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born

January 01, 1906 in The United States

died

January 01, 1963

gender

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Mark Clifton (1906 - 1963) was an American science fiction writer. Most of his work fits into one of two series. The "Bossy" sequence was written alone, and in collaboration with both Alex Apostolides and Frank Riley. The "Ralph Kennedy" series, which is lighter in tone, was mostly written solo, including the novel "When They Come From Space", although there was one collaboration with Apostolides. Clifton gained his greatest success with his novel They'd Rather Be Right (a.k.a. The Forever Machine), co-written with Riley, which was serialized in Astounding in 1954 and went on to win the Hugo Award, perhaps the most contentious novel ever to win the award. Clifton began publishing in May of 1952 with the often anthologized story "What Have I...more

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Average rating: 3.55 · 447 ratings · 49 reviews · 26 distinct works

	They'd Rather Be Right by Mark Clifton, Frank Riley, Hank Stine (Editor) 2.83 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1954 — 6 editions	My rating:
	When They Came from Space 2.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1961 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Science Fiction of Mark Clifton by Mark Clifton, Barry N. Malzberg (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1980	My rating:
	Star Bright & Other Science Fiction 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Eight keys to Eden 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1982 — 11 editions	My rating:
	A Woman's Place by Mark Clifton, Ed "EMSH" Emshwiller (Illustrator) 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Eight Keys to Eden 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Sense From Thought Divide 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	My rating:
	A Woman's Place 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	What Thin Partitions [The Hilarious Misadventures of Ralph Kennedy Book 1] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004	My rating:

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