MacLean, Katherine (1925–)
MacLean, Katherine (1925–)
American science-fiction writer. Name variations: Katherine Anne MacLean. Born Jan 22, 1925, in Glen Ridge, NJ; m. Charles Dye, 1951 (div. 1952); m. David Mason, 1956 (div. 1962); m. Carl West.
Works, which often explore implications of medical and scientific experimentation, include Unclean Sacrifice (1958), The Diploids and Other Flights of Fancy (1962), The Man in the Bird Cage (1971), Missing Man (1975), Dark Wing (with Carl West, 1979), The Trouble With You Earth People (1980), and The Second Game (1981). Won Nebula Award (1971).
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