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Basil Copper

Born

in The United Kingdom

February 05, 1924

Died

April 03, 2013

Website

http://www.valancourtbooks.com/basil-copper.html

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Horror

Influences

August Derleth, Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft ...more

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Basil Copper was an English writer and former journalist and newspaper editor. He has written over 50 books and scripts. In addition to fantasy and horror, Copper is known for his series of Solar Pons stories continuing the character created by August Derleth.

Copper edited a 1982 two-volume omnibus collection of Derleth's stories of the 'Pontine' canon, published by Arkham House, a publishing firm founded by Derleth himself and chiefly publishing weird fiction (such as Cthulhu Mythos tales); in that edition, Copper "edited" most of the tales in ways that many Pontine aficionados found objectionable[citation needed]. A later omnibus, The Original Text Solar Pons Omnibus Edition, was issued in 2000 under the imprint of Mycroft & Moran (a name ...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 31,174 ratings · 862 reviews · 183 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Great White Space 3.76 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 1975 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of the Wolf 3.70 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Necropolis 3.32 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1980 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dossier of Solar Pons 3.81 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1979 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Afterward, the Dark: Seven Tales 3.76 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1977 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Further Adventures of Solar Pons 3.92 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1979 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vampire In Legend and Fact 3.17 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1960 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Recollections of Solar Pons 4.09 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Frost (A Mike Faraday Mystery Book 2) 3.92 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1996 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Files of Solar Pons 3.86 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1979 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“He wore pink linen slacks, white sneakers and a canary yellow open-neck shirt. He evidently thought himself hot stuff.”
― Basil Copper, The Dark Mirror

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“Angele had her reservations but kept her own counsel.”
― Basil Copper, From Evil's Pillow

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― Basil Copper, The Great White Space

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