Roger Dee Aycock

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Roger Dee Aycock (known by his pen name Roger Dee ; born December 6, 1914 in Floyd County , Georgia ; died April 5, 2004 in Rome , Georgia) was an American science fiction writer.

Life

During the time of the Depression , Aycock worked as a postman. During World War II he served three years in the US Army Signal Corps . His first science fiction story, The Wheel Is Death , appeared in Planet Stories in 1949 . In the 1950s he was a prolific writer for Pulp magazines . After 1971 nothing was published.

His novel An Earth Gone Mad (1954), a conventional dystopia of a world under totalitarian mind control, has been translated into German, Japanese and Italian. In addition to German, his stories have also been translated into French, Spanish, Italian and Croatian.

bibliography

Marco 4 (short novel series)
  • Wailing Wall (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1952 )
    • German: The Western Wall. In: Galaxy Science Fiction, # 4. Moewig, 1958.
  • Pet Farm (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1954 )
    • German: The night fell. In: Galaxy Science Fiction, # 2. Moewig, 1958.
  • Control Group (in: Amazing Science Fiction Stories, January 1960 )
Novels
  • An Earth Gone Mad (1952)
    • English: The secret of the dice. Translated by Heinrich F. Gottwald. Hönne / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Hönne Utopia-Spitzenklasse # 5), 1957. Also as: Die Macht des Kyrill. Translated by Heinrich F. Gottwald. Pabel (Utopia special volume # 203), 1963.
  • The Anglers of Arz (short novel in: If, January 1953 )
  • Problem on Balak (short novel in: Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1953 )
    • German: Problem in Balak. In: Galaxy Science Fiction, # 9. Moewig, 1958.
  • Clean Break (short novel in: Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1953 )
  • To Remember Charlie By (short novel in: Fantastic Universe, March 1954 )
  • Assignment's End (short novel in: Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1954 )
  • Traders Risk (short novel in: Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1958 )
  • The Feeling (short novel in: Galaxy Magazine, April 1961 )
  • Rough Beast (short novel in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, March 1962 )
Collections
  • An Earth Gone Mad / The Rebellious Stars (collective edition of 2 novels; 1954, with Isaac Asimov)
  • The 30th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack (2016)
Short stories

1949:

  • The Wheel Is Death (in: Planet Stories, Fall 1949 )

1950:

  • Ultimatum (in: Planet Stories, Spring 1950 )
  • Slave of Eternity (in: Super Science Stories, May 1950 )
  • Unwelcome Tenant (in: Planet Stories, Summer 1950 )
  • Last Return (in: Super Science Stories, July 1950 )

1951:

  • First Life (in: Super Science Stories, January 1951 )
  • Girl from Callisto (in: Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1951 )
  • The Watchers (in: Planet Stories, September 1951 )
  • Grim Green World (in: Planet Stories, November 1951 )
  • Palimpsest (in: Planet Stories, November 1951 )

1952:

  • The Obligation (in: Startling Stories, September 1952 )
    • German: The obligation. In: On distant planets. Moewig (Terra # 344), 1964. Also as: Das Ungeheuer. In: Science-Fiction-Stories 26. Ullstein 2000 # 47 (2967), 1973, ISBN 3-548-02967-1 .
  • Today Is Forever (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1952 )
  • The Reasonable People (in: Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1952 )
  • The Persuasive Man (in: Science Fiction Adventures, November 1952 )
  • The Star Dice (in: Startling Stories, November 1952 )
  • Paradox Planet (in: Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1952 )
  • The Wailing Wall (1952)
  • Wailing Wall (1952)
    • German: The Western Wall. In: Lothar Heinecke (Ed.): Galaxis 4. Moewig Galaxis # 4, 1958.

1953:

  • No Charge to the Membership (in: Startling Stories, January 1953 )
  • Oh Mesmerist from Mimas! (in: Planet Stories, January 1953 )
  • Earthman's Choice (in: Science Fiction Adventures, March 1953 )
  • Guest Artist (in: Fantastic, May-June 1953 )
  • The Enemy, Time (in: Space Stories, June 1953 )
  • The Minister Had To Wait (in: Fantastic Universe, June-July 1953 )
  • The Springbird (in: Beyond Fantasy Fiction, July 1953 )
  • Worlds Within Worlds (in: Science-Fiction Plus, October 1953 )
  • Problem On Balak (1953)
    • German: Problem in Balak. In: Lothar Heinecke (Ed.): Galaxis 9. Moewig Galaxis # 9, 1958.

1954:

  • The Fresh Start (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1954 )
  • Man Friday (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1954 )
  • The Frogs of Mars (in: Imagination, April 1954 )
  • Legacy (in: Thrilling Wonder Stories, Spring 1954 )
  • Tiger's Cage (in: Science Stories, April 1954 )
  • The Poundstone Paradox (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1954 )
  • The Dog That Liked Carmen (in: Orbit, No. 3, July-August 1954 )
  • The Interlopers (in: Astounding Science Fiction, September 1954 )
  • The Man Who Found Out (in: Fantastic Universe, September 1954 )
  • Thank You, Member (in: Fantastic Universe, December 1954 )
  • Pet Farm (1954)
    • German: The night fell. In: Lothar Heinecke (Ed.): Galaxis 2. Moewig Galaxis # 2, 1958.

1955:

  • Wayfarer (in: Startling Stories, Spring 1955 )
  • Partner's Payoff (in: Stories Annual, 1955 )

1956:

  • The Man Who Had Spiders (in: Fantastic Universe, February 1956 )
  • The Voiceless Sentinels (in: Fantastic Universe, August 1956 )
  • Travelogue (in: Fantastic Universe, December 1956 )

1957:

  • First Landing (in: Fantastic Universe, June 1957 )

1958:

  • Blue Monday (in: Satellite Science Fiction, February 1958 )
  • Field Report (in: Fantastic Universe, May 1958 )

1962:

  • Inconstancy (in: Amazing Stories, January 1962 )

1971:

  • Perfect Match (in: Worlds of Tomorrow, Spring 1971 )

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Aycock, Roger Dee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aycock, Roger D. (alternative spelling); Dee, Roger (pseudonym); Starr, John (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Floyd County , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 2004
Place of death Rome , Georgia