Vanguard of the Lost

by John D. MacDonald

Overview

PERIL PRESS Presents:
Fantastic Adventures, May 1950
VANGUARD OF THE LOST
by John D MacDonald
Alien ships landing on Earth could mean but one thing: invasion. But as men watched in fear, a strange thing happened
9800 Words

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148685531
Publisher:	Peril Press
Publication date:	10/21/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	1,059,901
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916 – December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories, known for his thrillers.
MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many of them set in his adopted home of Florida. His best-known works include the popular and critically acclaimed Travis McGee series, and his novel The Executioners, which was adapted into the film Cape Fear. In 1972, MacDonald was named a grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America, and he won a 1980 U.S. National Book Award in the one-year category Mystery. Stephen King praised MacDonald as "the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller." Kingsley Amis said, MacDonald "is by any standards a better writer than Saul Bellow, only MacDonald writes thrillers and Bellow is a human-heart chap, so guess who wears the top-grade laurels?"

Date of Birth:

July 24, 1916

Date of Death:

December 28, 1986

Place of Birth:

Sharon, PA

Place of Death:

Milwaukee, WI

Education:

Syracuse University 1938; M.B. A. Harvard University, 1939