Harry Harrison, born Henry Maxwell Dempsey on March 12, 1925, in Stamford, Connecticut, was a renowned American science fiction writer celebrated for his wit and satirical style. After serving as a weapons instructor in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, he began his career as an illustrator before transitioning to writing in the 1950s. Harrison's most famous works include the "Stainless Steel Rat" series, featuring the cunning anti-hero Slippery Jim DiGriz, and "Make Room! Make Room!" (1966), which inspired the film "Soylent Green." Throughout his prolific career, he received numerous accolades, including the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award in 2009. Harrison passed away on August 15, 2012, leaving a lasting impact on the science fiction genre with his imaginative and thought-provoking narratives.

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Arm of the Law by Harry Harrison
Political Application by John Victor Peterso
The Instant of Now by Irving E. Cox, Jr.
Death Between the Stars by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Man from Time by Frank Belknap Long
Nightmare on the Nose by Evelyn E. Smith
Made in Tanganyika by Carl Jacobi
Compatible by Richard R. Smith
Reel Life Films by Jacques Jean Ferrat
Benefactor by George H. Smith
Out of this World Convention by Forrest J. Ackerman
Houlihan's Equation by Walt Sheldon
Collector's Item by Robert F. Young
Lost in the Future by John Victor Peterson
Resurrection by Robert J. Shea
Crossroads of Destiny by H. Beam Piper
When I Grow Up by Richard E. Lowe
No Pets Allowed by M. A. Cummings
Where the World Is Quiet by Henry Kuttner
Mex by William Logan
Shipwreck in the Sky by Eando Binder
The Native Soil by Alan E. Nourse
The Odyssey of Sam Meecham by Charles E. Fritch
Stopover by William Gerken
All Cats Are Gray by Andre Norton
Jimsy and the Monsters by Walt Sheldon
The Love of Frank Nineteen by David C. Knight
The Valor of Cappen Varra by Poul Anderson
The Record of Currupira by Robert Abernathy
The Most Sentimental Man by Evelyn E. Smith