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John Holbrook Vance
,
Peter Held
, John Holbrook,
Ellery Queen
, John van See,
Alan Wade
.
The author was born in 1916 and educated at the University of California, first as a mining engineer, then majoring in physics and finally in journalism. During the 1940s and 1950s, he contributed widely to science fiction and fantasy magazines. His first novel,
The Dying Earth
, was published in 1950 to great acclaim. He won both of science fiction's most coveted trophies, the Hugo and Nebula awards. He also won an Edgar Award for his mystery novel
The Man in the Cage
. He lived in Oakland, California in a house he designed.
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