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A.M. Lightner


Born
in Detroit, Michigan, The United States
October 11, 1904

Died
February 03, 1988

Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books, Science


A.M. Hopf, or Alice Martha Lightner Hopf, is the author of more than nineteen books for young readers, among them science fiction novels. Her books include The Day of the Drones, Doctor to the Galaxy, and The Rock of Three Planets. She also had a strong interest in natural history and entomology and has written several non-fiction children's books on the subject (published under the name Alice Lightner Hopf). ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 307 ratings · 46 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors
Star Dog
4.12 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1973 — 4 editions
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The Day of the Drones
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3.73 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1969 — 2 editions
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The Space Olympics
3.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1967 — 4 editions
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Wild Traveler
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3.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1967 — 3 editions
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The Thursday toads
3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1971
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The Space Plague
3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1966
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The Space Ark
3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions
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The space gypsies
3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1974
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Star Circus
3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions
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Gods or Demons?
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1973
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