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Richard Wilson


Born
in Huntington Station, New York, The United States
September 23, 1920

Died
March 29, 1987

Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories


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Richard Wilson (1920–1987) was a Nebula Award winning American science fiction writer and fan. He was a member of the Futurians, and was married at one time to Leslie Perri.

His books included the novels The Girls from Planet 5 (1955); 30-Day Wonder (1960); and And Then the Town Took Off (1960); and the collections Those Idiots from Earth (1957) and Time Out for Tomorrow (1962). His short stories included "The Eight Billion" (nominated for a Nebula Award as Best Short Story in 1965); "Mother to the World" (nominated for the Hugo for Best Novelette in 1969 and winner of the Nebula in 1968); and "The Story Writer" (nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Nove ...more

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Average rating: 3.74 · 2,008 ratings · 252 reviews · 115 distinct works • Similar authors
The 23rd Golden Age of Scie...
4.15 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2015
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And Then the Town Took Off
3.44 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1958 — 33 editions
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The Girls from Planet 5
3.06 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1955 — 17 editions
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The 42nd Golden Age of Scie...
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Mother To The World
3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1968
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Those Idiots from Earth
3.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1957 — 5 editions
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"I don't believe it!": Rich...
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2.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions
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Double Take
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
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30 Day Wonder
3.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1960 — 14 editions
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Back to Julie
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“the danger comes when we allow the good we have found in someone to blind us to their darker side”
― Richard Wilson
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“If we have held back from being an intercessor then it is time that as individuals and as a church we repent and turn our hands, our will, and our hearts to interceding for the redemption and salvation of those who are broken and lost.”
― Richard Wilson, Warn the Church
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“This heresy is that God made some men to desire other men and women to desire other women as sexual partners.  From this heresy has spawned a greater lie, that some of us are born in the wrong body or otherwise we would not desire people of the same sex.  It is the lie of gender identification.”
― Richard Wilson, Warn the Church
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