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Angus MacVicar

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Angus MacVicar


Born
in Duror, Argyll, Scotland
October 28, 1908

Died
October 31, 2001

Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Crime, Memoir


Angus MacVicar was an accomplished Scottish author, screenwriter and playwright who published work in a variety of genres. Earlier in his career he was known for his crime thrillers and autobiographies, but his early writing was interrupted by his service as a captain in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. As a result, most of his juvenile science fiction was not published until after World War II. It was then that his Lost Planet series became extremely popular, with MacVicar himself adapting the stories as TV and radio serials.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.73 · 737 ratings · 131 reviews · 84 distinct works • Similar authors
Death by the Mistletoe
3.57 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1934 — 2 editions
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The Killings on Kersivay
3.83 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
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The Golden Venus Affair (Br...
4.25 avg rating — 44 ratings — 3 editions
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The Screaming Gull
3.76 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1935
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The Grey Shepherds
3.85 avg rating — 34 ratings — 5 editions
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The Dancing Horse
3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions
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Murder at the Open
3.44 avg rating — 32 ratings — 4 editions
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The Lost Planet
3.30 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1953 — 9 editions
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The Purple Rock (The Revere...
3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Secret of the Lost Planet
4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1955 — 9 editions
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Series by Angus MacVicar

The Lost Planet Return to the Lost Planet Secret of the Lost Planet
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Supernova en de diepvriesmens
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