Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom
Purdom in 2008 (photograph by Kyle Cassidy)
Born(1936-04-19)April 19, 1936
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedJanuary 14, 2024(2024-01-14) (aged 87)
Occupations
SpouseSara Wescoat Purdom
Writing career
GenreScience fiction
Websitewww.philart.net/tompurdom/

Thomas Edward Purdom (April 19, 1936 – January 14, 2024) was an American writer best known for science fiction and nonfiction. His story "Fossil Games" was a nominee for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 2000. He has also done music criticism since 1988. His works have been translated into German, Chinese, Burmese, Russian, and Czech. He lived in Philadelphia. Purdom died on January 14, 2024, at the age of 87.

Bibliography

Novels

Short fiction

Collections
Stories

Essays and reviews

Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
Sordman the Protector 1960 Purdom, Tom (August 1960). "Sordman the Protector". Galaxy Science Fiction. 18 (6): 82–103. Novelette
Courting Time 1966 Purdom, Tom (February 1966). "Courting Time". Galaxy Science Fiction. 24 (3): 49–62. Novelette
Fossil games 1999
Warlord 2013 Purdom, Tom (Apr–May 2013). "Warlord". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (4&5): 154–181. Novelette
A stranger from a foreign ship 2013 Purdom, Tom (Sep 2013). "A stranger from a foreign ship". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (9): 58–69.
Bogdavi's dream 2014 Purdom, Tom (Sep 2014). "Bogdavi's dream". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (9): 78–105. Novelette
Day job 2015 Purdom, Tom (April–May 2015). "Day job". Asimov's Science Fiction. 39 (4–5): 40–53. Novelette

Critical studies and reviews of Purdom's work

Romance on four worlds

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Notes
  1. ↑ I want the stars was published in a dos-à-dos binding with Bulmer's Demons' world.
  2. ↑ Short stories unless otherwise noted.

References

  1. ↑ bio
  2. ↑ "Tom Purdom (1936–2024)". Locus Magazine. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Purdom, Tom". Broad Street Review. 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2024-01-22.

Further reading