| Intro | American science fiction author |
| Was |
Writer Novelist |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 25 August 1917 |
| Death |
1 August 1981 (aged 63 years) |
John Joseph McGuire (August 25, 1917; Altoona, Pennsylvania – August 1, 1981) was an American author of science fiction.
He usually wrote with H. Beam Piper.
Selected works
Shorts
- “Hunter Patrol” (Amazing May 1959)
- “The Return” (Astounding January 1954) Note: an expanded version of this story can be found in “The Science Fictional Sherlock Holmes” (Council of Four, 1960)
- “The Queen’s Messenger” (Astounding May 1957)
- “To Catch an Alien” in Star Science Fiction #6 (Ballantine Books 1959)
- “Take The Reason Prisoner” (Analog November 1963)
- “Testing” (Fantastic Stories June 1964)
Novels
- Null-ABC (Astounding February and March 1953) Note: also published as “Crisis in 2140” (Ace 1957)
- Lone Star Planet (Fantastic Universe March 1957) Note: also published as “A Planet for Texans” (Ace 1958)