John Hayden Howard
DISCOVER NINE ADDITIONAL UNEARTHED TALES FROM THE 1950S, ’60S, & ’70S IN JOHN HAYDEN HOWARD’S (1925-2014) REAWAKENED WORLDS: MORE VINTAGE DYSTOPIAN AND SCI-FI STORIES BY A MASTER STORYTELLER, VOLUME TWO! The timeless allure of Hayden Howard’s storytelling is evident even a half-century later, skillfully merging subtle humor, distinctive characters, and extraordinary settings with technology that, even today, feels remarkably ahead of its time. Written between the 1950s and ’70s and compiled by Laurie Winslow Sargent, these thought-provoking tales wrap ecopolitical concerns of that era-energy conservation, the space race, and spies-in futuristic and interplanetary stories. PART ONE: DECEPTIVE DIGNITARIES 'Kendy,' a student is lured to a strange California university; in '500 Points for Father Image,' a computer chooses the President; and in 'Counterattack,' a CEO is deceived by a Venusian twin. PART TWO: TOUCHY TECHNOLOGY In 'I’ve Got to Save JFK,' an inventor’s future-altering laser changes 1993, while in 'March of Time' and 'Breakout,' inventions go awry. PART THREE: COSMIC ECOPOLITICS In 'Oil-Mad Bug-Eyed Monsters,' an alien poses as a California oil company man; in 'To Grab Power,' a bodyguard craves control; and in 'The Last Surfer,' a dystopian government employee rebels to save Earth’s natural resources. JOHN HAYDEN HOWARD lived in Santa Barbara, CA and St. Augustine, FL. A 1960s Nebula and Hugo award finalist, he is listed in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. He has reached readers worldwide, including in the US, UK, Australia, France, Italy, and Estonia. LAURIE WINSLOW SARGENT, as an author, has contributed to eighteen books and twenty-two magazines. She is the executor of the estate of John Hayden Howard. Find her at CrossConnectMedia.com.
