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Lester del Rey

1915 - 1993

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Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lester del Rey has received more than 231,596 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Lester del Rey is the 5,203rd most popular writer (down from 4,888th in 2019), the 7,482nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,190th in 2019) and the 585th most popular American Writer.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

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  • 3.22

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Notable Works

Police Your Planet
Fiction, Fiction in English, Mystery
1956
The Sky Is Falling
Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction
Summoned from Earth by magic, Dave Hanson finds himself embroiled in the politics and engineering problems of an alternate Earth named Terah . . . for Terah's sky has shattered, and he may be the one man in all the universe who can restore it! But science and sorcery, beautiful women, and fantastic monsters are just the beginning of his problems . . .Originally published in shorter form in "Beyond Fantasy Fiction" in 1954, then expanded to novel length, here is Lester del Rey's classic science-fantasy, "The Sky is Falling"!
1974
The Mammoth book of golden age science fiction
American Science fiction, American fiction
1989
Nerves
Classic Literature, Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
At the great atomic plant in Kimberly, a congressional committee makes a surprise inspection raising the level of the men's tension even higher than it has been. By midday there have already been minor accidents but in the giant nuclear converters which are at the heart of the project work goes on at desperate speed. Until converter Number four fails disastrously. Jorgenson, the supervisor of the technical team and his crew had been running through a new and unstable isotope when the walls of the reactor gave way. The process of fusion is suddenly out of control...and half a continent may be destroyed in a "peace-time" disaster which will not only sacrifice millions of lives but will destroy the possibility of controlled nuclear power forever.Jorgenson, the crew chief has survived the accident and is the only man who knows how to stop the runaway reactor. But Jorgenson is trapped inside that reactor, unable to communicate. He must be found and saved quickly in a desperate race...or risk the globe itself.
1956
Machines That Think
Science fiction, American
1984
The runaway robot
Science fiction, Robots, Fiction
this is one of the first sf books that I read and will always remember it.
1964

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lester del Rey ranks 5,203 out of 7,302. Before him are Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Rita Mae Brown, Solomana Kante, Clara Reeve, Christian Matras, and Sam Lake. After him are David McKee, Miklós Jósika, Nikolai Pogodin, Carlos Monsiváis, Louis L'Amour, and Leigh Bardugo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Lester del Rey ranks 216. Before him are Pavel Kadochnikov, Ismat Chughtai, Argemiro, Felix Kaspar, Jóhann Hafstein, and Alice Faye. After him are Alvin M. Weinberg, Barnard Hughes, Ewan MacColl, Lars Ahlin, David Diamond, and Jan Twardowski. Among people deceased in 1993, Lester del Rey ranks 213. Before him are Leslie Charteris, Edwin Vásquez, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Ann Todd, Edith Farkas, and Axel von dem Bussche. After him are Tahar Djaout, Kenny Drew, Tony Barton, Hamo Sahyan, Margarita Nikolaeva, and Lien Gisolf.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lester del Rey ranks 7,482 out of 20,380. Before him are Amber Valletta (1974), Edgar Kennedy (1890), Roger Penske (1937), Scott Cawthon (1971), Alice Faye (1915), and Alan Hovhaness (1911). After him are Robert Moses (1888), Al Harker (1910), Warren Jeffs (1955), Charlie Byrd (1925), Ethel Waters (1896), and Richard Davalos (1930).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lester del Rey ranks 585. Before him are Eve Ensler (1953), Richard Powers (1957), Ernie Pyle (1900), Bart D. Ehrman (1955), Philip Agee (1935), and Rita Mae Brown (1944). After him are Louis L'Amour (1908), Theodora Kroeber (1897), William F. Buckley Jr. (1925), Fran Lebowitz (1950), Leo Buscaglia (1924), and Katherine Neville (1945).

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