Dean McLaughlin (writer)

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Dean Benjamin McLaughlin, Jr. (born 1931) is an American science fiction writer. He was the son of astronomers Dean B. McLaughlin and Laura Elizabeth Hill Mclaughlin.

His best-known work is Hawk Among the Sparrows (1968), which was nominated for both the Hugo Award [ citation needed ] and Nebula Award for Best Novella. [1] It concerns a late-20th century fighter plane which travels through time, and tries to contend with World War I aircraft. Other works include Dawn (1980), a novel inspired by Isaac Asimov's "Nightfall". His novella, Tenbrook of Mars, appeared in the July/August 2008 issue of Analog .

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References

  1. "Hawk among the Sparrows". Nebula Awards. Retrieved 1 November 2024.