- Author: Walter Gillings Author Record # 24163
- Legal Name: Gillings, Walter Herbert
- Birthplace: London, England, UK
- Birthdate: 19 February 1912
- Deathdate: 17 July 1979
- Language: English
- Webpages: sf-encyclopedia.com
- Used These Alternate Names: F. C. Brown, Geoffrey Giles, Walter H. Gillings, Herbert Hughes, Valentine Parker, Thomas Sheridan
- Additional Biographical Data: Bio:Walter Gillings
- Author Tags: Essays on John W. Campbell (1), Essays on John Wyndham (1), Essays on Arthur C. Clarke (1), Essays on Ray Bradbury (1), Essays on E. E. 'Doc' Smith (1), Essays on Olaf Stapledon (1), Essays on Jack Williamson (1), Essays on A. E. van Vogt (1), Essays on Eric Frank Russell (1), Essays on Isaac Asimov (1), Essays on Robert Heinlein (1), Essays on Henry Kuttner (1), Essays on C. L. Moore (1), Essays on Stanley G. Weinbaum (1)
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- Cosmos: Science-Fantasy Review - 1969 (1969)
- Fantasy No. 1 (1946)
- Fantasy No. 2 (1947)
- Fantasy No. 3 (1947)
- Fantasy Review - 1947 (1947)
- Fantasy Review - 1948 (1948)
- Fantasy Review - 1949 (1949)
- Science-Fantasy - 1950 (1950)
- Science-Fantasy Review - 1949 (1949)
- Science-Fantasy Review - 1950 (1950)
- Strange Tales - 1946 (1946)
- Strange Tales - 1946 (1946) with uncredited
- Tales of Wonder #1 (1937)
- Tales of Wonder #1 (1937) with Walter H. Gillings
- Tales of Wonder - 1938 (1938)
- Tales of Wonder - 1938 (1938) with Walter H. Gillings
- Tales of Wonder - 1939 (1939)
- Tales of Wonder - 1939 (1939) with Walter H. Gillings
- Tales of Wonder - 1940 (1940)
- Tales of Wonder - 1940 (1940) with Walter H. Gillings
- Tales of Wonder and Super Science - 1941 (1941) with Walter H. Gillings
- Tales of Wonder and Super Science - 1941 (1941)
- Tales of Wonder and Super Science - 1942 (1942)
- Tales of Wonder and Super Science - 1942 (1942) with Walter H. Gillings
- The Midget from Mars (1938) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Midget from Mars (1938)
- Too Good to Be True (1963)
- 2000 Years of Science Fiction (1950)
- 2000 Years of Science Fiction (1950) with Geoffrey Giles
- A Cat Inspires an Author (1938)
- A Cat Inspires an Author (1938) with Walter H. Gillings
- A New British Market for Science Fiction (1944)
- A New British Market for Science Fiction (1944) with Walter H. Gillings
- A. E. Van Vogt [French] (1977)
- About Books (Fantasy Review, April-May 1948) (1948)
- About Books (Fantasy Review, April-May 1948) (1948) with Geoffrey Giles
- About Books (Fantasy Review, August-September 1947) (1947)
- About Books (Fantasy Review, August-September 1947) (1947) with Geoffrey Giles
- About Books (Fantasy Review, February-March 1948) (1948)
- About Books (Fantasy Review, February-March 1948) (1948) with Geoffrey Giles
- About Books (Fantasy Review, February-March 1949) (1949)
- About Books (Fantasy Review, February-March 1949) (1949) with Geoffrey Giles
- About Books (Fantasy Review, June-July 1948) (1948)
- About Books (Fantasy Review, June-July 1948) (1948) with Geoffrey Giles
- About Books (Fantasy Review, October-November 1947) (1947)
- About Books (Fantasy Review, October-November 1947) (1947) with Geoffrey Giles
- About Books (Fantasy Review, October-November 1948) (1948)
- About Books (Fantasy Review, October-November 1948) (1948) with Geoffrey Giles
- About Books: All on One Shelf (1949)
- About Books: All on One Shelf (1949) with Geoffrey Giles
- About Books: Fantasy Publishers Join Forces in Drive for Bigger Sales (1949)
- About Books: Fantasy Publishers Join Forces in Drive for Bigger Sales (1949) with Geoffrey Giles
- About Books: Mr. Pratt's Analysis (1950)
- About Books: Mr. Pratt's Analysis (1950) with Herbert Hughes
- About Books: The New Cult (1949)
- About Books: The New Cult (1949) with Herbert Hughes
- About Books: Treasure Trove (1949)
- About Books: Treasure Trove (1949) with Herbert Hughes
- Aid from America (1939)
- Aid from America (1939) with Walter H. Gillings
- Aims and Objects (1969)
- Among the Magazines: And Still They Come, Old Tales for New Readers (1950)
- Among the Magazines: And Still They Come, Old Tales for New Readers (1950) with Geoffrey Giles
- Among the Magazines: The Palmer Hoax (1949)
- Among the Magazines: The Palmer Hoax (1949) with Geoffrey Giles
- And Still We Go On ... (1942)
- And Still We Go On ... (1942) with Walter H. Gillings
- Are You There, Mars? (1947)
- Arthur C. Clarke [French] (1976)
- Before the Triffids ... (1973)
- Better Late Than Never! (1941)
- Better Late Than Never! (1941) with Walter H. Gillings
- Bogy in the Sky (1950)
- Bogy in the Sky (1950) with Thomas Sheridan
- Book Reviews (Cosmos: Science-Fantasy Review, April 1969) (1969)
- Bride of the Spaceways (1969)
- Can We Keep It Up? (1940)
- Can We Keep It Up? (1940) with Walter H. Gillings
- Champion of Space-Flight: Arthur C. Clarke (1947)
- Champion of Space-Flight: Arthur C. Clarke (1947) with Thomas Sheridan
- Conquest of Time (1941)
- Conquest of Time (1941) with Walter H. Gillings
- Dead Author Inspires New SF Venture (1969)
- Dead Author Inspires New SF Venture (1969) with Thomas Sheridan
- Do You Think There Is Life on Mars? (1939)
- Do You Think There Is Life On Mars? (1939) with Walter H. Gillings
- Extension (1949)
- Extension (1949) with The Editor
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, April-May 1947) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, April-May 1948) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, April-May 1949) (1949)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, August-September 1947) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, August-September 1948) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, December 1947-January 1948) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, December 1948-January 1949) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, February-March 1947) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, February-March 1948) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, February-March 1949) (1949)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, June-July 1947) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, June-July 1948) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, October-November 1947) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, October-November 1948) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, Summer 1949) (1949)
- Fantasia (Science-Fantasy Review, Autumn 1949) (1949)
- Fantasia (Science-Fantasy Review, Spring 1950) (1950)
- Fantasia (Science-Fantasy Review, Winter 1949-50) (1949)
- Fantasies and Facts (1950)
- First Encounters (1969)
- Foreword (The Best of E. E. 'Doc' Smith) (1975)
- Foreword: Edward E. Smith, Phd — Civilization's Historian (1975)
- Going Down! (1946)
- Going Down! (1946) with Thomas Sheridan
- Going Your Way (1950)
- Hands Across the Sea (1970)
- Henry Kuttner & Catherine Moore [French] (1977)
- Het lot van de martianen [Dutch] (1976)
- Hugo Gernsback: Pioneer of Scientifiction (1950)
- Hugo Gernsback: Pioneer of Scientifiction (1950) with Thomas Sheridan
- Isaac Asimov [French] (1976)
- It's a Hard Sell—But the Price Is Right! (1969)
- It's a Hard Sell—But the Price Is Right! (1969) with Geoffrey Giles
- John Wyndham [French] (1977)
- Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1935) (1935)
- Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1935) (1935) with Walter H. Gillings
- Letter (England and Science Fiction) (1931)
- Letter (England and Science Fiction) (1931) with Walter H. Gillings
- Letter (Fantastic Novels Magazine, January 1949): Notice to F. N. Readers (1949)
- Letter (Progress of Science Fiction in England) (1931)
- Letter (Progress of Science Fiction in England) (1931) with Walter H. Gillings
- Lost Planet (1946)
- Lost Planet (1946) with Geoffrey Giles
- Mad Scientists, Tin Men and Pterodactyles (1949)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 10: Isaac Asimov (1975)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 11: Robert A. Heinlein (1975)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 12: Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore (1975)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 13: Stanley G. Weinbaum (1975)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 1: Arthur C. Clarke (1974)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 2: Ray Bradbury (1974)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 3: John Wyndham (1974)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 4: EE 'Doc' Smith (1974)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 5: Olaf Stapledon (1974)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 6: Jack Williamson (1974)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 7: John W. Campbell (1975)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 8: AE Van Vogt (1975)
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 9: Eric Frank Russell (1975)
- No. 1 Fan: The Monster Man (1969)
- No. 1 Fan: The Monster Man (1969) with Thomas Sheridan
- Now, on to Science-Fantasy (1950)
- Now, on to Science-Fantasy (1950) with The Editor
- On the Other Side of the Pond (Fantasy Magazine, August 1935) (1935)
- On the Other Side of the Pond (Fantasy Magazine, August 1935) (1935) with Walter H. Gillings
- On the Other Side of the Pond (Fantasy Magazine, July 1935) (1935)
- On the Other Side of the Pond (Fantasy Magazine, July 1935) (1935) with Walter H. Gillings
- Pages in Waiting (1970)
- Revelation (1947)
- Revelation (1947) with The Editor
- Reverse (1947)
- Review of 'Soviet Space Exploration: The First Decade' by William Shelton (1969)
- Review of 'Soviet Space Exploration: The First Decade' by William Shelton (1969) with Thomas Sheridan
- Review of 'The Black Arts' by Richard Cavendish (1969)
- Review of 'The Black Arts' by Richard Cavendish (1969) with Herbert Hughes
- Review of 'The Mind of a Mnemonist' by A. R. Lurie (1969)
- Review of 'The Mind of a Mnemonist' by A. R. Lurie (1969) with Herbert Hughes
- Review of 'Violent Universe' by Nigel Calder (1969)
- Review of 'Violent Universe' by Nigel Calder (1969) with Thomas Sheridan
- Revival (1947)
- Revival (1947) with The Editor
- Reviver (1947)
- Reviver (1947) with The Editor
- Science Fiction - And You (1938)
- Science Fiction - And You (1938) with Walter H. Gillings
- Science Fiction Weakly (1970)
- Shadow of the Master (1969)
- Skylight (1947)
- Skylight (1947) with Thomas Sheridan
- Something Old, Something New (1970)
- Space Pin-Ups (1969)
- Space Pin-Ups (1969) with Thomas Sheridan
- Space-Flight on the Stage (1950)
- Space-Flight on the Stage (1950) with Geoffrey Giles
- Space-ship Ahoy! (1947)
- Space-Time Ranger (1949)
- Space-Time Ranger (1949) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Battle of the Canals (1950)
- The Battle of the Canals (1950) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Dawn of Space-Travel (1950)
- The Dawn of Space-Travel (1950) with Valentine Parker
- The Days of Depression: Gernsback and the Technocrats (1949)
- The Days of Depression: Gernsback and the Technocrats (1949) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Evolution of Science Fiction (1938)
- The Evolution of Science Fiction (1938) with Walter H. Gillings
- The Fate of the Martians (1972)
- The Future of Man (1941)
- The Future of Man (1941) with Walter H. Gillings
- The Impatient Dreamers 6. The Year of Blast-Off (1970)
- The Jinn in the Test-Tube (1950)
- The Jinn in the Test-Tube (1950) with Herbert Hughes
- The Moon Men (1946)
- The Palmer Hoax (2018) with Geoffrey Giles
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, April 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, April 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, April 1976) (1976)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, April 1976) (1976) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, August 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, August 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, December 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, December 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, February 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, February 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, February 1976) (1976)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, February 1976) (1976) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, January 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, January 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, January 1976) (1976)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, January 1976) (1976) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, July 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, July 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, June 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, June 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, March 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, March 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, March 1976) (1976)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, March 1976) (1976) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, May 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, May 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, November 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, November 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, October 1974) (1974)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, October 1974) (1974) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, October 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, October 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, September 1974) (1974)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, September 1974) (1974) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, September 1975) (1975)
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, September 1975) (1975) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Road to the Stars (1950)
- The Road to the Stars (1950) with Geoffrey Giles
- The Story of 'Astounding' (1948)
- The Story of 'Astounding' (1948) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Story of 'Astounding' (continued) (1948)
- The Story of 'Astounding' (continued) (1948) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Story of 'Wonder': Gernsback's Science Fiction Mission (1948)
- The Story of 'Wonder': Gernsback's Science Fiction Mission (1948) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Story of 'Wonder': The End of the Story (1949)
- The Story of 'Wonder': The End of the Story (1949) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Story of 'Wonder': The Interplanetary Influence (1949)
- The Story of 'Wonder': The Interplanetary Influence (1949) with Thomas Sheridan
- The Time Is Not Yet (1951)
- The Way of the Prophet (1970)
- The Writer People Believed In (1969)
- Things That Didn't Come (1949)
- Topless in Utopia (1970)
- Travellers in Time (1950)
- Travellers in Time (1950) with Valentine Parker
- Untitled ("As Guest of Honour, author Temple took full advantage ...") (1949)
- Use Your Imagination (1939)
- Use Your Imagination (1939) with Walter H. Gillings
- War in the Future (1940)
- War in the Future (1940) with uncredited
- Year of the Blast-Off (1970)
- A Sense of Wonder (1969) by Sam Moskowitz
- A Sense of Wonder (1969) by Sam Moskowitz (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- Address Unknown (1949) by Eden Phillpotts
- Address Unknown (1949) by Eden Phillpotts (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- At Close of Eve (1947) by Jeremy Scott
- At Close of Eve (1947) by Jeremy Scott (co-reviewed with Geoffrey Giles)
- Away from the Here and Now (1947) by Clare Winger Harris
- Away from the Here and Now (1947) by Clare Winger Harris (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- Death of a World (1948) by J. Jefferson Farjeon
- Death of a World (1948) by J. Jefferson Farjeon (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- Death's Deputy (1949) by L. Ron Hubbard
- Death's Deputy (1949) by L. Ron Hubbard (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- Edison's Conquest of Mars (1948) by Garrett P. Serviss
- Edison's Conquest of Mars (1948) by Garrett P. Serviss (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- Forgotten Mysteries (1947) by R. DeWitt Miller
- Forgotten Mysteries (1947) by R. DeWitt Miller (co-reviewed with Geoffrey Giles)
- Four-Sided Triangle (1949) by William F. Temple
- Four-Sided Triangle (1949) by William F. Temple (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- From Off This World (1950) by Leo Margulies and Oscar J. Friend
- Frontier of Going (1969) by John Fairfax (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- Frontier of Going: An Anthology of Space Poetry (1969) by John Fairfax
- Genesis Two (1969) by L. P. Davies
- Genesis Two (1969) by L. P. Davies (co-reviewed with F. C. Brown)
- Life Everlasting and Other Tales of Science, Fantasy and Horror (1948) by David H. Keller, M.D.
- Life Everlasting and Other Tales of Science, Fantasy and Horror (1948) by David H. Keller, M.D. (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- Light a Last Candle (1970) by Vincent King
- Light a Last Candle (1970) by Vincent King (co-reviewed with Geoffrey Giles)
- Liners of Time (1947) by John Russell Fearn
- Liners of Time (1947) by John Russell Fearn (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- Masters' Choice 1 & 2 (1969) by Laurence M. Janifer
- Masters' Choice 1 & 2 (1969) by Laurence M. Janifer (co-reviewed with Goeffrey Giles)
- Not Long for This World (1949) by August Derleth
- Not Long for This World (1949) by August Derleth (co-reviewed with Geoffrey Giles)
- Of Worlds Beyond (1947) by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
- Omnivor (1969) by Piers Anthony
- Omnivor (1969) by Piers Anthony (co-reviewed with F. C. Brown)
- People of the Comet (1948) by Austin Hall
- People of the Comet (1948) by Austin Hall (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- Pilgrims through Space and Time (1947) by J. O. Bailey
- Tandem Horror 2 (1969) by Richard Davis
- Tandem Horror 2 (1969) by Richard Davis (co-reviewed with Goeffrey Giles)
- The Anvil of Time (1969) by Robert Silverberg
- The Anvil of Time (1969) by Robert Silverberg (co-reviewed with F. C. Brown)
- The Black Wheel (1948) by A. Merritt and Hannes Bok
- The Black Wheel (1948) by A. Merritt and Hannes Bok (co-reviewed with Geoffrey Giles)
- The Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon and Sun (1949) by Cyrano de Bergerac
- The Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon and Sun (1949) by Cyrano de Bergerac (co-reviewed with Geoffrey Giles)
- The Coming of the Space Age (1970) by Arthur C. Clarke
- The Golden Amazon Returns (1949) by John Russell Fearn
- The Golden Amazon Returns (1949) by John Russell Fearn (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- The Haunting of Toby Jugg (1949) by Dennis Wheatley
- The Haunting of Toby Jugg (1949) by Dennis Wheatley (co-reviewed with Geoffrey Giles)
- The House on the Borderland (1969) by William Hope Hodgson
- The House on the Borderland (1969) by William Hope Hodgson (co-reviewed with Valentine Parker)
- The Midnight Reader (1948) by Philip Van Doren Stern
- The Midnight Reader (1948) by Philip Van Doren Stern (co-reviewed with Geoffrey Giles)
- The Promise of Space (1969) by Arthur C. Clarke
- The Purple Cloud (1969) by M. P. Shiel
- The Purple Cloud (1969) by M. P. Shiel (co-reviewed with Valentine Parker)
- The Purple Twilight (1948) by Pelham Groom
- The Purple Twilight (1948) by Pelham Groom (co-reviewed with Geoffrey Giles)
- The Radio Man (1949) by Ralph Milne Farley
- The Radio Man (1949) by Ralph Milne Farley (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- The Scarf (1947) by Robert Bloch
- The Terrible Awakening (1949) by Hugh Desmond
- The Terrible Awakening (1949) by Hugh Desmond (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- The Weapon Makers (1947) by A. E. van Vogt
- The Weapon Makers (1947) by A. E. van Vogt (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
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The World of Ā?The World of A(1948) by A. E. van Vogt
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The World of Ā?The World of A(1948) by A. E. van Vogt (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
The World of Null-A - The Year's Best Science Fiction: 1968 (1969) by Harry Harrison and Brian Aldiss
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: 1968 (1969) by Harry Harrison and Brian Aldiss (co-reviewed with Geoffrey Giles)
- Venus Equilateral (1947) by George O. Smith
- Venus Equilateral (1947) by George O. Smith (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- What Mad Universe (1950) by Fredric Brown
- What Mad Universe (1950) by Fredric Brown (co-reviewed with Thomas Sheridan)
- World's Best Science Fiction (1969) by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
- World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 (1969) by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr (co-reviewed with Geoffrey Giles)
- Creator of the 'Slan' (1947) with A. E. van Vogt
- Creator of the 'Slan' (1947) with A. E. van Vogt (co-interviewer Thomas Sheridan)
- Fantasy's Prodigy (1949) with Ray Bradbury
- Fantasy's Prodigy (1949) with Ray Bradbury (co-interviewer Geoffrey Giles)
- Galactic Roamer (1948) with Edward E. Smith
- Galactic Roamer (1948) with Edward E. Smith (co-interviewer Thomas Sheridan)