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Charles L. Fontenay

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Charles Louis Fontenay
Born(1917-03-17)March 17, 1917
São Paulo, Brazil
DiedJanuary 27, 2007(2007-01-27) (aged 89)
Memphis, Tennessee, US

Charles Louis Fontenay (March 17, 1917 – January 27, 2007) was an American journalist and science fiction writer. He wrote science fiction novels and short stories.

His non-fiction includes the biography of the prominent New Deal era politician Estes Kefauver.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Fontenay was editor of the Nashville Tennessean,[when?] among other newspapers, worked with the Associated Press and Gannett News Service. He retired to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he continued to write science fiction until shortly before his death.

Science fiction novels (partial list)

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  • Rebels of the Red Planet (1961)
  • The Day the Oceans Overflowed (1964)
  • Kipton and the Ovoid (1996)
  • Kipton in Wonderland (1996)
  • Kipton and the Tower of Time (1996)
  • Kipton and the Android (1997)[7]
  • Target: Grant, 1862 (1999)
  • Modal (2000)

Short fiction (partial list)

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  • Disqualified (1954)
  • Escape Velocity (1954)
  • Z (1956)
  • Blind Alley (1956)
  • Atom Drive (1956)
  • The Silk and the Song (1956)
  • Family Tree (1956)
  • Conservation (1958)
  • Service with a Smile (1958)
  • Twice Upon a Time (1958)
  • The Gift Bearer (1958)
  • The Jupiter Weapon (1959)
  • Wind (1959)

Collections

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  • The Collected Works of Charles L. Fontenay, Vol. 1 (1996)
  • Here, There and Elsewhen (1998)

Non-fiction

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  • Epistle to the Babylonians (1969)[8]
  • Estes Kefauver: A Biography

References

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  1. ^ "ESTES KEFAUVER: A Biography". Kirkus Reviews (review).
  2. ^ ""Estes Kefauver: A Biography." By Charles L. Fontenay (Book Review) - ProQuest". www.proquest.com.
  3. ^ Carroll, John M. (1981). "Review of Estes Kefauver: A Biography". The Journal of Southern History. 47 (4): 631–632. doi:10.2307/2207437. ISSN 0022-4642.
  4. ^ LaGumina, Salvatore J. (1982). "Review of Estes Kefauver, A Biography". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 462: 180–182. ISSN 0002-7162.
  5. ^ Bartley, Numan V. (1981). "Estes Kefauver: A Biography". The Journal of American History. 68 (2): 441. doi:10.2307/1890063.
  6. ^ Moore, Newell S. (1981). "Reviewed Work: Estes Kefauver: A Biography Charles L. Fontenay". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 40 (3): 317–319.
  7. ^ "The Kipton Chronicles" was reviewed in Pirate Writings 13 (1997) by Tom Piccirilli.
  8. ^ van den Haag, Ernest (1971). "Reviewed Work: Epistle to the Babylonians: An Essay on the Natural Inequality of Man Charles L. Fontenay". Social Research. 38 (1): 166–167.
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