De VET, Charles V(incent)

(1911-)

   US writer, mostly of short stories, of which he has written over 50 for sf magazines, beginning with "The Unexpected Weapon" for AMZ in 1950. In his first sf novel, Cosmic Checkmate (1958 ASF as "The Second Game"; exp 1962 chap dos; exp vt Second Game 1981) with Katherine MACLEAN, an Earthman is sent to investigate a hostile planet whose inhabitants' social advancement depends on proficiency at the national chess-like game (GAMES AND SPORTS). His second novel, Special Feature (1958 ASF; exp 1975), rather flatly depicts media involvement in the filming of the depredations of an ALIEN monster in St Louis. After some years of silence, CVDV became active once again in the late 1980s.

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