Williamson’s first solo novel was The Green Girl, originally published in two parts in Amazing Stories (March and April, 1930) and reprinted in 1950 as Avon Fantasy Novel #2. Of course, there was much more to Williamson than just his longevity.
He published a total of 26 stories in the 21st century - no mean feat at any age. Jack Williamson died in 2006, at the age of 98. He kept right on writing stories, in fact, until it looked entirely plausible he might complete another decade.Īlas, it was not to be. Two in 2001, three in 2002, one in 2003, and an incredible seven in 2004 (including a collaboration with Edmond Hamilton – don’t ask how that happened). It also won the Nebula.Īs for Williamson, he kept publishing stories. “The Ultimate Earth” was nominated - and won - the Hugo Award for best novella of the year. Greenberg), and finally “The Ultimate Earth” ( Analog). And he published no less than three short stories that year: “Agents of the Moon” ( Science Fiction Age), “Eden Star” ( Star Colonies, edited by Martin H. Jack Williamson turned 92 years old in the year 2000. A buzz began to go around fandom that if Williamson appeared in the magazines in the year 2000, that would mean he had been published in professional SF magazines for eight straight decades - a feat unequaled and very likely to remain unequaled for a long time.įandom held its breath.
In the late 90s, Williamson was still regularly publishing short stories in major magazines, including “The Firefly Tree” ( Science Fiction Age, 1997), “The Hole in the World” ( F&SF, 1997), and “Miss Million” ( Amazing Stories, 1999). Which brings me to my second favorite Jack Williamson story. He survived the coming of Campbell and continued writing into the 40s, 50s, and much later. Williamson was one of the earliest pulp writers and he had an impressive career right through the 30s. The editor, Hugo Gernsback, was notoriously slow in paying his authors… so slow, in fact, that Williamson discovered he had broken into the magazine when he first laid eyes on the issue in a magazine rack and recognized his hero on the cover. My favorite story about Jack Williamson concerns his first published story, “The Metal Man,” published in the December 1928 issue of Amazing Stories, when he was just 20 years old. Jack Williamson is a true legend among science fiction fans.
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