Christopher Hodder-Williams
John Christopher Glazebrook Hodder-Williams (25 August 1926—15 May 1995) was an English musician, songwriter and author, mainly of science fiction. But he also wrote novels about aviation and espionage. He was the son of Ralph Hodder-Williams, who was one of the owners of the British publishing firm 'Hodder and Stoughton. Many of his books are early examples of what would later be called techno-thrillers.[1] He also wrote teleplays and worked as a composer and lyricist.[2]
Partial bibliography
Novels
- The Cummings Report (1957) originally published as by James Brogan
- Chain Reaction (1959)
- Final Approach (1960)
- Turbulence (1961)
- The Higher They Fly (1963)
- The Main Experiment (1964)
- The Egg-Shaped Thing (1966)
- Fistful of Digits (1968)
- 98.4 (1969) also published as Ninety-Eight Point Four
- Panic O'Clock (1973)
- Coward's Paradise (1974)
- The Prayer Machine (1976)
- The Silent Voice (1977)
- The Thinktank That Leaked (1979)
- Chromosome Game (1984)
References
- Interview in Science Fiction Weekly, Issue 343
- "Christopher Hodder-Williams". Archived from the original on 25 October 2002.
External resources
- Christopher Hodder-Williams at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Christopher Hodder-Williams at IMDb
- Obituary: Christopher Hodder-Williams from The Independent, 22 May 1995
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