Night of Fire and Snow

by Alfred Coppel

Night of Fire and Snow, first published in 1957, is a novel examining the life of a rising young writer who develops and eventually overcomes his writer's block. Interspersed are recollections of youthful love affairs, a marriage to a decent and also rich woman during the war, a long lasting affair with his best friend's wife (a top Hollywood starlet), and a liason with his sister-in-law.

Author Alfred Coppel (1921-2004) was a fighter pilot in the Air Force during the Second World War, and Night of Fire and Snow includes some flying episodes. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer, and would go on to become one of the most prolific pulp authors of the 1950s and 1960s, often under the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin. He is best known for his science fiction stories.

337 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 12, 2007

About the author

Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. He served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.