Donald Moffitt

Summary

Donald Moffitt (July 20, 1931 – December 10, 2014) was an American author who wrote a number of science fiction novels. Most famous among these are The Genesis Quest and Second Genesis.[1] While he was the author of many titles under his own name he also used the pseudonyms Paul Kenyon, Victor Sondheim, and Paul King. In the 1950s, Moffitt published approximately 100 short stories under 15 or more pen names (Wilson MacDonald, James D’Indy, and an assortment of others), in magazines like Man's Action, Wildcat, Gent, and Monsieur, while editing trade magazines by day. Known for his science fiction, Moffitt later turned his attention to historical mysteries.[2]

Donald Moffitt
Born(1931-07-20)July 20, 1931
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
DiedDecember 10, 2014(2014-12-10) (aged 83)
Monroe, Maine, USA
Pen nameDonald Moffitt,
Paul Kenyon,
Victor Sondheim,
Paul King
NationalityAmerican

Bibliography edit

As Donald Moffitt edit

Short fiction edit

Novels edit

Genesis Series edit
Mechanical Sky Series edit
  1. Crescent in the Sky (1989)
  2. A Gathering of Stars (1990)

As Paul Kenyon edit

Also, writing as "Paul Kenyon", a house pseudonym of Book Creations, Inc., he wrote The Baroness, an adult spy thriller series.

  • The Baroness: The Ecstacy Connection (Pocket Books, 1974, #1)
  • The Baroness: Diamonds are for Dying (Pocket Books, 1974, #2)
  • The Baroness: Death is a Ruby Light (Pocket Books, 1974, #3)
  • The Baroness: Hard-core Murder (Pocket Books, 1974, #4)
  • The Baroness: Operation Doomsday (Pocket Books, 1974, #5)
  • The Baroness: Sonic Slave (Pocket Books, 1974, #6)
  • The Baroness: Flicker of Doom (Pocket Books, 1974, #7)
  • The Baroness: Black Gold (Pocket Books, 1975, #8)
  • (unpublished) The Baroness: A Black Hole to Die In
  • (unpublished) The Baroness: Death is a Copycat

As Victor Sondheim edit

  • Inheritors of the Storm (1981)
  • (unpublished) Swimmers in the Tide

As Paul King edit

Dreamers Trilogy edit

  • Dreamers (1992)
  • The Voyagers (1993)
  • The Discoverers (1994)

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Bibliography notes
  1. ^ Briefly reviewed by Don Sakers in the April 2016 issue of Analog, pp.105–108.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Donald Moffitt (1931-2014)". Locus Online. December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. ^ Landrigan, Linda (July–August 2015). "Editor". Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. 60 (7 & 8): 4, 5.

External links edit

  • http://www.donaldmoffitt.com
  • Donald Moffitt at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  • Donald Moffitt Papers, MS 360 at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
  • "Donald Moffitt". goodreads.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-11-30.