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Wynne Whiteford Wynne Whiteford i(A33098 works by) (a.k.a. Wynne N. Whiteford; Wynne Noel Whiteford; W. N. Whiteford)
Born: Established: 23 Dec 1915 Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 2002
Gender: Male
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1 Night of the Wandjina Wynne Whiteford , 1998 single work short story science fiction mystery
— Appears in: Dreaming Down-Under 1998; (p. 276-286) Dreaming Down-Under : Book One 1999; (p. 103-119)
1 Jubilee Wynne Whiteford , 1994 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Alien Shores : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1994; (p. 333-343)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Specialist Wynne Whiteford , New York (City) : Ace Books , 1990 Z995837 1990 single work novel science fiction mystery 'Lance Garrith, star reporter for the Solar News, came to Mars for the scoop of a lifetime: evidence of a visitor from beyond the stars. But a Martian colony can be a dangerous place. Lance is watched, followed ... and nearly killed. Something on Mars doesn't want to be found. Something not quite human...' (Back cover)
1 1 y separately published work icon Lake of the Sun Wynne Whiteford , New York (City) : Ace Books , 1989 Z995829 1989 single work novel science fiction

'When the explosions began, shaking the very roof of his world, only Rah had the courage to climb to the surface to investigate. There he found a strange machine, tended by two-eyed creatures with silvery skin. Aliens! A deep chill touched Rah’s very soul. The unbelievable had finally happened. Mars had been invaded!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Described as a novel of first contact between Martians and aliens.

1 1 y separately published work icon The Hyades Contact Wynne Whiteford , New York (City) : Ace Books , 1987 Z1484855 1987 single work novel science fiction
1 A Biography by Wynne Whiteford Wynne Whiteford , 1983 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Nemesis , April 1983; (p. 3-6)
1 3 y separately published work icon Thor's Hammer Wynne Whiteford , St Kilda : Cory and Collins , 1983 Z549390 1983 single work novel science fiction crime

'Mining in the asteroids takes a special breed of men. And breeds a special kind of violence.'

Source: Front-cover blurb.

1 Sawdust Supermen Wynne Whiteford , 1983 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Frontier Worlds 1983; (p. 43-90)
1 3 y separately published work icon Sapphire Road Wynne Whiteford , St Kilda : Cory and Collins , 1982 Z257789 1982 single work novel science fiction

'The voyage to Alpha Centauri usually takes years but Max Vanmore, reluctant heir to Vanmore Titanium, dares to make the journey in a ship powered by an experimental f.t.l. drive.

'He knows that his is in a race, a race to a distant planet where technology generates unspeakable riches.

'Money is at stake. Lives are at stake. But even more...

'Whoever wins the race will rule the future.' (Publication summary)

1 The Specialists Wynne Whiteford , 1981 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Distant Worlds 1981; (p. 117-156) SF aus Australien 1982; (p. 221-268)
1 False Start Wynne Whiteford , 1981 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Breakout! : The Australasian Gaming Quarterly , April-June 1981; (p. 20-23) Nemesis , April 1983; (p. 7-11)
2 3 y separately published work icon Breathing Space Only Wynne Whiteford , St Kilda : Void Publications , 1980 Z995764 1980 single work novel science fiction

'An Australia of the near future, in which the torch of civilization is carried on in the hydro-electric powered Heights of the Snowy Mountains, while industrial breakdown has thrust the rest of the world into smog-polluted barbarism.

'But on the Heights, frontier-guard Roy challenges his people's paranoid fear of the "Outside".' (Publication summary(

1 Transition Wynne Whiteford , 1979 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Alien Worlds 1979; (p. [9]-23)
1 1 Beyond Aldebaran Wynne Whiteford , 1978 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Envisaged Worlds 1978; (p. 3-18)
1 The Hyades Contact Wynne Whiteford , 1978 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Other Worlds 1978; (p. 9-27)
1 The Doorway Wynne Whiteford , 1960 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: New Worlds Science Fiction , September vol. 33 no. 98 1960; (p. 32-49) The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing : A Fifty Year Collection 2004; (p. 38-54)
1 Moment of Decision Wynne Whiteford , 1960 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: New Worlds Science Fiction , July vol. 32 no. 96 1960; (p. 90-115)
1 Bill of Sale Wynne Whiteford , 1960 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: New Worlds Science Fiction , March no. 92 1960; (p. 102-117)
1 The Gelzek Business Wynne Whiteford , 1959 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: If : Worlds of Science Fiction , November vol. 9 no. 5 1959; (p. 81-92)

'He was the luckiest guy in the Galaxy–until I got luckier than he ever was!'

Source: Magazine blurb.

1 Never in a Thousand Years Wynne Whiteford , 1959 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: If : Worlds of Science Fiction , July vol. 8 no. 6 1959; (p. 36-48)
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