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Bester, Alfred (1913-1987); used pseudonyms Alexander Blade & Sonny Powell (about) (books) (items)
- The Broken Axiom, (ss) Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1939
- No Help Wanted, (vi) Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1939
- Guinea Pig, Ph.D., (ss) Startling Stories March 1940
- Voyage to Nowhere, (nv) Thrilling Wonder Stories July 1940
- Treachery on Camoia, (na) South Sea Stories October 1940
- The White Man Who Was Tabu, (ss) South Sea Stories October 1940, as by Alexander Blade
- The Mad Molecule, (ss) Thrilling Wonder Stories January 1941
- The Pet Nebula, (ss) Astonishing Stories February 1941
- Slaves of the Life Ray, (nv) Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1941
- The Probable Man, (nv) Astounding Science-Fiction July 1941
- Adam and No Eve, (ss) Astounding Science-Fiction September 1941
- The McGrabb Bag, (ss) Detective Fiction October 1 1941
- The Menace of the Invisible Raiders! [Starman], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) October 1941, uncredited.
- The Biped, Reegan, (ss) Super Science Stories November 1941
- [The Blaze of Doom!] [Starman], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) November 1941, uncredited.
- Life for Sale, (nv) Amazing Stories January 1942
- The Slayer on Skis [Captain Marvel], (cs) Captain Marvel Adventures (comic) February 6 1942, uncredited.
- The Push of a Finger, (na) Astounding Science-Fiction May 1942
- The Unseen Blushers, (ss) Astonishing Stories June 1942
- The Case of the Off-Key Crooner [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) August 1942
- Hell Is Forever, (na) Unknown Worlds August 1942
- The Case of the Slap-Happy Jappy! [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) September 1942
- The Little Man Who Wasn’t There! [Starman], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) September 1942, uncredited.
- The Case of the Love-Sick Submarine! [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) October 1942
- The Tune of Terrific Toby [Starman], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) October 1942, uncredited.
- The Enigma of the Absent-Minded Artists! [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) November 1942
- The Time-Machine Crime! [Starman], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) November 1942, uncredited.
- The What-Not Adventure [Captain Marvel], (cs) Captain Marvel Adventures (comic) December 11 1942, uncredited.
- The Enigma of the Nonagenarian Natator! [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) December 1942
- Time Out for Hitler! [Hourman], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) December 1942, uncredited.
- Did I Ever See a Dream Walking? [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) January 1943
- The High-Powered Hoods [Hourman], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) January 1943, uncredited.
- The Case of the Haunted Opera! [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) February 1943
- The Riddles in Rhyme! [Hourman], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) February 1943, uncredited.
- The Adventure of the Runaway Calculating Machine! [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) March 1943
- Way Down Yonder in the Corn Field! [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) April 1943
- The Battle of the Mental Marvels! [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) June/July 1943
- Have You Read Any Good Books Lately? [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) Fall 1943, uncredited.
- Love Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Fall 1943, uncredited.
- The School for Vandals! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Fall 1943, uncredited.
- The Tale of the Timid Terrors! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Fall 1943, uncredited.
- The Mail Goes Through! [Green Lantern] (with [uncredited]), (cs) All-American Comics (comic) October 1943
- The Case of the Curious Crossroad! [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) December 1943/January 1944
- Doiby Dickles’ Dismal Discovery [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Winter 1943, uncredited.
- Hold On to Your Hat! [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) Winter 1943, uncredited.
- The Man Who Wanted the World! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Winter 1943, uncredited.
- Fish Are Such Liars! [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) February/March 1944
- The Dastardly Designs of Doiby Dickles’ Pals! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Spring 1944, uncredited.
- Having a Wonderful Crime Wish You Were Here! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Spring 1944, uncredited.
- The Reforming of Elegant Esmond! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) March 1944, uncredited.
- They Are Invincible! [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) Spring 1944, uncredited.
- The Mystery of the Melancholy Men! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) April 1944, uncredited.
- The Fantastic Fate of the Fraternity Felons [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) Summer 1944, uncredited.
- It’s Bad for Business! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Summer 1944, uncredited.
- The Mystery of Marvelous Marvyn! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) June 1944, uncredited.
- The Saving Scot and the Gypsy Gyp! [Genius Jones], (cs) Adventure Comics (comic) June/July 1944, uncredited.
- The House That Gaul Built, (ss) The Shadow July 1944
- untitled (The Man Who Couldn’t Tell the Truth) [Green Lantern] (with [uncredited]), (cs) All-American Comics (comic) July 1944
- The Desperate Dilemma of Dippy Drake! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) September 1944, uncredited.
- Is the Kid a Killer? [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) Fall 1944, uncredited.
- Only Green Lantern Need Apply! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Fall 1944, uncredited.
- Da Tantrim of Green Lantrin! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Fall 1944, uncredited.
- Fighters Never Quit! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) October 1944, uncredited.
- The Case of the Crooked Cook! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Winter 1944, uncredited.
- The Smile That Wins! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Winter 1944, uncredited.
- Heroes Are Born…Not Made! [Green Lantern], (cs) The Big All-American Comic Book (comic) 1944, uncredited.
- The Garrulous Mr. Gabb! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) January 1945, uncredited.
- A Bag of Assorted Nuts!!! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) March 1945, uncredited.
- Carleton Congo Will Hoo-Doo You!!! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Spring 1945, uncredited.
- Four…Five…Six…Stop Thinking! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Spring 1945, uncredited.
- The Man with the Missing Memory! [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) Spring 1945, uncredited.
- One, Two, Three…Stop Thinking! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Spring 1945, uncredited.
- The Man Who Lost Wednesday! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) April 1945, uncredited.
- The Lizard of Fire! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Summer 1945, uncredited.
- The Man in the Moon [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Summer 1945, uncredited.
- Soles of Manhattan [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) June 1945, uncredited.
- Two Characters in Search of a Brain! [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) Summer 1945, uncredited.
- Death Unavoidably Detained! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) July/August 1945, uncredited.
- Napoleon and Joe Safeen [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) September/October 1945, uncredited.
- Quirt vs. Culture! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Fall 1945, uncredited.
- A Race against Time! [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) Fall 1945, uncredited.
- Saturn Muscles In [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Fall 1945, uncredited.
- untitled (The Mystery of the Missing Baby Doll!) [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) Fall 1945, uncredited.
- The Backwards Man! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) November/December 1945, uncredited.
- And, Then There Was One! [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) Winter 1945, uncredited.
- Love at First Blight! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) January/February 1946, uncredited.
- Rumors of the Round Table! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) April 1946, uncredited.
- The Human Key [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) June/July 1946, uncredited.
- Shadow of the Past [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) June/July 1946, uncredited.
- The Slap-Happy Shoes! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) June 1946, uncredited.
- untitled (On the Air) [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) June/July 1946, uncredited.
- The Man Who Heard Too Much! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) July 1946, uncredited.
- The Headstrong Heads [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) August/September 1946, uncredited.
- Springtime for Doiby! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) August 1946, uncredited.
- The Woodman [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) August/September 1946, uncredited.
- The Old-Fashioned Way! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) October/November 1946, uncredited.
- Da Social Lion [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) October/November 1946, uncredited.
- The Last Answer! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) November 1946, uncredited.
- Doiby Dickles da Stunt Man [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) December 1946/January 1947, uncredited.
- Long-Eared Larceny [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) December 1946, uncredited.
- Long Live Da King! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) December 1946/January 1947, uncredited.
- The Meaning of “D” [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) December 1946/January 1947, uncredited.
- The Beloved Bandit! [Green Lantern], (cs) All-American Comics (comic) February 1947, uncredited.
- Grin and Bear It! [Green Lantern], (cs) Comic Cavalcade (comic) February/March 1947, uncredited.
- Happy Boithday! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) February/March 1947, uncredited.
- Indestructible Jones! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) February/March 1947, uncredited.
- Once a Cop [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) February/March 1947, uncredited.
- The Diamond Magnet! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) April/May 1947, uncredited.
- The Flood Maker! [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) June/July 1947, uncredited.
- The Song That Spelled Out Disaster [Green Lantern], (cs) Green Lantern (comic) June/July 1947, uncredited.
- The Devil’s Invention, (ss) Astounding Science Fiction August 1950
- Chez Lather, (ar) Woman’s Day November 1950
- Of Time and Third Avenue, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1951
- The Demolished Man, (n.) Galaxy Science Fiction January 1952, etc.
- Hobson’s Choice, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1952
- The Roller Coaster, (ss) Fantastic May/June 1953
- Star Light, Star Bright, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1953
- Time Is the Traitor, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1953
- Trematode, a Critique of Modern Science-Fiction, (ar) The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty, Fredrick Fell, 1953
- Disappearing Act, (ss) Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953
- 5,271,009, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1954
- Fondly Fahrenheit, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1954
- [letter], (lt) New Worlds Science Fiction #29, November 1954, etc.
- What’s the Difference?, (ed) Science Fantasy #12, 1955
- Television, (rc) Holiday April 1956
- Tiger! Tiger!, (n.) Sidgwick & Jackson, 1956
- The Men Who Murdered Mohammed, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1958
- Starburst, (Signet, 1958, co)
- The Die-Hard, (ss) Starburst, Signet, 1958
- Travel Diary, (ss) Starburst, Signet, 1958
- Will You Wait?, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1959
- The Black Nebulea, (vi) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1959, as by Sonny Powell
- The Pi Man, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1959
- Bester’s World, (cl) Rogue March 1960, etc.
- Gourmet Dining in Outer Space, (ar) Holiday May 1960
- The Antic Arts—Art Carney, (cl) Holiday November 1960
- The All-Star SF Author, (rv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1961 [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein, Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Sheckley, James Blish, Isaac Asimov, Philip José Farmer & Ray Bradbury]
- Jerry Wald and the Windmill, (ar) Rogue March 1961 [Ref. Jerry Wald]
- Rogue Moon, (br) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1961 [Ref. Algis Budrys]
- Little Bell, (ar) Rogue November 1961
- Diogenes and the F.C.C., (ar) Rogue April 1962
- Death of a Bandit, (ss) Rogue June 1962
- Girlfoot Bare with Teak of Chan, (ar) Rogue June 1962
- The Lady and the Lobster, (ar) Rogue September 1962
- My Midsummer Meet-Cute: Or How Politics Cooked My Bluefish, (ar) Rogue October 1962
- My Private World of Science Fiction, (ms) The Worlds of Science Fiction ed. Robert P. Mills, Dial Press, 1963
- They Don’t Make Life Like They Used To, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1963
- The Dark Side of the Earth, (Signet, May 1964, co)
- The Flowered Thundermug, (nv) The Dark Side of the Earth, Signet, 1964
- Out of This World, (ss) The Dark Side of the Earth, Signet, 1964
- Science Fiction and the Renaissance Man, (ar) The Science Fiction Novel: Imagination and Social Criticism ed. Earl Kemp (unattributed), Advent, 1959
- The Compleat Hobbyist, (ss) Holiday December 1965
- Would You Want Your Product to Marry a Negro, (ar) P.S. April 1966
- The Julias, (ss) Escapade June 1968
- Ms. Found in a Champagne Bottle, (ss) Status 1968
- Comment on “Fondly Fahrenheit”, (as) SF: Authors’ Choice 2 ed. Harry Harrison, Berkley Medallion, 1970
- Isaac Asimov, (iv) Publishers Weekly April 17 1972 [Ref. Isaac Asimov]
- Writing and “The Demolished Man”, (ar) Algol #18, May 1972
- The Animal Fair, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1972
- Publisher’s Weekly Interview, (iv) Publishers Weekly July 2 1973 [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein]
- Interview with Robert A. Heinlein, (iv) Algol #21, November 1973 [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein]
- Something Up There Likes Me, (nv) Astounding ed. Harry Harrison, Random House, 1973
- The Four-Hour Fugue, (ss) Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1974
- The Indian Giver, (n.) Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact November 1974, etc.
- My Affair with Science Fiction, (ar) Nova 4 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1974
- Adam… and No Eve, (cs) Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction March 1975; adapted by Denny O’Neil
- How We Work, (ar) Hell’s Cartographers ed. Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975
- Solomon Grundy [Green Lantern], (cs) The Amazing World of DC Comics (comic) March 1976, uncredited.
- The Light Fantastic, (Berkley/Putnam, April 1976, co)
- Here Come the Clones, (ss) Publishers Weekly June 14 1976
- Star Light, Star Bright, (Berkley/Putnam, July 1976, co)
- The Pi Man, (ss) Star Light, Star Bright, Berkley/Putnam, 1976
- Mastering the Art of Space Cooking, (ar) Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1977
- Galatea Galante, (na) Omni April 1979
- MS Found in a Coconut, (ss) Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1979
- The Stars My Destination, (ex) Baronet, 1979; adapted by Byron Preiss
- Horace, Galaxyca, (ar) Galaxy ed. Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander, Playboy Press, 1980
- Bester-Editors Correspondence (with J. Francis McComas & William A. P. White), (lt) The Eureka Years ed. Annette Pelz McComas, Bantam, 1982, as by Alfred Bester, Anthony Boucher & J. Francis McComas
- Az Arcnélküll Ember, (nv) Galaktika #68, May 1986; translated by Tamás Zala
- Breakthrough, (ms) Frontier Crossings ed. Robert Jackson, Conspiracy '87, 1987
- The “He’s”, the “She’s”, and the “It’s”, (pl) Frontier Crossings ed. Robert Jackson, Conspiracy '87, 1987
- Never Love a Hellhag, (na) The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra, 1989
- Emerging Nation, (ss) Harlan Ellison’s Last Dangerous Visions (unpublished) ed. Harlan Ellison, 19??
- Selections from the Gimmick Books, (ms) The New York Review of Science Fiction #157, September 2001
- Books, (rc) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, etc.
Bestercey, Ilona (fl. 1930s-1940s) (items)
- Altar of Love, (pm) Ainslee’s Smart Love Stories May 1935
- Old Dream Ever New, (pm) Street & Smith’s Love Story Magazine July 27 1935
- Bride in Waiting, (ss) Ainslee’s Smart Love Stories August 1935
- Cocktail Hour, (pm) Ainslee’s Smart Love Stories January 1936
- Breath of His Image, (pm) Driftwind February 1936
- Yards of Sunlight, (pm) Ainslee’s Smart Love Stories July 1936
- Wings Were Built to Fly, (pm) Smart Love Stories December 1936
- Woods in the Dawn, (pm) Street & Smith’s Love Story Magazine January 2 1937
- Quarries of the Night, (pm) Smart Love Stories January 1938
- A Rose, (pm) Street & Smith’s Love Story Magazine September 3 1938
- Tears of a Rose, (pm) Street & Smith’s Love Story Magazine June 24 1939
- A Call for Cinderella, (pm) Street & Smith’s Love Story Magazine September 13 1941
- Dreams Are Ships, (pm) Street & Smith’s Love Story Magazine March 23 1943
- Ballad of a Lonely Heart, (pm) Street & Smith’s Love Story Magazine May 16 1944
- Milady’s Garden, (pm) Street & Smith’s Love Story Magazine March 1945
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