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| − | '''Albert Macklin''' was a [[Human]] [[science fiction]] writer for ''[[Incredible Tales]]'' [[magazine]] in the [[1950s]] |
+ | '''Albert Macklin''' was a [[Human]] [[science fiction]] [[writer]] for ''[[Incredible Tales]]'' [[magazine]] in the [[1950s]]. His specialty was stories about [[robot]]s. |
| − | A shy man with a stammer, Macklin's professed preference for robots over Humans was based largely on their being "uncomplicated". |
+ | A shy man with a stammer, Macklin's professed preference for robots over Humans was based largely on their being "uncomplicated". Though the other staff writers teased him about his predictable subject matter, Macklin took it in stride and his work was good enough to secure a contract to produce a [[novel]] about robots. |
| − | The stories |
+ | The stories Macklin wrote for the magazine include "[[Federation and Empire]]", "[[1001: First Odyssey]]", and "[[Me, Android]]". |
| − | When editor [[Douglas Pabst]] was unwilling to print [[Benny Russell]]'s story about a black captain of a futuristic [[space station]], Macklin suggested altering the story to make it a dream of a present-day man. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}) |
+ | When [[editor]] [[Douglas Pabst]] was unwilling to print [[Benny Russell]]'s story about a black [[captain]] of a futuristic [[space station]], Macklin suggested altering the story to make it a [[dream]] of a present-day man. Macklin once sold a novel to [[Gnome Press]]. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}) |
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Revision as of 12:04, 20 September 2015
- "I like robots."
- - Albert Macklin (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")
Albert Macklin was a Human science fiction writer for Incredible Tales magazine in the 1950s. His specialty was stories about robots.
A shy man with a stammer, Macklin's professed preference for robots over Humans was based largely on their being "uncomplicated". Though the other staff writers teased him about his predictable subject matter, Macklin took it in stride and his work was good enough to secure a contract to produce a novel about robots.
The stories Macklin wrote for the magazine include "Federation and Empire", "1001: First Odyssey", and "Me, Android".
When editor Douglas Pabst was unwilling to print Benny Russell's story about a black captain of a futuristic space station, Macklin suggested altering the story to make it a dream of a present-day man. Macklin once sold a novel to Gnome Press. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")
External link
- Albert Macklin at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works