Walter Michael Miller, Jr. (January 23, 1923 - January 11, 1996) was a Catholic science fiction author who wrote the novel A Canticle for Leibowitz in 1959. He was born in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Miller served in the Army Air Force in World War II, flying 53 bombing missions over Italy. Among these was the bombing of the Benedictine Abbey at Monte Cassino, which became for him a traumatic experience. January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 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. ... A Canticle for Leibowitz A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Walter M. Miller, Jr. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Smyrna Beach is a city located in Volusia County, Florida. ... State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... USAAF recruitment poster. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945 after the Allied atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of Saint Benedict, whether belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, or to one of the Anglican or Protestant churches. ... The restored Abbey Monte Cassino is a rocky hill about eighty miles (130 km) south of Rome, Italy, a mile to the west of the town of Cassino (the Roman Cassinum having been on the hill) and about 1700 ft (520 m) altitude. ...

In his later years, Miller became pathologically reclusive, avoiding contact with most people including family members. Miller shot himself while working on a sequel to A Canticle for Leibowitz. That novel, Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman, was finished by ghost writer Terry Bisson in 2000. A Canticle for Leibowitz A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Walter M. Miller, Jr. ... Terry Bisson (born February 12, 1942) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A Canticle for Leibowitz was the only novel by Miller that was published during his lifetime. It won him the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and is considered one of the best post-apocalyptic novels. He also published about 40 science-fiction short stories. 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Winners of the Hugo Award for best novel. ... Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization, through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. ... A collection of classic science fiction novels Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology upon society and persons as individuals. ...

Bibliography

Novels

• A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959)
• The Lineman (1957)
• The Reluctant Traitor (1952)

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Short Stories

• Anybody Else Like Me? (1952)
• Big Joe and the Nth Generation (1952)
• Bitter Victory (1952)
• Blood Bank (1952)
• Cold Awakening (1952)
• Command Performance (1952)
• Conditionally Human
• Crucifixus Etiam (1953)
• Dark Benediction (1951)
• Death of a Spaceman (1954)
• Dumb Waiter (1952)
• Gravesong (1952)
• I, Dreamer (1953)
• I Made You (1954)
• Izzard and the Membrane (1951)
• Let My People Go (1952)
• Memento Homo (1954)
• No Moon for Me (1952)
• Secret of the Death Dome (1951)
• Six and Ten Are Johnny (1952)
• The Big Hunger (1952)
• The Darfsteller (1955)
• The First Canticle (1955)
• The Hoofer (1955)
• The Little Creeps (1951)
• The Song of Marya (1957)
• The Song of Vorhu (1951)
• The Soul-Empty Ones (1951)
• The Sower Does Not Reap (1953)
• The Space Witch (1951)
• The Ties that Bind (1954)
• The View from the Stars
• The Will (1954)
• The Yokel (1953)
• Vengeance for Nikolai (1957)
• Way of a Rebel (1954)
• Wolf Pack (1953)
• You Triflin' Skunk! (1955)