Bond and Tucker

Today, November 23, marks the birth of two writers whose work I have enjoyed and intend to read more.

First is Nelson S. Bond (1908-2006). Bond wrote mostly short fiction in the 1940s and 1950s, although he had a few novels serialized. Arkham House published several collections of his work in the mid-2000s. He is best remembered for the Lancelot Biggs, Spaceman series.

The other is Wilson Tucker (1914-2006). Tucker wrote both novels and short fiction. His best known novel was The Year of the Quiet Sun. He wrote a short story about a man on death row who claimed he would escape by walking through the wall. I loved the twist on the end of that one.

Both of these men wrote entertaining science fiction and fantasy and deserve to be rediscovered.

4 thoughts on “Bond and Tucker

  1. deuce

    Good to see you back to blogging!

    I’ve never, ever been that big on humorous SFF. I know Bond wrote a lot of that. However, I’ve seen some cover stories from his early days in the pulps that look like straight-up SFF adventure. Have you read any of those?

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    1. Keith West Post author

      Thanks. It’s good to be back. Hopefully next semester will go more smoothly, and I write and blog on a regular basis.

      It’s been a long time, but I have read some of Bond’s more serious work. I liked it, although I’m not sure I can recall many details. It was a number of years ago. I’ll try to read some over the Christmas break and report back.

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