His first novel to appear under his own name, deadly image later republished revised as the uncertain midnight was completed in 1957 and. The human point of the novel has not been lost in the advance of technology over the fifty years since it was written. Edmund cooper s transit, a vintage 1977 science fiction paperback novel, printed by ace. Edmund cooper was an english poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, and other genres including children books, essays and one detective novel, published under his own name and several pen names. Edmund cooper was an english poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, and other genres including children books, essays and one detective novel. When he got down off the illadvised hobby horses he built for himself he produced fantastic science fiction that stands the test of time transit and the cloud walker being my favourites. An illustrated fantasy essay by julie davis the query box essay by walter gillings as by thomas sheridan letters. A british view on science fiction which produces a different flavour to a genre which at the time was predominantly american. Edmund cooper, transit, vintage 1977 science fiction.
These were published under his own name and several pen names. The cloud walker, all fools day, a far sunset sf gateway omnibuses by edmund cooper 6 feb 2014 4. Transit is a science fiction novel by english writer edmund cooper, published in february 1964 by faber and faber plot. Isaac asimov essay by walter gillings butterfly ball. Cooper quickly established himself as an urbane stylist whose sometimes almost intuitive grasp of science fictions key themes and images could distinguish his best fiction and almost. At first he though it was all part of some crazy nightmare. Kronk ebook by edmund cooper 9780575116474 rakuten kobo. Edmund cooper sf gateway omnibus ebook by edmund cooper. He was a writer, known for the invisible boy 1957, sial iv 1969 and racconti di fantascienza 1978.
Who wrote the most amazing short stories in science fiction. He also finds he is not alone, but that there are three other humans marooned with him there. From the sf gateway, the most comprehensive digital library of classic sff titles ever assembled, comes an ideal sample. Born in marple, near stockport, cheshire, edmund cooper was educated at manchester grammar school and didsbury training college. Edmund cooper sf gateway your portal to the classics of. Its the story of richard avery who finds himself somehow transported to a distant planet. None of his books remain in print, none have been considered for gollanczs sf masterworks series. Edmund cooper s most popular book is the overman culture. Anyway, at some point i stumbled upon an old pocket, a novel by edmund cooper, a british author who passed away prematurely in. His works displayed perhaps a bleaker view of the future than many of his contemporaries, frequently utilising postapocalyptic settings. The last continent by edmund cooper 1969 dell science fiction paperback. The first edmund cooper i ever bought and my favourite. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.
He left school at age 15 to be a labourer, became a public servant at age 16, and at began training to be a sailor at age 17. Transit is a science fiction novel by english writer edmund cooper, published in february 1964 by faber and faber. Coopers prose is often so grandiloquent that the antiwar message is lost. His novel darker than you think 1948 is perhaps his best known and has since been included in the. And yet edmund cooper at his best was brilliant hugely entertaining with a direct and often viscerally real grasp of scene, location and character. Edmund cooper april 30, 1926 march 11, 1982 was an english poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, romances, technical essays, several detective stories, and a childrens book.
Books by edmund cooper author of the overman culture. This first appeared in 1975 when coopers career as an sf writer had more or less peaked. The day gabriel chrome, a failed book sculptor contemplating suicide on the thames embankment, stumbled on the suicide b. Edmund cooper academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Writer radhika mundra once upon a time, a woodcutter arrived in a wealthy kingdom.
For diehard fans of generation ships, edmund cooper, and 50s science fiction only i suspect most other science fiction fans will be disappointed. In the decades since his death in 1982, cooper has been almost forgotten. Edmund cooper april 30, 1926 march 11, 1982 was an english poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, and other genres including children books, essays and one detective novel, published under his own name and several pen name s. From the sf gateway, the most comprehensive digital library of classic sff titles ever assembled, comes an ideal sample introduction to the fantastic work of edmund cooper. Edmund cooper 19261982 was an english author who wrote some adventure science fiction stories, such as this one published in 1964. The protagonist richard avery reaches down to touch an object, and is whisked 79 light years away from earth where he finds himself and three other people in a battletothedeath situation against alien humanoids, the golden ones, who have been deposited in the same. It was a dutch translation of coopers 1964 novel transit, with universeel experiment being the translated dutch title. Sep 29, 2011 edmund cooper 1926 1982 edmund cooper was born in cheshire in 1926. Edmund cooper 1926 1982 edmund cooper was born in cheshire in 1926. Edmund cooper sf gateway your portal to the classics.
John stewart jack williamson was a prolific fiction writer of novels and short stories in the science fiction genre. He began to publish sf stories in 1951 and produced a considerable amount of short fiction throughout the 50s, moving on, by the end of that decade, to the. Jul 17, 2016 james goddard has very kindly agreed to let me reprint his interview with edmund cooper from science fiction monthly volume 2 number 4. Aug 20, 2010 edmund cooper april 30, 1926 march 11, 1982 was an english poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, romances, technical essays, several detective stories, and a childrens book. He began to publish sf stories in 1951 and produced a considerable amount of short fiction throughout the 50s, moving on, by the end of that decade, to the novels for which he is chiefly. Edmund cooper books list of books by author edmund cooper. The encyclopedia of science fiction says of him, edmund cooper died with his reputation at a low ebb.
Aug 14, 2012 the final product is intriguing but uneven. This first appeared in 1975 when coopers career as an sf writer. Edmund cooper author of the overman culture goodreads. Anyway, at some point i stumbled upon an old pocket, a novel by edmund cooper, a british author who passed away prematurely in 1982, only 55 years old. A respected critic and writer, whose work spanned four decades, cooper began publishing sf in the 1950s and often. Edmund cooper 30 april 1926 11 march 1982 was an english poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, romances, technical essays, several detective stories, and a childrens book. May 23, 2009 yes, but if it was accepted that just means it was acceptable at the time. Read edmund cooper sf gateway omnibus the cloud walker, all fools day, a far sunset by edmund cooper available from rakuten kobo. Edmund cooper was born on april 30, 1926 in cheshire, england. I dont know exactly how many science fiction books i have, but the total length of my. Edmund cooper 30 april 1926 11 march 1982 was an english poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, romances. Read kronk by edmund cooper available from rakuten kobo. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Science fiction monthly v02n04, april 1975 sf magazines.
An interview with edmund cooper 1975 by james goddard. Prolific british science fiction writer active from the 1950s through the 1970s. I dont know exactly how many science fiction books i have, but the total length of my bookshelves exceeds 36 meters about 120 feet. He began to publish sf stories in 1951 and produced a considerable amount of short fiction throughout the 50s, moving on, by the end of that decade, to the novels. It has some shelvinghandling wear on the covers, a small crease on the lower front cover corner, and interior yellowing consistent with the books age.