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Jack Williamson

Jack Williamson

Author Biography & Works

John Stewart Williamson was an American science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term genetic engineering. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.

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Books by Jack Williamson

The Humanoids

The Humanoids

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Why does Jack Williamson's The Humanoids take fourth place on our list? Only because he was named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction Writers of America...

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The Humanoid Touch

The Humanoid Touch

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The Humanoid Touch is Jack Williamson's sequel to The Humanoids, in which the robots that protect humanity too well are back with new ideas.

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Darker Than You Think

Darker Than You Think

By a fluke of evolution a set of shapeshifters have split off from the human race and just might supplant them.

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The Green Girl (cover not available)

The Green Girl

Another Pulp adventure where a son and father journey beneath the ocean to save the world from an alien force and to find love.

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