Hugh Zachary

Hugh Zachary (born 12 January 1928).[1][2] is an American novelist who has written science fiction novels under the pseudonyms Zach Hughes and Evan Innes (the latter for the America 2040 series). His other pseudonyms include Peter Kanto, Pablo Kane and Evan Innes.[2] He describes himself as "the most published, underpaid and most unknown writer in the U.S."[3]

Some of his novels appear to be set in a shared universe, one where Earth experiences a nuclear apocalypse shortly after launching a colonization fleet to settle new worlds among the stars.[1]

Biography

Zachary was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma on 12 January 1928. He received his education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[4] He served in the U.S. Army and worked in broadcast journalism in Florida.[4][5][6] Zachary started writing as a full-time occupation along with his wife Elizabeth in in 1963.[6][4]

Works

Science fiction

Near all of Hugh Zachary's Science fiction stories were written under the pseudonym Zach Hughes. The exceptions have the name used listed after the publication date. For example, The World where Sex was Born (1968, Peter Kanto) was written using the pseudonym Peter Kanto.

Thunderworld science fiction series

America 2040 science fiction series

Hugh Zachary wrote the America 2040 series using the pseudonym Evan Innes.

Westerns

Sheriff Jugg Watson western series

Tusk Smith western series

The Sierra Leone romance/western series

Romance novels

Nonfiction

References

  1. 1 2 "Hughes, Zach". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
  2. 1 2 "Zach Hughes - Summary Bibliography". Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
  3. ↑ "A Brief Summary of the Life and Times of Hugh Zachary". Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Hayes, Sherman; Bombell, Madeline (March 27, 1998). "nterview with Hugh and Elizabeth Zachary". University of North Carolina Wilmington.
  5. ↑ "Hugh Zachary". North Carolina Literary Review (16): 254. October 2007.
  6. 1 2 Hughes, Zach (December 1983). Gold Star. Signet / New American Library. p. [174]. ISBN 0-451-12625-4.

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