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Career

Born in New York City, United States, Bester attended the University of Pennsylvania where he was a member of the Philomathean Society, and in 1936 married Rolly Goulko. His first short story, "The Broken Axiom", was published in Thrilling Wonder Stories (April 1939) after winning an amateur story competition. Reputedly, this competition was arranged by editors who knew Bester and were favorably inclined toward his early work as a way of giving him a way of breaking into the field. He continued to publish short fiction, most notably in John W. Campbell's Astounding Science Fiction, and in 1942 he began working at DC Comics as a writer for Superman, Green Lantern, and other titles. It is popularly believed that Bester wrote the version of the Green Lantern Oath that begins "In brightest day, In blackest night". However, when queried on this point by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre at the World Science Fiction Convention in Brighton, England in 1979, Bester stated that this oath was already in place before he began writing for that title. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ... The Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania is the oldest continuously-existing literary society in the United States and the oldest student group at Penn. ... Wonder Stories was a science fiction pulp magazine which published 66 issues between 1930 and 1936, edited by Hugo Gernsback. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The cover of , volume 1, with a picture of Campbell drawn by Frank Kelly Freas John Wood Campbell, Jr. ... Astounding Stories was a seminal science fiction magazine founded in 1930. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... For the DJ, see DJ Green Lantern. ... F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre (center) is seen here at the London offices of The Spectator with (left) Boris Johnson, Member of Parliament for Henley-on-Thames, and (right) Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro OBE, chairman of Richemont Holdings UK. Fergus (also Feargus) Gwynplaine MacIntyre. ... Worldcon, a. ...

Bester was also the writer for Lee Falk's comic strips The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician while their creator served in World War II. It is widely speculated how much influence Bester had on these comics. One theory claims that Bester was responsible for giving the Phantom his surname; "Walker". Leon Harrison Gross, more known by the alias of Lee Falk, (April 28, 1911 - March 13, 1999) was an American writer, best known as the creator of the popular comic strip superheroes The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician, who at the height of their popularity secured him over a hundred... The Phantom is an American adventure comic strip created by Lee Falk, also creator of Mandrake the Magician. ... Mandrake the Magician is a U.S. comic strip created in 1934 by Lee Falk (also creator of The Phantom) and mainly appearing in syndication in newspapers. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Bester stopped writing for Astounding around 1950 when its editor, John Campbell, became preoccupied with L. Ron Hubbard and Dianetics, the forerunner to Scientology. Bester then turned to Galaxy Magazine, where he found in H. L. Gold another exceptional editor as well as a good friend. The cover of , volume 1, with a picture of Campbell drawn by Frank Kelly Freas John Wood Campbell, Jr. ... Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was an American science fiction writer,[2][3][4] creator of Dianetics, and founder of the Church of Scientology. ... Scientologists promoting Dianetics at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Dianetics is a set of ideas and practices regarding the relationship between mind and body that were developed by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. ... Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public outreach Organization Controversy Scientology is a body of beliefs and related techniques created by American science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard in 1952 as an outgrowth of his earlier self-help system, Dianetics. ... Galaxy Science Fiction magazine was the creation of noted pulp magazine editor Horace Leonard Gold, generally known as H. L. Gold. ... Horace Leonard Gold (April 26, 1914 - February 21, 1996) was a science fiction writer and editor. ...

He also wrote one little-noted mainstream novel about this time, the 1953 Who He? (also published as The Rat Race).

After four years in the comics industry, Bester turned his attention to radio scripts, writing for The Shadow, Nick Carter, Master Detective, and Charlie Chan. One of his radio scripts is "Stamps for Murder", written for Nero Wolfe. He later wrote for the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. His short fiction was initially collected in Starburst (1958) and The Dark Side of the Earth (1964), with further collections appearing in the 1970s, including Star Light, Star Bright. The Shadow is a fictional character created by Walter B. Gibson in 1931 with the first story title The Living Shadow. The character is one of the most famous of the pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s -- made even more famous through a popular radio series originally played by... Dorothy Sweeney created sound effects for Nick Carter, Master Detective and other Mutual shows from January 1944 until June 1946. ... 1938 titlecard Number One Son with the seat of his pants on fire in Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers, reportedly in part under inspiration from the career of Chang Apana. ... Bitter End — Carl Mueller illustrated Rex Stouts Nero Wolfe novella for The American Magazine (November 1940) Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective, created by the American mystery writer Rex Stout, who made his debut in 1934. ... The CBS Radio Mystery Theater logo The CBS Radio Mystery Theater (or CBSRMT) was an ambitious and sustained attempt in the 1970s to revive the great drama of old-time radio. ... Star Light, Star Bright is the name of collection of science fiction short stories by Alfred Bester containing stories: Adam and No Eve Time Is the Traitor Oddie And Id Hobsons Choice Star Light, Star Bright They Dont Make Life Like They Used To Of Time and Third...

From the 1950s to the 1970s, he was chief literary editor of Holiday magazine. This was a mainstream travel/lifestyle magazine, marketed for upscale readers during an era when science fiction was largely dismissed as juvenilia. However, Bester was able to introduce occasional science-fiction elements into the non-fiction Holiday. On one occasion, he commissioned and published an article by Arthur C. Clarke describing a tourist flight to the Moon. After Holiday ceased publication in the early 1970s, Bester returned to science fiction with more short stories and several more novels, although none approached the full brilliance exhibited in his earlier period. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (born 16 December 1917) is a British science-fiction author and inventor, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

His short stories, such as "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" (about unsuccessful attempts to change history through time travel), cemented his reputation, but he is best known for two of his novels, The Demolished Man and The Stars My Destination (also known as Tiger! Tiger!). Bester also wrote one mainstream novel in the 1950s, Who He?, also published as The Rat Race. Bester's other novels include The Computer Connection also published as Extro and The Indian Giver (1975), Golem¹⁰⁰ (1980), and The Deceivers (1982). One of the strengths of his novels is the skill with which Bester integrated his science fiction elements into his future societies. Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... The Demolished Man is a 1951 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester, and was the first Hugo Award winner in 1953. ... Galaxy magazine cover from October 1956 The Stars My Destination (also called Tiger! Tiger!) is a science fiction novel by Alfred Bester, first published in Galaxy magazine in October 1956. ... Who He (also published as The Rat Race) is a novel by science fiction author Alfred Bester, published in 1953. ... The Computer Connection is a novel by science fiction author Alfred Bester. ... Golem100 is a novel by science fiction author Alfred Bester. ...

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Important works

The Demolished Man

How can you get away with premeditated murder if the cops can read your mind? The Demolished Man - recipient of the first Hugo Award for best Science Fiction novel - is a police procedural that takes place in a future world in which telepathy is relatively common. Bester creates a harshly capitalistic, hierarchical and competitive social world that exists without deceit: a society where the right person with some skill (or money) and curiosity can access your memories, secrets, fears, and past misdeeds more swiftly and with greater alacrity than even you. The Demolished Man is a 1951 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester, and was the first Hugo Award winner in 1953. ... The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to accurately depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ...

This novel is dedicated to H. L. Gold, the editor of Galaxy, who both published it and made a number of suggestions during its writing. Originally Bester wanted the title to be Demolition!, but Gold talked him out of it. Horace Leonard Gold (April 26, 1914 - February 21, 1996) was a science fiction writer and editor. ... The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein in Galaxy, Sept. ...

The Stars My Destination

The Stars My Destination had its origins in a newspaper clipping that Bester found about a shipwrecked WWII sailor on a raft, who had drifted unrescued in the Pacific for a world record 133 days because passing ships thought he was a lure to bring them within torpedo range of a hidden submarine. From this germ grew the story of Gully Foyle, seeking revenge for his abandonment and causing havoc all about him: a science fiction re-telling of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo with teleportation added to the mix. It has been described as an ancestor of cyberpunk. Chapter Nine contains the line "Millions for nonsense, but not one cent for entropy," a parody of the Robert Goodloe Harper quote: "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute." In Chapter Sixteen it becomes "Millions for defense, but not one cent for survival." Galaxy magazine cover from October 1956 The Stars My Destination (also called Tiger! Tiger!) is a science fiction novel by Alfred Bester, first published in Galaxy magazine in October 1956. ... Alexandre Dumas, père, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (July 24, 1802 – December 5, 1870) was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. ... The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. ... Teleportation is the movement of objects or elementary particles from one place to another, more or less instantaneously, without traveling through space. ... Berlins Sony Center reflects the global reach of a Japanese corporation. ... Robert Goodloe Harper was a Representative from South Carolina and a Senator from Maryland. ...

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The story was adapted in the 1970's as a graphic novel by writer/artist Howard Chaykin. Trade paperback of Will Eisners A Contract with God (1978), often mistakenly cited as the first graphic novel. ... Howard Victor Chaykin (born 1950 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his innovative storytelling and sometimes controversial material. ...

Notable short stories

• Adam and No Eve, a story about the last man on Earth (and there are no women, this time). Published in the 1940s, this tale concerns an inventor who devises a process that will enable him to launch himself into outer space and safely return. The process works, but has the unintended side effect of destabilizing Earth's ecosphere and killing all life on Earth. When the inventor returns, he discovers that he is now "Adam and No Eve". He realizes that there is only one way he can atone for his actions: by dying, he will enable the bacteria inside his digestive tract to flourish independently, gradually re-initiating the long evolutionary process which may ultimately re-introduce human life or something similar.
• 5,271,009, in which a character is placed within various science-fictional wish-fulfillment scenarios, and discovers the flaw in each (the Last Man on Earth, and no dentists...)
• Fondly Fahrenheit, in which a malfunctioning android becomes murderously violent in hot weather. Not only is the android psychotic, but its owner is also unstable and projects his emotions onto the android. This is emphasized in the story by a remarkable shifting of viewpoint between third-person, and first-person singular and plural from the POV of both the android and the owner.
• The Men Who Murdered Mohammed, an ingenious twist on the standard time-paradox story. A man discovers how to travel through time, and arrogantly decides to alter the present by journeying into the past and murdering prominent historical figures. He returns to the present, only to discover that nothing has changed ... except that it has, but in an unexpected way. One of Bester's most popular and influential pieces, this story's title is occasionally (and mistakenly) cited as "The MAN Who Murdered Mohammed". The plural ("The Men Who...") is correct, due to a surprise revelation in the story.
• The Rollercoaster, written in the 1950s, in which there's an unusual, ahead-of-his-time treatment of violence and time travel.

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Mainstream novel

Bester's 1953 novel Who He?, also published as The Rat Race, concerns a TV game show host who wakes up after an alcoholic blackout and discovers that someone is out to destroy his life. It did not receive wide attention.

Homages to Bester

Bester has been memorialized by other science fiction writers in their own works. Notably, the character of Psi-Cop Alfred Bester is named after him (and the treatment of telepathy in Babylon 5 is similar to that in Bester's works), as is the time-travelling pest named Al Phee in Spider Robinson's Callahan's Crosstime Saloon series. (Bester was known as "Alfie" to many of his friends.) Alfred Bester is the name of a fictional character in the television series Babylon 5, played by Walter Koenig. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... Spider Robinson (born November 24, 1948 in New York City) is a Canadian science fiction writer. ... In the fictional universe of Spider Robinson, Callahans Place is a bar with strongly community-minded and empathic clientele. ...

In 1985, it was announced that Bester would be Guest of Honor at the 1987 World Science Fiction Convention, again to be held in Brighton. As the event neared, Bester was plainly too ill to attend, and Doris Lessing stepped in as a last-minute replacement. Bester died less than a month after the convention, but not before learning that the Science Fiction Writers of America would honor him with their Grand Master Nebula award at their 1988 convention. Alfred Bester left everything to his bartender, who was surprised because he didn't even remember Bester. Worldcon, a. ... Doris Lessing, CH, OBE (born October 22, 1919), is a British writer, born Doris May Taylor in Kermanshah, Persia (Iran). ... Science Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA, (SFWA is pronounced seff-wah) was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight and James Blish. ... The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is an award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. ...

F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre has written a series of stories — beginning with "Time Lines" (published in Analog, 1999) — about a time-traveling criminal named Smedley Faversham, who constantly runs afoul of a scientific principle called "Bester's Law". This term is MacIntyre's invention, but it is explicitly in homage to Alfred Bester's work: specifically, to Bester's 1958 story "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed". Bester's Law, as articulated by MacIntyre, states that a time-traveler who attempts to rewrite the past can only alter his or her own time-line, not anyone else's. Bester's Law is rigidly enforced by a legion of "time cops", whom MacIntyre's protagonist sneeringly refers to as "the Bester Boosters" and "the Bester-Busters". F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre (center) is seen here at the London offices of The Spectator with (left) Boris Johnson, Member of Parliament for Henley-on-Thames, and (right) Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro OBE, chairman of Richemont Holdings UK. Fergus (also Feargus) Gwynplaine MacIntyre. ... Astounding Stories was a seminal science fiction magazine founded in 1930. ...

Media References

• Firefly - Many of the names of off-camera and minor characters are drawn from the ranks of science fiction writers. Notably, Bester (Alfred Bester) as the original mechanic of Serenity.

• Lisey's Story - Stephen King's character Scott Landon makes reference to Bester when making a dedication to a new library, saying: "This one's for Alfie Bester, and if you haven't read him, you ought to be ashamed!"

• Comics writer James Robinson entitled a story arc in his Starman series for DC Comics "Stars My Destination".

• In Babylon 5, a recurring character, a telepath and "Psi Cop", is named Alfred Bester. It is explained in a Babylon 5 novel that the character, parentless, was named after the writer.

• Stephen King's short story "The Jaunt," borrows that word for teleportation from Bester's The Stars My Destination, as does the ITV Television series (and subsequent remake) The Tomorrow People.

• From The Simpson's Episode "Lisa's Substitute," Springfield Elementary student, Martin, campaigning for class president:

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Works

Novels

• The Demolished Man (1951)
• Who He? (also published as The Rat Race) (1953)
• The Stars My Destination (also published as Tiger, Tiger) (1956)
• The Computer Connection (also published as Extro) (1975)
• Golem¹⁰⁰ (1980)
• The Deceivers (1981)
• Tender Loving Rage (1991)
• Psychoshop (with Roger Zelazny) (1998)

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Collections

• Starburst (1958) contains the short stories
  • "Disappearing Act" originally published in 1953
  • "Adam and No Eve" originally published in 1941
  • "Star Light, Star Bright" originally published in 1953
  • "The Roller Coaster" originally published in 1953
  • "Oddy and Id" originally published in 1950 as "The Devil's Invention"
  • "The Starcomber" originally published in 1954 as "5,271,009"
  • "Travel Diary"
  • "Fondly Fahrenheit" originally published in 1954
  • "Hobson's Choice" originally published in 1952
  • "The Die-Hard"
  • "Of Time and Third Avenue" originally published in 1951
• The Dark Side of the Earth (1964) contains the short stories
  • "Time is the Traitor" (originally published in 1953)
  • "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" (originally published in 1958) (Hugo Award Nominee)
  • "Out of This World"
  • "The Pi Man" (originally published in 1959) (Hugo Award Nominee)
  • "The Flowered Thundermug" (originally published in 1964)
  • "Will You Wait?" (originally published in 1959)
  • "They Don't Make Life Like They Used To" (originally published in 1963)
• An Alfred Bester Omnibus (1968)
• Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester (1976)
• The Light Fantastic Volume 1: The Short Fiction Of Alfred Bester (1976)
• Star Light, Star Bright: The Short Fiction Of Alfred Bester, Volume 2 (1976)
• The Light Fantastic Volume 2: The Short Fiction Of Alfred Bester (1976)
• Virtual Unrealities (1997) - contains the stories:
  • "Disappearing Act" (originally published in 1953)
  • "Oddy and Id"
  • "Star Light, Star Bright" (originally published in 1953, used as the title for two other compilations of Bester's short stories)
  • "5,271,009" (originally published in 1954)
  • "Fondly Fahrenheit" (originally published in 1954)
  • "Hobson's Choice" (originally published in 1952)
  • "Of Time and Third Avenue" (originally published in 1952)
  • "Time is the Traitor" (originally published in 1953)
  • "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" (originally published in 1958) (Hugo Award Nominee)
  • "The Pi Man" (originally published in 1959) (Hugo Award Nominee)
  • "They Don't Make Life Like They Used To" (originally published in 1963)
  • "Will You Wait?" (originally published in 1959)
  • "The Flowered Thundermug" (originally published in 1964)
  • "Adam and No Eve" (originally published in 1941)
  • "And 3 1/2 to Go" (fragment - previously unpublished)
  • "Galatea Galante" (originally published in 1979)
  • "The Devil Without Glasses" (previously unpublished)
• Redemolished (2000) - Contains the short stories:
  • "The Probable Man"
  • "Hell is Forever"
  • "The Push of a Finger"
  • "The Roller Coaster"
  • "The Lost Child"
  • "I'll Never Celebrate New Year's Again"
  • "Out of This World"
  • "The Animal Fair"
  • "Something Up There Likes Me"
  • "The Four-Hour Fugue"
    • Also contains three fictional articles published in Holiday Magazine:
  • "Gourmet Dining in Outer Space"
  • "Place of the Month: The Moon"
  • "The Sun"
    • Also contains four essays:
  • "Science Fiction and the Renaissance Man", originally delivered as a lecture at the University of Chicago in 1957. The other lecturers included Cyril Kornbluth, Robert A. Heinlein, and Robert Bloch.
  • "A Diatribe Against Science Fiction"
  • "The Perfect Composite Science Fiction Author"
  • "My Affair with Science Fiction"
    • Also included are interviews with John Huston and Rex Stout, a conversation with Woody Allen, brief articles on Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, two deleted prologues and an analysis of The Demolished Man, and a memorial for Bester written by Isaac Asimov, with an introduction by Gregory S. Benford.

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Non-Fiction

• The Life and Death of a Satellite (1966)

Other Published Short Fiction

• "The Die-Hard" (collected in Starburst - 1958)
• "Ms. Found In A Champagne Bottle" (collected in The Light Fantastic - 1976)
• "The Starcomber" (collected in Starburst - 1958)
• "Travel Diary" (collected in Starburst - 1958)

Awards

Hugo Awards as follows:

• The Demolished Man - 1953 Novel

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• "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" - 1959 Short Story
• "The Pi Man" - 1960 Short Story
• "The Four-Hour Fugue" - 1975 Short Story
• The Computer Connection - 1976 Novel

Also given the 1987 SFWA Grand Master Award and posthumously inducted into the 2001 class of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. The Four-Hour Fugue is a short story by science fiction writer Alfred Bester. ... The Computer Connection is a novel by science fiction author Alfred Bester. ... The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is an award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. ... The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame is a science fiction museum, said to be the first such museum in the world, located inside the Experience Music Project building at Seattle, Washington, USAs Seattle Center. ...

External links

• Alfred Bester at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Alfred Bester Bibliography
• Contento bibliography
• Science Fiction Hall of Fame member
• Hugo Awards - Bester
• Locus Awards list - Bester
• Science Fiction Studies on Bester by Fiona Kelleghan