Lan Wright

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lionel Percy Wright, known professionally as Lan Wright (1923–2010)[1] was a British science fiction writer. All of his fiction has been published under the pen name "Lan Wright".

During the period 1952 to 1963, Wright was a regular contributor to various British SF magazines, including E. J. Carnell's New Worlds and Science Fantasy. Wright published no fiction after 1968, due to increased responsibilities of his employment.[2]

Wright was married, lived in Watford and was employed by British Railways. He was a "keen" amateur cricket player.[3]

Works

His first story was "Operation Exodus", which appeared in New Worlds in 1952.[4] "Dream World" appeared in Nebula Science Fiction #21, May 1957. His novels include:

  • Who Speaks of Conquest? (1956) Ace Books bound dos-à-dos with Donald A. Wollheim's The Earth in Peril.
  • A Man Called Destiny (1958) Ace Books bound dos-à-dos with Robert Silverberg's Stepsons of Terra.
  • Assignment Luther (1963)
  • Exile From Xanadu (1964) Ace Books bound dos-à-dos with Fred Saberhagen's The Golden People.
  • The Last Hope of Earth (1965)
  • The Pictures of Pavanne (1968)

References

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  3. "New Worlds Profiles Lan Wright", New Worlds 27, September 1954
  4. Clute and Nicholls 1993, p. 1349.

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Sources

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