Rex Thomas Vinson (October 22, 1935 – May 2000[1]) was an English art teacher, artist and science fiction author active in writing in the late 1960s and early 1970s, who wrote under the pen name of Vincent King.
King's novels were published by Gollancz, Tandem, Sphere Books and Futura Publications in England, and Ballantine Books in the United States. His short fiction was published in John Carnell's New Writings in SF series. Some of his work has been translated into French, Spanish and German.
His most successful book was his novel Candy Man (1971), which went through a number of editions in the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries, and was a selection of the UK Science Fiction Book Club in 1972.
John Clute, writing in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, said that his later novels "tend to combine elements of epic and grotesque sf adventure with a characteristically English darkness of emotional colouring ... and a tendency towards downbeat conclusions."[2]
vincent, king, thomas, vinson, october, 1935, 2000, english, teacher, artist, science, fiction, author, active, writing, late, 1960s, early, 1970s, wrote, under, name, thomas, vinson, born, 1935, october, 1935falmouth, cornwall, englanddiedmay, 2000occupationa. Rex Thomas Vinson October 22 1935 May 2000 1 was an English art teacher artist and science fiction author active in writing in the late 1960s and early 1970s who wrote under the pen name of Vincent King Vincent King Rex Thomas Vinson Born 1935 10 22 October 22 1935Falmouth Cornwall EnglandDiedMay 2000OccupationAuthorNationalityBritishGenreScience fiction Contents 1 Writing career 2 Bibliography 2 1 Novels 2 2 Short stories 3 ReferencesWriting career EditKing s novels were published by Gollancz Tandem Sphere Books and Futura Publications in England and Ballantine Books in the United States His short fiction was published in John Carnell s New Writings in SF series Some of his work has been translated into French Spanish and German His most successful book was his novel Candy Man 1971 which went through a number of editions in the United Kingdom the United States and other countries and was a selection of the UK Science Fiction Book Club in 1972 John Clute writing in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction said that his later novels tend to combine elements of epic and grotesque sf adventure with a characteristically English darkness of emotional colouring and a tendency towards downbeat conclusions 2 Bibliography EditNovels Edit Light a Last Candle 1969 Candy Man 1971 Another End 1971 Time Snake and Superclown 1976 Short stories Edit Defense Mechanism 1966 The Wall to End the World 1967 Testament 1968 The Eternity Game 1969 Report from Linelos 1969 The Discontent Contingency 1971 References EditVincent King at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Clute John Peter Nichols 1993 The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction New York St Martin s Press p 667 ISBN 9780312096182 SF Encyclopedia Updates I to L Authors King Vincent SFE Science Fiction Encyclopedia This article about a novelist from the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vincent King amp oldid 1137822803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
