Saturday, June 14, 2008

A J Budrys (1931-2008)

Algis "A. J." Budrys died on 9 June at the age of 77. An obituary is due in The Guardian shortly but I thought I'd post the following listing of his books.

Obituaries: Chicago Tribune (11 June); The Independent (14 June); The Times (7 July), The Guardian (12 September).

Publications

Novels
False Night. New York, Lion Books, 1954; restored text as Some Will Not Die, Evanston, IL, Regency Books, 1961; London, Mayflower, 1964; revised, Norfolk, VA, Starblaze Editions, 1978.
Man of Earth. New York, Ballantine Books, 1958.
Who?. New York, Pyramid Books, 1958; London, Victor Gollancz, 1962.
The Falling Torch. New York, Pyramid Books, 1959; expanded, New York, Baen Books, Jan 1991.
Rogue Moon. Greenwich, CT, Gold Medal, 1960; London, Frederick Muller, 1961; with new introductions by Algis Budrys and Joseph Milicia, Boston, Gregg Press, 1977; as The Death Machine, Poughkeepsie, Unifont, 2001.
The Amsirs and the Iron Thorn. Greenwich, CT, Gold Medal, 1967; as The Iron Thorn, London, Victor Gollancz, 1968.
Michaelmas. New York, Berkley Publishing, 1977; London, Victor Gollancz, 1977.
The Life Machine. New York, Berkley Publishing, 1979.
Cerberus. Eugene, OR, Pulphouse, Apr 1989. [chap]
Hard Landing. New York, Warner Books, Mar 1993.

Collections
The Unexpected Dimension. New York, Ballantine Books, 1960; London, Victor Gollancz, 1962.
Budrys Inferno. New York, Berkley, 1963; as The Furious Future, London, Victor Gollancz, 1964.
Blood and Burning. New York, Berkley, 1978; London, Victor Gollancz, 1979.
Entertainment. Framingham, MA, NESFA Press, Sep 1997.

Non-fiction
Truman and the Pendergasts (as Frank Mason). Evanston, IL, Regency Books, 1963.
Bicycles… How They Work and How to Fix Them (as Ajay Budrys). Rand McNally, 1976; edited by Ken Evans & Allan Scott, London, A. & C. Black, 1984.
Non-literary Influences on Science Fiction. Polk City, Iowa, Chris Drumm, 1983.
Benchmarks: Galaxy Bookshelf. Carbondale, IL, Southern Illinois University Press, May 1985.
Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy. Eugene, OR, Pulphouse, 1990.
Writing to the Point: A Complete Guide to Selling Fiction. Evanston, IL, Unifont Co., Sep 1994.
Outposts: Literatures of Milieux. San Bernardino, CA, Borgo Press, 1996.
Unexplained. Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Unifont Books, 2000.

Others (as editor)
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications, Mar 1985; New Era, Mar 1986.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume II. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications, Mar 1986; New Era, Mar 1986.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume III. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications, Apr 1987; New Era, Feb 1988.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume IV. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications, Jun 1988; New Era, Dec 1990.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume V. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications, May 1989; New Era, Mar 1993.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume VI. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications, Jun 1990.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume VII. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications, Jul 1991.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume VIII, with Dave Wolverton Los Angeles, Bridge Publications, Sep 1992.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume XV. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications, Sep 1999.
L. Ron Hubbard presents The Best of Writers of the Future. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications, Sep 2000.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume XVI. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications, Sep 2000.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume XVII. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications,Sep 2001.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume XVIII. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications/Galaxy Press, Sep 2002.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume XIX. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications/Galaxy Press, Sep 2003.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume XX. Los Angeles, Bridge Publications/Galaxy Press, Aug 2004.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume XXI. Hollywood, CA, Galaxy Press, Sep 2005.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume XXII. Hollywood, CA, Galaxy Press, Aug 2006.
L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future. Volume XXIII. Hollywood, CA, Galaxy Press, Sep 2007.

Radio Play
Rogue Moon (broadcast 1979).

Audio
85.2 minutes of Algis Budrys reading from his own work. Evanston, IL, Unifont, 1995. [cassette tape]

About
An Algis Budrys Checklist. Polk City, Iowa, Chris Drumm, 1983.

1 comment:

  1. Wonderful writer. He was among the first I read. In my mind he was part of the A.E.VanVogt style, attempting to bring a sense of politics into the scene.

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