I've never read any of Gardner F. Fox's work. He's probably as well known for his comic book work (Superman & Hawkman, among others) as for his SF. His novel "Escape Across the Cosmos" is perhaps unique in that it was plagiarized twice by the same person and sold to two different publishers! as == Originally published using this pen name /John arpa: JWenn.ESAE@Xerox.com theywerereallyonlyteenylittleatombombshonest-ly ---------------------------------------------------------------- Fox, Gardner F[rancis] [U.S.A., 5/20/1911-12/24/1986] The Kothar Series: Kothar - Barbarian Swordsman [1969] Kothar of the Magic Sword [1969] [2 novels] Kothan and the Demon Queen [1969] Kothan and the Conjurer's Curse [1970] Kothan and the Wizard Slayer [1970] The Kyrick Books: Kyrick: Warlock Warrior [1976] Kyrick Fights the Demon World [1976] Kyrick and the Wizard's Sword [1976] Kyrick and the Lost Queen [1976] The Llarn Books: Warrior of Llarn [1964] Thief of Llarn [1966] The Commander Craig Books: [as Bart Somers] Beyond the Black Enigma [1965] Abandon Galaxy [1967] Five Weeks in a Balloon [1962] [movie novelization] The Arsenal of Miracles [1964] Escape Across the Cosmos [1964] The Hunter Out of Time [1965] The Druid Stone [1967] [as Simon Majors] Conehead [1973] Carty [1977]