Lionel Percy Wright, known professionally as Lan Wright (1923–2010)[1] was a British science fiction writer. All of his fiction has been published under the pen name "Lan Wright".

Lan Wright
Lan Wright c.1956
Born	Lionel Percy Wright (1923-07-08)8 July 1923 Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Died	1 October 2010(2010-10-01) (aged 87)
Occupation	Author, manufacturing
Language	English
Nationality	British
Genre	Science fiction

During the period 1952 to 1963, Wright was a regular contributor to various British SF magazines, including E. J. Carnell's New Worlds and Science Fantasy. Wright published no fiction after 1968, due to increased responsibilities of his employment.[2]

Wright was married, lived in Watford and was employed by British Railways. He was a "keen" amateur cricket player.[3]

Works

His first story was "Operation Exodus", which appeared in New Worlds in 1952.[4] "Dream World" appeared in Nebula Science Fiction #21, May 1957. His novels include:

• Who Speaks of Conquest? (1956) Ace Books bound dos-à-dos with Donald A. Wollheim's The Earth in Peril.
• A Man Called Destiny (1958) Ace Books bound dos-à-dos with Robert Silverberg's Stepsons of Terra.
• Assignment Luther (1963)
• Exile From Xanadu (1964) Ace Books bound dos-à-dos with Fred Saberhagen's The Golden People.
• The Last Hope of Earth (1965)
• The Pictures of Pavanne (1968)

References

Sources

• Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter, eds. (1993). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc. ISBN 0-312-09618-6.

External links

• Lan Wright at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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