WRITER

Terry Bisson

1942 - 2024

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Terry Ballantine Bisson (February 12, 1942 – January 10, 2024) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terry Bisson has received more than 164,214 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Terry Bisson is the 2,347th most popular writer (up from 5,530th in 2019), the 2,927th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,367th in 2019) and the 259th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Star Wars - Boba Fett - The Fight to Survive
Juvenile fiction, Science fiction, Boba Fett (Fictitious character)
Boba Fett is not like other boys. His father, Jango Fett, is a bounty hunter. His planet, Kamino, is home to an army of clones. He has no friends, no school. The one thing he does have is a future as a bounty hunter. This future comes quickly. Suddenly Boba Fett is all alone in a dangerous galaxy. He must struggle for safety — and vengeance — using his strength, his intelligence, and his father's hard lessons. Boba Fett will grow up to be one of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy. But first he must survive his childhood.
2002
Star Wars - Boba Fett - Crossfire
Fiction, Science fiction, Boba Fett (Fictitious character)
Boba Fett is trapped in the lair of someone who he thinks is a friend, but it really an enemy. Escape is the only option, though attempting to escape has its own risks.
2002
The Fifth Element
Fiction, American Science fiction, Fiction, general
250 p. ; 18 cm
1997
Nat Turner
Juvenile literature, Slaves, Biography
A biography of the slave and preacher who, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves, led a major revolt in 1831.
1988
Masterpieces
American Science fiction, English Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general
The golden age: Call me Joe / Poul Anderson "All you zombies" / Robert A. Heinlein Tunesmith / Lloyd Biggle, Jr. A saucer of loneliness / Theodore Sturgeon Robot dreams / Isaac Asimov Devolution / Edmond Hamilton The nine billion names of God / Arthur C. Clarke A work of art / James Blish Dark they were, and golden-eyed / Ray Bradbury The new wave: "Repent, harlequin!" said the ticktockman / Harlan Ellison Eurema's dam / R.A. Lafferty Passengers / Robert Silverberg The tunnel under the world / Frederik Pohl Who can replace a man? / Brian W. Aldiss The ones who walk away from Omelas / Ursula K. Le Guin Inconstant moon / Larry Niven The media generation: Sandkings / George R.R. Martin The road not taken / Harry Turtledove Dogfight / William Gibson and Michael Swanwick Face value / Karen Joy Fowler Pots / C.J. Cherryh Rat / James Patrick Kelly Bears discover fire / Terry Bisson A clean escape / John Kessel Tourists / Lisa Goldstein One / George Alec Effinger
2001
Fire on the mountain
Fiction, alternative history, Southern states, fiction, Slaves, fiction
Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown’s 1859 raid on Harper’s Ferry had been successful. Chronicling life in a thriving black nation founded by Brown in the former southeastern United States, this dramatic story opens 100 years later, just as Nova Africa is poised to celebrate its first landing of a spacecraft on Mars. The prosperous black state will soon be tested when the granddaughter of John Brown returns from Africa to reunite with her daughter and share with her a secret that will alter their lives forever.
1988
Fire on the mountain
Fiction, alternative history, Southern states, fiction, Slaves, fiction
Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown’s 1859 raid on Harper’s Ferry had been successful. Chronicling life in a thriving black nation founded by Brown in the former southeastern United States, this dramatic story opens 100 years later, just as Nova Africa is poised to celebrate its first landing of a spacecraft on Mars. The prosperous black state will soon be tested when the granddaughter of John Brown returns from Africa to reunite with her daughter and share with her a secret that will alter their lives forever.
1988
Star Wars - Boba Fett - The Fight to Survive
Juvenile fiction, Science fiction, Boba Fett (Fictitious character)
Boba Fett is not like other boys. His father, Jango Fett, is a bounty hunter. His planet, Kamino, is home to an army of clones. He has no friends, no school. The one thing he does have is a future as a bounty hunter. This future comes quickly. Suddenly Boba Fett is all alone in a dangerous galaxy. He must struggle for safety — and vengeance — using his strength, his intelligence, and his father's hard lessons. Boba Fett will grow up to be one of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy. But first he must survive his childhood.
2002
The Fifth Element
Fiction, American Science fiction, Fiction, general
250 p. ; 18 cm
1997
Masterpieces
American Science fiction, English Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general
The golden age: Call me Joe / Poul Anderson "All you zombies" / Robert A. Heinlein Tunesmith / Lloyd Biggle, Jr. A saucer of loneliness / Theodore Sturgeon Robot dreams / Isaac Asimov Devolution / Edmond Hamilton The nine billion names of God / Arthur C. Clarke A work of art / James Blish Dark they were, and golden-eyed / Ray Bradbury The new wave: "Repent, harlequin!" said the ticktockman / Harlan Ellison Eurema's dam / R.A. Lafferty Passengers / Robert Silverberg The tunnel under the world / Frederik Pohl Who can replace a man? / Brian W. Aldiss The ones who walk away from Omelas / Ursula K. Le Guin Inconstant moon / Larry Niven The media generation: Sandkings / George R.R. Martin The road not taken / Harry Turtledove Dogfight / William Gibson and Michael Swanwick Face value / Karen Joy Fowler Pots / C.J. Cherryh Rat / James Patrick Kelly Bears discover fire / Terry Bisson A clean escape / John Kessel Tourists / Lisa Goldstein One / George Alec Effinger
2001
Nat Turner
Juvenile literature, Slaves, Biography
A biography of the slave and preacher who, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves, led a major revolt in 1831.
1988
Star Wars - Boba Fett - Crossfire
Fiction, Science fiction, Boba Fett (Fictitious character)
Boba Fett is trapped in the lair of someone who he thinks is a friend, but it really an enemy. Escape is the only option, though attempting to escape has its own risks.
2002

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Terry Bisson ranks 2,347 out of 7,302. Before him are Nennius, Terry Eagleton, Marius Aventicensis, Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, Rabia Balkhi, and Eugippius. After him are Anton Bernolák, Karel Hynek Mácha, Phocylides, Margit Sandemo, Philip Sidney, and Juan de Valdés.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Terry Bisson ranks 206. Before him are Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, Nguyễn Minh Triết, Jules Wijdenbosch, Henri Pescarolo, Ian Callaghan, and Irina Miroshnichenko. After him are Leo Nucci, Vyacheslav Zudov, Hayedeh, John Sulston, Anatoli Bugorski, and Rupert Sheldrake. Among people deceased in 2024, Terry Bisson ranks 134. Before him are Tito Jackson, Levan Tediashvili, Guy Bonnet, Melanie, Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, and Donald Adamson. After him are Alberto Festa, Vyacheslav Zudov, Juan Vicente Pérez, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Bennie Muller, and Paul Di'Anno.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Bisson ranks 2,927 out of 20,380. Before him are Natalie Cole (1950), Winfield Scott (1786), Jerry Seinfeld (1954), Douglas Hofstadter (1945), Elizabeth Loftus (1944), and George Dewey (1837). After him are Smokey Robinson (1940), Paul Strand (1890), John Lasseter (1957), Ivy Lee (1877), Rebecca De Mornay (1959), and Bobby Riggs (1918).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Terry Bisson ranks 259. Before him are Archibald Gracie IV (1858), August Derleth (1909), Mary Baker Eddy (1821), Terence McKenna (1946), Kathy Reichs (1948), and William Peter Blatty (1928). After him are Frank McCourt (1930), Neil Postman (1931), Charles Berlitz (1913), Kate Millett (1934), Vonda N. McIntyre (1948), and Kate Chopin (1850).

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