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.

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The science fiction hall of fame
The science fiction hall of fame
    4.179 reads
    Creating Short Fiction
    Creating Short Fiction
    • Damon Knight
    52 reads
    The Best Time Travel Stories of All Time
    The Best Time Travel Stories of All Time
      41 read
      Cover 7

      To Serve Man

      To Serve Man
      • Damon Knight
      00 reads
      Cover 5

      The Best of Damon Knight

      The Best of Damon Knight
      • Damon Knight
      41 read
      Cover 6

      The Complete Books

      The Complete Books
      • Charles Fort
      00 reads
      The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction
      The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction
      • Connie Willis
      • Greg Egan
      32 reads
      Why Do Birds
      Why Do Birds
      • Damon Knight
      21 read
      The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology
      The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology
        41 read
        Cover 4

        Omnibus of Science Fiction

        Omnibus of Science Fiction
        • Alan E. Nourse
        • Ralph Williams
        • Raymond F. Jones
        • Ray Bradbury
        • Fredric Brown
        • Lester del Rey
        • Arthur C. Clarke
        • David H. Keller
        • Lewis Padgett
        • Fletcher Pratt
        • Damon Knight
        • Mark Clifton
        • L. Sprague de Camp
        • Paul Ernst
        • Murray Leinster
        • Ross Rocklynne
        • H.B. Fyfe
        • Jack London
        • Eric Frank Russell
        • Theodore Sturgeon
        • Ann Griffith
        • Isaac Asimov
        • James Blish
        • Donald A. Wollheim
        • A.E. van Vogt
        • William Tenn
        • Katherine Anne MacLean
        • Jack Vance
        • Anthony Boucher
        • Richard Matheson
        • André Maurois
        • Wyman Guin
        • Robert Abernathy
        • Chester S. Geier
        • A.J. Deutsch
        • Russ Winterbotham
        • W. Hilton-Young
        • John Leimert
        • Ralph Robin
        • B.F. Ruby
        • Will H. Gray
        • H. P. Lovecraft
        • John D. MacDonald
        51 read
        Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me
        Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me
          00 reads
          Science Fiction 101
          Science Fiction 101
          • Jack Vance
          • Philip K. Dick
          • C.M. Kornbluth
          • Bob Shaw
          • Frederik Pohl
          • Damon Knight
          • Alfred Bester
          • C.L. Moore
          • Henry Kuttner
          • Robert Sheckley
          • James Blish
          • Cordwainer Smith
          • Brian W. Aldiss
          01 read
          Beyond Tomorrow
          Beyond Tomorrow
          • David R. Grigg
          • Robert Silverberg
          • Brian W. Aldiss
          • Poul Anderson
          • J.G. Ballard
          • Damon Knight
          • Ursula K. Le Guin
          • Philip K. Dick
          • James Blish
          • John Baxter
          • Roger Zelazny
          • Tony Morphett
          • Cordwainer Smith
          • Gordon R. Dickson
          31 read
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          The World Treasury of Science Fiction

          The World Treasury of Science Fiction
          • Roger De Garis (Translator)
          41 read
          Orbit 12
          Orbit 12
            00 reads
            Far out
            Far out
            • Damon Knight
            00 reads
            Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 18: 1956
            Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 18: 1956
            • Isaac Asimov
            • Martin H. Greenberg
            • Alan E. Nourse
            • Mark Clifton
            • Algis Budrys
            • Damon Knight
            • Murray Leinster
            • Henry Kuttner
            • C.L. Moore
            • Poul Anderson
            • James Blish
            • Margaret St. Clair
            • Mack Reynolds
            • Reginald Bretnor
            • Michael Shaara
            • Theodore Sturgeon
            00 reads
            A Science Fiction Argosy
            A Science Fiction Argosy
            • Damon Knight
            00 reads
            Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, 60th Anniversary Anthology, The
            Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, 60th Anniversary Anthology, The
              51 read
              Cover 2

              Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels

              Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels
                51 read
                Nebula Award Stories 7
                Nebula Award Stories 7
                  3.51 read
                  An ABC of Science Fiction
                  An ABC of Science Fiction
                    01 read
                    Invaders!
                    Invaders!
                      00 reads
                      Antología de novelas de anticipación XII
                      Antología de novelas de anticipación XII
                      • José María Aroca (Translator)
                      41 read
                      Immortals
                      Immortals
                        51 read
                        Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
                        Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
                          31 read
                          The Science fiction hall of fame
                          The Science fiction hall of fame
                            41 read
                            Nebula Award Stories
                            Nebula Award Stories
                              00 reads
                              Orbit 11
                              Orbit 11
                                01 read
                                Cover 2

                                Worlds to Come

                                Worlds to Come: Science Fiction Adventure Classics
                                  00 reads
                                  100 Years of Science Fiction, Book 1
                                  100 Years of Science Fiction, Book 1
                                    01 read
                                    100 Years of Science Fiction, Book 2
                                    100 Years of Science Fiction, Book 2
                                      01 read
                                      The Green Gods
                                      The Green Gods
                                      • Damon Knight (Translator)
                                      • Nathalie Henneberg
                                      00 reads
                                      A for Anything
                                      A for Anything
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      Cover 4

                                      Deep Space

                                      Deep Space
                                      • A.E. van Vogt
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      • Chad Oliver
                                      • Jack Vance
                                      • Harlan Ellison
                                      • Gordon R. Dickson
                                      • Terry Carr
                                      00 reads
                                      Special Delivery
                                      Special Delivery
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      Cover 0

                                      In Search of Wonder

                                      In Search of Wonder
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      Hell's Pavement
                                      Hell's Pavement
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      Worlds to Come: Nine Science-Fiction Adventures
                                      Worlds to Come: Nine Science-Fiction Adventures
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      Short Stories, Vol. 1
                                      Short Stories, Vol. 1
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      31 read
                                      Другое небо: Сборник зарубежной научной фантастики
                                      Другое небо: Сборник зарубежной научной фантастики
                                      • Eric Frank Russell
                                      • Ray Bradbury
                                      • Anthony Boucher
                                      • Poul Anderson
                                      • Robert Silverberg
                                      • John Brunner
                                      • Arthur C. Clarke
                                      • Stanisław Lem
                                      • Fredric Brown
                                      • Robert Sheckley
                                      • Theodore R. Cogswell
                                      • Alfred Bester
                                      • Bob Shaw
                                      • Ursula K. Le Guin
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      01 read
                                      The People Maker
                                      The People Maker
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      L'uomo nell'albero
                                      L'uomo nell'albero
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      • Marco Pinna (translator)
                                      00 reads
                                      I fabbricanti di schiavi
                                      I fabbricanti di schiavi
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      È proprio la fine del mondo
                                      È proprio la fine del mondo
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      • Roberto Marini (translator)
                                      00 reads
                                      Cover 6

                                      Il pianeta dei superstiti

                                      Il pianeta dei superstiti
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      • Stefano Torossi (Translator)
                                      00 reads
                                      A Science Fiction Argosy
                                      A Science Fiction Argosy
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories
                                      The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories
                                      • Anne Serling-Sutton
                                      • Charles Beaumont
                                      • Lynn A. Venable
                                      • Lewis Padgett
                                      • Paul W. Fairman
                                      • Jerome Bixby
                                      • Manly Wade Wellman
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      • Price Day
                                      • Ray Bradbury
                                      • Malcolm Jameson
                                      • Henry Slesar
                                      • Ambrose Bierce
                                      01 read
                                      Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 15: 1953
                                      Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 15: 1953
                                      • Isaac Asimov
                                      • Martin H. Greenberg
                                      • James Blish
                                      • Fredric Brown
                                      • Arthur C. Clarke
                                      • Philip K. Dick
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      • Fritz Leiber
                                      • Robert Sheckley
                                      • Theodore Sturgeon
                                      • William Tenn
                                      • Walter M. Miller Jr.
                                      • Alfred Bester
                                      • William Morrison
                                      • Jerome Bixby
                                      • Ward Moore
                                      00 reads
                                      Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12: 1950
                                      Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12: 1950
                                      • Isaac Asimov
                                      • Ray Bradbury
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      • C.M. Kornbluth
                                      • Fritz Leiber
                                      • John D. MacDonald
                                      • Richard Matheson
                                      • Eric Frank Russell
                                      • Cordwainer Smith
                                      • A.E. van Vogt
                                      • Alfred Bester
                                      • William Morrison
                                      • Charles L. Harness
                                      • A.J. Deutsch
                                      00 reads
                                      Mind Switch
                                      Mind Switch
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      31 read
                                      CV
                                      CV
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
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                                      Beyond the Barrier

                                      Beyond the Barrier
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      01 read
                                      Comment écrire de la fiction ? Devenir artisan de ses histoires
                                      Comment écrire de la fiction ? Devenir artisan de ses histoires
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      • Alexane Bebin (Translator)
                                      00 reads
                                      Galerij der giganten 4
                                      Galerij der giganten 4
                                      • Jerome Bixby
                                      • Poul Anderson
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      • Daniel Keyes
                                      • Don A. Stuart
                                      • C.M. Kornbluth
                                      • Sybren Polet (translator)
                                      • Annemarie Kindt (translator)
                                      • J.W.M. Lieferink (translator)
                                      00 reads
                                      Cover 1

                                      The Futurians

                                      The Futurians
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      Cover 0

                                      The Other Foot

                                      The Other Foot
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      01 read
                                      The Clarion awards
                                      The Clarion awards
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      Tomorrow's Children
                                      Tomorrow's Children
                                      • Mark Clifton
                                      • Lewis Padgett
                                      • Robert Sheckley
                                      • Margaret St. Clair
                                      • Clifford D. Simak
                                      • William Lee
                                      • James H. Schmitz
                                      • Zenna Henderson
                                      • Philip K. Dick
                                      • Gertrude Friedberg
                                      • Ray Bradbury
                                      • Jerome Bixby
                                      • Stephen Vincent Benét
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      • Fritz Leiber
                                      • Robert A. Heinlein
                                      • Will F. Jenkins
                                      00 reads
                                      Worlds to come
                                      Worlds to come
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      One side laughing
                                      One side laughing
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      A Century of Science Fiction
                                      A Century of Science Fiction
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      In Search of Wonder: Essays on Modern Science Fiction
                                      In Search of Wonder: Essays on Modern Science Fiction
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      Best SF Three
                                      Best SF Three
                                      • Michael Shaara
                                      • Cordwainer Smith
                                      • Fredric Brown
                                      • Kelley Edwards
                                      • Murray Leinster
                                      • Zenna Henderson
                                      • H. Beam Piper
                                      • Lion Miller
                                      • Tom Godwin
                                      • Jack Vance
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      00 reads
                                      Futuria Fantasia
                                      Futuria Fantasia
                                      • Henry Hasse
                                      • Antony Corvais
                                      • Guy Amory
                                      • Erick Freyor
                                      • Emil Petaja
                                      • E.T. Pine
                                      • Ross Rockylyn
                                      • Lyle Monroe
                                      • J.E. Kelleam
                                      • Hank Kuttner
                                      • J.H. Haggard
                                      • Ron Reynolds
                                      • Damon Knight
                                      • Hannes V. Bok
                                      • Ray Bradbury
                                      00 reads
                                      Cover 0

                                      Science Fiction Inventions

                                      Science Fiction Inventions
                                        00 reads
                                        The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3
                                        The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3
                                          00 reads
                                          Nebula Award Stories 1965
                                          Nebula Award Stories 1965
                                          • J.G. Ballard
                                          00 reads
                                          The Observers
                                          The Observers
                                          • Damon Knight
                                          00 reads
                                          Orbit 16
                                          Orbit 16
                                          • Joan D. Vinge
                                          • R.A. Lafferty
                                          • C.L. Grant
                                          • Eleanor Arnason
                                          • Richard L. Bireley
                                          • Moshe Feder
                                          • Gustav Hasford
                                          • Jesse Miller
                                          • William F. Orr
                                          • Doris Piserchia
                                          • Henry-Luc Planchat
                                          • Dave Skal
                                          • Robert Thurston
                                          00 reads
                                          Deti vesmírnej noci
                                          Deti vesmírnej noci
                                          • William Tenn
                                          • James Tiptree Jr.
                                          • Robert Silverberg
                                          • Damon Knight
                                          • Isaac Asimov
                                          • Hal Clement
                                          • R.A. Lafferty
                                          • Alfred Bester
                                          • Frederik Pohl
                                          • Philip K. Dick
                                          • Ursula K. Le Guin
                                          • Fritz Leiber
                                          • Tony Morphett
                                          • Thomas M. Disch
                                          • John Sladek
                                          00 reads
                                          A Reasonable World
                                          A Reasonable World
                                          • Damon Knight
                                          00 reads
                                          Cover 1

                                          The Country of the Kind

                                          The Country of the Kind
                                          • Damon Knight
                                          00 reads
                                          Perilous Planets: An Anthology of Way Back When Futures
                                          Perilous Planets: An Anthology of Way Back When Futures
                                            00 reads
                                            Orbit 19
                                            Orbit 19
                                              00 reads