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Hans Joachim Alpers (1943–2011)

Author of Die Augen des Riggers

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Works by Hans Joachim Alpers

Die Augen des Riggers (1994) 62 copies
Die graue Eminenz (1995) 54 copies
Lexikon der Science Fiction Literatur (1987) — Author — 23 copies
Flucht aus Ghurenia (1997) 18 copies
Das letzte Duell (1998) 16 copies
Deutschland in den Schatten (2003) 16 copies
Science Fiction Jahrbuch 1983. (1982) — Editor; Foreword — 15 copies
Hinter der eisernen Maske (1996) — Author — 15 copies
Lexikon der Science Fiction Literatur 2 (1980) — Editor — 15 copies
Kopernikus 14 (1988) 11 copies
Metropolis brennt. (1982) — Afterword — 11 copies
Nekrogenesis (2008) 10 copies
Science Fiction Almanach 1981. (1980) — Editor; Afterword — 10 copies
Kopernikus 1 (1980) — Editor; Contributor, some editions — 10 copies
Der grosse Ölkrieg. (1981) 10 copies
Analog 6 (1983) 10 copies
Kopernikus III. (1981) — Afterword — 10 copies
Kopernikus 2 (1981) — Editor — 9 copies
Kopernikus 8 (1982) — Editor; Afterword — 9 copies
Analog 7 (1983) — Editor — 9 copies
Kopernikus 7 (1982) — Editor; Afterword — 9 copies
Kopernikus 9 (1983) 9 copies
Kopernikus 5 (1982) — Editor; Afterword — 9 copies
Analog 4 (1982) — Editor; Afterword — 9 copies
Science Fiction Almanach 1984. (1983) — Afterword — 8 copies
Analog 3 (1982) 8 copies
Kopernikus 10 (1984) — Afterword — 8 copies
Analog 8 (1984) — Editor — 8 copies
Analog 1 (1981) — Editor; Afterword — 8 copies, 1 review
Kopernikus 4 (1981) 8 copies
Analog 2 (1982) — Editor; Afterword — 7 copies
Countdown. (1979) 7 copies
Kopernikus 13 (1985) 7 copies
Planet ohne Hoffnung (1981) 7 copies
Kopernikus 12 (1985) 7 copies
Das Kristallschiff. (1984) 6 copies
Analog 5 (1982) — Afterword — 6 copies
Kopernikus 6 (1982) — Editor; Afterword — 6 copies
Bestien für Norn. (1984) — Editor — 5 copies
Kopernikus 11 (1984) — Editor — 5 copies
Planet der Raufbolde (1984) 5 copies
Weltraumvagabunden (1986) 3 copies
Gefährten der Nacht (1985) 3 copies
Science Fiction Highlights IV (1986) — Editor — 2 copies
Kopernikus 15 (1990) 2 copies
Die Ökobande, Auf heißer Spur (1999) — Author — 1 copy

Associated Works

Dr. Bloodmoney (1963) — Editor, some editions — 2,298 copies, 38 reviews
Now Wait for Last Year (1966) — Afterword, some editions — 1,789 copies, 20 reviews
Dying Inside (1972) — Editor, some editions — 1,749 copies, 58 reviews
Dorsai! (1959) — Afterword, some editions — 1,742 copies, 25 reviews
Galactic Pot-Healer (1969) — Afterword, some editions — 1,485 copies, 19 reviews
Doorways in the Sand (1975) — Afterword, some editions — 1,415 copies, 28 reviews
The High Crusade (1960) — Afterword, some editions; Editor, some editions — 1,406 copies, 38 reviews
Soldier, Ask Not (1967) — Afterword, some editions — 1,346 copies, 12 reviews
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories (1971) — Afterword, some editions — 1,330 copies, 22 reviews
The Heritage of Hastur (1975) — Afterword, some editions — 1,321 copies, 11 reviews
The Forbidden Tower (1977) — Afterword, some editions; Editor, some editions — 1,318 copies, 11 reviews
The Shattered Chain (1976) — Editor, some editions — 1,299 copies, 6 reviews
Sharra's Exile (1981) — Editor, some editions — 1,217 copies, 7 reviews
Tactics of Mistake (1971) — Afterword, some editions — 1,210 copies, 11 reviews
Two to Conquer (1980) — Afterword, some editions — 1,193 copies, 12 reviews
Inherit the Stars (1977) — Afterword, some editions — 1,099 copies, 29 reviews
The World Wreckers (1971) — Editor, some editions — 1,098 copies, 11 reviews
Bloodhype (1973) — Afterword, some editions — 1,088 copies, 14 reviews
The Crack in Space (1966) — Afterword, some editions; Editor, some editions — 1,026 copies, 12 reviews
Brain Wave (1957) — Afterword, some editions — 945 copies, 25 reviews
God of Tarot (1979) — Herausgeber, some editions — 857 copies, 4 reviews
The Spirit of Dorsai (1979) — Afterword, some editions — 840 copies, 4 reviews
The Jagged Orbit (1969) — Afterword, some editions; Editor, some editions — 805 copies, 17 reviews
The Man in the Maze (1969) — Afterword, some editions — 774 copies, 22 reviews
Dr. Futurity (1960) — Afterword, some editions — 682 copies, 11 reviews
Faith of Tarot (1980) — Afterword, some editions — 666 copies, 4 reviews
Hunters of the Red Moon (1973) — Afterword, some editions — 661 copies, 1 review
The Two Faces of Tomorrow (1979) — Afterword, some editions — 600 copies, 7 reviews
The Blue World (1966) — Afterword, some editions — 600 copies, 11 reviews
To Live Forever (1956) — Afterword, some editions — 553 copies, 14 reviews
The Genesis Machine (1978) — Afterword, some editions — 536 copies, 6 reviews
The Instrumentality of Mankind (1957) — Afterword, some editions — 497 copies, 5 reviews
Dark Is The Sun (1979) — Afterword, some editions — 485 copies, 6 reviews
Masters of Everon (1979) — Afterword, some editions — 459 copies, 3 reviews
To Open the Sky (1967) — Afterword, some editions — 453 copies, 6 reviews
A Song for Lya: And Other Stories (1976) — Afterword, some editions; Editor, some editions — 443 copies, 11 reviews
Across a Billion Years (1968) — Afterword, some editions — 442 copies, 12 reviews
The Sword of Aldones (1962) — Editor, some editions — 420 copies, 5 reviews
Ambulance Ship (1979) — Herausgeber, some editions — 419 copies, 3 reviews
Quest of the Three Worlds (1966) — Editor, some editions — 408 copies, 8 reviews
The Merman's Children (1979) — Afterword, some editions; Herausgeber, some editions — 406 copies, 5 reviews
Earthman's Burden (1951) — Herausgeber, some editions — 401 copies, 8 reviews
The Golden Man (1980) — Editor, some editions — 400 copies, 6 reviews
To Live Again (1969) — Afterword, some editions — 379 copies, 4 reviews
The Wind Whales of Ishmael (1971) — Editor, some editions; Afterword, some editions — 377 copies, 6 reviews
The Planet Buyer (1964) — Editor, some editions — 345 copies, 4 reviews
If the Stars are Gods (1977) — Editor, some editions; Afterword, some editions — 334 copies, 2 reviews
Fireflood and Other Stories (1979) — Afterword, some editions — 319 copies, 5 reviews
Don't Bite the Sun (1976) — Afterword, some editions — 316 copies, 7 reviews
Circus World (1981) — Afterword, some editions — 314 copies, 5 reviews
The Paradox Men (1953) — Afterword, some editions — 298 copies, 4 reviews
House of Zeor (1974) — Afterword, some editions; Editor, some editions — 250 copies, 7 reviews
Some Will Not Die (1978) — Afterword, some editions — 250 copies, 1 review
The Warriors of Dawn (1975) — Afterword, some editions — 245 copies, 2 reviews
Greener Than You Think (1947) — Herausgeber, some editions; Afterword, some editions — 237 copies, 8 reviews
The Men in the Jungle (1967) — Afterword, some editions; Editor, some editions — 228 copies, 2 reviews
Preferred Risk (1955) — Afterword, some editions — 220 copies, 3 reviews
The Broken Lands (1968) — Editor, some editions — 213 copies, 2 reviews
The Eleventh Commandment (1962) — Afterword, some editions — 211 copies, 1 review
City of Baraboo (1980) — Afterword, some editions — 204 copies, 2 reviews
Journey (1978) — Afterword, some editions — 192 copies
The Underpeople (1968) — Editor, some editions — 189 copies, 1 review
Earthwind (1977) — Afterword, some editions — 184 copies, 2 reviews
All Fools' Day (1966) — Afterword, some editions — 171 copies, 4 reviews
The Bloody Sun (1979) — Afterword, some editions; Editor, some editions — 169 copies, 1 review
Firebird (1981) — Afterword, some editions — 136 copies, 4 reviews
Islands (1975) — Afterword, some editions — 135 copies, 1 review
The Luck of Brin's Five (1977) — Afterword, some editions; Editor, some editions — 114 copies, 3 reviews
Godsfire (1978) — Afterword, some editions — 104 copies, 4 reviews
The Catalyst (1980) — Afterword, some editions — 66 copies, 1 review
Guardian (1980) — Afterword, some editions — 65 copies
A City in the North (1976) — Afterword, some editions — 63 copies, 1 review
Underkill (1979) — Afterword, some editions; Editor, some editions — 60 copies, 1 review
Time in Eclipse (1974) — Afterword, some editions — 50 copies, 1 review
Terra SF: The Year's Best European SF (1981) — Contributor — 46 copies
Fireship / Mother And Child (1975) — Afterword, some editions — 46 copies
The Nearest Fire (1980) — Afterword, some editions; Editor, some editions — 36 copies, 1 review
Ozymandias (1981) — Afterword, some editions — 22 copies
The Tapestry Warrior (1982) — Herausgeber, some editions; Afterword, some editions — 21 copies
Alicia II (1978) — Editor, some editions — 16 copies
Schatten des Ichs (1983) — Editor, some editions — 12 copies
Das Chamäleon- Korps. (1986) — Afterword; Contributor — 11 copies
Der Clark Darlton Reader (1983) — Contributor, some editions; Afterword, some editions — 9 copies
Das Auge des Phönix: Science Fiction aus Deutschland (1985) — Contributor — 8 copies
J. R. R. Tolkien, der Mythenschöpfer (1984) — Editor — 7 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Alpers, Hans Joachim
Legal name
Alpers, Hans Joachim
Other names
Andreas, Jürgen
Forrester, Thorn
Kern, Gregory
Morrison, Mischa
Vieton, P. T.
de Vries, Jörn (show all 9)
Herbst, Daniel
Alpers, Hans J.
Alpers, Hans
Birthdate
1943-07-14
Date of death
2011-02-16
Gender
male
Occupations
Verleger
Schriftsteller
Übersetzer
Organizations
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (lifetime affiliate member)
Awards and honors
Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
Relationships
Lebensgefährtin, Karin
Short biography
Hans Joachim Alpers machte nach einer Lehre als Schiffsschlosser ein Ingenieurstudium in Bremen und studierte später noch an der Universität Hamburg Maschinenbau, Politik und Erziehungswissenschaft. Bereits 1969 war er Lektor und Herausgeber von Science-Fiction-Anthologien in diversen Verlagen (darunter Droemer-Knaur und Moewig). Daneben war er Chefredakteur und Herausgeber der „Science Fiction Times“, Redakteur bei „Comet“ (1977/1978 zusammen mit Ronald M. Hahn und Werner Fuchs), Redakteur für Buchbesprechungen des Spielemagazins „Wunderwelten“, Redakteur und Mitherausgeber des SF-Magazins „Parsek“ (1990, zusammen mit Gerd Maximovic), Herausgeber und Übersetzer (aus dem Englischen) verschiedener Anthologien und Literaturagent.

Unter Pseudonym schrieb er zahlreiche Erzählungen, Hörspiele, Sachbücher und Kurzgeschichten. So verfasste er zusammen mit Ronald M. Hahn als gemeinsames Pseudonym Daniel Herbst mehr als ein Dutzend Abenteuerromane für Jugendliche.1984 war er Mitbegründer des Rollenspiels Das Schwarze Auge. Für seine schriftstellerische und verlegerische Arbeit erhielt er mehrmals den Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis.
Cause of death
Leberkrebs
Nationality
Germany
Birthplace
Wesermünde, Provinz Hannover, Deutsches Reich
Places of residence
Hamburg
Place of death
Niebüll, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
Associated Place (for map)
Germany

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Das Saturnspiel THE SATURN GAME Poul Anderson ***
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Ein Pyrrhussieg HOLLOW VICTORY Timothy Zahn ****

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Wolfgang Crass Contributor, Translator
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Ron Goulart Contributor
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Kai Schätzl Contributor
Brad Hamann Illustrator
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Michael McCollum Contributor
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James Odbert Illustrator, Contributor
David Higgins Cover artist
Paul J. Nahin Contributor, Author
Broeck Steadman Illustrator, Contributor
Jack Gaughan Illustrator
Ian Watson Contributor, Author
Karel Thole Cover artist
Henry Kuttner Contributor
Andreas Brandhorst Contributor
Thomas Ziegler Contributor
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Esteban Maroto Cover artist
C. M. Kornbluth Contributor
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Jack Vance Contributor
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Ilse Henckel Translator
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Charles Platt Contributor
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Michael C. Goodwin Illustrator
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Paul Lehr Illustrator
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Barclay Shaw Cover artist
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