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Burnett R. Toskey |
Author and science fiction fan |
Born in 1929, I received a doctorate in Mathematics in 1959 from the University of Washington and taught for 32 years at Seattle University. 1990 I retired and moved to Olympia to devote my time to fiction writing and music programming. I have been a member of the Spectator Amateur Press Society for more than fifty years. I am also an active member of the Puget Sound Writer's Guild. |
***AWARDS*** |
Hugo, 1960: for best fan publication, Cry of the Nameless (in conjunction with Wally Weber and F.M. and Elinor Busby) |
Editor's Choice Award: short story, "Jack Be Nimble" in My Legacy, #27. |
The short story "The Nine Steps" was chosen as one of the top twenty stories (out of about 200) of the year 2005 in The Writers Post Journal. |
Light-hearted science fiction. Dedi and her sister Lilla, princesses of the North Orion Kingdom, are stranded on an unexplored planet. They arrange for Berk Andor, the hero-actor of Astral Holo, to rescue them. Andor, however, faces many problems, particularly the Capellan gargoyle who has captured the two women. |
Publish America, 2006, 185 pages |
PUBLICATIONS |
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Slapstick comedy of the future. Roberto la Deyo is a smuggler of illegal products, including parsnips, prune juice, cranberry sauce, pickled beets, and bubble gum. Feceral agent Thianna Stockett pursues him inLa Deyo's 11,000 room house. For La Deyo's federal court trial, he hires a lawyer who has been disbarred in fourteen states. |
University Editions, 1992 |
Fantasy adventure on a planet of Eta Cassiopaea, where the red dwarf companion star imbues humans with magical creative powers. A deranged king of the barren Outlands, which surrounds the green colony, plots to reduce it all to Outlands. The Princess Rozila enlists the aid of the people and their wizard masters to save the colony. |
Environmental engineer Frank Marston discovers that aliens are responsible for the ozone hole and other environmental problems in their plan to take over the Earth. Frank's quest leads to visits to planets of Wolf 359, Lalande 21185, and Aquila Beta. |
XLibris, 2001, 199 pages |
1995, large format, 109 pages covers and 9 full page illustrations by Marjorie Halvorsen |
BOOKS: |
OUT OF PRINT BOOKS: College Algebra, a Modern Approach (Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1962, 200pp Concertos for Violin and Viola (Writers, Seattle, WA, 1983, 1012pp |
FICTION IN LITERARY MAGAZINES SERIAL NOVEL: "Cat Island" (Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, May 1999-January 2000 SHORT STORIES: "The Interrogation" (The Atrocity, Pittsburgh, PA, October 1989) "Sucker Bait" (Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, May 1993) "The V Group" (Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, November 1993) "Ill Wind" (Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, January 1944) "Fordie" (Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, April 1994) "Aunt Margaret's Crown" (Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, October 1944) "The Third Tee" (Rock Falls Review, Stamford, NE, no dayte [1944]) "On the Loose" (The Nocturnal Lyric, San Pedro, CA, February 1995) "Xylophone Madness" (Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, May 1998) "The Green Tower" (Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, October 1998) "The Yellow Face" (Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, March 1999) "Jack! Be Nimble" (My Legacy, Artemis, PA, #27, March 1999) "Look Again, Brother" (Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, August, 2000) "Refreshment Run" (My Legacy, Artemis, PA, #34, December 2001) "The Nine Steps" The Writers Post Journal, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept 2005 & Feb 2006 |
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UNPUBLISHED NOVELS (actively seeking publication or representation) |
Appassionata (55K) Music oriented romance of a violin teacher and a nine hundred year old Persian fairy. Black Eyes Drifting (35K) A succubus and a werewolf fall in love. Cat Island (72K) A comedy in which a female author, a drunken professor, a cat burglar, a playboy, and a shyster lawyer team up to investigate collusion between the U.S. government and aliens. The Corvian Treasure (100K) A clairvoyant man, a pladoman, and an Alphardian brain man track down a notorious pirate, as told by an omniscient narrator with comical quirks of his own. The Fantastic Professor Ames (55K) A Galaxy Times reporter describes his adventures with an inventor of weird machines. The Haunted Shoes (28K) A Mexican ghost uses his shoes to occupy the body of a living man. The House of Games (97K) A post-disaster comedy: The Slave Party candidate must undergo indoctrination which will guarantee his failure. Isara's Way (100K) A young woman, raised as a meat animal on the planet Kotnik, escapes and faces trials in her quest for security. Kricka and the Merlocts (60K) The comical trio of "The Corvian Treasure" travels to the Magellanic Clouds to rescue Merloct juveniles. M'Gantar (105K) Two members of the National Security Service encounter a djinn sorceress and a vampire in their assignment to track down a terrorist group in Mongolia. The Quasar Gods (90K) The Norse, Olympian and other gods, now all living in a quasar, decide that Jehovah's Universe must be destroyed. The Sandhill Murders (114K) Two short mystery novels laid in a fictitious college town in North Central Nebraska. To The End Of Time (76K) A romantic time travel novel investigating the far future evolution of the human race. The Trail to Steptoe (65K) A historical Western version of "Kricka and the Merlocts." Verboten Island (93K) A Canadian detective tracks his quarry to an island mansion filled with weird characters and solves a pair of murders. Woofy (50K) An immature werewolf seeks to become a regular pack member and win a beautiful vampire girlfriend. |
UNPUBLISHED SHORT STORIES The Boat Ride (1000) A ride on a top-heavy ferry. Brother Glen and Uncle Rodney (3100) A man, trying to get to his office, is hounded by thoughts of what his brother and uncle would think. Cranberry Lake (1800) A man finds a strange village in the Olympic Mountains. The Distrain (2300) A ghost train picks up a living man by mistake. Fordie (8500) A man living in the fourth dimension can destroy the Universe. The High Society (3000) A vampire club occupies the top story of a hotel. Kenton's School (4500) A man is hijacked to be a teacher at a strange school. The Ring of Capoianu (3600) A beautiful witch sends her boyfriend on a fantastic quest. Under the Rug (2600) A company-sponsored rug floating contest in Tennessee. The V-Group (2000) A hush-hush meeting at the National Security Service headquarters. |
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ADDRESSES 5145 Carpenter Rd. S.E. Olympia, WA e-mail: brtoskey@comcast.net web: brtoskey.com |
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