title Next of Kin ) (1959), Far Stars (1961), The Great Explosion (1962), With a Strange Device (1964), and Somewhere a Voice (1965). Other Russell books include: Dreadful Sanctuary (1953), Sentinels From Space (1954), Deep Space (1956), Men, Martians & Machines (1956), Wasp (1958), The Space Willies (U.K. His story Three to Conquer (1956) is a science-fiction treatment of the theme of psi powers. His first major novel Sinister Barrier (1943), published serially in 1939, was built around the Fortean theme "I think we're property," suggesting that the inhabitants of Earth may be controlled by alien entities. He was active in promoting Fortean ideas at a time when Fort's books were little known in Britain and difficult to obtain. In the 1930s he published science-fiction stories, later serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He spent his early years at military bases abroad before returning to England, where he hadĪ scientific and technical education. Russell was born on January 6, 1905, at Sandhurst, Surrey, England. Prolific science-fiction writer, who based some of his stories on the ideas and data of Charles Fort British representative of the Fortean Society.
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