Damon Knight has written at least 62 books. Their most popular book is The science fiction hall of fame with 14 saves with an average rating of 4⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Science fiction, Fantasy, and Classics.
Damon Knight was born in Baker City, Oregon. He graduated from the WPA Art Center in Salem, Oregon, then moved to New York City. His first story, "Resilience", was published in 1941. In 1943 he went into publishing, first with Popular Publications, then editing Beyond in 1950-51 and If in 1959-60. He became a science fiction critic in 1945, but gave that up in 1954. In 1956 he co-founded the Milford Science Fiction Writers' Conference. Also in 1956, he received the Hugo Award for science fiction criticism. In 1965, he founded and became the first president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He published his last book, Will the Real Hieronymus Bosch Please Stand Up? on the internet in 2000. He lived in Eugene, Oregon, United States, with his wife Kate Wilhelm, also a science fiction writer.
#0 of 1 in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
1970 • 14 Readers • 560 pages • 4
1997 • 8 Readers • 226 pages • 5
2003 • 6 Readers • 448 pages • 4
1976 • 4 Readers • 4
1950 • 4 Readers
2009 • 3 Readers • 475 pages • 4
1992 • 3 Readers • 272 pages • 2
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1967 • 3 Readers • 463 pages
1941 • 2 Readers
2 Readers
1961 • 2 Readers • 173 pages
1976 • 2 Readers • 222 pages • 3
1989 • 2 Readers • 1,112 pages • 4
2009 • 1 Reader • 475 pages • 5
2002 • 1 Reader • 419 pages • 3
1960 • 1 Reader • 384 pages • 5
1972 • 1 Reader • 234 pages • 3.5
1966 • 1 Reader • 223 pages
1993 • 1 Reader • 241 pages
1970 • 1 Reader • 396 pages • 4
1978 • 1 Reader • 255 pages • 5
1966 • 1 Reader • 244 pages
1 Reader • 254 pages
1968 • 1 Reader • 226 pages
1972 • 1 Reader • 179 pages
1978 • 1 Reader • 221 pages
1952 • 1 Reader • 5
#19 - 5084 of 1 in LOSF
1977 • 1 Reader • 323 pages • 3
1 Reader
1966 • 1 Reader
1973 • 1 Reader • 172 pages
2010 • 1 Reader • 21 pages
1956 • 1 Reader
1955 • 1 Reader
1 Reader
2000 • 1 Reader • 150 pages • 3
1990 • 1 Reader • 576 pages
1959 • 1 Reader • 159 pages
1984 • 1 Reader • 286 pages
1959 • 1 Reader • 144 pages
1992 • 1 Reader • 173 pages
1961 • 1 Reader • 187 pages
1 Reader
1 Reader
1981 • 1 Reader • 250 pages
1967
1956
1966 • 431 pages
1969 • 337 pages
1966 • 299 pages
1980 • 367 pages
#3 of 1 in The SFWA Grand Masters
2001 • 477 pages
2020 • 85 pages