David G. Compton

David G. Compton

David Guy Compton (born August 19, 1930) is a British science fiction author who publishes SF under the name D.G. Compton. His earlier crime novels were published under 'Guy Compton',and his Gothick novels under 'Frances Lynch'. He has also written short stories, radio plays, and a non-fiction book on stammering, its causes and cures.

Compton was born in London. He began publishing with his 1962 novel Too Many Murderers. His 1970 novel The Steel Crocodile (alternate title The Electric Crocodile) was nominated for the Nebula Award, and his 1974 novel The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe was filmed as Death Watch by Bertrand Tavernier during 1980. His 1968 novel Synthajoy was very similar in content to the 1983 film Brainstorm[1]

He was named the 2007 Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Bibliography

  • 'Too Many Murderers (1962) writing as 'Guy Compton'
  • 'Medium for Murder (1963)
  • 'Dead on Cue' (1964)
  • 'High Tide for Hanging' (1965)
  • 'Disguise for a Dead Gentleman' (1966)
  • 'And Murder Came Too' (1967)
  • 'The Quality of Mercy' (1965) writing as 'D G Compton'
  • 'Farewell, Earth's Bliss' (1966)
  • 'The Silent Multitude (1967)
  • 'Synthajoy (1968)
  • 'The Palace' (1969)
  • 'The Steel Crocodile' (1970) aka 'The Electric Crocodile'
  • 'Chronocules (1971) aka 'Hot Wireless Sets, Aspirin Tablets, the Sandpaper Slides of Used U Matchboxes, and Something that Might have been Castor Oil'
  • 'The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe(1974) aka 'The Unsleeping Eye' and 'Death Watch'
  • 'The Missionaries (1975)
  • 'A Usual Lunacy (1978)
  • 'Windows (1979)
  • 'Ascendancies (1980)
  • 'Scudder's Game (1988)
  • 'Ragnarok (1991) with John Gribbin.
  • 'Nomansland (1993)
  • 'Justice City (1994)
  • 'Back of Town Blues (1996)
  • 'Twice Ten Thousand Miles' (1974) writing as Frances Lynch
  • 'The Fine and Handsome Captain' (1975)
  • 'Stranger at the Wedding' (1976)
  • 'A Dangerous Magic' (1978)
  • 'In the House of Dark Music' (1979)
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