Mark S. Geston
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Mark Symington Geston (b. June 20, 1946, Atlantic City, New Jersey) is an American science fiction author and fantasy author.
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[edit] Biography and writing career
Geston was born in the family of two teachers in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He graduated from Abington High School and then, in 1968, from Kenyon College in Ohio with a degree in history. He received his law degree from New York University Law School in 1971. His first science fiction novel, Lords of the Starship, written when he was 20 and still in college, was widely praised when it was published in 1967. He has published relatively little since the mid-1970s and is a full time attorney.
[edit] Works
- Lords of the Starship, Ace Books, 1967, 156p. First hardcover edition: London, Michael Joseph, 1971, 158p.
- Out of the Mouth of the Dragon - sequel to Lords of the Starship. Ace Books, 1969, 156p.
- First hardcover edition: London, Michael Joseph, 1969, 156p.
- The Day Star, DAW Books, 1972, 126p.
- The Siege of Wonder, Ultramarine Publishing company, 1976, 180p.
- Mirror to the Sky, Morrow/AvoNova, 1992, ISBN 978-0-688-11138-0, 234p.
[edit] References
- Donald H. Tuck. The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Volume 1: Who's Who, A-L, Chicago, Advent, 1974, ISBN 978-0-911682-20-5, p. 185.
- R. Reginald. Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature: A Checklist, 1700-1974 with Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II, Volume 2, Detroit, Gale Research Company, ISBN 978-0-8103-1051-3, p. 912.
