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Biography

Born in Marple, near Stockport, Cheshire, Cooper left school at 15, worked as a labourer, then civil servant, and later in 1944 joined the Merchant Navy^[1]. After World War II, he trained as a teacher and began to publish short stories. His first novel, Deadly Image (later republished as The Uncertain Midnight) was completed in 1957 and published in 1958.^[1] A 1956 short story, Brain Child, was adapted as the movie The Invisible Boy (1957).^[1] Marple is a village close to Stockport, Greater Manchester in England. ... Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a county in North West England. ...

In 1969 The Uncertain Midnight was adapted for Swiss television, in French.^[1] At the height of his popularity, in the 1970s, he began to review science fiction for the Sunday Times and continued to do so until his death due to alcohol-related illnesses in 1982.^[1] The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

Work and criticism

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An atheist and individualist, Cooper's science fiction often depicts unconventional heroes facing unfamiliar and remote environments.^{[citation needed]} The colonisation of extra-terrestrial planets is a common theme and is the basis of the Expendables series, published under the name Richard Avery. The Expendables is notable^{[citation needed]} both for the diversity of its cast of characters and for the frank nature of their conversations and attitudes on racial and sexual topics. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ...

Cooper's depiction of women often proved controversial.^{[citation needed]} Several of his books depicted future worlds dominated by women, often to the detriment of all. Cooper has been quoted as disparaging women's mental capacity: "let them have totally equal competition ... they'll see that they can't make it."^{[citation needed]}

Publications

Novels

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• 1958 The Uncertain Midnight (aka Deadly Image) Ballantine edition no known ISBN; unverified edition ISBN 0-7066-0771-6; Coronet edition 1982 ISBN 0-340-15132-3^[2]
• 1959 Seed of Light, Ballantine edition no known ISBN; Coronet edition 1977, ISBN 0-340-21990-4, second printing 1979^[3]
• 1960 Wish Goes to Slumber Land^{[citation needed]}
• 1964 Transit, Faber & Faber no known ISBN; unverified edition ISBN 0-571-05724-1; Coronet edition 1973, ISBN 0-340-16464-6, second printing 1974^[4]
• 1966 All Fools' Day, ISBN 0-340-00182-8^[5]
• 1968 Five to Twelve, Hodder edition no known ISBN; Coronet edition 1974 ISBN 0-340-10904-1^[6]
• 1968^{[citation needed]} A Far Sunset, Hodder edition no known ISBN; Coronet edition 1973, ISBN 0-340-04364-4
• 1969 Seahorse in the Sky, ISBN 0-340-12975-1
• 1969 The Last Continent, ISBN 0-340-15091-2
• 1970 Son of Kronk, ISBN 0-340-12577-2
• 1971 The Overman Culture, ISBN 0-425-03155-1
• 1971 Kronk, ISBN 0-340-16217-1
• 1972 Who Needs Men?, (aka Gender Genocide), ISBN 0-340-18614-3
• 1973 The Cloud Walker, ISBN 0-340-19478-2
• 1973 The Tenth Planet, ISBN 0-340-20512-1
• 1974 Prisoner of Fire, ISBN 0-340-17016-6
• 1974 The Slaves of Heaven, ISBN 0-340-22337-5
• 1978 Merry Christmas, Ms Minerva!, ISBN 0-7091-7001-7

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As Martin Lester

• 1954, Black Phoenix

As George Kinley

• 1954 Ferry Rocket

As Broderick Quain

• 1954 They Shall Not Die

As Richard Avery

The Expendables Series:

• 1975 The Deathworms of Kratos, ISBN 0-340-19472-3
• 1975 The Rings of Tantalus, ISBN 0-340-19889-3
• 1975 The War Games of Zelos, ISBN 0-340-19875-3
• 1976 The Venom of Argus, ISBN 0-340-19918-0

Short stories (collections)

• 1956 Voices in the Dark
• 1958 Tomorrow's Gift
• 1963 Tomorrow Came
• 1964 The Square Root of Tomorrow, ISBN 0-7091-1122-3
• 1968 The News from Elsewhere, ISBN B0000CO5KF
• 1971 Unborn Tomorrow, ISBN 0-7091-1917-8
• 1971 Double Phoenix (with Roger Lancelyn Green), ISBN 0-345-02420-6
• 1972 Jupiter Laughs and Other Stories, ISBN 0-340-26462-4
• 1980 World of Difference, ISBN 0-7091-8686-X

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Work adapted for the screen

• 1957 Invisible Boy
• 1969 The Uncertain Midnight (French)
• 1978 Death Watch as "OBN in Arrivo", part of series: I Raconti di Fantascienza da Blassetti (Italy)"^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Edmund Cooper's Biography, by Joe Smith
2. ^ The Uncertain Midnight publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
3. ^ Seed of Light publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
4. ^ Transit publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
5. ^ All Fools' Day publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
6. ^ Five to Twelve publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
7. ^ Edmund Cooper bibliography

The Internet Speculative Fiction Database is a database of bibliographic information on science fiction and related genres such as fantasy fiction and horror fiction. ... The Internet Speculative Fiction Database is a database of bibliographic information on science fiction and related genres such as fantasy fiction and horror fiction. ... The Internet Speculative Fiction Database is a database of bibliographic information on science fiction and related genres such as fantasy fiction and horror fiction. ... The Internet Speculative Fiction Database is a database of bibliographic information on science fiction and related genres such as fantasy fiction and horror fiction. ... The Internet Speculative Fiction Database is a database of bibliographic information on science fiction and related genres such as fantasy fiction and horror fiction. ...

External link

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