American writer (1936–2024)
Thomas Edward Purdom (April 19, 1936 – January 14, 2024) was an American writer best known for science fiction and nonfiction. His story "Fossil Games" was a nominee for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 2000. He has also done music criticism since 1988. His works have been translated into German, Chinese, Burmese, Russian, and Czech. He lived in Philadelphia.[1] Purdom died on January 14, 2024, at the age of 87.[2]
Bibliography
Novels
- Bulmer, Kenneth & Tom Purdom (1964). Demons' world. I want the stars. Ace Books.[a]
- Purdom, Tom (1966). The Tree Lord of Imeten.
- Five Against Arlane (1967)
- Reduction in Arms (1967)
- The Barons of Behavior (1972)
Short fiction
- Collections
- Stories[b]
Essays and reviews
- Various on Broad Street Review[1] since 2011[3]
Critical studies and reviews of Purdom's work
- Romance on four worlds
- Sakers, Don (September 2015). "The Reference Library". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (9): 105–108.
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- Notes
- ^ I want the stars was published in a dos-à-dos binding with Bulmer's Demons' world.
- ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.
References
- ^ bio
- ^ "Tom Purdom (1936–2024)". Locus Magazine. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Purdom, Tom". Broad Street Review. 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
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