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Damon Knight

Damon Knight was born in Baker City, Oregon. He graduated from the WPA Art Center in Salem, Oregon, then moved to New York City. His first story, "Resilience", was published in 1941. In 1943 he went into publishing, first with Popular Publications, then editing Beyond in 1950-51 and If in 1959-60. He became a science fiction critic in 1945, but gave that up in 1954. In 1956 he co-founded the Milford Science Fiction Writers' Conference. Also in 1956, he received the Hugo Award for science fiction criticism. In 1965, he founded and became the first president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He published his last book, Will the Real Hieronymus Bosch Please Stand Up? on the internet in 2000. He lived in Eugene, Oregon, United States, with his wife Kate Wilhelm, also a science fiction writer.

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Books41

Two Novels

Two Novels

A Century of Science Fiction

A Century of Science Fiction

The Dark Side

The Dark Side

World Without Children

World Without Children

Visitor to The Zoo

Visitor to The Zoo

Turncoat

Turncoat

Worlds to Come: Science Fiction Adventure Classics

Worlds to Come: Science Fiction Adventure Classics

Special Delivery

Special Delivery

2010
Why Do Birds

Why Do Birds

1992
Niso po-opasno ot edna amazonka

Niso po-opasno ot edna amazonka

1992

with Randall Garrett

E proprio la fine del mondo

E proprio la fine del mondo

1992
A Reasonable World

A Reasonable World

1991
Drugoe nebo: Sbornik zarubeznoj naucnoj fantastiki

Drugoe nebo: Sbornik zarubeznoj naucnoj fantastiki

1990

with Theodore R. Cogswell and John Brunner

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 18: 1956

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 18: 1956

1988

with Reginald Bretnor and Mack Reynolds

The Observers

The Observers

1988
Science Fiction 101

Science Fiction 101

1987

with Henry Kuttner

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 15: 1953

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 15: 1953

1986

with William Tenn

The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories

The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories

1985

with Manly Wade Wellman and Carol Serling

CV

CV

1985
Far Frontiers

Far Frontiers

1985

with Dean Ing and G. Harry Stine

Hell's Pavement

Hell's Pavement

1980
Beyond Tomorrow

Beyond Tomorrow

1976

with Brian W. Aldiss

The Best of Damon Knight

The Best of Damon Knight

1976
Orbit 12

Orbit 12

1973
Orbit 11

Orbit 11

1972
First Contact

First Contact

1971
100 Years of Science Fiction, Book 1

100 Years of Science Fiction, Book 1

1968
Orbit 3

Orbit 3

1967
Science Fiction Inventions

Science Fiction Inventions

1967
Dangerous Visions

Dangerous Visions

1967

with Samuel R. Delany, John Brunner, Carol Emshwiller, R.A. Lafferty, L. Frank Baum and Philip K. Dick

Nebula Award Stories

Nebula Award Stories

1966
Turning On

Turning On

1966
Tomorrow's Children

Tomorrow's Children

1966

with Margaret St. Clair

Tomorrow X 4

Tomorrow X 4

1964
In Deep

In Deep

1963
Great Stories of Space Travel

Great Stories of Space Travel

1963

with Murray Leinster

Far Out

Far Out

1961
The People Maker

The People Maker

1959
Best SF Three

Best SF Three

1958

with Murray Leinster and Tom Godwin

In Search of Wonder: Essays on Modern Science Fiction

In Search of Wonder: Essays on Modern Science Fiction

1956
To Serve Man

To Serve Man

1950

Collections2

Short Stories, Vol. 1

Short Stories, Vol. 1

2000