- Author: Walter Gillings Author Record # 24163
- Legal Name: Gillings, Walter Herbert
- Birthplace: London, England, UK
- Birthdate: 19 February 1912
- Deathdate: 17 July 1979
- Language: English
- Webpages: Fancyclopedia 3, SFE, wikidata.org
- Used These Alternate Names: F. C. Brown, Geoffrey Giles, Walter H. Gillings, Herbert Hughes, Valentine Parker, Thomas Sheridan
- Additional Biographical Data: Bio:Walter Gillings
- Author Tags: Essays on A. E. van Vogt (1), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1), Essays on Stanley G. Weinbaum (1), Essays on C. L. Moore (1), Essays on Henry Kuttner (1), Essays on Robert Heinlein (1), Essays on Isaac Asimov (1), Eric Frank Russell (1), Essays on Eric Frank Russell (1), Essays on John W. Campbell (1), Essays on Jack Williamson (1), Essays on Olaf Stapledon (1), E. E. Smith (1), Essays on E. E. 'Doc' Smith (1), Essays on Ray Bradbury (1), Essays on Arthur C. Clarke (1), Essays on John Wyndham (1)
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Magazine Editor Series
- Cosmos: Science-Fantasy Review
- Fantasy Review (Gillings)
- Fantasy Review - 1947 (1947)
- Fantasy Review - 1948 (1948)
- Fantasy Review - 1949 (1949)
- Science-Fantasy Review - 1949 (1949)
- Science-Fantasy Review - 1950 (1950)
- Fantasy: The Magazine of Science Fiction
- Fantasy No. 1 (1946)
- Fantasy No. 2 (1947)
- Fantasy No. 3 (1947)
- Science Fantasy / Impulse
- Science-Fantasy - 1950 (1950)
- Strange Tales
- Strange Tales - 1946 (1946) [only as by uncredited]
- Tales of Wonder
- Tales of Wonder #1 (1937) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Tales of Wonder - 1938 (1938) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Tales of Wonder - 1939 (1939) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Tales of Wonder - 1940 (1940) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Tales of Wonder and Super Science - 1941 (1941) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Tales of Wonder and Super Science - 1942 (1942) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- E. E. "Doc" Smith: Father of Star Wars (1977) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Midget from Mars (1938) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Too Good to Be True (1963)
- About Books
- About Books (Fantasy Review, August-September 1947) (1947) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- About Books (Fantasy Review, October-November 1947) (1947) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- About Books (Fantasy Review, February-March 1948) (1948) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- About Books (Fantasy Review, April-May 1948) (1948) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- About Books (Fantasy Review, June-July 1948) (1948) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- About Books (Fantasy Review, October-November 1948) (1948) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- About Books (Fantasy Review, February-March 1949) (1949) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- About Books: Fantasy Publishers Join Forces in Drive for Bigger Sales (1949) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- About Books: All on One Shelf (1949) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- About Books: The New Cult (1949) [only as by Herbert Hughes]
- About Books: Treasure Trove (1949) [only as by Herbert Hughes]
- About Books: Mr. Pratt's Analysis (1950) [only as by Herbert Hughes]
- Fantasia
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, February-March 1947) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, April-May 1947) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, June-July 1947) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, August-September 1947) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, October-November 1947) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, December 1947-January 1948) (1947)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, February-March 1948) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, April-May 1948) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, June-July 1948) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, August-September 1948) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, October-November 1948) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, December 1948-January 1949) (1948)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, February-March 1949) (1949)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, April-May 1949) (1949)
- Fantasia (Fantasy Review, Summer 1949) (1949)
- Fantasia (Science-Fantasy Review, Autumn 1949) (1949)
- Fantasia (Science-Fantasy Review, Winter 1949-50) (1949)
- Fantasia (Science-Fantasy Review, Spring 1950) (1950)
- Matters of Fact
- Editorial: Matters of Fact (Fantasy No. 1) (1946) [only as by The Editor]
- Editorial: Matters of Fact (Fantasy No. 2) (1947) [only as by The Editor]
- Editorial: Matters of Fact (Fantasy No. 3) (1947) [only as by The Editor]
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction
- 1
Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 1: Arthur C. Clarke (1974)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Arthur C. Clarke [French] (1976)
- 2 Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 2: Ray Bradbury (1974)
- 3
Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 3: John Wyndham (1974)
also appeared as:
- Translation: John Wyndham [French] (1977)
- 4 E E 'Doc' Smith (1974)
- 5 Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 5: Olaf Stapledon (1974)
- 6 Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 6: Jack Williamson (1974)
- 7 Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 7: John W. Campbell (1975)
- 8
Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 8: AE Van Vogt (1975)
also appeared as:
- Translation: A. E. Van Vogt [French] (1977)
- 9 Eric Frank Russell (1975)
- 10
Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 10: Isaac Asimov (1975)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Isaac Asimov [French] (1976)
- 11 Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 11: Robert A. Heinlein (1975)
- 12
Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 12: Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore (1975)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Henry Kuttner & Catherine Moore [French] (1977)
- 13 Stanley G. Weinbaum (1975)
- 1
Modern Masters of Science Fiction: 1: Arthur C. Clarke (1974)
also appeared as:
- The Impatient Dreamers
- 1 First Encounters (1969)
- 2
Aims and Objects (1969)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Les rêveurs impatients (Histoire de la science-fiction anglaise) : 2 - Objets et ambitions [French] (1971)
- 3 Shadow of the Master (1969)
- 4 Science Fiction Weakly (1970)
- 5 Hands Across the Sea (1970)
- 6 Year of the Blast-Off (1970)
- 7 Something Old, Something New (1970)
- 8 The Way of the Prophet (1970)
- 11 Topless in Utopia (1970)
- 12 Pages in Waiting (1970)
- The Query Box
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, September 1974) (1974) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, October 1974) (1974) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, January 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, February 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, March 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, April 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, May 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, June 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, July 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, August 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, September 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, October 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, November 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, December 1975) (1975) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, January 1976) (1976) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, February 1976) (1976) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, March 1976) (1976) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Query Box (Science Fiction Monthly, April 1976) (1976) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Letter (England and Science Fiction) (1931) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Letter (Progress of Science Fiction in England) (1931) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1935) (1935) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- On the Other Side of the Pond (Fantasy Magazine, July 1935) (1935) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- On the Other Side of the Pond (Fantasy Magazine, August 1935) (1935) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Foreseeing the Amazing World of the Future (1937) [only as by The Editor]
- A Cat Inspires an Author (1938) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Science Fiction - And You (1938) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- The Evolution of Science Fiction (1938) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Science Fiction: The New Literature (1938) [only as by The Editor]
- Aid from America (1939) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
-
Do You Think There Is Life on Mars? (1939)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Do You Think There Is Life On Mars? (1939) [as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Use Your Imagination (1939) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- War in the Future (1940) [only as by uncredited]
- Can We Keep It Up? (1940) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- The Future of Man (1941) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Conquest of Time (1941) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Better Late Than Never! (1941) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- And Still We Go On ... (1942) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- A New British Market for Science Fiction (1944) [only as by Walter H. Gillings]
- Cosmic Adventurer (1946) [only as by The Editor]
- Going Down! (1946) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Lost Planet (1946) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- The Moon Men (1946)
- Revival (1947) [only as by The Editor]
- Champion of Space-Flight: Arthur C. Clarke (1947) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Revelation (1947) [only as by The Editor]
- Skylight (1947) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Space-ship Ahoy! (1947)
- Are You There, Mars? (1947)
- Reverse (1947)
- Reviver (1947) [only as by The Editor]
- The Story of 'Astounding' (1948) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Story of 'Astounding' (continued) (1948) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Story of 'Wonder': Gernsback's Science Fiction Mission (1948) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Untitled ("As Guest of Honour, author Temple took full advantage ...") (1949)
- Letter (Fantastic Novels Magazine, January 1949): Notice to F. N. Readers (1949)
- Mad Scientists, Tin Men and Pterodactyles (1949)
- The Story of 'Wonder': The Interplanetary Influence (1949) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Days of Depression: Gernsback and the Technocrats (1949) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Extension (1949) [only as by The Editor]
- The Story of 'Wonder': The End of the Story (1949) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
-
Among the Magazines: The Palmer Hoax (1949)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Among the Magazines: The Palmer Hoax (1949) [as by Geoffrey Giles]
- Variant: The Palmer Hoax (2018) [as by Geoffrey Giles]
- Space-Time Ranger (1949) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Things That Didn't Come (1949)
- 2000 Years of Science Fiction (1950) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- Bogy in the Sky (1950) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Fantasies and Facts (1950)
- Going Your Way (1950)
- The Battle of the Canals (1950) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Dawn of Space-Travel (1950) [only as by Valentine Parker]
- The Jinn in the Test-Tube (1950) [only as by Herbert Hughes]
- The Road to the Stars (1950) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- Travellers in Time (1950) [only as by Valentine Parker]
- Among the Magazines: And Still They Come, Old Tales for New Readers (1950) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- Hugo Gernsback: Pioneer of Scientifiction (1950) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Now, on to Science-Fantasy (1950) [only as by The Editor]
- Space-Flight on the Stage (1950) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- The Time Is Not Yet (1951)
- Book Reviews (Cosmos: Science-Fantasy Review, April 1969) (1969)
- Dead Author Inspires New SF Venture (1969) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- It's a Hard Sell—But the Price Is Right! (1969) [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- Review of 'Soviet Space Exploration: The First Decade' by William Shelton (1969) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Review of 'The Black Arts' by Richard Cavendish (1969) [only as by Herbert Hughes]
- Space Pin-Ups (1969) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- No. 1 Fan: The Monster Man (1969) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Review of 'The Mind of a Mnemonist' by A. R. Lurie (1969) [only as by Herbert Hughes]
- The Writer People Believed In (1969)
- Bride of the Spaceways (1969)
- Review of 'Violent Universe' by Nigel Calder (1969) [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Impatient Dreamers 6. The Year of Blast-Off (1970)
-
The Fate of the Martians (1972)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Het lot van de martianen [Dutch] (1976)
- Before the Triffids ... (1973)
- The Amazing Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs (1975)
-
Foreword (The Best of E. E. 'Doc' Smith) (1975)
also appeared as:
- Variant: Foreword: Edward E. Smith, Phd — Civilization's Historian (1975)
- Variant: Foreword (Best of E. E. 'Doc' Smith) (1976)
- The Weapon Makers (1947) by A. E. van Vogt [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Forgotten Mysteries (1947) by R. DeWitt Miller [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- Liners of Time (1947) by John Russell Fearn [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Away from the Here and Now (1947) by Clare Winger Harris [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Pilgrims through Space and Time (1947) by J. O. Bailey
- At Close of Eve (1947) by Jeremy Scott [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- Of Worlds Beyond (1947) by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
- The Scarf (1947) by Robert Bloch
- Venus Equilateral (1947) by George O. Smith [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Edison's Conquest of Mars (1948) by Garrett P. Serviss [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
-
The World of Ā?The World of A(1948) by A. E. van Vogt [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Life Everlasting and Other Tales of Science, Fantasy and Horror (1948) by David H. Keller, M.D. [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Death of a World (1948) by J. Jefferson Farjeon [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Black Wheel (1948) by A. Merritt and Hannes Bok [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- People of the Comet (1948) by Austin Hall [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Purple Twilight (1948) by Pelham Groom [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- The Midnight Reader (1948) by Philip Van Doren Stern [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- Death's Deputy (1949) by L. Ron Hubbard [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Haunting of Toby Jugg (1949) by Dennis Wheatley [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- The Golden Amazon Returns (1949) by John Russell Fearn [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Radio Man (1949) by Ralph Milne Farley [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Address Unknown (1949) by Eden Phillpotts [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Not Long for This World (1949) by August Derleth [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- Four-Sided Triangle (1949) by William F. Temple [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- The Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon and Sun (1949) by Cyrano de Bergerac [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- The Terrible Awakening (1949) by Hugh Desmond [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- From Off This World (1950) by Leo Margulies and Oscar J. Friend
- What Mad Universe (1950) by Fredric Brown [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
-
Frontier of Going: An Anthology of Space Poetry (1969)
by
John Fairfax
only appeared as:
- Variant: Frontier of Going (1969) [as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Masters' Choice 1 & 2 (1969) by Laurence M. Janifer [only as by Goeffrey Giles]
- The Promise of Space (1969) by Arthur C. Clarke
-
World's Best Science Fiction (1969)
by
Donald A. Wollheim
and
Terry Carr
only appeared as:
- Variant: World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 (1969) [as by Geoffrey Giles]
- A Sense of Wonder (1969) by Sam Moskowitz [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Tandem Horror 2 (1969) by Richard Davis [only as by Goeffrey Giles]
- The House on the Borderland (1969) by William Hope Hodgson [only as by Valentine Parker]
- The Purple Cloud (1969) by M. P. Shiel [only as by Valentine Parker]
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: 1968 (1969) by Harry Harrison and Brian Aldiss [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- Genesis Two (1969) by L. P. Davies [only as by F. C. Brown]
- Omnivor (1969) by Piers Anthony [only as by F. C. Brown]
- The Anvil of Time (1969) by Robert Silverberg [only as by F. C. Brown]
- Light a Last Candle (1970) by Vincent King [only as by Geoffrey Giles]
- The Coming of the Space Age (1970) by Arthur C. Clarke
- Creator of the 'Slan' (1947) with A. E. van Vogt [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Galactic Roamer (1948) with Edward E. Smith [only as by Thomas Sheridan]
- Fantasy's Prodigy (1949) with Ray Bradbury [only as by Geoffrey Giles]