Alfred Coppel
Personal Information
Description
Alfred Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel, was an American author. After serving as a fighter pilot during World War II, he started his career as a writer and became one of the most prolific pulp authors of the 1950s and 1960s. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels. - Wikipedia
Books
Glory
The fourth book in Lori Copeland's popular series. Glory, a young woman whose only relative has just died, joins up with a wagon train of mail-order brides en route to Colorado. Lively adventures, valuable lesson, and a heartwarming romance soon follow.
A land of mirrors
A telephone call awakens Megan Wells. The caller is her husband, declared dead 17 years ago in Vietnam. He insists that Megan fly to Rome alone and in complete secrecy. If she doesn't, their daughter will die. Becoming convinced that her daughter is missing after a few calls, Megan departs to Italy beginning a superbly devised tale of international intrigue.
The apocalypse brigade
When his half brother, the current head of the CIA, is murdered, Michael Rivas becomes involved in a mysterious plot concerning Mideastern oil.
The rebel of Rhada
Summoned to Earth by an Imperial decree, the warleader of a confederation of outer planets expects betrayal but not the treason he finds, that the King of the Universe has been removed from office by the Empress-Consort. The warleader remains loyal to the Empire and fights to keep it united, restore peace, and to prevent another black age.
Science Fiction Gems
Danger Dimension - novelette by Stanley Mullen Zeritsky's Law - short story by Ann Warren Griffith [as by Ann Griffith] With These Hands - novelette by C. M. Kornbluth The Trouble with Ants - novelette by Clifford D. Simak (variant of The Simple Way) The Isolationists - short story by Robert Silverberg [as by George Osborne] Venus Is a Man's World - novelette by William Tenn A Gift from Earth - short story by Manly Banister Judas Ram - short story by Sam Merwin, Jr. Finders Keepers - short story by Milton Lesser The Rag and Bone Men - short story by Algis Budrys One Leg Is Enough - short story by Kris Neville She Who Laughs - short story by Peter Phillips