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'''Theodore Rose Cogswell''', ([[10 March]] [[1918]] - [[3 February]] [[1987]]), was an [[United States|American]] [[science fiction]] author. His first published [[short story]], "The Spectre General" in the magazine ''[[Astounding]]'' (June 1952), was a humorous tale in which a long-forgotten maintenance brigade of the [[Imperial Navy]] reinvigorates the [[Galactic Empire| Empire]]. Cogswell wrote nearly 40 science fiction stories, most in the lighthearted vein as his first, and was co-author of a [[novel]] in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise. |
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[[File:Ted Cogswell 5510.jpg|thumb|Theodore R. "Ted" Cogswell, c. 1955]] |
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[[File:Science fiction quarterly 195511.jpg|thumb|right|"Meddler's World", a novelette by Cogswell and [[Mack Reynolds]], was the cover story on the November 1956 issue of ''[[Science Fiction Quarterly]]''.]] |
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'''Theodore Rose Cogswell''' (March 10, 1918 – February 3, 1987) was an American [[science fiction]] author. |
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His earliest work to be published in a genre magazine, the [[novella]], "[[The Spectre General]]" in ''[[Astounding]]'' (June 1952), was a humorous story concerning the long-forgotten maintenance brigade of the Imperial Space Marines of a [[Galactic empire]]. It was selected as one of the genre's best novellas by members of the [[Science Fiction Writers of America]] and reprinted in ''[[The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two|The Science Fiction Hall of Fame]]''. |
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| ⚫ | Cogswell authored nearly 40 science fiction stories, most of them humorous, and co-authored ''[[Spock, Messiah!]]'', one of the earliest [[novel]]s tied in to the ''[[Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series|Star Trek]]'' franchise. He was also the editor of the long-running "[[fanzine]] for pros", ''Proceedings of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies''. A anthology of selections from ''PITCS'' was published by [[NESFA Press]] in 1993. Here, writers and editors discussed their own, and other's, works. |
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In recent years, Cogswell's short story ''The Wall Around the World'' (1962) was rediscovered and got much attention due especially to the many similarities between its protagonist and [[Harry Potter]]: Like Potter, Cogswell's Porgie is an orphan boy living with his aunt and uncle, who learns magic in school, flies on a broomstick and is constantly persecuted by a nasty cousin (who is, in this case, part of the magical community). There is, however, no direct evidence that [[J.K. Rowling]] read Cogwell's story or was influenced by it. (See [http://saltosobrius.blogspot.com/2006/05/boy-on-broomstick.html], [http://www.iblist.com/book12926.htm].) |
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Latest revision as of 19:09, 26 August 2023
Theodore Rose Cogswell (March 10, 1918 – February 3, 1987) was an American science fiction author.
Profile
[edit]During the Spanish Civil War, Cogswell served as an ambulance driver for the Republicans as part of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
His earliest work to be published in a genre magazine, the novella, "The Spectre General" in Astounding (June 1952), was a humorous story concerning the long-forgotten maintenance brigade of the Imperial Space Marines of a Galactic empire. It was selected as one of the genre's best novellas by members of the Science Fiction Writers of America and reprinted in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame.
Cogswell authored nearly 40 science fiction stories, most of them humorous, and co-authored Spock, Messiah!, one of the earliest novels tied in to the Star Trek franchise. He was also the editor of the long-running "fanzine for pros", Proceedings of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies. A anthology of selections from PITCS was published by NESFA Press in 1993. Here, writers and editors discussed their own, and other's, works.
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Spock, Messiah! (1976) (Star Trek tie-in novel co-authored Charles A. Spano, Jr.)
Collections
[edit]- The Wall Around the World (1962) (including the title story)
- The Third Eye (1968)
Other works
[edit]- "The Friggin Falcon" (1966) (poem)
- PITCS: Proceedings of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies (1993, editor)
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