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Jerry Sohl


Born
in The United States
December 02, 1913

Died
November 04, 2002

Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy


Gerald Allan Sohl Sr. (December 2, 1913 - November 4, 2002) was a scriptwriter for The Twilight Zone (as a ghostwriter for Charles Beaumont), Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits, Star Trek and other shows . He also wrote novels, feature film scripts, and the nonfiction works Underhanded Chess and Underhanded Bridge in 1973.

His 1955 Point Ultimate is a piece of Cold War invasion literature: in 1999, a faraway future history at the time of writing, the US lies under a cruel Soviet occupation, reinforced by a deadly artificial disease which makes conquered Americans dependent on the conquerors for the injections which keep them alive. But a dashing Illinois farm boy breaks out in revolt, killing a degenerate soviet governor and his "Co ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 1,658 ratings · 151 reviews · 90 distinct works • Similar authors
Costigan's Needle
3.72 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1953 — 2 editions
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The Time Dissolver
3.62 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1957 — 14 editions
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The Haploids
3.09 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1952 — 17 editions
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Point Ultimate
3.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1955 — 13 editions
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Underhanded Chess
3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1973 — 6 editions
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The Anomaly
3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1971 — 11 editions
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The Altered Ego
3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1954 — 14 editions
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I, Aleppo
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions
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The Seventh Order
2.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions
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Night Slaves
3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1965 — 10 editions
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