Donald Moffitt

Donald Moffitt (July 20, 1931 – December 10, 2014) was an American author who wrote a number of science fiction novels. Most famous among these are The Genesis Quest and Second Genesis.[1] While he was the author of many titles under his own name he also used the pseudonyms Paul Kenyon, Victor Sondheim, and Paul King. In the 1950s, Moffitt published approximately 100 short stories under 15 or more pen names (Wilson MacDonald, James D’Indy, and an assortment of others), in magazines like Man's Action, Wildcat, Gent, and Monsieur, while editing trade magazines by day. Known for his science fiction, Moffitt later turned his attention to historical mysteries.[2]

For the Illinois state representative, see Donald L. Moffitt. For people with a similar name, see Donald Moffitt (disambiguation).
Donald Moffitt
Born(1931-07-20)July 20, 1931
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
DiedDecember 10, 2014(2014-12-10) (aged 83)
Monroe, Maine, USA
Pen nameDonald Moffitt,
Paul Kenyon,
Victor Sondheim,
Paul King
NationalityUSA

Bibliography (incomplete)

As Donald Moffitt

Short fiction

Novels
  • The Jupiter Theft (1977)
  • Jovian (2003)
  • Children of the Comet (2015, published posthumously)
Genesis Series
Mechanical Sky Series
  1. Crescent in the Sky (1989)
  2. A Gathering of Stars (1990)

As Paul Kenyon

Also, writing as "Paul Kenyon", a house pseudonym of Book Creations, Inc., he wrote The Baroness, an adult spy thriller series.

  • The Baroness: The Ecstacy Connection (Pocket Books, 1974, #1)
  • The Baroness: Diamonds are for Dying (Pocket Books, 1974, #2)
  • The Baroness: Death is a Ruby Light (Pocket Books, 1974, #3)
  • The Baroness: Hard-core Murder (Pocket Books, 1974, #4)
  • The Baroness: Operation Doomsday (Pocket Books, 1974, #5)
  • The Baroness: Sonic Slave (Pocket Books, 1974, #6)
  • The Baroness: Flicker of Doom (Pocket Books, 1974, #7)
  • The Baroness: Black Gold (Pocket Books, 1975, #8)
  • (unpublished) The Baroness: A Black Hole to Die In
  • (unpublished) The Baroness: Death is a Copycat

As Victor Sondheim
  • Inheritors of the Storm (1981)
  • (unpublished) Swimmers in the Tide

As Paul King

Dreamers Trilogy
  • Dreamers (1992)
  • The Voyagers (1993)
  • The Discoverers (1994)

Notes
  1. "Donald Moffitt (1931-2014)". Locus Online. December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. Landrigan, Linda (July–August 2015). "Editor". Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. 60 (7 & 8): 4, 5.
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