Damon Knight

Damon Knight

Damon Knight has written at least 69 books. Their most popular book is The science fiction hall of fame with 33 saves with an average rating of 4.17⭐.

Author Bio

Damon Knight was born in Baker City, Oregon. He graduated from the WPA Art Center in Salem, Oregon, then moved to New York City. His first story, "Resilience", was published in 1941. In 1943 he went into publishing, first with Popular Publications, then editing Beyond in 1950-51 and If in 1959-60. He became a science fiction critic in 1945, but gave that up in 1954. In 1956 he co-founded the Milford Science Fiction Writers' Conference. Also in 1956, he received the Hugo Award for science fiction criticism. In 1965, he founded and became the first president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He published his last book, Will the Real Hieronymus Bosch Please Stand Up? on the internet in 2000. He lived in Eugene, Oregon, United States, with his wife Kate Wilhelm, also a science fiction writer.

The science fiction hall of fame

#0 in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame

The science fiction hall of fame
ByIsaac Asimov(Contributor),Lester del Rey(Contributor)

1970 • 33 Readers • 560 pages 4.2

Creating Short Fiction

1997 • 8 Readers • 226 pages 5

The Best Time Travel Stories of All Time

The Best Time Travel Stories of All Time
ByBarry N. Malzberg(Editor),James Tiptree Jr.(Contributor)

2003 • 6 Readers • 448 pages 4

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To Serve Man
ByDamon Knight

1950 • 4 Readers

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1976 • 4 Readers 4

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The Complete Books
ByCharles Fort

1941 • 3 Readers

The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction

The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction
ByConnie Willis,Greg Egan

2002 • 3 Readers • 419 pages 3

Why Do Birds

Why Do Birds
ByDamon Knight

1992 • 3 Readers • 272 pages 2

The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology

The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology
ByGordon Van Gelder(Editor),Peter S. Beagle(Contributor)

2009 • 3 Readers • 475 pages 4

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Omnibus of Science Fiction
ByAlan E. Nourse,Ralph Williams,+41 more

1952 • 3 Readers 5

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me

8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me
ByAlfred Hitchcock(Editor),John Wyndham(Contributor)

1967 • 3 Readers • 463 pages

Science Fiction 101

Science Fiction 101
ByJack Vance,Philip K. Dick,+11 more

1987 • 3 Readers • 544 pages

Beyond Tomorrow

Beyond Tomorrow
ByDavid R. Grigg,Robert Silverberg,+12 more

1976 • 2 Readers • 222 pages 3

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The World Treasury of Science Fiction
ByRoger De Garis(Translator)

1989 • 2 Readers • 1,112 pages 4

Orbit 12

#12 of 4 in Orbit

Orbit 12
ByDamon Knight(Editor)

1973 • 2 Readers

Far out

Far out
ByDamon Knight

2 Readers

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 18: 1956

#18 of 25 in Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 18: 1956
ByIsaac Asimov,Martin H. Greenberg,+14 more

1988 • 2 Readers • 362 pages

A Science Fiction Argosy

1972 • 1 Reader • 828 pages

Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, 60th Anniversary Anthology, The

Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, 60th Anniversary Anthology, The
ByGordon Van Gelder(Editor),Peter S. Beagle(Contributor)

2009 • 1 Reader • 475 pages 5

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Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels
ByGroff Conklin(Editor),Isaac Asimov(Contributor)

1960 • 1 Reader • 384 pages 5

Nebula Award Stories 7

Nebula Award Stories 7
ByLloyd Biggle Jr.(Editor),Stephen Goldin(Contributor)

1972 • 1 Reader • 234 pages 3.5

An ABC of Science Fiction

An ABC of Science Fiction
ByTom Boardman(Editor),Brian W. Aldiss(Contributor)

1966 • 1 Reader • 223 pages

Invaders!

Invaders!
ByJack Dann(Editor),Gardner Dozois(Editor)

1993 • 1 Reader • 241 pages

Antología de novelas de anticipación XII

Antología de novelas de anticipación XII
ByJosé María Aroca(Translator)

1970 • 1 Reader • 396 pages 4

Immortals

Immortals
ByJack Dann(Editor),Gardner Dozois(Editor)

1978 • 1 Reader • 255 pages 5

Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor

Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
ByIsaac Asimov(Editor/Contributor),J.O. Jeppson(Editor/Contributor)

1982 • 1 Reader 3

The Science fiction hall of fame

The Science fiction hall of fame
ByRobert Silverberg(Editor),Isaac Asimov(Contributor)

1970 • 1 Reader • 584 pages 4

Nebula Award Stories

Nebula Award Stories
ByDamon Knight(Editor)

1966 • 1 Reader • 244 pages

Orbit 11

#11 of 4 in Orbit

Orbit 11
ByDamon Knight(Editor)

1972 • 1 Reader • 224 pages

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1 Reader • 254 pages

100 Years of Science Fiction, Book 1

1968 • 1 Reader • 226 pages

100 Years of Science Fiction, Book 2

1972 • 1 Reader • 179 pages

The Green Gods

The Green Gods
ByDamon Knight(Translator),Nathalie Henneberg

1961 • 1 Reader • 173 pages

A for Anything

A for Anything
ByDamon Knight

1 Reader

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Deep Space
ByA.E. van Vogt,Damon Knight,+5 more

1973 • 1 Reader • 172 pages

Special Delivery

Special Delivery
ByDamon Knight

2010 • 1 Reader • 21 pages

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In Search of Wonder
ByDamon Knight

1956 • 1 Reader

Hell's Pavement

Hell's Pavement
ByDamon Knight

1955 • 1 Reader

Short Stories, Vol. 1

Short Stories, Vol. 1
ByDamon Knight

2000 • 1 Reader • 150 pages 3

Другое небо: Сборник зарубежной научной фантастики

1990 • 1 Reader • 576 pages

The People Maker

The People Maker
ByDamon Knight

1959 • 1 Reader • 159 pages

L'uomo nell'albero

L'uomo nell'albero
ByDamon Knight,Marco Pinna(translator)

1984 • 1 Reader • 286 pages

I fabbricanti di schiavi

1959 • 1 Reader • 144 pages

È proprio la fine del mondo

È proprio la fine del mondo
ByDamon Knight,Roberto Marini(translator)

1992 • 1 Reader • 173 pages

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Il pianeta dei superstiti
ByDamon Knight,Stefano Torossi(Translator)

1961 • 1 Reader • 187 pages

A Science Fiction Argosy

1972 • 1 Reader • 832 pages

The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories

The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories
ByAnne Serling-Sutton,Charles Beaumont,+11 more

1985 • 1 Reader • 550 pages

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 15: 1953

#15 of 25 in Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 15: 1953
ByIsaac Asimov,Martin H. Greenberg,+14 more

1986 • 1 Reader • 352 pages

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12: 1950

#12 of 25 in Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12: 1950
ByIsaac Asimov,Ray Bradbury,+12 more

1984 • 1 Reader • 319 pages

Mind Switch

Mind Switch
ByDamon Knight

1965 • 1 Reader • 144 pages 3

CV

#1 of 3 in CV

CV
ByDamon Knight

1985 • 1 Reader • 288 pages

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Beyond the Barrier
ByDamon Knight

1 Reader

Comment écrire de la fiction ? Devenir artisan de ses histoires

1981 • 1 Reader • 250 pages

Galerij der giganten 4

Galerij der giganten 4
ByJerome Bixby,Poul Anderson,+7 more

1978 • 1 Reader • 221 pages

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The Futurians
ByDamon Knight

1 Reader

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The Other Foot
ByDamon Knight

1966 • 1 Reader

The Clarion awards

The Clarion awards
ByDamon Knight

Tomorrow's Children

Tomorrow's Children
ByMark Clifton,Lewis Padgett,+15 more

1966 • 431 pages

Worlds to come

Worlds to come
ByDamon Knight

1969 • 337 pages

One side laughing

One side laughing
ByDamon Knight

Best SF Three

#3 of 2 in Best SF

Best SF Three
ByMichael Shaara,Cordwainer Smith,+9 more

1958 • 224 pages

Futuria Fantasia

Futuria Fantasia
ByHenry Hasse,Antony Corvais,+13 more

2020 • 85 pages

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Science Fiction Inventions
ByDamon Knight(Editor)

1967

The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3

#3 of 2 in The SFWA Grand Masters

The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3
ByFrederik Pohl(Editor),Lester del Rey(Contributor)

2001 • 477 pages

Nebula Award Stories 1965

1966 • 299 pages

The Observers

#2 of 3 in CV

The Observers
ByDamon Knight

1988 • 281 pages

Orbit 16

#16 of 4 in Orbit

Orbit 16
ByJoan D. Vinge,R.A. Lafferty,+11 more

1966 • 296 pages

Deti vesmírnej noci

Deti vesmírnej noci
ByWilliam Tenn,James Tiptree Jr.,+13 more

1989 • 383 pages

A Reasonable World

#3 of 3 in CV

A Reasonable World
ByDamon Knight

1991 • 272 pages

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1955

Perilous Planets: An Anthology of Way Back When Futures

Perilous Planets: An Anthology of Way Back When Futures
ByBrian W. Aldiss(Editor/Contributor),C.C. Shackleton(Contributor)

1980 • 367 pages

Orbit 19

#19 of 4 in Orbit

Orbit 19
ByDamon Knight(editor)

1977