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Isidore Haiblum


Born
in New York City, New York, The United States
May 23, 1935

Died
October 25, 2012

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Genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy


A quintessential New Yorker, Isidore Haiblum grew up a Yiddish-speaker in a home that was filled with music, books and the sounds of Eastern European languages.

As a young man, Izzy, as he was known to his friends, showed the sharp intellect, boundless curiosity and vivid wit that characterized him as a person and as a writer. He delved into politics and was a champion of civil rights and social justice. He also developed a lifetime passion for music.

At City College of New York, he earned an honors degree for his knowledge of English literature and Yiddish, as well as his gifts as a writer. Despite an affinity for teaching, he chose the more difficult path of becoming an independent author. His 18 published novels carry the unmistakable mar ...more

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Average rating: 3.23 · 311 ratings · 46 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors
The Tsaddik of the Seven Wo...
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3.28 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1971 — 7 editions
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Interworld (Interworld, #1)
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3.43 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1977 — 8 editions
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Murder in Gotham (Weiss & W...
3.44 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions
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The Mutants Are Coming
2.75 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions
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Specterworld (Interworld, #3)
3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions
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New York Confidential (Weis...
3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
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Transfer to Yesterday
3.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1973 — 6 editions
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Murder in Yiddish
3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1988
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Nightmare Express
3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1979 — 4 editions
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The Return
2.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1973 — 4 editions
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Series by Isidore Haiblum

Interworld Outerworld Specterworld Crystalworld
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New York Confidential Murder in Gotham
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3.40 avg rating — 40 ratings

The Identity Plunderers The Hand of Ganz
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“None of the city-states had the resources for a bloody, full-fledged war. Or even the ambition. Not when home turf was still ripe for picking.”
― Isidore Haiblum, Specterworld
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