Wilmar Shiras
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Wilmar House Shiras (aka Jane Howes) is a SF writer most famous for her 1948 novella "In Hiding", which she expanded into a 1953 novel, Children of the Atom. The premise of "In Hiding" has been credited with inspiring the very similar idea of The X-Men, and "one of the most significant stories of the 20th century".[1]
Works
- 1946, Slow Dawning (pseud. Wilmar House Shiras)
- 1948, "In Hiding," novella first published in Astounding Science Fiction (became first chapter in Children of the Atom)
- 1949, "Opening Doors," short story (became second chapter in Children of the Atom)
- 1949, "New Foundations," short story (became third chapter in Children of the Atom)
- 1953, Children of the Atom novel, Gnome Press
Further reading
References
- ↑ Wilmar H. Shiras, Wikipedia (2010/01/06).
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