Lan Wright

Lan Wright
Lan Wright c.1956
Born	Lionel Percy Wright 8 July 1923 Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Died	1 October 2010 (aged 87)
Occupation	Author, manufacturing
Language	English
Nationality	British
Genre	Science fiction

Lionel Percy Wright, known professionally as Lan Wright (1923–2010)^[1] was a British science fiction writer. All of his fiction has been published under the pen name "Lan Wright". His first story was "Operation Exodus", which appeared in New Worlds in 1952.^[2] "Dream World" appeared in Nebula Science Fiction #21, May 1957. His novels include:

• Who Speaks of Conquest? (1956) Ace Books bound dos-à-dos with Donald A. Wollheim's The Earth in Peril.
• A Man Called Destiny (1958) Ace Books bound dos-à-dos with Robert Silverberg's Stepsons of Terra.
• Assignment Luther (1963)
• Exile From Xanadu (1964) Ace Books bound dos-à-dos with Fred Saberhagen's The Golden People.
• The Last Hope of Earth (1965)
• The Pictures of Pavanne (1968)

During the period 1952 to 1963, Wright was also a regular contributor to various British SF magazines, including E. J. Carnell's New Worlds and Science Fantasy. Wright published no fiction after 1968, due to increased responsibilities of his employment.^[3]

Wright was married, lived in Watford and was employed by British Railways. He was a "keen" amateur cricket player.^[4]

References

Notes

1. "Lan Wright - Summary Bibliography". isfdb.org. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
2. Clute and Nicholls 1993, p. 1349.
3. "Authors: Wright, Lan". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
4. "New Worlds Profiles Lan Wright", New Worlds 27, September 1954

Bibliography

• Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter, eds. (1993). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc. ISBN 0-312-09618-6.

External links

• Lan Wright at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database