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Also Known As	William Atheling, Jr. • James Benjamin Blish
Born	May 23, 1921 • East Orange • New Jersey
Died	July 30, 1975 (aged 54) • Henley-on-Thames • England
Awards And Honors	Hugo Award (1959)
Notable Works	“A Case of Conscience” • “Black Easter; or, Faust Aleph-Null” • Cities in Flight • “Doctor Mirabilis” • “Earthman, Come Home” • “Emergency Refueling” • “The Day After Judgement” • “They Shall Have Stars”

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Anthony Boucher

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Ted Chiang

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Isaac Asimov

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N.K. Jemisin

N.K. Jemisin

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Philip K. Dick

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Octavia E. Butler

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Robert A. Heinlein

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H.G. Wells

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Arthur C. Clarke

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Wyndham Lewis

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Hilary Mantel

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William Plomer

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Charles James Lever

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