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Damon Knight
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American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002)

Also known as: Conanight, Damon Francis Knight, Stuart Fleming, Деймон Найт, ديمون نايت, 데이먼 나이트

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Known works

  • Hell's cartographers : some personal histories of science fiction writers
  • The golden road (1974)
  • A Shocking Thing
  • The Futurians (1977)
  • In search of wonder (1956)