Rosel George Brown

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Rosel George Brown (* 15. March 1926 in New Orleans , Louisiana ; † 26. November 1967 ibid) was an American science fiction - writer .

life and work

Brown was born in New Orleans in 1926. She was the daughter of the art gardener Sam George and Elizabeth, née Rightor. After studying ancient Greek at Tulane University (BA 1946), she graduated from the University of Minnesota with an MA in 1950 . She then worked for three years in the Louisiana charity . In 1946 she married W. Burlie Brown and had two children with him.

Her stories have appeared in various magazines since 1958, the first in Galaxy . In addition to a collaboration with Keith Laumer , she is best known for her Sibyl Sue Blue series, which introduced feminist themes to science fiction as early as 1966. She died in 1967 at the age of 41. Your bereaved husband said:

"She died just when her long apprenticeship was beginning to pay off. Her Sibyl Sue Blue novels may have provided science fiction with a women's lib heroine."

“She died just as her long apprenticeship began to pay off. With her Sybil Sue Blue novels she could have given science fiction a feminist heroine. "

The Waters of Centaurus , the second novel in the Sibyl Sue Blue series, was published posthumously in 1970.

bibliography

Sibyl Sue Blue (novels)
  • 1 Sibyl Sue Blue (1966; also: Galactic Sibyl Sue Blue , 1968)
    • English: The plasma gods. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Paperback # 2, 1971.
  • 2 The Waters of Centaurus (1970)
Single novels
  • Earthblood (4 parts in: If, April 1966  ff .; with Keith Laumer )
    • German: Blood of the Earth. Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch . Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3146/3147, 1969.
Collections
  • A Handful of Time (1963)
  • Earthblood and Other Stories (2008; with Keith Laumer)
Short stories

1958:

  • From an Unseen Censor (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1958 )

1959:

  • Virgin Ground (in: If, February 1959 )
  • Hair-Raising Adventure (1959, in: Frederik Pohl (Ed.): Star Science Fiction Stories No. 5 )
  • Lost in Translation (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1959 )
  • Car Pool (in: If, July 1959 )
  • Save Your Confederate Money, Boys (in: Fantastic Universe, November 1959 )
  • Flower Arrangement (in: Galaxy Magazine, December 1959 )
  • Signs of the Times (in: Amazing Science Fiction Stories, December 1959 )

1960:

  • A Little Human Contact (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1960 )
  • David's Daddy (in: Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, June 1960 )
  • Step IV (in: Amazing Science Fiction Stories, June 1960 )
  • There's Always a Way (in: Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, July 1960 )
  • Just a Suggestion (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1960 )

1961:

  • Of All Possible Worlds (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1961 )
    • English: Planet of Suicides. In: Walter Ernsting (Ed.): Wanderer through time and space. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3031, 1964.
  • Visiting Professor (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, February 1961 )
  • The Ultimate Sin (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1961 )

1962:

  • And a Tooth (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, August 1962 )
  • Fruiting Body (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1962 )

1963:

  • The Devaluation of the Symbol (1963, in: Rosel George Brown: A Handful of Time )
  • Smith's Revenge (1963, in: Rosel George Brown: A Handful of Time )

1964:

  • The Artist (in: Amazing Stories, May 1964 )

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brown, Rosel George. In: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. April 4, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
  2. ^ Robert Reginald : Science fiction and fantasy literature. Detroit 1979, p. 833.
personal data
SURNAME Brown, Rosel George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brown, Rosel G. (alternative spelling); Brown, R. George (alternative spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans , Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1967
Place of death New Orleans , Louisiana