )
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Send me no Flowers (1964)
- German: Don't send me flowers. Translated by Günter Königsberger. Heyne # 345, 1965.
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Stagecoach (1966)
- German: San Fernando: Western Roman. Translated by Helmut Bittner. Heyne Western # 2135, 1967.
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Hour Of The Gun (1967)
- English: The Hour of the Colts: Western novel. Translated by Hans-Ulrich Nichau. Heyne Western # 2172, 1968.
- Fancy (1969)
- Short Stories (as Geoff St. Reynard)
- Wink Van Ripple (1945)
- Through a Dead Man's Eyes (1945)
- By Yon Bonnie Banks (1945)
- Androcles and the Buccaneer (1947, as Geoffrey St. Reynard)
- Mr. Beller and the Winged Horse (1947)
- The Warder and the Wampum (1947)
- Make Yourself a Wish (1948)
- Blue Bottle Fly (1949)
- Five Years in the Marmalade (1949)
- The Plaid Pterodactyl (1949)
- "A Nickel Saved ..." (1949)
- Elementals of Jedar (1950)
- The Usurpers (1950)
- Beware, the Usurpers! (1951)
- Beyond the Fearful Forest (1951)
- The Radiant Menace (1951)
- The Sword of Ra (1951)
- Tomorrow the World! (1952)
- Wrestlers Are Revolting! (1952)
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Armageddon, 1970 (1952, also as Armageddon Earth , 2011)
- English: Chaos over Manhattan. 1968.
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The Buttoned Sky (1953)
- German: The world in chains. 1958.
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The Enchanted Crusade (1953)
- English: The Enchanted Crusade. 1981.
- The Enormous Room (1953, with HL Gold)
- Don't panic! (1954, also called The Great Flying Saucer Invasion , 2014)
- The Giants from Outer Space (1954)
- Vengeance from the Past (1954)
- The Cosmic Bunglers (1956)
- Not an Accident (1995, as Robert W. Kreps)
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 397, sv St. Reynard, Geoff (rey).
- Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs, Ronald M. Hahn, Wolfgang Jeschke : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-02453-2 , pp. 940 f., Sv St. Reynard, Geoff (rey).
- David Langford : Krepps, Robert W. In: John Clute , Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated August 12, 2018.
- Donald H. Tuck : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1968. Advent, Chicago 1974, ISBN 0-911682-20-1 , pp. 260 f.
Web links
- Robert W. crepes in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by Krepps, Robert W. in Project Gutenberg ( currently usually not available for users from Germany )
- Works by and about Robert W. Krepps at Open Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Krepps, Robert W. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Krepps, Robert Wilson (full name); St. Reynard, Geoff (pseudonym); St. Reynard, Geoffrey (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1919 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania |
DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1980 |
Place of death | Pinellas , Florida |