- For the radio personality, see Harry Harrison (radio)
Harry Harrison has been a popular American radio personality for over 50 years. Harrison is the only DJ to be a WMCA “Good Guy,” a WABC “All-American,” and on the WCBS-FM line-up when the New York station flipped to the “Jack” format in June, 2005.-WBEZ, Chicago, Illinois—1953:At age 23, Harrison...
.
Harry Harrison (born March 12 1925), an
American and IrishThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
science fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction. It differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically-established or scientifically-postulated laws of nature...
authorAn author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created...
best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and the novel
Make Room! Make Room!Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society...
(1966), the basis for the film
Soylent GreenSoylent Green is a dystopian science fiction movie depicting a future in which overpopulation leads to depleted resources, which in turn leads to widespread unemployment and poverty...
(1973). He is also (with
Brian AldissBrian Wilson Aldiss, OBE is a prolific English author of both general fiction and science fiction. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss. Greatly influenced by SF pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss is a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society...
) co-president of the
Birmingham Science Fiction GroupThe Birmingham Science Fiction Group, , also known as the Brum Group, was founded in 1971 . It is non-profit-making, and runs regular meetings in Birmingham, England, where SF fans can meet one another and professionals in the field informally...
.
Before becoming an editor, Harrison started in the science fiction field as an
illustratorAn illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
, notably with
EC ComicsEntertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books specializing in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, most notably the Tales from the Crypt series, until censorship...
' two science fiction
comic bookA comic book is a magazine made up of narrative artwork, often accompanied by dialog and often including brief descriptive prose...
s,
Weird FantasyWeird Fantasy was a science fiction anthology comic that was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. The companion comic for Weird Fantasy was Weird Science...
and
Weird ScienceWeird Science was a science fiction anthology comic book that was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. Over a four-year span, the comic ran for 22 issues, ending with the November-December, 1953 issue...
.
- For the radio personality, see Harry Harrison (radio)
Harry Harrison has been a popular American radio personality for over 50 years. Harrison is the only DJ to be a WMCA “Good Guy,” a WABC “All-American,” and on the WCBS-FM line-up when the New York station flipped to the “Jack” format in June, 2005.-WBEZ, Chicago, Illinois—1953:At age 23, Harrison...
.
Harry Harrison (born March 12 1925), an
American and IrishThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
science fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction. It differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically-established or scientifically-postulated laws of nature...
authorAn author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created...
best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and the novel
Make Room! Make Room!Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society...
(1966), the basis for the film
Soylent GreenSoylent Green is a dystopian science fiction movie depicting a future in which overpopulation leads to depleted resources, which in turn leads to widespread unemployment and poverty...
(1973). He is also (with
Brian AldissBrian Wilson Aldiss, OBE is a prolific English author of both general fiction and science fiction. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss. Greatly influenced by SF pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss is a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society...
) co-president of the
Birmingham Science Fiction GroupThe Birmingham Science Fiction Group, , also known as the Brum Group, was founded in 1971 . It is non-profit-making, and runs regular meetings in Birmingham, England, where SF fans can meet one another and professionals in the field informally...
.
Career
Before becoming an editor, Harrison started in the science fiction field as an
illustratorAn illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
, notably with
EC ComicsEntertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books specializing in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, most notably the Tales from the Crypt series, until censorship...
' two science fiction
comic bookA comic book is a magazine made up of narrative artwork, often accompanied by dialog and often including brief descriptive prose...
s,
Weird FantasyWeird Fantasy was a science fiction anthology comic that was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. The companion comic for Weird Fantasy was Weird Science...
and
Weird ScienceWeird Science was a science fiction anthology comic book that was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. Over a four-year span, the comic ran for 22 issues, ending with the November-December, 1953 issue...
. A large number of his early short stories were first published under house pseudonyms such as Wade Kaempfert. Harrison also wrote for syndicated comic strips, creating the Rick Random character. Harrison is now much better known for his writing, particularly his humorous and
satiricalSatire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, irony, or other methods,...
science fiction, such as the
Stainless Steel Rat series and the novel
Bill, the Galactic HeroBill, the Galactic Hero is a satirical science fiction novel by Harry Harrison, first published in 1965. It is a retelling of the famous WWI anti-war novel The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, set in the future....
(which satirises
Robert A. HeinleinRobert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre. He set a high standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's...
's
Starship TroopersStarship Troopers is a military science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, first published as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and published hardcover in 1959.The first-person narrative is about a young soldier named Juan "Johnnie" Rico and his exploits in the Mobile...
).
During the 1950s and '60s, he was the main writer of the
Flash GordonSteven "Flash" Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, which was first published on January 7, 1934. The strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Also inspired by these series were...
newspaper strip. One of his
Flash Gordon scripts was serialized in
Comics RevueComics Revue is a bi-monthly small press comic book published by Manuscript Press. As of 2007, it has published more than 250 monthly issues, making it the second longest running independent comic book...
magazine. Harrison drew sketches to help the artist be more scientifically accurate, which the artist largely ignored.
Not all of Harrison's writing is comic, though. He has written many stories on serious themes, of which by far the best known is the novel about
overpopulationOverpopulation is a condition where an organism's numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. In common parlance, the term usually refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment, the Earth....
and consumption of the world's resources
Make Room! Make Room!Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society...
which was used as a basis for the science fiction film
Soylent GreenSoylent Green is a dystopian science fiction movie depicting a future in which overpopulation leads to depleted resources, which in turn leads to widespread unemployment and poverty...
(though the film changed the plot and theme).
Harrison for a time was closely identified with
Brian AldissBrian Wilson Aldiss, OBE is a prolific English author of both general fiction and science fiction. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss. Greatly influenced by SF pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss is a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society...
. The pair collaborated on a series of anthology projects. Harrison and Aldiss did much in the 1970s to raise the standards of criticism in the field.
In 1990 Harrison was professional Guest of Honour at ConFiction, the 48th World SF Convention, in The Hague, Netherlands, together with Joe Haldeman and Wolfgang Jeschke.
Harrison is a writer of fairly
liberalLiberalism is the belief in the importance of individual freedom. This belief is widely accepted today throughout the world, and was recognized as an important value by many philosophers throughout history...
worldview. Harrison's work often hinges around the contrast between the thinking man and the man of force, although the "Thinking Man" often needs ultimately to employ force himself.
Harrison was selected by the
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of AmericaScience Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA , was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight. The organization has since changed its name to Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., but continues with the acronym SFWA after a very brief use of the acronym SFFWA.SFWA is a nonprofit association of...
as the 2009 recipient of their
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master AwardThe Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is an award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. It is awarded to a living author for lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy. Officially, it is not a Nebula Award though it is awarded at the Nebula ceremony...
.
Personal life
Harrison was born in
Stamford, ConnecticutStamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 118,475, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England Stamford is part of the New York metropolitan area.-Sister...
, but has lived in many parts of the world including
MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
,
IrelandIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
,
DenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...
and
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
. He is an advocate of
Esperantois the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto, the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887. The word esperanto means "one who hopes" in the language itself...
(the language often appears in his novels, particularly in his Stainless Steel Rat and Deathworld series) and was formerly the honorary president of the Esperanto Association of Ireland, as well as holding memberships in other Esperanto organizations such as Esperanto-USA (formerly the Esperanto League for North America), of which he is an honorary member, and the Universala Esperanto-Asocio (
World Esperanto AssociationThe World Esperanto Association is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with members in 121 countries and in official relations with the United Nations and UNESCO. In addition to individual members, 70 national Esperanto organizations are affiliated to UEA...
), of whose Honorary Patrons' Committee he is a member. He served in the
United States Army Air ForcesThe United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. It was a component of the United States Army, divided functionally by executive order in 1942 into three autonomous forces: the Army Ground Forces, the...
during
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
as a gunsight mechanic and gunnery instructor. He lives in the
Republic of IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
and maintains a flat in
BrightonBrighton is a town in the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex on the south coast of Great Britain...
for visits to England.
Harrison married Joan (
nee Merkler) in 1954 in New York, a marriage that lasted until her death of cancer in 2002. They have two children, Todd (b. 1955) and Moira (b. 1959), to whom he dedicated the book
Make Room! Make Room!Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society...
.
Novellas
- The Man from P.I.G. and The Man from R.O.B.O.T. (1974) These two linked novellas, featuring interstellar intelligence agents, were comedy-drama take-offs on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The first tells of an agent of the Porcine Interstellar Guard, who performs his missions with the help of several pigs. The second tells of Henry Venn, an agent for "Robot Obtrusion Battalion — Omega Three", who poses as an interplanetary robot salesman while searching for a missing Galactic Census official on a planet populated by paranoid colonists. The latter was originally published as a short story in Analog
Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine. As of 2009, it is the longest running continually published magazine of that genre...
, July 1969.
- Planet Story (1978), published as a large format book with colour illustrations by Jim Burns
Jim Burns is a Welsh artist born in Cardiff, Wales.In 1966 he joined the Royal Air Force, but soon thereafter he left and signed up at the Newport School of Art for a year's foundation course....
Stand-alone novels
- Vendetta for the Saint
Vendetta for the Saint is the title of a 1964 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". The novel is credited to Leslie Charteris, who created the Saint in 1928, but the book was actually authored by Harry Harrison, a noted science fiction author who also wrote the...
(1964), credited to Leslie CharterisLeslie Charteris , born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."-Biography:Charteris was born to a Chinese father...
and based upon Charteris' mystery series, The SaintSimon Templar is a British fictional character known as the Saint, featured in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books, until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris'...
- Plague from Space (1965)
- Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society...
(1966) - basis for the 1973 science fiction movie Soylent GreenSoylent Green is a dystopian science fiction movie depicting a future in which overpopulation leads to depleted resources, which in turn leads to widespread unemployment and poverty...
starring Charlton HestonCharlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television.Heston is known for having played heroic roles, such as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar in El Cid, and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy...
- The Technicolor Time Machine (1967)
- Captive Universe
Captive Universe is a science fiction novel by American author Harry Harrison, which was first published in 1969.-Plot introduction:Chimal is a young Aztec tribesman living in an isolated valley which was sealed off from the rest of the world in ages past by a massive earthquake...
(1969)
- In Our Hands the Stars (a.k.a. The Daleth Effect) (1970)
- Spaceship Medic
Spaceship Medic is a 1970 science fiction novel for young people by Harry Harrison.-Plot:On a routine trip to Mars, the passenger liner Johannes Kepler is hit by a meteorite, killing the captain and almost all the senior members of the crew and resulting in the loss of much of the ship's breathable...
(1970)
- Tunnel Through the Deeps
Tunnel Through the Deeps is a 1972 alternate history/science fiction novel by Harry Harrison...
(1972); also published as A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah!
- Stonehenge (1972) (with Leon Stover
Leon Eugene Stover was an anthropologist, a Sinologist, and a science fiction fan, who wrote both fiction and nonfiction. He was a scholar of the works of H. G. Wells and Robert A. Heinlein.-Scholarly career:...
)
- Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers
Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers is a comic science fiction novel by Harry Harrison. It is about two young men who accidentally invent a device that can transport them through space, powered by a substance called "Cheddite", which is created by irradiating cheddar cheese.-External links:*...
(1973)
- Skyfall (1976)
- Lifeboat (or lifeship) (1977) (with Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author. He was born in Canada, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a teenager. He is probably most famous for his Childe Cycle and the Dragon Knight series...
)
- The Jupiter Plague (1982); expanded edition of Plague from Space
- Invasion: Earth
Invasion: Earth may refer to:* Invasion: Earth , a BBC science fiction series broadcast in 1998* A science-fiction novel by Harry Harrison* A science-fiction wargame published by Game Designers' Workshop, set in the Traveller universe...
(1982)
- The QE2 is Missing (1982)
- A Rebel In Time
A Rebel in Time was written by Harry Harrison in 1983 and is a science fiction novel.-Plot:It centers around a racist colonel, Wesley McCulloch and his black pursuer, Troy Harmon...
(1983)
- Stonehenge: Where Atlantis Died (1983) (with Leon Stover
Leon Eugene Stover was an anthropologist, a Sinologist, and a science fiction fan, who wrote both fiction and nonfiction. He was a scholar of the works of H. G. Wells and Robert A. Heinlein.-Scholarly career:...
) (expanded version of 1972 novel)
- The Turing Option (1992) (with Marvin Minsky
Marvin Lee Minsky is an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence , co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts on AI and philosophy.-Biography:...
)
Bill, the Galactic Hero series
- Bill, the Galactic Hero
Bill, the Galactic Hero is a satirical science fiction novel by Harry Harrison, first published in 1965. It is a retelling of the famous WWI anti-war novel The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, set in the future....
(1965)
- Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Robot Slaves (1989)
- Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Bottled Brains (1990, with Robert Sheckley
Robert Sheckley was a Hugo and Nebula nominated American author. First published in the science fiction magazines of the 1950s, his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist and broadly comical.Sheckley was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science...
)
- Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Tasteless Pleasure (1991, with David Bischoff
David F. Bischoff is an American science fiction and television writer.Born in Washington D.C. and now living in Eugene, Oregon, he is the author of various science fiction series including the Gaming Magi series and the Dragonstar Trilogy with Thomas F Monteleone...
)
- Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Zombie Vampires (1991, with Jack C. Haldeman II
Jack Carroll "Jay" Haldeman II was an American biologist and science-fiction writer. He was the older brother of SF writer Joe Haldeman.- Biography :...
)
- Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Ten Thousand Bars (1991, with David Bischoff
David F. Bischoff is an American science fiction and television writer.Born in Washington D.C. and now living in Eugene, Oregon, he is the author of various science fiction series including the Gaming Magi series and the Dragonstar Trilogy with Thomas F Monteleone...
. vt. ...Planet of Hippies from Hell)
- Bill, the Galactic Hero: the Final Incoherent Adventure (1991, with David Harris)
- Bill, the Galactic Hero's Happy Holiday (short story in Galactic Dreams) (1994)
Brion Brandd series
- Planet of the Damned (1962) - first published as Sense of Obligation
- Planet of No Return (1981)
Deathworld series
On the planet Pyrrus, human colonists have fought a centuries-old war with the native life forms. These enemies adapt to human tactics and technology, evolving new species so rapidly that natives returning from even brief trips off planet must be carried in protective armor canisters from their ship to the safe buildings, where they will learn of the latest deadly threats.
The first three stories were initially published as serials in
Analog Magazine under the names given below.
- Deathworld
Deathworld is the name of a series of science fiction novels by Harry Harrison including the books Deathworld , Deathworld 2 and Deathworld 3 which along with the short story "The Mothballed Spaceship" Deathworld is the name of a series of science fiction novels by Harry Harrison including the...
(1960)
- Deathworld 2 (1964) (first published as The Ethical Engineer)
- Deathworld 3 (1968) (first published as The Horse Barbarians)
- The Mothballed Spaceship (1973) ("final" short story, in ASTOUNDING: the John W. Campbell
John Wood Campbell, Jr. was an influential figure in American science fiction. As editor of Astounding Science Fiction , from late 1937 until his death, he is generally credited with shaping the so-called Golden Age of Science Fiction.Isaac Asimov called Campbell "the most powerful force in science...
Memorial Anthology).
The following three novels were not published in English (with Ant Skalandis):
- 4. Return to Deathworld (1998)
- 5. Deathworld vs. Filibusters (1998)
- 6. The Creatures from Hell (1999)
Only in Russian (with Mikhail Ahmanov):
- 7. Deathworld 7 (2004)
- The Deathworld Trilogy (1974, omnibus of Deathworld, Deathworld 2 & Deathworld 3. vt. The Deathworld Omnibus)
To the Stars trilogy
- Homeworld (1980)
- Wheelworld (1981)
- Starworld (1981)
- To the Stars
The "To the Stars" trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by Harry Harrison, first published in 1980 and 1981...
(1991) - omnibus collection of the three novels
The Stainless Steel Rat series
Listed according to internal chronology.
- A Stainless Steel Rat is Born (1985)
- The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted (1987)
- The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues (1994)
- The Stainless Steel Rat (1961)
- The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge (1970)
- The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World (1972)
- The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You (1978)
- The Stainless Steel Rat for President (1982)
- The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell (1996)
- The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus (1999)
- You Can Be The Stainless Steel Rat: An Interactive Game Book 1988 - choose your own adventure style
- The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat (1978) - omnibus collection of The Stainless Steel Rat, The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge and The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
- A Stainless Steel Trio (2002) - omnibus collection of A Stainless Steel Rat is Born, The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted and The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues
Stainless Steel Rat short stories
- "The Return of the Stainless Steel Rat" (1981)
- "The Fourth Law of Robotics" (1989)
- "The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat" (1992, published in Stainless Steel Visions)
Eden series
- West of Eden
West of Eden is a 1984 science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison.-Overview:In the Earth that exists in this novel, the asteroid that struck Earth 65 million years ago causing the mass extinction level event which wiped-out most of the reptiloids never happened, leaving the way clear...
(1984)
- Winter in Eden
Winter in Eden is a 1986 science fiction novel by American author Harry Harrison, the second in the Eden series, .It tells an alternate history of planet Earth in which the extinction of the dinosaurs never occurred...
(1986)
- Return to Eden
Return To Eden is a 1989 science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison.The novel is the third and final volume in Harrison's Eden series. The first two stories of the trilogy are West of Eden and Winter in Eden....
(1989)
The Hammer and the Cross series
In collaboration with
Tom ShippeyThomas Alan Shippey is a scholar of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction, in particular the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, about whom he has written several scholarly studies. He is widely considered one of the leading academic scholars...
. Published under pseudonym John Holm.
- The Hammer and the Cross
The Hammer and the Cross is the first in the series of novels written by Harry Harrison and John Holm, the pseudonym for the Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey. The book chronicles the rise of the protagonist Shef, a bastard son of a Viking and an English lady...
(1993)
- One King's Way
One King's Way is the second part of the trilogy by Harry Harrison & John Holm that began in The Hammer and the Cross. Published in 1995....
(1995)
- King and Emperor
King and Emperor is the third novel in the The Hammer and the Cross series. Written by Harry Harrison and first published in 1996 by Tor Books.-Plot summary:...
(1997)
Stars and Stripes trilogy
- Stars and Stripes Forever (1998)
- Stars and Stripes in Peril (2000)
- Stars and Stripes Triumphant (2002)
As author
- Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows
Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows, published in 1965, is a collection of science fiction stories written by Harry Harrison between 1958 and 1965.The collection includes:*Introduction by Brian Aldiss*"The Streets of Ashkelon"*"Portrait of the Artist"...
(1965)
- War with the Robots
War with the Robots is a collection of science fiction stories, written by Harry Harrison in 1956-1961. The collection is tied together by a central theme of robots being able to do things better than humans....
(1967)
- Prime Number
Prime Number is a collection of science fiction stories, written by Harry Harrison.*"Mute Milton"*"The Greatest Car in the World"*"The Final Battle"*"The Powers of Observation"*"The Ghoul Squad"*"Toy Shop"*"You Men of Violence"...
(1970)
- One Step from Earth
One Step from Earth is a collection of science fiction stories written by Harry Harrison and published in 1970. The stories in the collection are tied together by the central theme of teleportation, or matter transmission as the author phrases it....
(1970)
- The Best of Harry Harrison (1976)
- Stainless Steel Visions (1992)
- Galactic Dreams (1994)
- 50 In 50
50 in 50: A collection of short stories, one for each of fifty years is a 2001 collection of short stories, so named since it includes fifty short stories written by Harry Harrison over fifty years...
(2001)
As editor
- Farewell Fantastic Venus
Farewell Fantastic Venus is a science fiction anthology edited by Brian Aldiss and Harry Harrison. It was first published in 1968 as a direct response to the information returned from the first space probes sent to Venus, especially the first atmospheric probe to return data, Venera 4...
(1968)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction No.6 (1973)
Comics
- Rick Random
- Flash Gordon
Steven "Flash" Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, which was first published on January 7, 1934. The strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Also inspired by these series were...
(1958–1964)
- The Stainless Steel Rat was adapted into a comic strip in the magazine 2000 AD
2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic. As a comics anthology it serialises a number of separate stories each issue and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated February 26...
by Kelvin GosnellKelvin Gosnell is a British comics writer and editor.-Biography:Gosnell was working as a sub-editor in IPC's competition department when Pat Mills asked if he'd be interested in working on Action where he wrote Dredger and The Suicide Club...
.
- Harry Harrison's Bill, The Galactic Hero Comics; 3 issues
Essays
- "Great Balls of Fire" (1977)
- "Mechanismo" (1977)
External links