SMITH, Martin (William) Cruz
- SMITH, Martin (William) Cruz
(1942-)
US writer who became famous with the political thriller/detective novel Gorky Park (1981), but whose first book, The Indians Won (1970), originally published as by Martin Smith, is genuinesf, positing an ALTERNATE WORLD in which the Native Americans - after Sitting Bull (c1834-1893) defeated General Custer (1839-1876) - havemanaged to consolidate themselves into an independent state, and in the 20th century hold the balance of power. Gypsy in Amber (1971) and itssequel, Canto for a Gypsy (1972), both originally published as by Martin Smith, feature a detective with ESP. The Analog Bullet (1972) utilizes theparanormal in similar circumstances. Under the house name Nick CARTER MCS wrote 3 borderline-sf thrillers, The Inca Death Squad * (1972), Code Name: Werewolf * (1973) and The Devil's Dozen * (1973). As Simon Quinn hepublished the non-sf Inquisitor series of novels about a Catholic organization opposed to Satanists. In Nightwing (1977), as MCS, it is discovered that a swarm of vampire bats is burdened with fleas which serve as vectors for a deadly plague; it was filmed as Nightwing (1979).
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia.
Academic.
2011.
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