Harry Harrison
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Harry Harrison is an American science fiction
author best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room!
(1966), the basis for the film Soylent Green
(1973). He is also (with Brian Aldiss
) co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group
.
, notably with EC Comics
' two science fiction comic book
s, Weird Fantasy
and Weird Science
. He has used house names such as Wade Kaempfert and Philip St. John to edit magazines, and has published other fictions under the names Felix Boyd, Leslie Charteris
, and Hank Dempsey (but see Personal Life below). Harrison also wrote for syndicated comic strips, creating the Rick Random character. Harrison is now much better known for his writing, particularly his humorous and satirical
science fiction, such as the Stainless Steel Rat series and the novel Bill, the Galactic Hero
(which satirises Robert A. Heinlein
's Starship Troopers
).
During the 1950s and '60s, he was the main writer of the Flash Gordon
newspaper strip. One of his Flash Gordon scripts was serialized in Comics Revue
magazine. Harrison drew sketches to help the artist be more scientifically accurate, which the artist largely ignored.
Not all of Harrison's writing is comic, though. He has written many stories on serious themes, of which by far the best known is the novel about overpopulation
and consumption of the world's resources Make Room! Make Room!
which was used as a basis for the science fiction film Soylent Green
(though the film changed the plot and theme).
Harrison for a time was closely identified with Brian Aldiss
. The pair collaborated on a series of anthology projects. Harrison and Aldiss did much in the 1970s to raise the standards of criticism in the field.
In 1990 Harrison was professional Guest of Honour at ConFiction, the 48th World SF Convention, in The Hague, Netherlands, together with Joe Haldeman
and Wolfgang Jeschke.
Harrison is a writer of fairly liberal
worldview. Harrison's work often hinges around the contrast between the thinking man and the man of force, although the "Thinking Man" often needs ultimately to employ force himself.
Harrison was selected by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
as the 2009 recipient of their Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
.
, but has lived in many parts of the world including Mexico, England, Ireland, Denmark and Italy. He is an advocate of Esperanto
(the language often appears in his novels, particularly in his Stainless Steel Rat and Deathworld series) and was formerly the honorary president of the Esperanto Association of Ireland, as well as holding memberships in other Esperanto organizations such as Esperanto-USA (formerly the Esperanto League for North America), of which he is an honorary member, and the Universala Esperanto-Asocio (World Esperanto Association
), of whose Honorary Patrons' Committee he is a member. He served in the United States Army Air Forces
during World War II
as a gunsight mechanic and gunnery instructor. He lives in the Republic of Ireland
and maintains a flat in Brighton
for visits to England.
Harrison married Joan (nee Merkler) in 1954 in New York, a marriage that lasted until her death of cancer in 2002. They had two children, Todd (b. 1955) and Moira (b. 1959), to whom he dedicated the book Make Room! Make Room!
.
Biography and criticism
Bibliography and works
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
author best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society. The novel was the basis of the 1973 science fiction movie Soylent Green, although the movie changed much of the plot and theme, and introduced...
(1966), the basis for the film Soylent Green
Soylent Green
Soylent Green is a 1973 American science fiction film directed by Richard Fleischer. Starring Charlton Heston, the film overlays the police procedural and science fiction genres as it depicts the investigation into the murder of a wealthy businessman in a dystopian future suffering from pollution,...
(1973). He is also (with Brian Aldiss
Brian Aldiss
Brian Wilson Aldiss, OBE is an English author of both general fiction and science fiction. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss. Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss is a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society...
) co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group
Birmingham Science Fiction Group
The Birmingham Science Fiction Group, , also known as the Brum Group, was founded in 1971 . It is non-profit-making, and runs regular meetings in Birmingham, England, where SF fans can meet one another and professionals in the field informally...
.
Career
Before becoming an editor, Harrison started in the science fiction field as an illustratorIllustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
, notably with EC Comics
EC Comics
Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books specializing in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, notably the Tales from the Crypt series...
' two science fiction comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s, Weird Fantasy
Weird Fantasy
Weird Fantasy is a science fiction anthology comic that was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. The companion comic for Weird Fantasy was Weird Science...
and Weird Science
Weird Science (comic)
Weird Science was a science fiction anthology comic book that was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. Over a four-year span, the comic ran for 22 issues, ending with the November–December, 1953 issue...
. He has used house names such as Wade Kaempfert and Philip St. John to edit magazines, and has published other fictions under the names Felix Boyd, Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris , born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."-Early life:Charteris was born to a Chinese father...
, and Hank Dempsey (but see Personal Life below). Harrison also wrote for syndicated comic strips, creating the Rick Random character. Harrison is now much better known for his writing, particularly his humorous and satirical
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
science fiction, such as the Stainless Steel Rat series and the novel Bill, the Galactic Hero
Bill, the Galactic Hero
Bill, the Galactic Hero is a satirical science fiction novel by Harry Harrison, first published in 1965.Harrison reports having been approached by a Vietnam veteran who described Bill as "the only book that's true about the military."...
(which satirises Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...
's Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers is a military science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, first published as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and published hardcover in December, 1959.The first-person narrative is about a young soldier from the Philippines named Juan "Johnnie" Rico and his...
).
During the 1950s and '60s, he was the main writer of the Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Also inspired by these series were comics such as Dash...
newspaper strip. One of his Flash Gordon scripts was serialized in Comics Revue
Comics Revue
Comics Revue is a bi-monthly small press comic book published by Manuscript Press and edited by Rick Norwood. Don Markstein edited the publication from 1984 to 1987 and 1992 to 1996....
magazine. Harrison drew sketches to help the artist be more scientifically accurate, which the artist largely ignored.
Not all of Harrison's writing is comic, though. He has written many stories on serious themes, of which by far the best known is the novel about overpopulation
Overpopulation
Overpopulation is a condition where an organism's numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. The term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment, the Earth...
and consumption of the world's resources Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society. The novel was the basis of the 1973 science fiction movie Soylent Green, although the movie changed much of the plot and theme, and introduced...
which was used as a basis for the science fiction film Soylent Green
Soylent Green
Soylent Green is a 1973 American science fiction film directed by Richard Fleischer. Starring Charlton Heston, the film overlays the police procedural and science fiction genres as it depicts the investigation into the murder of a wealthy businessman in a dystopian future suffering from pollution,...
(though the film changed the plot and theme).
Harrison for a time was closely identified with Brian Aldiss
Brian Aldiss
Brian Wilson Aldiss, OBE is an English author of both general fiction and science fiction. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss. Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss is a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society...
. The pair collaborated on a series of anthology projects. Harrison and Aldiss did much in the 1970s to raise the standards of criticism in the field.
In 1990 Harrison was professional Guest of Honour at ConFiction, the 48th World SF Convention, in The Hague, Netherlands, together with Joe Haldeman
Joe Haldeman
Joe William Haldeman is an American science fiction author.-Life :Haldeman was born June 9, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His family traveled and he lived in Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Bethesda, Maryland and Anchorage, Alaska as a child. Haldeman married Mary Gay Potter, known...
and Wolfgang Jeschke.
Harrison is a writer of fairly liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
worldview. Harrison's work often hinges around the contrast between the thinking man and the man of force, although the "Thinking Man" often needs ultimately to employ force himself.
Harrison was selected by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, or SFWA is a nonprofit association of professional science fiction and fantasy writers. It was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight under the name Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc. and it retains the acronym SFWA after a very brief use of the SFFWA...
as the 2009 recipient of their Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is an award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. It is awarded to a living author for lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy. Officially, it is not a Nebula Award though it is awarded at the Nebula ceremony...
.
Personal life
Harrison was born Henry Maxwell Dempsey (although he did not know this until he was 30, at which point he legally changed his name to Harry Max Harrison). He was born in Stamford, ConnecticutStamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
, but has lived in many parts of the world including Mexico, England, Ireland, Denmark and Italy. He is an advocate of Esperanto
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
(the language often appears in his novels, particularly in his Stainless Steel Rat and Deathworld series) and was formerly the honorary president of the Esperanto Association of Ireland, as well as holding memberships in other Esperanto organizations such as Esperanto-USA (formerly the Esperanto League for North America), of which he is an honorary member, and the Universala Esperanto-Asocio (World Esperanto Association
World Esperanto Association
The World Esperanto Association is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with members in 121 countries and in official relations with the United Nations and UNESCO. In addition to individual members, 70 national Esperanto organizations are affiliated to UEA...
), of whose Honorary Patrons' Committee he is a member. He served in the United States Army Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
as a gunsight mechanic and gunnery instructor. He lives in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
and maintains a flat in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
for visits to England.
Harrison married Joan (nee Merkler) in 1954 in New York, a marriage that lasted until her death of cancer in 2002. They had two children, Todd (b. 1955) and Moira (b. 1959), to whom he dedicated the book Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society. The novel was the basis of the 1973 science fiction movie Soylent Green, although the movie changed much of the plot and theme, and introduced...
.
Novels
| Year | Title | Author Credit | Series | Notes |
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| 1960 | Deathworld Deathworld Deathworld is the name of a series of science fiction novels by Harry Harrison including the books Deathworld , Deathworld 2 and Deathworld 3 , plus the short story "The... |
Harry Harrison | Deathworld | |
| 1961 | The Stainless Steel Rat | Harry Harrison | The Stainless Steel Rat | |
| 1962 | Planet of the Damned | Harry Harrison | Brion Brandd | Variant title: Sense of Obligation (1967); serialized under this variant title in 1961. |
| 1964 | Vendetta for the Saint Vendetta for the Saint Vendetta for the Saint is the title of a 1964 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". The novel is credited to Leslie Charteris, who created the Saint in 1928, but the book was actually authored by Harry Harrison, a noted science fiction author who also wrote the... |
Leslie Charteris Leslie Charteris Leslie Charteris , born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."-Early life:Charteris was born to a Chinese father... |
Ghostwritten by Harrison, credited to Leslie Charteris Leslie Charteris Leslie Charteris , born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."-Early life:Charteris was born to a Chinese father... , and based upon Charteris's mystery series The Saint Simon Templar Simon Templar is a British fictional character known as The Saint featured in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris’s... . |
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| 1964 | Deathworld 2 | Harry Harrison | Deathworld | Originally serialised as The Ethical Engineer |
| 1965 | Plague from Space | Harry Harrison | Expanded and reissued as The Jupiter Plague (1982) | |
| 1965 | Bill, the Galactic Hero Bill, the Galactic Hero Bill, the Galactic Hero is a satirical science fiction novel by Harry Harrison, first published in 1965.Harrison reports having been approached by a Vietnam veteran who described Bill as "the only book that's true about the military."... |
Harry Harrison | Bill, the Galactic Hero | |
| 1966 | Make Room! Make Room! Make Room! Make Room! Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society. The novel was the basis of the 1973 science fiction movie Soylent Green, although the movie changed much of the plot and theme, and introduced... |
Harry Harrison | Basis for the 1973 science fiction movie Soylent Green Soylent Green Soylent Green is a 1973 American science fiction film directed by Richard Fleischer. Starring Charlton Heston, the film overlays the police procedural and science fiction genres as it depicts the investigation into the murder of a wealthy businessman in a dystopian future suffering from pollution,... starring Charlton Heston Charlton Heston Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, El Cid, and Planet of the Apes... |
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| 1967 | The Technicolor Time Machine | Harry Harrison | ||
| 1968 | Deathworld 3 | Harry Harrison | Deathworld | Originally serialised in 1968 as The Horse Barbarians |
| 1969 | Captive Universe Captive Universe Captive Universe is a science fiction novel by American author Harry Harrison, which was first published in 1969.-Plot synopsis:Chimal is a young Aztec tribesman living in an isolated valley which was sealed off from the rest of the world in ages past by a massive earthquake... |
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| 1970 | The Daleth Effect The Daleth Effect The Daleth Effect, also known as In Our Hands The Stars, is a book written by Harry Harrison and published in 1970.-Reception:James Blish described the novel as "a driving action story . . . at once as exciting and as somber as John le Carre . . . though not, I am afraid, as well written."... |
Harry Harrison | Variant title: In Our Hands, the Stars, 1970. Serialised 1969-70 under this variant title. | |
| 1970 | The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge | Harry Harrison | The Stainless Steel Rat | |
| 1970 | Spaceship Medic Spaceship Medic Spaceship Medic is a 1970 science fiction novel for young people by Harry Harrison.-Plot:On a routine trip to Mars, the passenger liner Johannes Kepler is hit by a meteorite, killing the captain and almost all the senior members of the crew and resulting in the loss of much of the ship's breathable... |
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| 1972 | Tunnel Through the Deeps Tunnel Through the Deeps Tunnel Through the Deeps is a 1972 alternate history/science fiction novel by Harry Harrison... |
Harry Harrison | Variant title: A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah! | |
| 1972 | Montezuma's Revenge | Harry Harrison | Tony Hawkin | |
| 1972 | The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World | Harry Harrison | The Stainless Steel Rat | |
| 1972 | Stonehenge | Harry Harrison and Leon Stover | This version was heavily cut from the manuscript; 1983 edition, titled Stonehenge: Where Atlantis Died, restores the full original text. | |
| 1973 | Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers is a comic science fiction novel by Harry Harrison. It is about two college students, Chuck van Chider and his friend Jerry Courtenay, who accidentally invent a device that can transport them through space, powered by a substance called "Cheddite", which is... |
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| 1974 | Queen Victoria's Revenge | Harry Harrison | Tony Hawkin | |
| 1975 | The California Iceberg | Harry Harrison | ||
| 1976 | Skyfall | Harry Harrison | ||
| 1977 | The Lifeship | Harry Harrison and Gordon R. Dickson Gordon R. Dickson Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author.- Biography :Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1923. After the death of his father, he moved with his mother to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1937... |
Variant title: Lifeboat | |
| 1978 | The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You | Harry Harrison | The Stainless Steel Rat | |
| 1980 | Homeworld | Harry Harrison | To the Stars | |
| 1981 | Wheelworld | Harry Harrison | To the Stars | |
| 1981 | Starworld | Harry Harrison | To the Stars | |
| 1981 | Planet of No Return | Harry Harrison | Brion Brandd | |
| 1982 | Invasion: Earth | Harry Harrison | ||
| 1982 | The Stainless Steel Rat for President | Harry Harrison | The Stainless Steel Rat | |
| 1982 | The QEII is Missing | Harry Harrison | ||
| 1983 | A Rebel In Time A Rebel in Time A Rebel in Time was written by Harry Harrison in 1983 and is a science fiction novel.-Plot:It centers around a racist colonel, Wesley McCulloch and his black pursuer, Troy Harmon... |
Harry Harrison | ||
| 1984 | West of Eden West of Eden West of Eden is a 1984 science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison.-Overview:In the parallel universe of this novel, Earth was not struck by an asteroid 65 million years before the present... |
Harry Harrison | Eden | |
| 1985 | A Stainless Steel Rat is Born | Harry Harrison | The Stainless Steel Rat The Stainless Steel Rat James Bolivar DiGriz, alias "Slippery Jim" and "The Stainless Steel Rat", is the fictional hero of a series of humorous science fiction novels written by Harry Harrison.-James Bolivar diGriz:... |
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| 1986 | Winter in Eden Winter in Eden Winter in Eden is a 1986 science fiction novel by American author Harry Harrison, the second in the Eden series.It tells an alternate history of planet Earth in which the extinction of the dinosaurs never occurred... |
Harry Harrison | Eden | |
| 1987 | The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted | Harry Harrison | The Stainless Steel Rat | |
| 1988 | Return to Eden Return to Eden (novel) Return To Eden is a 1988 science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison.The novel is the third and final volume in Harrison's Eden series. The first two stories of the trilogy are West of Eden and Winter in Eden.... |
Harry Harrison | Eden | |
| 1989 | Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Robot Slaves | Harry Harrison | Bill, the Galactic Hero | |
| 1990 | Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Bottled Brains | Harry Harrison and Robert Sheckley Robert Sheckley Robert Sheckley was a Hugo- and Nebula-nominated American author. First published in the science fiction magazines of the 1950s, his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist and broadly comical.Sheckley was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and... |
Bill, the Galactic Hero | |
| 1991 | Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Tasteless Pleasure | Harry Harrison and David Bischoff David Bischoff David F. Bischoff is an American science fiction and television writer.-General Background:Born in Washington D.C. and now living in Eugene, Oregon, Bischoff writes science fiction books, short stories, and scripts for television... |
Bill, the Galactic Hero | |
| 1991 | Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Zombie Vampires | Harry Harrison and Jack C. Haldeman II Jack C. Haldeman II Jack Carroll "Jay" Haldeman II was an American biologist and science-fiction writer. He was the older brother of SF writer Joe Haldeman.- Biography :... |
Bill, the Galactic Hero | |
| 1991 | Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Ten Thousand Bars | Harry Harrison and David Bischoff David Bischoff David F. Bischoff is an American science fiction and television writer.-General Background:Born in Washington D.C. and now living in Eugene, Oregon, Bischoff writes science fiction books, short stories, and scripts for television... |
Bill, the Galactic Hero | Variant title: Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Hippies from Hell |
| 1991 | Bill, the Galactic Hero: The Final Incoherent Adventure | Harry Harrison and David Harris | Bill, the Galactic Hero | |
| 1992 | The Turing Option | Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky Marvin Minsky Marvin Lee Minsky is an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence , co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts on AI and philosophy.-Biography:... |
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| 1993 | The Hammer and the Cross The Hammer and the Cross The Hammer and the Cross is the first in the series of novels written by Harry Harrison and John Holm, the pseudonym for the Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey. The book chronicles the rise of the protagonist Shef, a bastard son of a Viking and an English lady... |
Harry Harrison and John Holm | The Hammer and the Cross | "John Holm" is a pseudonym of Tom Shippey Tom Shippey Thomas Alan Shippey is a scholar of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction, in particular the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, about whom he has written several scholarly studies. He is widely considered one of the leading academic scholars... . |
| 1994 | The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues | Harry Harrison | The Stainless Steel Rat | |
| 1994 | One King's Way One King's Way One King's Way is the second part of the trilogy by Harry Harrison & John Holm that began in The Hammer and the Cross. The book was published in 1994.... |
Harry Harrison and John Holm | The Hammer and the Cross | "John Holm" is a pseudonym of Tom Shippey Tom Shippey Thomas Alan Shippey is a scholar of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction, in particular the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, about whom he has written several scholarly studies. He is widely considered one of the leading academic scholars... . |
| 1996 | The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell | Harry Harrison | The Stainless Steel Rat | |
| 1997 | King and Emperor King and Emperor King and Emperor is the third novel in the The Hammer and the Cross series. It was written by Harry Harrison and first published in 1996 by Tor Books.-Plot summary:... |
Harry Harrison and John Holm | The Hammer and the Cross | "John Holm" is a pseudonym of Tom Shippey Tom Shippey Thomas Alan Shippey is a scholar of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction, in particular the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, about whom he has written several scholarly studies. He is widely considered one of the leading academic scholars... . |
| 1998 | Stars and Stripes Forever | Harry Harrison | Stars and Stripes | |
| 1998 | Return to Deathworld | Harry Harrison and Ant Skalandis | Deathworld | Only published in Russian and Lithuanian. |
| 1998 | Deathworld vs. Filibusters | Harry Harrison and Ant Skalandis | Deathworld | Only published in Russian and Lithuanian. |
| 1999 | The Creatures from Hell | Harry Harrison and Ant Skalandis | Deathworld | Only published in Russian and Lithuanian. |
| 1999 | The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus | Harry Harrison | The Stainless Steel Rat | |
| 2000 | Stars and Stripes in Peril | Harry Harrison | Stars and Stripes | |
| 2001 | Deathworld 7 | Harry Harrison and Mikhail Ahmanov | Deathworld | Only published in Russian and Lithuanian. |
| 2002 | Stars and Stripes Triumphant | Harry Harrison | Stars and Stripes | |
| 2010 | The Stainless Steel Rat Returns | Harry Harrison | The Stainless Steel Rat |
Novellas
- The Man from P.I.G. and The Man from R.O.B.O.T. (1974) These two linked novellas, featuring interstellar intelligence agents, were comedy-drama take-offs on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The first tells of an agent of the Porcine Interstellar Guard, who performs his missions with the help of several pigs. The second tells of Henry Venn, an agent for "Robot Obtrusion Battalion — Omega Three", who poses as an interplanetary robot salesman while searching for a missing Galactic Census official on a planet populated by paranoid colonists. The latter was originally published as a short story in AnalogAnalog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine. As of 2011, it is the longest running continuously published magazine of that genre...
, July 1969.
- Planet Story (1978), published as a large format book with colour illustrations by Jim BurnsJim BurnsJim Burns is a Welsh artist born in Cardiff, Wales.In 1966 he joined the Royal Air Force, but soon thereafter he left and signed up at the Newport School of Art for a year's foundation course....
Short story collections
See List of Harry Harrison Short Stories- Two Tales and Eight TomorrowsTwo Tales and Eight TomorrowsTwo Tales and Eight Tomorrows, published in 1965, is a collection of science fiction stories written by Harry Harrison between 1958 and 1965.The collection includes:*Introduction by Brian Aldiss*"The Streets of Ashkelon"*"Portrait of the Artist"...
(1965) - War with the RobotsWar with the RobotsWar with the Robots is a collection of science fiction stories, written by Harry Harrison in 1956-1961. The collection is tied together by a central theme of robots being able to do things better than humans....
(1967) - Prime NumberPrime Number (short story collection)Prime Number is a collection of science fiction stories, written by Harry Harrison.*"Mute Milton"*"The Greatest Car in the World"*"The Final Battle"*"The Powers of Observation"*"The Ghoul Squad"*"Toy Shop"*"You Men of Violence"...
(1970) - One Step from EarthOne Step from EarthOne Step from Earth is a collection of science fiction stories written by Harry Harrison and published in 1970. The stories in the collection are tied together by the central theme of teleportation, or matter transmission as the author phrases it....
(1970) - The Best of Harry Harrison (1976)
- Stainless Steel Visions (1992)
- Galactic Dreams (1994)
- 50 In 5050 In 5050 in 50: A collection of short stories, one for each of fifty years is a 2001 collection of short stories, so named since it includes fifty short stories written by Harry Harrison over fifty years.The contents are divided into:* "Alien Shores"...
(2001) - The Men From P.I.G. and R.O.B.O.T.
Omnibus volumes
- The Deathworld Trilogy (1974): Omnibus of Deathworld, Deathworld 2 & Deathworld 3) (vt. The Deathworld Omnibus, 1999) (the BenBella [2005] edition adds the short story `The Mothballed Spaceship' from Astounding: The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology (1973))
- The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat (1978) - omnibus collection of The Stainless Steel Rat, The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge and The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
- To the StarsTo the Stars (trilogy)The To the Stars trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by Harry Harrison, first published in 1980 and 1981...
(1991) - omnibus collection of the three "To The Stars" novels - Warriors of the Way (1995), with "John Holm", a pseudonym of Tom ShippeyTom ShippeyThomas Alan Shippey is a scholar of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction, in particular the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, about whom he has written several scholarly studies. He is widely considered one of the leading academic scholars...
: Omnibus of The Hammer and the CrossThe Hammer and the CrossThe Hammer and the Cross is the first in the series of novels written by Harry Harrison and John Holm, the pseudonym for the Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey. The book chronicles the rise of the protagonist Shef, a bastard son of a Viking and an English lady...
and One King's WayOne King's WayOne King's Way is the second part of the trilogy by Harry Harrison & John Holm that began in The Hammer and the Cross. The book was published in 1994.... - A Stainless Steel Trio (2002) - omnibus collection of A Stainless Steel Rat is Born, The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted and The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues
Comics
- Rick Random with artist Ron TurnerRon Turner (artist)Ron Turner was a British illustrator and comic book artist.- Early life and career :Ron Turner became interested in science fiction at an early age, with numerous works across several media: the novels of H.G...
(trade paperbackTrade paperback (comics)In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
: October 2008, ISBN 1853756733) - Flash GordonFlash GordonFlash Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Also inspired by these series were comics such as Dash...
(1958–1964) - The Stainless Steel Rat (1979–1985) was adapted into a comic strip in the magazine 2000 AD by Kelvin GosnellKelvin GosnellKelvin Gosnell is a British comics writer and editor. He was involved in the founding of the long-running comic 2000 AD in 1977.-Biography:...
, with artist Carlos EzquerraCarlos EzquerraCarlos Sanchez Ezquerra , who has also worked under the alias L. John Silver, is a Spanish comics artist who works mainly in British comics and currently lives in Andorra...
(trade paperback: July 2010, ISBN 1906735514) - Harry Harrison's Bill, The Galactic Hero Comics; 3 issues
Miscellanea
- You Can Be The Stainless Steel Rat: An Interactive Game Book 1988 - choose your own adventure style
Non-fiction books
- Great Balls of Fire: A History of Sex in Science Fiction Illustration (1977)
- Mechanismo (1977)
- Spacecraft in Fact and Fiction (1979)
Anthologies (as editor)
- John W. Campbell: Collected Editorials from Analog (1966)
- Nebula Award Stories No. 2 (1967) (with Brian Aldiss) (vt, Nebula Award Stories 1967)
- Apeman, Spaceman (1968) (with Leon Stover)
- Best SF: 1967 (1968) (vt, The Year's Best Science Fiction) (with Brian Aldiss)
- Farewell Fantastic VenusFarewell Fantastic VenusFarewell Fantastic Venus is a science fiction anthology edited by Brian Aldiss and Harry Harrison. It was first published in 1968 as a direct response to the information returned from the first space probes sent to Venus, especially the first atmospheric probe to return data, Venera 4...
(1968) (abr as vt, All About Venus, 1968) - SF: Author's Choice (1968) (vt, A Backdrop of Stars)
- Best SF: 1968 (1969) (rev vt, The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 2) (with Brian Aldiss)
- Blast Off: SF for Boys (1969)
- Four for the Future (1969)
- Worlds of Wonder (1969)
- Best SF: 1969 (1970) (vt, The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 3) (with Brian Aldiss)
- Nova 1 (1970) (rev edition 1976, UK hc)
- SF: Author's Choice 2 (1970)
- The Year 2000 (1970)
- Best SF: 1970 (1971) (vt, The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 4) (with Brian Aldiss)
- The Light Fantastic (1971)
- SF: Author's Choice 3 (1971)
- The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume One (1972) (with Brian Aldiss) (later split into two paperbacks: The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book 1 & The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book 2)
- Ahead of Time (1972)
- Best SF: 1971 (1972) (vt, The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 5) (with Brian Aldiss)
- Nova 2 (1972)
- The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume Two (1973) (with Brian Aldiss) (only one edition; NOT the same book as The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book 2 above)
- Astounding: The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology (1973) (vt, The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology)
- Best SF: 1972 (1973) (vt, The Year's Best S.F. 1972) (with Brian Aldiss)
- Nova 3 (1973) (vt, The Outdated Man)
- A Science Fiction Reader (1973) (with Carol Pugner)
- Best SF: 1973 (1974) (abr vt, The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 7) (with Brian Aldiss)
- Nova 4 (1974)
- SF: Author's Choice 4 (1974)
- Best SF: 1974 (1975) (abr vt, The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 8) (with Brian Aldiss)
- Decade: The 1940s (1975) (with Brian Aldiss)
- Hell's Cartographers: Some Personal Histories of Science Fiction Writers (1975) (with Brian Aldiss) (memoirs by SF writers)
- Science Fiction Novellas (1975) (with Willis E. McNelly)
- Best SF: 1975, The Ninth Annual (1976) (vt, The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 9) (with Brian Aldiss)
- Decade: The 1950s (1976) (with Brian Aldiss)
- Decade: The 1960s (1977) (with Brian Aldiss)
- There Won't Be War (1991) (with Bruce McAllister)
External links
- Official website
- Official Harry Harrison News Blog
- "Worlds Beside Worlds" (Harry Harrison describes how "Tunnel through the Deeps" was written)
- Interview with Harry Harrison 6 July 1997, Dublin, Ireland
Biography and criticism
Bibliography and works