James P. Hogan (1) (1941–2010)
Author of Inherit the Stars
For other authors named James P. Hogan, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
James P. Hogan was born in London on June 27, 1941. He left school at the age of sixteen and eventually began an intensive, broad-based five-year program at the Royal Aircraft Establishment covering the practical and theoretical sides of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering. He worked show more as a design engineer for several companies before moving to sales. He started writing science fiction books in the 1970s and became a full-time writer in 1979. He wrote 30 fiction and non-fiction books during his lifetime including Inherit the Stars, Voyage from Yesteryear, and Kicking the Sacred Cow. He won three Seiun-sho awards, which were voted for by Japanese science fiction fans. He died suddenly on July 12, 2010 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Szymon Sokól (Worldcon 2005, Glasgow)
Series
Works by James P. Hogan
The Giants Novels (Inherit the Stars, The Gentle Giants of Ganymede, and Giants' Star) (1991) — Author — 420 copies
Kicking the Sacred Cow: Questioning the Unquestionable and Thinking the Impermissible (2004) 88 copies
Assassin 4 copies
Madam Butterfly 3 copies
Neander-Tale 2 copies
The Absolutely Foolproof Alibi 2 copies
Jailhouse Rock 2 copies
Minerva 1 copy
Sword of Damocles 1 copy
Leapfrog {short story} 1 copy
Last Ditch 1 copy
Power Dive 1 copy
Take Two 1 copy
Murphy's War 1 copy
Escape 1 copy
Fortune Cookie 1 copy
The Tree of Dreams 1 copy
The Colonizing of Tharle 1 copy
Silver Shoes for a Princess 1 copy
Inside Story 1 copy
Till Death Us Do Part 1 copy
Down to Earth 1 copy
The Pacifist 1 copy
Merry Gravmas 1 copy
Generation Gap 1 copy
Rules Within Rules 1 copy
Convolution 1 copy
The Guardians 1 copy
Associated Works
What Might Have Been, Volumes 1 & 2: Alternate Empires, Alternate Heroes (1989) — Contributor — 186 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1980, Vol. 59, No. 6 (1980) — Author — 13 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Hogan, James Patrick
- Birthdate
- 1941-06-27
- Date of death
- 2010-07-12
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- Dromahaire, Ireland
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK (birthplace)
Orlando, Florida, USA
Ireland - Education
- Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, England
- Occupations
- science fiction writer
design engineer
sales engineer - Agent
- Spectrum Literary Agency
Eleanor Wood
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Reviews
Paths to Otherwhere by James P. Hogan
This is a hard science novel full of interesting ideas both scientific and social. Easy to read and thought provoking. However I grew tired of it- somehow not enough characterization and somewhat repetitious.
I thought this was boring for most of the book but it was also a good book. It was a straight up scientific science fiction with no confusion with added romance, or dramatic adventure. It took a bit to figure out what the philosophical bent was but once I did I appreciated what the author had done with the narrative. This is not an emotional or relational book at all but one that focuses on a mystery and the desire to solve it.
This book could have one of the highest drops from beginning to end in my sci-fi reading experience. It is a regular occurrence for a book, especially sci-fi, to have an interesting setup and then the playout and payoff level off or even stumble at the end.
This book has some of the coolest 'hard sci-fi' setup you can find in the first part. And he keeps expanding on it as things develop. But then, you kind of expect more to happen and instead it keeps ambling along. And then by the end, there is some action, but it's pretty tame, and the end comes to a pretty pat conclusion (which isn't that surprising if you know anything about Hogan's libertarian beliefs), but still a pretty sizable drop from all the interesting places the story and science could have gone after the setup.… (more)
This book has some of the coolest 'hard sci-fi' setup you can find in the first part. And he keeps expanding on it as things develop. But then, you kind of expect more to happen and instead it keeps ambling along. And then by the end, there is some action, but it's pretty tame, and the end comes to a pretty pat conclusion (which isn't that surprising if you know anything about Hogan's libertarian beliefs), but still a pretty sizable drop from all the interesting places the story and science could have gone after the setup.… (more)
A cardboard cast of characters, most of whom you'd recognize from other Hogan books with the names changed to protect the authour, and a plot that never wanders too far from exactly what you're expecting. The one somewhat interesting idea is presented (forcefully, without any subtlety whatsoever) over and over again. Skip this one and move on.
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Statistics
- Works
- 76
- Also by
- 22
- Members
- 10,834
- Popularity
- #2,191
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 145
- ISBNs
- 204
- Languages
- 11