Earthsmith and Others: Science Fiction Stories
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Milton Lesser
A PLACE IN THE SUN
WORLD BEYOND PLUTO
A "Johnny Mayhem" Adventure
By C. H. THAMES
Mayhem was blocked. The gun was useless.
THINK YOURSELF TO DEATH
A "JOHNNY MAYHEM" ADVENTURE
By C. H. THAMES
The crazed mob was bent upon rapine and murder.
HOME IS WHERE YOU LEFT IT
By ADAM CHASE
The chance of mass slaughter was their eternal nightmare.
By Milton Lesser
EARTHSMITH
By Milton Lesser
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About the author
Stephen Marlowe (born Milton Lesser, August 7, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY, died February 22, 2008 (aged 79), in Williamsburg, Virginia) was an American author of science fiction, mystery novels, and fictional autobiographies of Christopher Columbus, Miguel de Cervantes, and Edgar Allan Poe. He is best known for his detective character Chester Drum, whom he created in the 1955 novel The Second Longest Night. Lesser also wrote under the pseudonyms Adam Chase, Andrew Frazer, C.H. Thames, Jason Ridgway and Ellery Queen.
Lesser attended William and Mary College, earning his degree in philosophy, marrying Leigh Lang shortly after graduating. The couple divorced in 1962. He was drafted into the U. S. Army during the Korean War.
He was awarded the French Prix Gutenberg du Livre in 1988 for The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus, and in 1997 he was awarded the "Life Achievement Award" by the Private Eye Writers of America. He also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America. He lived with his second wife Ann in Williamsburg, Virginia.
