Philip K. Dick - (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982), often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against elements such as alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness.
Arthur Dekker Savage - An American science fiction author whose works include "Survivors," "Trees Are Where You Find Them," "DP," and "Fly By Night."
James Causey - (1924-2003). He was an author of short snories and Novels. The first writing credit was for Weird Tales, "The Statue," from the January 1943 issue. Half a year later, "Legacy in Crystal" appeared. Finally, in its November 1943 issue, Weird Tales printed Causey and Blackbeard's "Hammer of Cain." Causey was apparently by then serving in the military, having enlisted in March 1943 in Los Angeles. Like millions of men from his generation, his life was interrupted by World War II. His story "Felony," was selected for inclusion in The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955. Causey returned to crime fiction in the late fifties with three well regarded novels, "The Baby Doll Murders" (1957), |Killer Take All| (1957), and "Frenzy|" (1960).
Kenneth O'Hara - An American science fiction author whose novels include "A View to a Death" (1958), "Double Cross Purposes" (1962), "Unknown Man, Seen in Profile" (1967), "The Bird Cage" (1968). "The Company of St. George" (1972), "The Delta Knife" (1976), "The Ghost of Thomas Penry" (1978), "Searchers of the Dead" (1979), "Nightmares' Nest" (1982), and "Death of a Moffy" (1987).
