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Nelson S. Bond


Born
in Scranton, Pennsylvania, The United States
November 23, 1908

Died
November 04, 2006

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Genre
Science Fiction, Fantasy


Nelson Slade Bond was a writer, primarily of short stories, antiquarian bookseller, and playwright. His works included books, magazine articles, and scripts used in radio, for television and on the stage.

The 1998 recipient of the Nebula Author Emeritus award for lifetime achievement, Bond was a pioneer in early science fiction and fantasy. His published fiction is mainly short stories, most of which appeared in pulp magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. Many were published in Blue Book magazine, though Bond largely retired from fiction writing after the 1950s. He is noted for his "Lancelot Biggs" series of stories and for his "Meg the Priestess" tales, which introduced one of the first powerful female characters in science fiction. ...more

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No Time Like the Future
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Lancelot Biggs Cooks A Pirate
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“C55H70O6N4Mg is the empirical formula for chlorophyll, Brian O’Shea!”
― Nelson S. Bond, The 49th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: Nelson S. Bond
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“So this rod, which enables you to defy the law of gravity, is electrical?” “Electricaceous,” corrected Pat. “You see, I have transmogrified the polarifity of certain ingredular cellulations. A series of disentrigulated helicosities, activated by hypermagnetation, set up a disruptular wave motion which results in—counter-gravity!”
― Nelson S. Bond, The 49th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: Nelson S. Bond
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“CAPTAIN CHAOS Originally published in Planet Stories, Summer 1942.”
― Nelson S. Bond, The 49th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: Nelson S. Bond
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