CONRAD, Paul

   Preferred pseudonym of UK writer and journalist Albert King (1924-), an extremely prolific writer in various genres under a series of names: for his ROBERT HALE LIMITED sf he has used PC, his own name, Mark Bannon, Floyd Gibson, Scott Howell, Christopher King and Paul Muller. Born in Northern Ireland, he left school at the age of 14. He is the author of about 120 Westerns, 44 thrillers and 29 romances in addition to his production of 16 sf titles (over 2 years), of which the most notable are perhaps Ex Minus (1974), as by PC, and The World of Jonah Klee (1976), as by Christopher King. Most of his work is routine adventure.

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   Other works as PC: Last Man on Kluth V (1975); The Slave Bug (1975).As Albert King: Stage Two (1974).As Mark Bannon: The Wayward Robot (1974); The Assimilator (1974); The Tomorrow Station (1975).As Floyd Gibson: A Slip of Time (1974); A Shadow of Gastor (1975); The Manufactured People (1975).As Scott Howell: Menace from Magor (1974); Passage to Oblivion (1975).As Christopher King: Operation Mora (1974).As Paul Muller: The Man from Ger (1974); Brother Gib (1975).