Author

Ray Nelson

3 series · 10 standalones · 14 works in the catalog

1931–2022 · Schenectady, New York, USA

Radell Faraday Nelson was an American science fiction author and cartoonist most notable for his 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning", which was later used by John Carpenter as the basis for his 1988 film They Live.

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science fiction
time travel
alien invasion
literary & general
fantasy
adventure

Series

Beggars(1 work)
- 1Then Beggars Could Ride1976novel
Richard Blade Adventures(1 work)
- 30Dimension of Horror1979novel
Timebinder(2 works)
- 1The Prometheus Man1982novel
- 2The Revolt of the Unemployables1978novel

Works

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14 of 14 works

I Am a LesbianMarion Zimmer Bradley & Ray Nelson1962novel
Eight O'Clock in the MorningRay Nelson1963short story
Turn Off the SkyRay Nelson1963novelette
The Ganymede TakeoverPhilip K. Dick & Ray Nelson1967novel
Time Travel for PedestriansRay Nelson1972short story
Blake's ProgressRay Nelson1975novel
Then Beggars Could RideRay Nelson1976novel
The EcologRay Nelson1977novel
Nightfall on the Dead SeaRay Nelson1978short story
The Revolt of the UnemployablesRay Nelson1978novel
Dimension of HorrorRay Nelson1979novel
Valse TristeRay Nelson1980short story
The Prometheus ManRay Nelson1982novel
Virtual ZenRay Nelson1996novel