- Legal Name: Williamson, John Stewart
- Birthplace: Bisbee, Arizona Territory, USA
- Birthdate: 29 April 1908
- Deathdate: 10 November 2006
- Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Williamson
- Used These Alternate Names: Will Stewart , Nils O. Sonderlund
- Interviews: An Amazing, Astounding Seventy Years , An Interview with Jack Williamson , An Interview with Jack Williamson , Jack Williamson: Interview , Jack Williamson: Interview , Jack Williamson: A Thousand Wonders , Authorgraphs: An Interview with Jack Williamson , Jack Williamson , Jack Williamson: In the Creation , An Interview with Jack Williamson , Jack Williamson , The Golden Aged
- Biography: Bio:Jack Williamson
- Bibliographic Comments: Author:Jack Williamson
- Author Tags: pgw (5) , water (3) , space opera (1) , hard sf (1) , asteroid (1) , asteroid belt (1) , mega-engineering (1) , diplomacy (1) , mind cloning (1) , Fix up (1) , nanotechnology (1) , science fiction (1) , Merril09 (1) , Dimension X (1)
- Author's Choice Monthly
- 5 Into the Eighth Decade (1990) [C]
- Brother to Demons, Brother to Gods
- Stepson to Creation (1977) [SF]
- Slave to Chaos (1977) [SF]
- Kinsman to Lizards (1978) [SF]
- Brother to Demons (1978) [SF]
- Brother to Gods (1978) [SF]
- Brother to Demons, Brother to Gods (1979) [C]
- Cuckoo
- Doomship (1973) [SF] with Frederik Pohl
-
The Org's Egg (1974)
with
Frederik Pohl
only appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Org's Egg (Part 1 of 3) (1974) with Frederik Pohl
- The Org's Egg (Part 2 of 3) (1974) with Frederik Pohl
- The Org's Egg (Part 3 of 3) (1974) with Frederik Pohl
- The Saga of Cuckoo (1983) [O/1,2] with Frederik Pohl
- 1 Farthest Star (1975) with Frederik Pohl
- 2 Wall Around a Star (1983) with Frederik Pohl
- Humanoids
-
The Humanoids (1947)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Humanoids (Complete Novel) (1952)
- The Humanoids (Complete Novel) (1955)
-
With Folded Hands . . . (1947) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: With Folded Hands (1947)
- . . . And Searching Mind (Part 1 of 3) (1948) [SERIAL]
- . . . And Searching Mind (Part 2 of 3) (1948) [SERIAL]
- . . . And Searching Mind (Part 3 of 3) (1948) [SERIAL]
- Jamboree (1969) [SF]
- The Humanoid Universe (1980) [SF]
- The Humanoid Touch (1980)
-
The Humanoids (1947)
also appeared as:
- Jim Eden
- The Undersea Trilogy (1992) [O/1,2,3] with Frederik Pohl
- 1
Undersea Quest (1954)
with
Frederik Pohl
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- Undersea Quest (Complete Novel) (1955) with Frederik Pohl
- 2
Undersea Fleet (1956)
with
Frederik Pohl
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- Undersea Fleet (Complete Novel) (1960) with Frederik Pohl
- 3 Undersea City (1958) with Frederik Pohl
- Legion of Space
- Nowhere Near (1967) [SF]
- Three from the Legion (1979) [O/1,2,3]
- 1
The Legion of Space (1947)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Legion of Space (Part 1 of 5) (1934)
- The Legion of Space (Part 2 of 5) (1934)
- The Legion of Space (Part 3 of 5) (1934)
- The Legion of Space (Part 4 of 5) (1934)
- The Legion of Space (Part 5 of 5) (1934)
- The Legion of Space (Complete Novel) (1952)
- 2
The Cometeers (1936)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Cometeers (Part 1 of 4) (1936)
- The Cometeers (Part 2 of 4) (1936)
- The Cometeers (Part 3 of 4) (1936)
- The Cometeers (Part 4 of 4) (1936)
- The Cometeers (Complete Novel) (1953)
- 3
One Against the Legion (1939)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- One Against the Legion (Part 1 of 3) (1939)
- One Against the Legion (Part 2 of 3) (1939)
- One Against the Legion (Part 3 of 3) (1939)
- One Against the Legion (Complete Novel) (1954)
- 4 The Queen of the Legion (1983)
- Legion of Time
-
The Legion of Time (1938)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Legion of Time (Part 1 of 3) (1938)
- The Legion of Time (Part 2 of 3) (1938)
- The Legion of Time (Part 3 of 3) (1938)
-
The Legion of Time (1938)
also appeared as:
- Quarantine
- The Man from Outside (1951) [SF]
- The Peddler's Nose (1951) [SF]
- The Greatest Invention (1951) [SF]
- Man Down (1952) [SF]
- The Happiest Creature (1953) [SF]
-
The Trial of Terra (1962)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Trial of Terra (Complete Novel) (1963)
- A Planet for Plundering (1962) [SF]
- Seetee
- Collision Orbit (1942) [SF] [only as by Will Stewart ]
- Minus Sign (1942) [SF] [only as by Will Stewart ]
-
Opposites - React! (1943) [SF]
[only as by
Will Stewart
]
- Magazine Appearances:
- Opposites - React! (Part 1 of 2) (1943) [as by Will Stewart ]
- Opposites - React! (Part 2 of 2) (1943) [as by Will Stewart ]
- Seetee Ship/Seetee Shock (1971) [O/1,2]
- Seetee (1979) [O/1,2]
- 1 Seetee Ship (1950) [also as by Will Stewart ]
- 2
Seetee Shock (1949)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- Seetee Shock (Part 1 of 3) (1949) [as by Will Stewart ]
- Seetee Shock (Part 2 of 3) (1949) [as by Will Stewart ]
- Seetee Shock (Part 3 of 3) (1949) [as by Will Stewart ]
- Starchild
- The Starchild Trilogy (1977) [O/1,2,3] with Frederik Pohl
- 1
The Reefs of Space (1964)
with
Frederik Pohl
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Reefs of Space (Part 1 of 3) (1963) with Frederik Pohl
- The Reefs of Space (Part 2 of 3) (1963) with Frederik Pohl
- The Reefs of Space (Part 3 of 3) (1963) with Frederik Pohl
- The Reefs of Space (Complete Novel) (1964) with Frederik Pohl
- 2
Starchild (1965)
with
Frederik Pohl
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- Starchild (Part 1 of 3) (1965) with Frederik Pohl
- Starchild (Part 2 of 3) (1965) with Frederik Pohl
- Starchild (Part 3 of 3) (1965) with Frederik Pohl
- Starchild (Complete Novel) (1965) with Frederik Pohl
- 3 Rogue Star (1969) with Frederik Pohl
- The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson
- 1 The Metal Man and Others (1999) [C]
- 2 Wolves of Darkness (1999) [C]
- 3 Wizard's Isle (2000) [C]
- 4 Spider Island (2002) [C]
- 5 The Crucible of Power (2006) [C]
- 6 Gateway to Paradise (2008) [C]
-
Darker Than You Think (1948)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Darker Than You Think (Complete Novel) (1952)
- Magazine Appearances:
- Darker Than You Think (Complete Novel) (1964)
-
The Green Girl (1950)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Green Girl (Part 1 of 2) (1930)
- The Green Girl (Part 2 of 2) (1930)
-
Dragon's Island (1951)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: The Not-Men (1965)
- Magazine Appearances:
- Dragon's Island (Complete Novel) (1952)
-
After World's End (1952)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: After Worlds End (1963)
- Magazine Appearances:
- After World's End (Complete Novel) (1939)
- After World's End (Complete Novel) (1966)
- Dome Around America (1953)
- Star Bridge (1955) with James E. Gunn
-
The Reign of Wizardry (1964)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Reign of Wizardry (Part 1 of 3) (1940)
- The Reign of Wizardry (Part 2 of 3) (1940)
- The Reign of Wizardry (Part 3 of 3) (1940)
-
Golden Blood (1964)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- Golden Blood (Part 1 of 6) (1933)
- Golden Blood (Part 2 of 6) (1933)
- Golden Blood (Part 3 of 6) (1933)
- Golden Blood (Part 4 of 6) (1933)
- Golden Blood (Part 5 of 6) (1933)
- Golden Blood (Part 6 of 6) (1933)
- Bright New Universe (1967)
-
The Moon Children (1972)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Moon Children (Part 1 of 3) (1971)
- The Moon Children (Part 2 of 3) (1971)
- The Moon Children (Part 3 of 3) (1971)
- The Power of Blackness (1976)
- Manseed (1982)
- Lifeburst (1984)
- Firechild (1986)
- Land's End (1988) with Frederik Pohl
- Mazeway (1990)
- The Singers of Time (1991) with Frederik Pohl
- Beachhead (1992)
- Demon Moon (1994)
- The Black Sun (1997)
-
The Stone from the Green Star (1999)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Stone from the Green Star (Part 1 of 2) (1931)
- The Stone from the Green Star (Part 2 of 2) (1931)
- The Silicon Dagger (1999)
- Terraforming Earth (2001)
-
The Stonehenge Gate (2005)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Stonehenge Gate (Part 1 of 3) (2005)
- The Stonehenge Gate (Part 2 of 3) (2005)
- The Stonehenge Gate (Part 3 of 3) (2005)
- One Against the Legion (1967)
- The Pandora Effect (1969)
- People Machines (1971)
- The Early Williamson (1975)
- The Best of Jack Williamson (1978)
- The Alien Intelligence (1980)
- The Prince of Space/The Girl From Mars (1998)
- The Ruler of Fate / Xandulu (1999)
- The Blue Spot and Entropy Reversed (2000)
- Seventy-Five: The Diamond Anniversary of a Science Fiction Pioneer (2004)
- The Worlds of Jack Williamson: A Centennial Tribute (1908-2008) (2008)
- The Legion of Time (1952) [O]
- The Paradox Men / Dome Around America (1955) [O/2N] with Charles L. Harness
- After Worlds End / The Legion of Time (1963) [O]
- Tomorrow / The Iron God (1998) [O] with E. C. Tubb
- Islands of the Sun (Part 1 of 2) (1935)
- Islands of the Sun (Part 2 of 2) (1935)
- Dreadful Sleep (Part 2 of 3) (1938)
- Dreadful Sleep (Part 1 of 3) (1938)
- Dreadful Sleep (Part 3 of 3) (1938)
- Gateway to Paradise (Complete Novel) (1941)
- . . . And Searching Mind (Part 1 of 3) (1948)
- . . . And Searching Mind (Part 2 of 3) (1948)
- . . . And Searching Mind (Part 3 of 3) (1948)
- Rogue Star (Part 1 of 3) (1968) with Frederik Pohl
- Rogue Star (Part 2 of 3) (1968) with Frederik Pohl
- Rogue Star (Part 3 of 3) (1968) with Frederik Pohl
- Three Stories (1967) with Murray Leinster and John Wyndham
- H. G. Wells: Critic of Progress (1973)
- Teaching Science Fiction: Education for Tomorrow (1980)
- Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction (1984)
- A Planet for Plundering [2] (1962)
- The Power of Blackness
- The Power of Blackness (1973)
- The Eternity Engine (1975)
- Counterkill (1975)
- The Dark Destroyer (1976)
- The Machines That Ate Too Much (1976)
- The Metal Man (1928)
-
The Alien Intelligence (1929)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Alien Intelligence (Part 1 of 2) (1929)
- The Alien Intelligence (Part 2 of 2) (1929)
- The Alien Intelligence (Part 1 of 3) (1942)
- The Alien Intelligence (Part 2 of 3) (1942)
- The Alien Intelligence (Part 3 of 3) (1942)
-
The Girl from Mars (Excerpt) (1929)
with
Miles J. Breuer, M.D.
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: The Girl from Mars (1929) [as by Jack Williamson and Miles J. Breuer ]
- The Second Shell (1929)
-
The Birth of a New Republic (1930)
with
Miles J. Breuer, M.D.
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: The Birth of a New Republic (1931) [as by Jack Williamson and Miles J. Breuer ]
- The Cosmic Express (1930)
- The Prince of Space (1931)
- The Meteor Girl (1931)
- The Lake of Light (1931)
- Through the Purple Cloud (1931)
- The Doom from Planet 4 (1931)
- Twelve Hours to Live! (1931)
- The Wand of Doom (1932)
- The Electron Flame (1932)
- Red Slag of Mars (1932) with Laurence Schwartzman
- Wolves of Darkness (1932)
- The Moon Era (1932)
- The Pygmy Planet (1932)
- The Lady of Light (1932)
- "We Ain't Beggars" (1933)
- The Plutonian Terror (1933)
- In the Scarlet Star (1933)
- Salvage in Space (1933)
- Dead Star Station (1933)
- Terror Out of Time (1933)
-
Xandulu (1934)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- Xandulu (Part 1 of 3) (1934)
- Xandulu (Part 2 of 3) (1934)
- Xandulu (Part 3 of 3) (1934)
- Invaders of the Ice World (1934)
- Wizard's Isle (1934)
- The Flame from Mars (1934)
- Born of the Sun (1934)
- The Galactic Circle (1935)
-
The Ruler of Fate (1936)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Ruler of Fate (Part 1 of 3) (1936)
- The Ruler of Fate (Part 2 of 3) (1936)
- The Ruler of Fate (Part 3 of 3) (1936)
-
The Blue Spot (1937)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Blue Spot (Part 1 of 2) (1937)
- The Blue Spot (Part 2 of 2) (1937)
-
Entropy Reversed (1937)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- Released Entropy (Part 1 of 2) (1937)
- Released Entropy (Part 2 of 2) (1937)
- The Ice Entity (1937)
- The Mark of the Monster (1937)
- The Infinite Enemy (1938)
- Chivaree (1938)
- The Dead Spot (1938)
- Non-Stop to Mars (1939)
- The Crucible of Power (1939)
- Nonstop to Mars (1939)
- Passage to Saturn (1939)
- The Fortress of Utopia (1939)
- Star Bright (1939)
- The Angel from Hell (1939) [also as by Nils O. Sonderlund ]
- As in the Beginning (1940)
- Mistress of Machine-Age Madness (1940) [also as by Nils O. Sonderlund ]
- Hindsight (1940)
- The Sun Maker (1940)
- The Girl in the Bottle (1940)
- Racketeers in the Sky (1940)
- Darker Than You Think (1940)
- The Star of Dreams (1941)
- The Iron God (1941)
- Backlash (1941)
- Breakdown (1942)
- Conscience, Ltd. (1943)
- The Equalizer (1947)
- The Moon and Mr. Wick (1950)
- Beyond Mars (1952)
- The Cold Green Eye (1953)
- Operation: Gravity (1953)
- Hocus-Pocus Universe (1953)
- The Hitch-Hiker's Package (1954)
- Guinevere for Everybody (1955)
- Beans (1958)
- Second Man to the Moon (1959)
- The Masked World (1963)
- The Highest Dive (1976)
- Farside Station (1978)
- ...All Ye Who Enter Here (1981)
- A Break for the Dinosaurs (1982)
- Seedship (1982)
- The Maņana Literary Society (excerpt from 'Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction') (1984)
- At the Human Limit (1985)
- The Mental Man (1988)
- The Birds' Turn (1992)
- Venus is Hell (1992)
- The Litlins (1993)
- The Ice Gods (1994)
- Dark Star (1995)
- The Death of a Star (1996)
- The Firefly Tree (1997)
- The Hole in the World (1997)
- The Purchase of Earth (1998)
- Terraforming Terra (1998)
- The Story Roger Never Told (1998)
- The Pet Rocks Mystery (1998)
- Miss Million (1999)
- Engines of Creation (1999)
- Agents of the Moon (2000)
- Eden Star (2000)
- The Ultimate Earth (2000)
- The Nth Step (2001)
- Nitrogen Plus (2001)
- Afterlife (2002)
- The Planet of Youth (2002)
- Shakespeare & Co. (2002)
- The Man From Somewhere (2003)
- Black Hole Station (2004)
- Devil's Star (2004)
- Dream of Earth (2004)
- Ghost Town (2005)
- The Mists of Time (2006)
- Previews of Hell (unpublished)
- A Question of Time (2000)
- Notes from a Grand Master
- Notes from a Grand Master: Point of View (1988)
- Notes from a Grand Master: Style (1988)
- Notes from a Grand Master: Tone (1988)
- Notes from a Grand Master: Theme (1988)
- Noted from a Grand Master: Characters and Setting (1989)
- Notes from a Grand Master: Models and Extrapolation (1989)
- Notes from a Grand Master: Plot (1989)
-
Letter (Amazing, October 1927) (1927)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Pictures in Color (1927)
- Scientifiction, Searchlight of Science (1928)
-
Letter (Amazing Stories, October 1928) (1928)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Some Constructive Criticism (1928)
- The Amazing Work of Wells and Verne (1929)
- Why I Want a Remington Noiseless Portable Typewriter (1929)
-
Letter (Amazing Stories, June 1929) (1929)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: A Reader Who Wants Short Stories (1929)
- Tremendous Contribution to Civilization (1929)
- Race Memory Has No Record of Death (1930)
-
Letter (Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930) (1930)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: More Preferences (1930)
- Letter (Wonder Stories, June 1931) (1931)
- The Earth's Tail (Letter to the Editor, Wonder Stories, June 1931) (1931)
- Letter (Amazing Stories, June 1932) (1932)
- Jack Williamson to His Own Defense (Letter to the Editor, Amazing Stories, June 1932) (1932)
- "Pygmy Planet" Science (Letter to the Editor, Astounding Stories, November 1932) (1932)
- Huge Skull Gazes Weirdly from Ad Building Window (Article, New Mexico Lobo, January 13, 1933) (1933)
- Letter (Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1938): Correction (1938)
- The Folk-Lore of Science (1939)
- As Williamson Sees Himself (1939)
- Future Trends in Fantasy (1939)
- Vanguard of Science (1939)
- Meet the Author (1939)
- A New World (1939)
- The Story Behind the Story: The Sun Maker (1940)
- Unpredictable (Part 1 of 2) (1946)
- Unpredictable (Part 2 of 2) (1946)
- The Logic of Fantasy (1947)
- Book Review (Astounding, August 1948) (1948)
-
Why I Selected- Star Bright (1949)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Why I Selected Star Bright (1949)
- People Who Write Science Stories (1953)
- Science Fiction in a Robot's Eye (1957)
- Author's Note (The Trial of Terra) (1962)
- Author's Introduction(The Pandora Effect) (1969)
- Foreword to "The Star" (1970)
- Afterword About Theme (1971)
- Author's Introduction - with Hints for Design and Assembly (1971)
- Wells Symposium (1971)
- Colleges Offering Courses in Fantasy or Science Fiction (1972)
- Plotting "Jamboree" (1973)
- The Life and Times of "SeeTee" Stewart (1973)
- Science Fiction, Teaching and Criticism (1974)
- Foreword (John W. Campbell: An Australian Tribute) (1974)
- SF in the Classroom (1974)
- Introduction (The Early Williamson) (1975)
- The Campbell Era (1975)
- The Years of Wonder (1976)
- Designing a Dyson Sphere (1976)
- Exploration and Colonies (1977)
- Edmond Hamilton: An Appreciation (1977)
- Futurophobes (1977)
- Foreword (The H. G. Wells Scrapbook) (1978)
- Special Feature: The Next Century of Science Fiction (1978)
- Will Academe Kill Science Fiction? (1978)
- Author's Afterword (1978)
- Apocalypse (1978) with David Ketterer
- Youth Against Space: Heinlein's Juveniles Revisited (1978)
- Letter (Science Fiction Review #28) (1978)
- Letters to the Editor: III (1978)
- As I Remember... (1980)
- SF in Yugoslavia (1980)
- As I Remember, an Introduction (1980)
- State of the Art: The Case Against the Critics (1980)
- Inside the Whale: Letter in Response to Christopher Priest's Outside the Whale (1980)
- Letter (Science Fiction Review #38) (1981)
- Forward: The Cold Green Eye (1981)
- The Arts: Books (Omni, Jul 1981) (1981)
- Letter (Locus #250) (1981)
- Saturn, A Look Back (1981)
- On Heinlein's Friday (1982)
- Amazing Story (1982)
- Commentary (on Asimov's Foundation Trilogy) (1982)
- World of Weird 1931-1932 (1983)
- Letter (Science Fiction Review #54) (1985)
- On Science Fiction (1985)
- Uranus Flyby (1986)
- Exchanges: Jack Williamson to John Foyster (1986)
- SFRA Panel: Cyberpunk or Cyberjunk? Some Perspectives on Recent Trends in SF (1987) with John Shirley and Norman Spinrad and Gregory Benford and David Brin
- Introduction (Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wonder Years 1926-1935) (1987)
- Introduction (Way Station) (1988)
- The Literary Career of Jack Williamson: Current Directions . . . and Past Achievements (1988)
- Response to "The New Generation Gap" (1989)
- Introduction (Into the Eighth Decade) (1990)
- Who Was Robert Heinlein? (1992)
- Read This (The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 1993) (1993)
- Foreword (Beachhead) (1993)
- R for Character (1994)
- Wonder Remembered (1994)
- The Infinite Career (1997)
- Introduction (The Prince of Space/The Girl From Mars) (1998)
- Introduction (The Girl From Mars) (1998)
- A Tribute to Poul Anderson (1999)
- Afterword (The Metal Man and Others) (1999)
- Introduction to the Infinite Enemy (Gryphon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader #1) (1999)
- Appendix (The Metal Man and Others) (1999)
- Afterword (1999)
- What Wonder Was to Me (2000)
- Introduction (Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660) (2000)
- Recollections of Analog (2000)
- Edmond Hamilton: As I Knew Him (2000)
- Ralph 124C41+: An Introduction (2000)
- Introduction (The Girl in the Golden Atom) (2005)
- On Hal Clement (2005)
- Science Fiction Century (Nebula Awards Showcase 2006) (2006)
- Afterword (The Crucible of Power) (2006)
- J. Allen St. John & Golden Blood (2008)
- The Reach of the Mind (1948) by J. B. Rhine
- The Sea Lady (1976) by H. G. Wells
- The Time Machine [and] The War of the Worlds: A Critical Edition (1978) by Frank D. McConnell and H. G. Wells
- The Starship and the Canoe (1979) by Kenneth Brower
- Trillion Year Spree (1987) by Brian W. Aldiss and David Wingrove
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1988) by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Rocket to the Morgue (2003) by Anthony Boucher
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